Barista is a one-hour game for 1-4 players designed by Marc Musso. Own, operate, and upgrade your own coffee shop to become the most popular spot in town! In Barista, you start with a basic coffee shop and three interns in your staff. This can change very quickly. You decide if/when you want to hire one of the dozens of unique employees or hire Baristas to make coffee faster. You decide if you want to buy trucks that go out and gain you resources or benefits. You decide when and how to upgrade your coffee shop to hold more ingredients, brew different types of coffee, or brew beans quicker. You will perform actions to gain ingredients and use them to make delicious cups of coffee for your customers. Serving these coffee orders will turn the customers into regulars and they'll come back again and again, giving you a benefit for each future order served. You will compete and make strategic decisions when it comes to placing your workers on actions as well. Many actions have powerful effects that only go to the first worker on the space so it's crucial to pick the right time to act. Hire employees, fulfill orders, upgrade your shop, and more in this competitive worker placement, engine-building game. —description from the publisher

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