Café International

Café International
Café International
Game data
author	Rudi Hoffmann
graphic	Rudi Hoffmann (Mattel), Oliver Freudenreich (Amigo)
publishing company	Mattel (1989), Leo Toys , Relaxx (1998), Amigo (1999)
Publishing year	1989, 1998, 1999
Art	Placement game
Teammates	2 to 4
Duration	45 - 60 minutes
Age	from 12 years
Awards
Game of the year 1989 Der Goldene Pöppel 1989: 2nd place

Café International by Rudi Hoffmann is a board game for two to four players. It works like a puzzle game and received the game award game of the year in 1989 . It was published in 1989 by Mattel , in 1998 by Relaxx and after Relaxx went bankrupt in 1999 by Amigo . The game also appeared as Tactix on the Indian Mattel label Leo Toys .

content

In addition to the instructions and the game plan, the content of the version by Mattel, first published in 1989, consists of:

100 guest cards, including 48 women and 48 men from twelve nations
four jokers : two women and two men that can be used anywhere
Point chips
game schedule

principle

The principle of this placement game consists in placing tiles, which guests of different nationalities show, on the tables of a café . Care must be taken to ensure a balanced gender ratio and individual nationalities. Those who complete a table receive points for it. The seating arrangements at Café International require that four people, two women and two men, be allowed to sit at each table. A new table is only opened when a couple takes a seat at it. If a tile can no longer be placed, it is placed at the bar and the player receives minus points.

variants

In 2001 Amigo released a card game with the same gameplay under the name Café International - Das Kartenspiel . In addition to Rudi Hoffmann, Relaxx founder Roland Siegers also worked on the implementation . The game board is replaced by cards that symbolize tables.

2007 was published by Amigo Café International Junior .