Gameplay Overview and Development Update

Now that we’ve put out the announcement for Board Game Cafe, we wanted to share some information about how exactly the game is going to play, and what you can look forward to experiencing once you get the game in your hands!

We’ve put together a gameplay overview trailer, which you can check out below:

But if you’re one of those people who prefer words over moving pictures, we’ve got you covered too! Please note that we’re currently still working towards an early access release for Board Game Cafe, so while these mechanics might be implemented in the game already, we’ve still got a lot of polishing up to do!

Day to Day Cafe Management

In a game called Board Game Cafe, you’d expect to spend most of your time managing a board game cafe right? Right!

The bulk of your gameplay experience in Board Game Cafe will be spent keeping an eye on your customers and staff, making sure that everyone’s needs are met when it comes to cardboard and coffee.

As customers walk past your cafe, they’ll either be intrigued and walk in off the street, or they’ll pass by. It’s up to you to make your cafe as appealing and inviting as possible to make sure customers keep coming in and you keep making income!

Staff Management

While you’re looking after the big picture and ensuring your business runs smoothly, your hard-working (hopefully!) staff will be keeping the cafe clean, keeping your customers happy and making sure that all the board games are properly stacked onto the shelves at the end of the day!

With different stats and areas of expertise between each staff member you can hire, you’ll need to ensure you have a well-balanced team to cover all the bases you’ll need to have a smoothly functioning cafe.

Choosing Your Board Games

With all the different types of board games out there (at least 10,000 according to BoardGameGeek!), there are absolutely tons of genres, niches and themes you can choose from when making your own board game collection. And in Board Game Cafe, we’re going to make sure you’ve got just as much choice as you would in the real world!

When you’re not busy running your cafe, you can browse a wide selection of different games from different publishers, and then order them in for delivery. Your games will take time to ship though, so you’ll have to keep an eye on your customers habits to make sure you’re anticipating what they’ll want!

Unboxing Games

As Board Game Cafe is going to feature a whole ton of different licensed board games, we wanted to give players the ability to inspect all the manuals, beautiful game pieces and more for each game in their collection. Which is where we came up with the unboxing feature!

With any game in your collection, you’ll be able to examine all the components at your leisure. Remember, you can submit the board games you'd like to see via our Google Form here.

Managing Your Inventory

As part of running your cafe, you’ll be stocking a wide range of board games for your customers to not only play, but also to purchase! If you’ve only got one copy of a certain board game, that’ll be the copy your customers will play. Any extra copies you’ve got in stock will be purchasable, so you can make a steady stream of income from selling your extra games.