Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Welcome to the ultimate cooking contest: The Cook-off! Here the most talented and selfish chefs duel to find who is the best.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Queue
Place actions into an ordered queue that resolves now or on later turns.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Read the full game description
Welcome to the ultimate cooking contest: The Cook-off! Here the most talented and selfish chefs duel to find who is the best. Be careful, opponents will try everything to beat you... Sabotage is the way! The Cook-off is a strategic party game for 4-6 Players. The objective is to be the best and more productive cooker in the contest. All Players have the same hand of action cards. The tournament has 10 rounds with a sequence of three actions each. Players put down 3 cards facing down on the Countertop, following the desired order for their actions. All players de?ne their round cards, everyone simultaneously show the ?rst card. Players should now discuss and decide in which order actions take place, in other words, who Sabotages who if possible. Alliances and conspiracies are more than welcome, but it is good to remember: No one is required to follow anybody! After resolving ?rst actions, each player has now the option to change the order of the second with the third card, as long as they aren’t revealed. Everyone confirm the final order and resolve the action on the proposed order. After the three action are resolved, each player return the played cards to their hands and choose 3 cards again according to their plans for the next round. Game continues... The winner will be the one who gets more Victory Points (VPs) with his recipes, and nothing friendly tricks, after ten rounds with three actions each. Highlights Party with strategic feel Fast and easy gameplay Colorful artwork and components quality Components 06 Custom Kitchens (Individual Mats) 01 Round and Score Board 07 Round and Score Markers 42 Action Cards 54 Vegetable Tokens 36 Meat Tokens 18 Sabotage Tokens Microbadge: – The Coook-off fan