Food Chain Magnate Gameplay Overview
The game is played in 7 phases, some simultaneous and some in turn order. Phases are: 1) Restructuring (simultaneous), 2) Order of Business (based on open slots), 3) Working 9:00-5:00 (turn order), 4) Dinnertime (house number order), 5) Payday (simultaneous), 6) Marketing Campaigns (campaign number order), 7) Clean Up (simultaneous).
Actions
- Phase 1: Restructuring — Players choose which employees to use this turn and arrange them into a company structure with the CEO at the top.
- Phase 2: Order of Business — Players choose their position on the turn order track based on open slots in their company structure.
- Phase 3: Working 9:00-5:00 — Players take turns performing actions for each card in their company structure. Actions must be performed in the order listed in the rules.
- Phase 4: Dinnertime — Houses eat based on demand tokens, choosing restaurants by price and distance. Players earn money for sales.
- Phase 5: Payday — Players may fire employees and must pay salaries for cards with $ symbol.
- Phase 6: Marketing Campaigns — Marketing campaigns run in number order, placing demand tokens on houses they reach.
- Phase 7: Clean Up — Discard unused goods, collect cards, flip new restaurants, and remove claimed milestones.
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