Overcooked meets Catan! Step into the non-slip shoes of a chef - build out your food truck to plate your menu faster than your friends.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
November Update
6 months ago
– Sun, Nov 30, 2025 at 05:44:26 PM
Hello Chefs,
A few notes below, more videos coming in December!
Final Print:
The manufacturer is in final stages of print of all FTR Kickstarter products (base game, expansion, mini-expansion, puzzle, and all the extras). We're expecting to wrap final printing over next 10 days, then it's boxing, crating, and making seaworthy before shipping to UK and US hubs. Will have an update soon on these final stages.
Fulfillment Hubs:
We have two hubs that we'll be shipping from. I'm going through and updating final manifests for freight to hubs.
If you haven't already confirmed your pledge in the Pledge Manager, now is the time to do so!
Fulfillment Readiness:
As soon as games are loaded on boats, I will run final shipping analysis and update fulfillment costs.
The Pledge Manager will automatically ping you when all costs are finalized for shipping and handling fees for your region. This step will let you lock your final shipping address and pay for final shipping. I expect this step to happen in early Jan.
Food Trick Race:
I'm restructuring the game flow of the print-n-play after some really important playtesting feedback. I'm still committed to getting you all an advanced copy, but will need more time over holidays to finesse this new version. Thank you for your patience.
As always, I'm here to answer your questions and love hearing from you all! Please don't be shy to comment here or send me a private message as needed. Thanks to you for your support!
Let's get cooking, y'all,
Gregory
October Update 2: Unboxing
8 months ago
– Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 01:33:25 PM
Hello Chefs,
Lots to unbox, so little time!
FTR samples arrived since last update and I'm pretty happy with them! I found a few errors and have already sent along the fixed files to the manufacturer, but I'm pleased to say that this unboxing gives me enormous confidence! So I'll let the videos speak for themselves.
Unbox the shipment
Unbox Food Truck Race
Unbox Two Many Trucks
Unbox FTR Puzzle
Unbox Odds & Ends
Notes:
I found a few errors that we're correcting this week - should be confirmed next week.
I'm loving the results so we're going to run a Zoom version of the final test print, saving the project 4 additional weeks.
If we can close down prototyping in next 2 weeks, we will print and have on boats in December. This is currently on track - but as always, measure twice, cut once.
If boats in December is accurate, we're on track to begin fulfillment in Jan/Feb.
No change to fulfillment schedule yet - will know updates to timelines by Thanksgiving (next update).
Reshooting the How To Play & How To Play Pop-Up videos over the holidays with the updated prototypes.
Translations - I'm still targeting release this fall in .pdf format.
Trick Taking Game - still testing though it is coming along super well! More to come in Nov.
Not many other notes that weren't covered last month for now. As always, my door is open if you have questions.
Let's get cooking, Gregory
October Update!
8 months ago
– Thu, Oct 09, 2025 at 08:09:24 PM
Hello Chefs,
Thank you for your patience on this update. I got a little busy this month and I've been waiting on a few pieces from our manufacturer that I'm excited to share with you today.
Manufacturing Update
Long story short, we've made incredible progress on the samples. I am currently waiting for a shipping update on the digital samples (copies of game printed digitally as a test before running offset prints) as they progress from Shanghai to Oakland. This is slightly delayed as they had to run the puzzle and mini-expansion through some unexpected additional testing.
Here are a few photos of the digital prints!
Base Game
Two Many Trucks Expansion
Puzzle Box
Mini Expansion cards, sleeve protectors, stickers, extra takeaway boats.
Dual-layer details
Special Sauce Custom Trucks (not all pictured)
My Notes: this process is really wild and not as synchronized as I expected, but it is working. We had to run larger offset prints of the puzzle and the foil wrappers to test the cut templates. Turns out they work, but the samples are coming later than anticipated. Luckily, that will only accelerate our OCT/NOV production schedule as many of these pieces are complete.
Logistics Updates
We are currently on track - which is good! I've locked in MOCO for US & APAC, and ZATU for UK/EMEA fulfillments. As soon as we have games on boats, I can get more advanced trackers out to you all so you can watch the progress. Still on track for Jan/Feb fulfillment.
Unboxing & Sample Testing
I'm working on some Bay Area play-testing opportunities for live testing / streaming the game AND I'll be developing the final "How to Play" video this fall when I have final versions in hand. More to come here.
Food Trick Race
I'm running final play-tests this month and then planning to send out the print & play in Nov. It's a bit later than I hoped but I think it will be a fun holiday post-dinner game for friends and families this fall. More info on the production version to come.
Translations
Not a big update, but a fun one. I'm working to release these translations at the same time as the updated "How To Play" video. Something to look forward to this fall for our EMEA chefs.
Extra Flavor
What a process! Building a board game is very much like playing a board game. It's a huge learning curve but I'm really having fun with it.
I know this message was delayed for some personal reasons (my best friend got married and I started a new job) so I want say an extra thank you for your patience and support. I hope those fun pics at the top were worth the wait. :)
Let's get cooking, y'all,
Gregory
August Update!
9 months ago
– Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 06:37:13 AM
Hello Chefs,
Sample production is underway! DoFine has accepted all files after a few rounds of fixes, updates, and resizing - and now they've begun sample printing. This is very exciting as it means that we're well on our way and will only accelerate from here.
Check out these wooden components samples!
Top left, clockwise: FTR Base Game Hangriest Customer standee, Ingredient cubes, grocery discs bagged, grocery discs front & back, food truck meeple.
Two Many Trucks Alt Hangriest customer samples. These are a visual reminder for 4th & 1st player in a 5 or 6 chef race - as the hangriest customer strikes twice as often in larger games! Note the splotchiness from testing the print, they're running abrasion testing during this test phase to confirm that components will be durable as promised. Dang near scratched his shorts off so you won't be able to.
Translation update:
I'm working on French, German, and Spanish translations this fall. Working to get those out in digital format before fulfillment. Still on track.
Next steps:
Digital print for color verification > mail to Gregory for approval
Sample testing for final size, weight, and quality testing > one goes to Gregory, another goes to safety testing panel for approval
Gregory will publish unboxing update
Gregory will publish revised How To Play, First 3 Turns, and Pop Up How To Play videos to supplement the game manual
Freight to States & UK!
Fulfillment
Timeline update:
No change as of today. I'm well within the timeline set on the Kickstarter page & reposted here. I am trying hard to accelerate timelines but can't make any promises yet.
Saving the best for last:
So... you know this is my first game and I wanted it to be special... so I went ahead and upgraded the playing cards to linen finish. It made the game fractionally more expensive for me (not you) but I think it's worth it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
That's all for now - thanks for reading. Expect an update on Food Trick Race next month. Thanks for supporting and as always...
Let's get cooking, y'all, Gregory
July Update!
11 months ago
– Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 01:44:25 PM
👋 Hello Chefs!
Lots of little updates as we build toward a BIG August!
✅ Manufacturing Progress
I’ve officially paid the deposit with DoFine Games Co Ltd, and we’re in the final stages of file submission. Once files are uploaded, DoFine will need 2–3 weeks for quality checks before digital printing can begin.
We’ll move quickly from digital to production printing, and yes, I’ll absolutely share a video unboxing of the first samples for all of us to enjoy!
🚚 Special Sauce Tier: Art Complete!
Mario just wrapped the art for the custom Special Sauce tier trucks! These digital files will be sent to backers over the next week as they’re polished and bundled for print.
📋 Pledge Manager Reminder
Most of you have completed your surveys. Thank you!
If you haven’t yet, please complete your BackerKit survey ASAP to avoid any fulfillment delays.
🎴 Trick-Taking Game Update
I’ve been playtesting the new 3–5 player trick-taking game set in the Food Truck Race universe. It’s both competitive and cooperative, and a low-art print-and-play version is coming in August!
Current name ideas:
Food Trick Race: a truck-taking game
Food Truck Race: Only Snacks
Food Truck Race: Late Night Snacks
Got a better name? Drop it in the comments, I’d love to hear your ideas!
📬 Stay in Touch
Short and sweet! Reach out anytime at [email protected] with questions, feedback, or spicy puns.
