- BGG rating
- 7.0
Dinner Party: Dessert Cart
2–6 players2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,623
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Dinner Party
2025
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Dinner Party is a board game released in 2025 for 2–6 players, 30–70 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Michael Spitzer and its main mechanics are Take That, Set Collection, and Push Your Luck.
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About the game
You’re the hosts of a dinner party, and your guests are people of history. Convince characters like Marie Curie, Cleopatra or Gandhi to join your table, use their special abilities and treat them to drinks from the bar. Send Adolf (who came uninvited and insists his invitation “got lost in the mail”) to the table of an opponent to ruin their evening, and make sure to keep your own guests entertained so other players won’t be able to charm them away from you. Only one can have the greatest party ever when the game ends and dinner is served! Dinner Party is a quick, dark-humoured, dice-driven game for 2 to 6 players. —description from the designer
Editions
- Dinner PartyEN(Self-Published)2025
- Dinner PartyDE(Self-Published)2025
Categories
Mechanics
Designers
Artists
- Michael Spitzer
Publishers
- (Self-Published)
Questions and answers
Dinner Party supports 2–6 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 Dinner Party is 30–70 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 Dinner Party for ages 14 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.
Dinner Party has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Dinner Party belongs to these categories: Card Game, Humor, and Party Game. Its main mechanics are Take That, Set Collection, and Push Your Luck. 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 Dinner Party are: Michael Spitzer. 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 Dinner Party 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.