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Cooks & Crooks

In Cooks & Crooks a group of international chefs compete in a cooking TV show, but unlike those ones, these chefs don’t mind playing dirty! They will try to obtain victory while sabotaging their opponent’s efforts by stealing their supplies, swapping ingredients in their ovens or...

Players

2-4

Time

20-40

Age

8+

Weight

1.4

Rating

6.79

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Cooks & Crooks has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 3.8

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Cooks & Crooks has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, the game does not emphasize cooperation as much.

Replay value

Cooks & Crooks has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game offers a moderate level of easiness to learn, making it accessible to a wide range of players.

Luck profile

Cooks & Crooks has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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In Cooks & Crooks a group of international chefs compete in a cooking TV show, but unlike those ones, these chefs don’t mind playing dirty! They will try to obtain victory while sabotaging their opponent’s efforts by stealing their supplies, swapping ingredients in their ovens or even by adding a nasty ingredient to their recipes. To win, you'll have to prepare the most delicious dishes... but be careful! Other players may try to put in the proverbial fly in your soup, or worse! Try to obtain the best scores from the judges while at the same time trying to ruin other chefs dishes. When the bell signaling the round’s end rings, the player with the most amount of points will be declared the winner. May the most crooked chef win! —description from the publisher

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Designers

2
Luis Muñoz Andrés Novelo

Artists

1
Luis Muñoz

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