
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,575
- BGG rating
- 6.4
AXO
- 1–4 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 1.5/5
- 2024

Rules assistance for Space Lunch: The Spices
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Space Lunch: The Spices is an expansion for Space Lunch released in 2020 for 1–2 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Simona Greco and Marco Rava and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Set Collection.
Introduces three thirst cards and six spice tokens that will bring interesting choices to your strategy.
Space Lunch: The Spices supports 1–2 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 Space Lunch: The Spices is 20 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 Space Lunch: The Spices 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.
Space Lunch: The Spices belongs to these categories: Card Game, Abstract Strategy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and 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 Space Lunch: The Spices are: Simona Greco and Marco Rava. 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 Space Lunch: The Spices as an expansion for Space Lunch. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Space Lunch to use it. Check that your edition of Space Lunch is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.