- BGG rank
- BGG #1,629
- BGG rating
- 7.4
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- 2–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,593
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Blend Coffee Lab.
2017
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- 2–4 players
- 15–30 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.3/5
For 2 players
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Blend Coffee Lab. is a board game released in 2017 for 2–4 players, 15–30 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Saashi and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Trick-taking.
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About the game
Blend Coffee Lab is a trick-taking card game about pairing roasted coffee beans to make delicious coffee blends. Each player is a worker in the coffee lab, tirelessly working day and night to research coffee blending; pursue a unique, harmonious flavor, while keeping current trends in mind; and create a new, harmonious flavor that could never be made from a single origin source. In game terms, players each have a hand of cards. The leader of the trick plays a card, and each other player in turn must lay down a card of a color not yet played, if possible. Players are trying to collect cards in order to complete cups of coffee. Cards come in three roasts — light, medium, and dark — and four colors. To create a cup, you need cards in all four colors in a single roast. At the end of each round, you score points depending on how many cards you have in each cup, plus bonus points for completing the cup corresponding to the round's Roast Bonus target as well as having cards of matching numbers on your cups. You track your scores over three rounds, and at the end of three rounds, you keep only your highest score in each roast across the three rounds, then sum those values to determine the final winner. Publisher's summary ブレンドコーヒーラボ (BLEND COFFEE Lab.) is a trick-taking card game about pairing roasted coffee beans to make delicious coffee blends. Players are workers in a coffee lab researching blending. Making a great blend requires carefully balancing the 4 aspects of a bean's flavor: "Acidity", "Aroma", "Body", and "Sweetness". Pursue a unique, harmonious flavor, keeping current trends in mind.
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Designers
Publishers
- Saashi & Saashi
Questions and answers
Blend Coffee Lab. supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Blend Coffee Lab. is 15–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Blend Coffee Lab. for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Blend Coffee Lab. has a complexity rating of 2.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Blend Coffee Lab. belongs to these categories: Card Game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Set Collection, and Trick-taking. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Blend Coffee Lab. are: Saashi. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Blend Coffee Lab. as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.