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Coffee
2011
Rules assistance for Coffee
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- 2 players
- 20 min
- 6+
- Complexity 2.6/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Coffee
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Coffee is a board game released in 2011 for 2 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Néstor Romeral Andrés and its main mechanics are Pattern Building.
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About the game
Coffee is a two-player abstract board game designed by Néstor Romeral Andrés. The goal of the game is to create a line of stones of your color, or to prevent your opponent from making a legal placement of the white rod. When placing the rod in a black or orange stone, it looks like a coffee seed. Hence the name Coffee. This is what you need in order to play Coffee: A hexagonal board with more than 3 cells per side or a square board with more than 4 cells per side (NESTORGAMES version has up to 5 cells per side for the hexagonal board and up to 7 cells per side for the square board). A supply of black and orange stones. A small white rod. Black starts by placing a stone in an empty cell, and then placing the white rod on it, pointing in any direction (3 directions for a hexhex board, or 4 for a square board). From now on, starting with Orange, players alternate turns first placing a stone in an empty cell in the direction indicated by the rod, and then placing the rod on it, pointing in any direction. It is illegal to place the rod so that the next player has no free spaces available. The game ends in one of the following cases: One player wins the game by making a line of ‘n’ stones of his color (with ‘n’ being the victory condition). One player loses the game because he cannot place the rod in a legal position. If both cases happen on the same turn, the first case prevails. Notice that ties are not possible. The set includes one extra white rod so that 2 couples can play at the same time on the smallest boards.
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Questions and answers
Coffee supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Coffee is 20 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 Coffee for ages 6 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.
Coffee has a complexity rating of 2.6 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.
Coffee belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy. Its main mechanics are Pattern Building. 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 Coffee are: Néstor Romeral Andrés. 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 Coffee 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.