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VivaJava: The Coffee Game

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2012 · 3-8 players · 90min · weight 2.55 · 1,184 ratings

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ID
103660
Name
VivaJava: The Coffee Game
Year
2012
Rank
1765
Min players
3
Max players
8
Playing time
90
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.5465
Num weights
86
Bayes avg
5.94816
Average
6.81936
Users rated
1184
Num owned
2001
Wanting
98
Wishing
428
Num comments
397
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:17:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (7)
Commodity SpeculationMemorySimultaneous Action SelectionTradingVariable Phase OrderVariable Player PowersWorker Placement
Categories (3)
BluffingEconomicNegotiation
Description (1111 chars)

VivaJava: The Coffee Game is all about finding that perfect blend of beans to create the next best-seller in the coffee houses and kitchens of the world. In the game, players send their researchers to hot spots around the globe to gather the perfect bean. This may bring them into contact with other players who are also on the hunt, creating a crucial choice: Go it alone and continue to research, or join forces with that opponent, hoping to combine beans from both player's bags and share the score with a superblend. Going it alone with research can often prove useful as players spend time in the lab developing abilities that grant them an advantage. However, in VivaJava the bold taste of victory will go only to those players who are able to balance solitary research with cooperation amongst their fellow gamers. The rich depth of varying strategies and social play will satisfy most players' thirst for unique gameplay, but VivaJava has even more brewing. This flexible game can accommodate up to 8 players, and through smooth simultaneous actions, play is quick and constant with little downtime.

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