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?
Grab your aprons and sharpen your knives because the Food Cart Festival is in full swing! Sourcing the freshest ingredients and using innovative cooking techniques is how you stand out from the pack.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Chaining
Link actions or effects so one result enables the next part of a sequence.
Race
Compete to reach a destination, threshold, or objective before opponents.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Worker Placement
Commit limited workers to action spaces before opponents occupy them.
Read the full game description
Grab your aprons and sharpen your knives because the Food Cart Festival is in full swing! Sourcing the freshest ingredients and using innovative cooking techniques is how you stand out from the pack. Show everyone that you've got the chops to be the best roving restaurant on the block. You know what they say: if you can't stand the heat... In à la food cart, players are racing to complete their selected Goal card first. Goals are completed by accumulating sets of ingredients each round, with players having the flexibility to choose different sets at any given time based on which areas of the card they wish to complete and which special abilities they seek to unlock. During a round, both players will send their "workers" to the market by placing face-down cards covering the ingredients or actions they want to secure. By mixing their gains from the market with the Bonus effects active on their Goal card, players can create potent combos and advance toward victory.