Step into the early 20th century, where coffee is more than just a drink, it’s a growing industry, a cultural centerpiece, and a symbol of prestige.
In Café, you take on the role of a coffee company looking to build the most efficient and influential supply chain in Portugal’s booming coffee scene.
Inspired by real historical events (including the secret mission to bring coffee seeds to Brazil) Café takes place during a period when Portugal’s coffee trade flourished. With beans arriving from Brazil, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor, elite cafés began popping up across Lisbon and beyond, serving as hubs for society and business alike.
In this beautifully compact strategy game for 1 to 4 players, your goal is to oversee the entire coffee process, from the ground to the cup. You develop plantations, dry beans, roast them, and distribute your coffee to prestigious cafés. Success depends on your ability to optimize space, timing, and logistics.
The core of the game lies in how you place and overlap cards to build your network. Every card has multiple icons representing different actions or production steps, and careful placement is key to unlocking powerful combinations. Each decision impacts your ability to produce and deliver efficiently — and to outmanoeuvre your competitors.
Café is easy to learn but rich in tactical depth, offering a satisfying challenge whether you are playing solo or with others. Rounds move quickly, but each turn invites meaningful planning as you expand your company and navigate limited actions.
As the game progresses, players aim to fulfil delivery goals, expand their influence, and ultimately become the leading name in Portuguese coffee.
If you enjoy spatial puzzles, supply chain planning, and a strong historical theme wrapped in elegant design, Café offers a smooth yet bold experience you’ll want to savour.
Take a look first on the tutorial to brew your strategy, serve with style, and leave your mark on coffee history:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=cafe
Let's thank Rôla Costa and the publisher Pythagoras for their joined efforts to bring this title to our platform, and as always, let's salute the work to develop it, done by BanBan.
That's your Wednesday release!
PSsssst: as extra sugar, we would like to mention that the SUMMER OF GAMES Calendar will come back on Board Game Arena on the 1st of August for a full month of games.
As always, take care, play fair and... see you around in a few days!
Kavarna: Semena zgodovine!
Stopite v začetek 20. stoletja, kjer je kava več kot le pijača, temveč rastoča industrija, kulturno središče in simbol prestiža.
V igri Café prevzamete vlogo kavnega podjetja, ki želi zgraditi najučinkovitejšo in najvplivnejšo dobavno verigo na cvetoči portugalski kavni sceni.
Navdihnjena z resničnimi zgodovinskimi dogodki (vključno s skrivno misijo prinašanja kavnih semen v Brazilijo), se Café dogaja v obdobju, ko je portugalska trgovina s kavo cvetela. Z zrni, ki so prihajala iz Brazilije, Angole, São Toméja in Príncipa ter Timorja, so se po Lizboni in drugod začele pojavljati elitne kavarne, ki so služile kot središča tako družbe kot poslovanja.
V tej čudovito kompaktni strateški igri za 1 do 4 igralce je vaš cilj nadzorovati celoten postopek priprave kave, od mletja do skodelice. Razvijate plantaže, sušite zrna, jih pražite in distribuirate svojo kavo prestižnim kavarnam. Uspeh je odvisen od vaše sposobnosti optimizacije prostora, časa in logistike.
Jedro igre je v tem, kako postavljate in prekrivate karte, da zgradite svojo mrežo. Vsaka karta ima več ikon, ki predstavljajo različna dejanja ali proizvodne korake, skrbna postavitev pa je ključna za odklepanje močnih kombinacij. Vsaka odločitev vpliva na vašo sposobnost učinkovite proizvodnje in dostave – ter na to, da prehitite konkurenco.
Café je enostaven za učenje, a bogat s taktično globino, kar ponuja zadovoljiv izziv, ne glede na to, ali igrate sami ali z drugimi. Runde potekajo hitro, a vsak obrat vabi k smiselnemu načrtovanju, ko širite svojo četo in se premikate po omejenih akcijah.
Med napredovanjem igre si igralci prizadevajo izpolniti cilje dostave, razširiti svoj vpliv in na koncu postati vodilno ime na področju portugalske kave.
Če uživate v prostorskih ugankah, načrtovanju dobavne verige in močni zgodovinski tematiki, zaviti v elegantno oblikovanje, vam Café ponuja gladko, a drzno izkušnjo, v kateri boste želeli uživati.
[ Najprej si oglejte vadnico za pripravo lastne strategije ] (https://boardgamearena.com/tutorial?game=cafe) , postrezite s stilom in pustite svoj pečat v zgodovini kave:
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=cafe
Zahvalimo se Rôli Costi in založniku Pythagoras za skupna prizadevanja pri prenosu te igre na našo platformo in kot vedno pozdravimo delo, ki ga je pri njenem razvoju opravil BanBan.
To je tvoja sredašnja izdaja!
P.S.: Za piko na i bi radi omenili, da se bo koledar POLETJE IGER vrnil na Board Game Arena 1. avgusta in bo ponujal cel mesec iger.
Kot vedno, pazite nase, igrajte pošteno in ... se vidimo čez nekaj dni!
