Diced Veggies is a board game from Kids Table Board Gaming where you will be separating dice from the block to be able to complete recipes and fulfill orders. Will this game cook up a storm at our table, carry on reading to find out our thoughts.
This game peaked my interest after seeing it on the board game facebook groups where people were talking about it's easy to learn gameplay and fun nature. Due to this I was keen to get my hands on a copy to find out how it plays first hand.
First Impressions
Upon receiving the game the first thing that stood out to me is the colourful and eye catching artwork with the colours contrasting well making the writing easily readable and dynamic. I really liked the detail of the sliced vegetables on the box having dice pips on them as a reference to the components in the game box. On the rear of the box it has some great images of what you can expect to find in the game and a witty description which I really enjoyed reading. Upon opening the box and looking at the component, the game is made to the same great quality of many of this companies games with thick cards, good quality dice and a sturdy cardboard frame and cleaver.
Game Play Overview
In this game you will be putting your cleaver skills to the test as you slice ingredient, cook delicious recipes and hype them up to score points. The game is played over a series rounds with each player taking a turn. On your turn you will complete the following three phases Cut, Cook and Card.
During the Cut Phase you must use the cleaver to make one cut that will separate one or more dice from the block. To do so you carefully lower the cleaver into the groove between the dice then push them gently sideways to claim them and add them to your supply without changing the faces. When cutting dice from the block you can never cut the block so it splits the block and the total pips on the dice that are cut away must have a total pip value of ten or lower.
You then move onto the Cook Phase of your turn where if you have the ingredient dice displayed on your Recipe Card in front of you, you may spend them to complete that recipe flipping the Recipe Card face down. It is possible to cook multiple recipes in a turn. While cooking recipes you can spend Hype Cards from your hand to bolster your points if you meet the requirements on the cards though you can only play one hype card on each recipes. You can also manipulate the dice in your supply before you cook your recipe by using your Chef Token to change the value or type of a die, once this ability has been used you may not use the token again until the chopping block is restocked, which happens when the chopping block has at least one ingredient missing.
Finally you will move onto the Card Phase where you will either draw a card from the top of the Hype deck or take a face up Recipe Card from the display. Your turn then ends and you must check how many recipes, Hype Cards and Dice you have as you can only have two Recipe Cards, two Hype Cards and eight dice at the end of your turn. If you are over this amount you must discard cards or dice until you are within the limits.
The game end is triggered when one player completes their sixth recipe. Upon this happening each player gets one final turn and then the game is over. You then tally up the points on your completed Recipe and Hype Cards and the player with the highest score wins.
Pros and Cons
This game has many great things going for it, the components are well made, it is easy to learn and plays super smoothly. A downside I did find from the game is there are some hype cards that need you to have dice of a certain value on the cards which can result in you being at the fate of the dice though there is some ways to mitigate this with your Chef Token. One of my favourite parts of this game is how you can combine Hype and Recipe cards as you choose allowing a lot of choice and strategy to the game which has kept me engaged and coming back for more, even when playing the solo variant.
Final Verdict
Overall, I can see this game coming out quite regularly on my game nights with friends and family. It is the perfect game to start off a gaming evening as it is quick to play but allows you to be strategic and is great for family game nights as when playing with a mixed ability groups it is easy to learn and teach allowing everyone to get involved quickly. If you are looking for a new small box game to add to your collection I would recommend taking a look at this title.
In conclusion, we would rate this game a 9.6/10
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