
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,737
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Emporion
- 2–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2016

2014
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Tortilla de Patatas: The Game is a board game released in 2014 for 2–4 players, 15 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Xavier Carrascosa and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Memory.
Prove that you are the best Spanish omelette cook! Cook more omelettes than your opponent using the correct amount of ingredients and serve them to your customers afterwards. But... look out! If you mess with the ingredients' proportions, you will get negative points. Pay attention to the recipe, the player with the highest score wins! Spanish Omelette: The Game is an amusing game for all the family which puts your strategy, wits and memory to the test. Have you got what it takes to be the best Spanish omelette cook? The ingredient cards are being placed one on top of each other, sot that you only see the top card in each pan. If you place an ingredient which is the same as the one in the top of another pan, you will draw that card. When a player considers s/he has a pan with the number of ingredients required by the recipe, s/he will be able to flip the omelette in his/her turn and it's time to pick a customer card and lay your omelette on it. This omelette will be put aside until the end of the game. The game is over inmediately when the fridge is out of ingredients or there are no customers' cards left. Spanish description: Demuestra que eres el mejor cocinero de tortillas de patatas. Consigue realizar más tortillas que tu adversario utilizando el número de ingredientes correcto y sírveselas después a los clientes, te darán puntos al final de la partida. ¡Pero cuidado! Si te confundes con la proporción de ingredientes te darán puntos negativos, los puntos que te den serán negativos en lugar de positivos. ¡Atento a la receta, gana quién más puntos consiga! Tortilla de patatas: the game es un divertido juego para toda la familia en el que tu estrategia, tu astucia y tu memoria se verán puestas a prueba. ¿Tienes lo que hay que tener para ser el mejor cocinero de tortillas de patatas? Las cartas de ingredientes se van colocando una encima de las otras, quedando sólo a la vista el ingrediente superior de cada sartén. Una vez tapadas por otra no se podrán mirar. Si al colocar un ingrediente éste coincide con la carta inicial o superior de otra sartén, el jugador de ese turno roba obligatoriamente dicha carta. Cuando un jugador cree que tiene una sartén con el número de ingredientes que indica la receta, podrá darle la vuelta a la tortilla en cualquier momento de su turno y en ese mismo instante escoger una carta de clientes y colocarla sobre ella. La tortilla se aparta a un lado hasta el final del juego. El juego termina de forma inmediata cuando se acaban los ingredientes de la nevera o cuando se agotan las cartas de clientes. CAT: Demostra que ets el millor cuiner de truites de patates. Aconsegueix realitzar més truites que el teu adversari fent servir el número d’ingredients correcte i serveix-les després als clients, et donaran punts al final de la partida. Però vés amb compte! Si et confons amb la proporció d’ingredients, els punts que et donin seran negatius en lloc de positius. Estigues atent a la recepta, el jugador amb la màxima puntuació guanya! Truita de patates:el joc és un divertit joc per a tota la família on la teva estratègia, la teva astúcia i la teva memòria es posaran a prova. Tens el que cal tenir per ser el millor cuiner de truites de patates? Les cartes d'ingredients es van col·locant una sobre l’altra, formant una pila on només queda a la vista l'ingredient superior. Un cop tapats no es podran tornar a mirar. Si en col·locar un ingredient aquest coincideix amb la carta inicial o superior d'una altra paella, el jugador agafa obligatòriament aquesta carta. Quan un jugador creu que té una paella amb el nombre d'ingredients que indica la recepta, podrà donar-li la volta a la truita al seu torn i seguidament s’ha d’escollir una carta de clients i col·locar-la sobre la truita capgirada. La truita s'aparta a un costat fins al final del joc. El joc s’acaba de manera immediata quan s'acaben els ingredients de la nevera o quan s'esgoten les cartes de clients.
Tortilla de Patatas: The Game 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 Tortilla de Patatas: The Game is 15 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 Tortilla de Patatas: The Game for ages 6 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.
Tortilla de Patatas: The Game has a complexity rating of 1.1 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Tortilla de Patatas: The Game belongs to these categories: Card Game, Children's Game, and Memory. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Memory. 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 Tortilla de Patatas: The Game are: Xavier Carrascosa. 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 Tortilla de Patatas: The Game 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.