BISTRO BEASTS
The addictive card game where you build towering burgers, outsmart critics, and become the ultimate culinary maestro! This manual will guide you through the game's rules and mechanics. Get ready to stack, strategize, and serve your way to victory!
2-15
1-4
How to play
Stack your burgers as high as you can! How far will you go in this endless kitchen gauntlet? Your goal is to reach a target score each level—the higher the score, the better the prizes, improving your deck over time.Each turn, draw a card and place it on either your left or right stack. If the top card matches the color of any of the played card’s stickers, it forms a combo and adds points to the stack based on their type and number. But you only cash in those points when you break a combo, so don’t get too greedy! Watch out for food critics who will challenge you with restrictions. Overcome their tricks to earn helpful allies on your journey to the top!
GAMEPLAY
1. Draw a Card: A new ingredient card is drawn for you.
2. Play a Card: Click or drag the drawn card to place it on either your left or right burger.
3. Stack Resolution: The game checks if the card forms a stack (combo) or breaks the current stack.
4. Serve and Score: If a stack is broken, the burger is automatically served, and points are scored.
Building Burgers
In this game, you have two burger piles, left and right, where you build each burger by stacking ingredient cards to increase their size and potential points. A stack is formed when a card's sticker colors match the top ingredient of the burger, allowing you to add more cards. As you build, stacks accumulate points based on the types and quantities of ingredients used. The goal is to continue building your stacks for as long as possible without serving the burger right away, maximizing your potential score. However, if you play a card that doesn't match the stack criteria, the stack breaks. When this happens, the burger is served, and you automatically score the points you've accumulated. After serving, the burger is cleared, and you can start fresh with a new stack.
Stickers
You can earn stickers by achieving extra stars in levels or by defeating critics. These stickers can be used to upgrade any ingredient card, enhancing its abilities and expanding your strategic options. Different types of stickers offer various effects, such as allowing you to stack on any ingredient, providing extra points, or triggering special actions during gameplay.
Critics (Opponents)
Critics are introduced starting from the second level, with a new critic appearing every three levels. Each critic presents unique obstacles that can disrupt your strategy, such as forcing you to play on a specific burger or penalizing certain actions. To progress, you'll need to overcome these critics by meeting the level goals while navigating their challenges. Successfully defeating a critic rewards you with special stickers and a cute helper to aid you in future levels.
Helpers
Helpers are gained by defeating critics, who then become your fans and offer unique ongoing benefits. Each helper has a special ability, such as doubling points under certain conditions or enhancing your burgers. However, you can only have one helper active at a time. When a new helper becomes available, you'll need to decide whether to keep your current helper or swap for the new one.
Scoring
Points in the game are earned based on the ingredients in your burger and any stacks you form. Stickers and helper abilities can further enhance your scoring potential. Each ingredient type has special scoring rules: Meat (red) scores more points with larger burger sizes, Cheese (yellow) gives higher points for a greater variety of ingredient colors, Salad (green) adds the previous card's number to your score when stacked, and Ice Cream (blue) rewards you with more points when served on smaller burgers.