#78: Cafe International (Mark's 100 - 2012)

Cafe International

Mark's Ranking

• 2012: 78th
• 2010: 43rd
• 2005: 42nd
• appeared on all three lists

BoardGameGeek

• rank: 1173
• rating: 6.34

Print Status

• OOP

Why It's On The List

• The not-so-PC artwork & bright colors can cause you to miss the very sneaky moves you can make in this open information tile placement game.

Tips & Tricks:

• Watch for "locked" nationalities - where you can no longer play a man or a woman - and ditch those tiles onto the bar to not only gain points but keep them from eating up space in your hand..
• Pay attention! Don't set people up for big plays!

Extras

• While a couple of the stereotypes in the art bother me (particularly the Chinese), I'm heartened that we Americans get the whole "Texan, big hair & sunglasses" treatment.
• There are two other spin-off games: a card game (which is much more random but still fun) and a card game for the younger set (which I have not played).
• Here's what I wrote about Cafe International for The One Hundred.