Chocolate Factory

Build a chocolate factory and push wooden chocolates along a physical conveyor belt to fill retailers' orders.

Designers: Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert
Published by: Alley Cat Games
Editions by: Maldito Games, Skellig Games, 株式会社ケンビル (KenBill)

Chocolate Factory (2019) puts you in charge of a chocolate factory in the early twentieth century, when entrepreneurs were experimenting with new ways to make and sell sweets. The star is a real, pushable conveyor belt: your player board holds factory parts that apply to the belt, and you slide wooden chocolate pieces along it to fill retailers' orders. It is a Euro about building and operating a factory, with the satisfaction of physically pushing the pieces around. You aim to complete the most valuable orders you can. One to four players, about ninety minutes, and one of the more tactile production games around.

A real pushable conveyor beltWooden chocolate piecesRetailer orders to fulfil for value

Who it's for

You like mid-weight Euros with a physical hook, and a factory-building theme that you can actually handle with your hands.

Not for you if…

You want a quick or very light game, or you dislike optimization puzzles. The belt is charming, but under it sits a proper Euro.

Vibe's take

Tactile and puzzly. You plan your factory, slide the belt, and watch the chocolates travel where you want them, which makes a production Euro feel like a small machine you can touch.