
- BGG rank
- BGG #2
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Ark Nova
1–4 players90–150 min2021
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Dinner Party: Dessert Cart is an expansion for Dinner Party released in 2025 for 2–6 players. It was designed by Michael Spitzer and its main mechanics are Set Collection.
This single-card promo for Dinner Party adds a small challenge: If any player manages to have each of the five Occupations at their Table twice, they may claim the Dessert Cart. The owner of the card gets 2 extra Points at Scoring. —description from the designer
Dinner Party: Dessert Cart 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.
Dinner Party: Dessert Cart belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection. 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: Dessert Cart 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: Dessert Cart as an expansion for Dinner Party. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dinner Party to use it. Check that your edition of Dinner Party is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.