Fromage

What to Expect

You play as a French cheesemaker in the early 20th century, simultaneously placing workers to produce cheese and gather resources from your board quadrant. After all workers are placed, the board rotates, aging your cheese and presenting new placement areas. Score Prestige Points by selling cheese and upgrading your creamery efficiently.

Who Is This Game For?

Fromage targets hobby gamers who enjoy strategic economic games with moderate playtime. It supports 1 to 4 players and includes a solo mode. With about 45 minutes per game, it suits game nights where tactical planning and resource management are appreciated. Prior experience with worker-placement mechanics is helpful but not mandatory.

How It Works

Players simultaneously place workers to produce cheese and collect resources from the current quadrant of a rotating board. Once all placements are done, the board turns, aging cheese. Mechanics like Area Majority, Contracts, and End Game Bonuses help score Prestige Points. Chaining production steps and upgrading your creamery enhance your efficiency over the game.

What Makes It Special

Designed by Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset, Fromage won the 2024 Origins Award for Best Light Strategy Game. Its rotating board and simultaneous worker-placement set it apart in the economic strategy genre, all wrapped in a French cheesemaking theme.

Awards

• 2024 Origins Awards Best Light Strategy Game — Winner

Setting & Atmosphäre

Set in early 20th century France, you take on the role of a handcrafted cheesemaker striving to build a prestigious creamery.

Tipp für Einsteiger

Focus on gradually upgrading your creamery and strategically use the board's rotation to your advantage.

Häufige Fragen

Fazit

Fromage is recommended for fans of strategic economic games with a focus on worker-placement and resource management who prefer a compact playtime. The included solo mode expands its appeal to solo players.