Description

In Fruit Frenzy, each player is a caterer from a rival catering business competing for the fruit they need by collecting cards from a shared market. They will layer and reposition the cards they collect to enhance their plate with the best collection of fruit for their customers.

Each turn, you must choose to swap a card from your hand with a card from the Fruit Market or discard a card from your hand to take the top card of the deck. Then, you must play a card so that it covers 1-3 fruit symbols on cards already played. If you play fruit cards with 3 or 4 different types of fruit, you can take your pick of powerful abilities that allow you to break placement rules for one turn, swap with the discard, clear the row or get a bonus for claiming a specialty fruit. Snatch up the special abilities before your rival caterers, using the powers to get the cards you need to make the perfect plate.

Balance your desire to choose from the market with the strategy of keeping valuable fruit from your rival caterers.

Fruit Frenzy is a simple & addictive pattern building game that uses dynamic layering to create a challenging puzzle for any gamer. With very easy to teach rules and satisfying choices, Fruit Frenzy delivers endless entertainment with a sleek table presence. Win this addicting abstract puzzle game by building large sections of fruit because you only score if you don't have the least in each of the six types of fruit.

—description from the designer

• The Game Crafter Semi-Finalist 2020 (ProtoATL Contest)