Deli Dash - a strategic card game about sandwiches and the race to become Employee of the Month

What is Deli Dash and how do you play?

Deli Dash is a strategic card game from Good Cluck Games for 2-4 players competing to become Employee of the Month at a busy deli. Success takes more than speed. Players must manage ingredients, choose profitable orders, and keep an eye on their coworkers. The game is for ages 10 and up, with sessions lasting 25-45 minutes.

The lunch rush gets hectic. Players stack ingredients on bread in the order shown on each recipe, trying to complete profitable orders. They can work on several sandwiches at once or search the pantry for missing ingredients. Avocado can replace any ingredient except a Pickle, while adding a Pickle to a finished sandwich earns an extra $2.

Each turn gives players three actions, so choosing the right orders matters. Once someone finishes all five sandwiches, the final round begins. The winner is whoever earns the most from completed sandwiches, Pickle bonuses, and Tip cards left in hand. Ties go to the player who made more sandwiches, then to the one with more Tip cards.

Deli Dash - kitchen rivalry and a little sabotage

Of course, coworkers won't always play fair. Yoink! lets you steal the top ingredient from an opponent's unfinished sandwich, except for a Pickle. Health Inspector can target an opponent's Trash Panda, forcing its owner to discard two random cards. If there is no Trash Panda in play, the Inspector can stop an opponent from finishing an in-progress sandwich for one full turn. Trash Panda lets you take two cards from the discard pile, but not another Trash Panda. Even a promising order can go sideways before it's served.

Who will enjoy a hectic shift in the Deli Dash kitchen:

• Fans of card strategy games who enjoy planning ahead and managing resources.
• Players who like direct interaction and disrupting rivals' plans.
• Families with children aged 10 and up looking for easy-to-learn rules.
• Groups of friends looking for a lively 25-45-minute game.

Anyone hoping to get a physical copy of Deli Dash should check out Kickstarter. The campaign runs until November 5, 2026, so there is still time to back the project before the kitchen closes.

Forget about a quiet lunch break. In Deli Dash, the kitchen is a battlefield of recipes, missing ingredients, and sneaky coworkers. Join the rush on Tabletopia and try your hand at running the deli before someone else takes home the biggest paycheck.