Box front · source
What this is
Strategically hire and manage their workforce to outcompete rival fast food chains. Players compete on a variable city map through purchasing, marketing and sales, and on a job market for key staff members. The focus is on building their company using a card-driven (human) resource management system.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–5
- Listed play time
- 180 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- Designers
- Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wiersinga
- Publisher
- Splotter Spellen
- Box size
- 22.1 × 31.2 × 5.8 cm
- Photographs
- 2
Publisher
- Splotter SpellenOfficial site
How players rate Food Chain Magnate
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 2p7.0100 ratings
- 3p7.799 ratings
- 4p8.399 ratings
- 5p7.699 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.8/10
- Ease of teach5.0/10
- Gateway friendliness5.4/10
- Component quality7.0/10
- Table presence6.8/10
- Travel friendliness5.2/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.6Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.2LightHeavy
- Decision complexityModerate2.8SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.2No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.9Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
1 further photograph · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookFood Chain Magnate RulebookEN · 15 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
22.1 × 31.2 × 5.8 cm
- Shelf volume
- 4.0 L
- Shelf width used
- 5.8 cm
- Per Kallax cube
- 5
Source: measured