Given how essential food is to our daily existence, it’s no surprise that there are so many games on the subject. Here is a sampling that has caught our writers’ attention.
“Food, glorious food
What is there more handsome
Gulped, swallowed, or chewed
Still worth a king’s ransom”
from Food, Glorious Food by Laurence Jeffcoate
from the movie Oliver!
Whether you’re a gourmand or finicky, a diehard foodie or simply see it as an annoying necessity, we all have our own relationship with food.
All animals eat. Some have very limited diets, others eat what and whenever they can. While all eat, some have to try harder than others to keep from being eaten. As humans, we like to think of ourselves at the top of the food chain—although I’ve known some lions and leopards who would happily show you otherwise.
Here’s a list of games about food. Not games that feature food as part of the economy of the game, not games about the economics of running a restaurant, but games about food items themselves.
But, wait, I can hear you say. There are hundreds of games about food, so why this list of food games? Because they each have reviews right here on Meeple Mountain!
Oh, and if this list ends up making you hungry, don’t forget our Top 6 Game Night Snacks article!
Pick a party platter of winning sushi combo from a menu of more than 20 dishes.
Draft six different types of veggie cards to create the best combinations of points.
A cooperative card game where players try to fill orders as fast as possible.
Check out the stands of this farmer’s market to fulfill unique shopping lists.
A card-matching puzzle game about buying the right ingredients to create the best burgers.
A card game that mixes drafting with a bit of push-your-luck and dexterity.
Grow fruits to sell ahead of your opponents to create the best business.
One player cuts this cake topped with strawberries and blueberries, into groups of four. The other player then gets first choice of a piece to start the scoring.
Take your favorite sushi dice from the conveyor belt to create combos.
A kid-friendly card drafting game about collecting the heartiest breakfast possible.
Collect the right tiles to complete full donuts for dollars (and points).
Create the best pizza, quickly for some very picky customers.
Roll the dice and score for popped popcorn. Just don’t roll four burnt pieces!
Mr. Cabbagehead is an avid gardener who must combat the stresses of trying to grow prize-winning vegetables with his greedy neighbors.
A dice as worker-placement game where you need to harvest ingredients and bake the best pies while trying to figure out your opponents’ secret recipes.
Move a set of ants, collecting a trail of dropped food on the way back to the anthill. Build the right collection to match the scoring conditions, and you just might come out on top.
