Goal

Create a family friend game that teaches a lesson.

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Research
In developing this game, I studied the structure, pacing, and playability of different card games to understand what makes them engaging and easy to learn. This research helped shape a format where cooking concepts could be taught through simple, intuitive gameplay. By connecting the flexibility of ingredients with the strategy of card play, the game introduces players to the building blocks of different cuisines while maintaining the fun, quick rhythm of the games that inspired it.

Concept
Chef It Up is a fast-paced, family-friendly card game where players race to complete recipes using shared ingredients, highlighting how the same components appear across different dishes and cuisines. Drawing inspiration from the intuitive mechanics of my family’s favorite card games, players draw, trade, and collect ingredients through clear visuals and straightforward rules making cooking concepts fun, interactive, and easy to understand while turning culinary basics into a lively, connected game-night experience.