- BGG rating
- 7.8
Secret Recipe: Kitchen Mischief Expansion
- 2–4 players
- 40–75 min
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,931
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Secret Recipe
2025
Rules assistance for Secret Recipe
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- 2–4 players
- 40–75 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Secret Recipe
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Secret Recipe is a board game released in 2025 for 2–4 players, 40–75 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Nika Mlinarič and Blaž Hribar and its main mechanics are Trading, Track Movement, and Deduction.
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About the game
Grandma, the best baker in town, has decided to retire and pass on her book of recipes, which she has carefully selected and perfected over the years. Interested? Well, it looks like you’re not the only one, as the family and friends are all secretly hoping the book will be theirs! But Grandma has a test for you! She has sent out letters containing recipes to everybody. But wait – it looks like the letters only contain parts of the recipes! Can you get the missing information from your family and friends by trading in some of your information, and bake Grandma’s famous dessert? Prepare for a series of deciphering clues and sealing pacts, to see who will impress Grandma the most and become a worthy successor to her recipe book! In Secret Recipe, each player receives one or two pieces of the recipe with 4 hidden ingredients that only they know. The goal of the game is to impress grandma and score Grandma’s points (GPs). You can do that by discovering other people’s ingredients, which moves you forward on the score track. You also gain points and other bonuses for communicating your ingredients so that other people discover them. This marks the progress you are making in baking your part of the recipe and brings you point tokens. These points are revealed at the end of the game. The player with the most GPs wins! —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
Secret Recipe 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 listed playing time for Secret Recipe is 40–75 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 Secret Recipe 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.
Secret Recipe 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.
Secret Recipe belongs to these categories: Deduction. Its main mechanics are Trading, Track Movement, and Deduction. 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 Secret Recipe are: Nika Mlinarič and Blaž Hribar. 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 Secret Recipe 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.