Fish Cook

About this board game

Fish Cook is a simple Euro-style board game for 2–6 players, with games lasting around 45 minutes. Players take on the roles of chefs competing across a series of days, each divided into a Morning and an Evening phase.

During the Morning, chefs visit two markets: the fish market and the farmer’s market. Here, they buy the ingredients needed for their cooking plans. The central challenge is to purchase those ingredients as cheaply and efficiently as possible.

When Evening arrives, players cook recipes and earn money. The choices made earlier in the day shape what each chef can accomplish, making market purchases an important part of the game’s strategy.

• Morning: Buy ingredients from the fish market and farmer’s market.
• Evening: Cook recipes and earn money.
• Key strategy: Shop cheaply and efficiently while taking advantage of good ideas from fellow chefs.

Fish Cook also adds an interactive twist to its economic decisions: chefs can steal the good ideas of their fellow players. Alongside careful spending and recipe preparation, this creates opportunities to benefit from what other chefs are planning.

With its clear day-and-night structure and focus on ingredients, recipes, and money, Fish Cook offers a straightforward Euro-style experience. Players must balance efficient market buying with the opportunities presented by the other chefs at the table.

Released in 2012, Fish Cook supports groups of 2–6 players and provides a focused cooking-themed game built around shopping, recipe preparation, and clever choices throughout each day.