Bread Basket
Bread Basket is a new sandwich-making game, based on the Pairs game Lunch Rush. We are pleased to announce that the deck is available at DriveThruCards, though we continue to update to the rules!
Bread Basket is a quick-playing card game of sandwiches, soups, and surprises. Players take turns playing cards into a line in the middle of the table, and if they complete a trick (a Sandwich or a Soup) they score points. The tricks are:
Sandwich: Two or more cards surrounded by a matching pair that is higher. A Sandwich scores face value for the “meat” and two points for the “bread.”
Soup: Two or more cards surrounded by a matching pair that is lower. Soups are worth just one point per card.
Below are the current drafts of the rules and cards. We are still iterating on the rules, but we’ve settled on the deck, which you can now buy from DriveThruCards.
Bread Basket Rules Version 2.1 (12/10/23)
Bread Basket Cards Printable PDF
Notes about the PDF Cards: This is a three-page PDF. Pages 1 and 2 have the eleven different card faces: you must print five copies of each. Page 3 is the card back. This is strictly optional. For advice about how to make your own cards, check out this video:
You can also assemble your own Bread Basket deck using cards from two poker decks. Use five copies each of Ace through Nine for the number cards, plus five Jacks for the Onions, and five Queens for the Chefs.
Where did Bread Basket come from?
Bread Basket is a modification of the free Pairs game Lunch Rush, originally designed for the Lord of the Fries Pairs deck. We experimented with several different deck recipes before settling on a simple five-of-each design for the Bread Basket deck, featuring nine positive ranks, one negative rank, and a special Chef card in the eleventh slot.
There are a lot of great games in the Pairs collection, which we are slowly collecting and reformatting. Check them out and enjoy them all! And look for more original games from Crab Fragment Labs.
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