Not many individuals can say their family are great playtest critics, but I’m lucky enough to have critical and opinionated parents who never let me down in that regard. The game was well received and below are the edited responses to playtest questions (I edited out all the competition and yelling).
What was the most frustrating moment or aspect of what you just played?
Dad: Deciding which recipe to choose
Laura: I liked the whole game, except when mom decided she needed to “fix” it
Mom: The playing board, I wanted an area to actually work on recipes instead of only having a pantry/fridge
What was your favorite moment or aspect of what you just played?
Dad: yelling “I’M COOKIN'” when I got to cook
Laura: It was like a card game version of Cookin’ Mama which is one of my favorite games
Mom: Cooking and trading ingredients
Was there anything you wanted to do that you couldn’t?
Dad: Keep extra ingredients
Laura: No
Mom: Work my recipe on a space designated to do so
If you had a magic want to wave, and you could change, add, or remove anything from that experience, what would it be?
Dad: Trade ingredients without the other person having to agree. (I’m imagining some sort of force feeding? He just really needed cake batter and didn’t have it)
Laura: Idk, probably nothing. I like this game because I feel like it also teaches basics of ingredients for the actual recipes
Mom: My husband is too competitive
*collective yes on playing again*