- BGG rating
- 7.6
Kitchen Rush: Piece of Cake
- 1–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,172
- BGG rating
- 7.2
Kitchen Rush
2017
Rules assistance for Kitchen Rush
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30–45 min
- 12+
- Complexity 2.2/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Kitchen Rush
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Kitchen Rush is a board game released in 2017 for 1–4 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Dávid Turczi and Vangelis Bagiartakis and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Simulation, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Kitchen Rush: Sauerbraten Beef
- 1–4 players
- 30–45 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Kitchen Rush: Upgraded Security
- 1–4 players
- 30–45 min
- 2019
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- 2017
About the game
You've just inherited an old restaurant and you must turn it into a successful business! Hire personnel, order the right ingredients and be ready to serve the customers that enter your restaurant. The success will depend entirely on your efficiency in the kitchen! Kitchen Rush is an innovative real-time cooperative game that simulates the excitement of a high-pressure kitchen environment. It does so through worker placement, using hourglasses as your workers. These hourglasses are used to take orders from customers, prepare their dishes, serve them on time, buy groceries, clean plates and make sure enough money is made each round to cover wages, expenses, upgrades and hopefully, leave a profit. Any worker placed on an action space may not be used elsewhere before the sand within the hourglass runs out, making each decision important as time is limited. The game is for 1-4 players and plays for 4 rounds of 4 minutes. The fun, excitement and rush it brings to the table offers a full course for gamers and family members alike.
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- Pegasus Spiele
- Broadway Toys LTD
- Ediciones MasQueOca
- Flick Game Studio
- Stronghold Games
- Artipia Games
- Geek Attitude Games
- Abraxas
Questions and answers
Kitchen Rush supports 1–4 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 Kitchen Rush is 30–45 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 Kitchen Rush 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.
Kitchen Rush has a complexity rating of 2.2 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.
Kitchen Rush belongs to these categories: Real-time. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game, Simulation, and Solo / Solitaire Game. 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 Kitchen Rush are: Dávid Turczi and Vangelis Bagiartakis. 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 Kitchen Rush 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.