Café Fatal

About this board game

Café Fatal is a lively dice game for 2–5 players that plays in about 30 minutes. Players compete to collect high-scoring delicacies by calling dibs on tables and building valuable sets.

Each turn, choose all the dice showing one value and place them on a table. You can add those dice to ones you have already placed, or move into the contest by placing them on a neighboring table. Every placement helps shape the struggle over the delicacies waiting to be claimed.

At the end of a round, the tables are resolved by comparing the dice placed there. More dice beat fewer dice, while higher total pips beat lower totals. This gives every table a direct contest and makes both quantity and pip value important when players decide where to commit their dice.

• Collect high-scoring delicacies from the tables.
• Complete sets to gather points.
• Place all dice of one value on a chosen table.
• Use neighboring tables to compete for better opportunities.
• Win contests through more dice or more pips.

The aim in Café Fatal is to finish with as many valuable delicacies and points as possible. Players must weigh their current dice placements against the competing claims around them, creating a lively back-and-forth contest throughout the game.

Released in 2017, Café Fatal offers an accessible tabletop challenge centered on dice placement, set completion, and table-to-table competition. Its clear comparisons at the end of each round keep the focus on collecting the biggest haul of delicacies.