Speculaas
Speculaas is a fast, simultaneous card drafting and set collection game for 1–5 players, ages 10+, with a playtime of around 20 minutes.
Speculaas are traditional spiced shortbread cookies from the Netherlands and Belgium, often shaped like windmills, ships, or animals. Their distinctive spice blend includes cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and white pepper.
In the game, players take on the role of pastry chefs competing to bake the most valuable batches of Speculaas. By drafting Spice cards and combining them with Recipe cards in their personal play area, players create scoring combinations and optimize their layout.
The game is played over two simultaneous rounds. After scoring, the player with the most points wins.
Number of players: 2 - 5
Game duration: 14 mn
Complexity: 2 / 5
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Rules summary
Objective
Act as a pastry chef collecting spice cards and matching them to recipe cards to earn victory points.
Each player gets a stack of recipe cards and a stack of ingredient/spice cards.Keep honey tokens nearby as a general pool.
How to Play
The game takes place over two rounds, with all players acting simultaneously.
Drafting Recipes: Pick one recipe card from your hand or stack to add to your personal grid, then pass the remaining cards to the next player (clockwise in round one, counter-clockwise in round two).
Drafting Spices: Take the ingredient stack, select your spices (either one double-spice card or two single-spice cards) to place into your grid, and pass the rest.
Using Honey: Instead of a regular spice, you can select honey cards to claim a honey token, which acts as a wild card and scores diagonally on a recipe.
Building the Tableau: Place cards adjacent to your existing grid layout to fulfill the specific matching conditions shown on your recipes.
Winning the Game
After two full rounds, players tally up their points based on how successfully their adjacent spices match the conditions on their recipe cards. The player with the highest total score wins.