
- BGG rank
- BGG #17
- BGG rating
- 8.2
The Castles of Burgundy
- 2–4 players
- 30–90 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 2011

Expansion for Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice
2025
Rules assistance for Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack is an expansion for Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice released in 2025 for 2–4 players and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Devon Mettlin and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, End Game Bonuses, and Open Drafting.
Put a spooktacular twist on game night with this Halloween themed dish pack for Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice. Includes 84 Halloween dish tiles in 18 creepy flavors and Werewolf line cook card.
Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack 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 catalogue lists Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack for ages 10 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.
Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, End Game Bonuses, and Open Drafting. 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 Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack are: Devon Mettlin. 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 Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice – Halloween Dish Pack as an expansion for Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice to use it. Check that your edition of Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.