How to Play Masala Lab: Game 2 (Sadhya)

Published: Tue 17th Sep

This is a how-to-play video of the boardgame "Masala Lab" by XOtoXO Games.

Masala Lab is a family boardgame about Indian food for 2-4 players, based on the best-selling book of the same name, by author Krish Ashok. Masala Lab has a total of three games.

This video covers the second game - called "Sadhya". Masala Lab comes in two sizes - Standard & Mini, and this game can be played only with the Standard box.

You need to have watched Game 1 (Tiffin) before watching this video, as some of the rules to play this are covered in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUBXDnY18n0&t=9s

In this game, you use the Prep you have made, add some more ingredients from your pantry to it, to cook and serve dishes on to your banana leaf. Serving dishes scores points, and players compete to be the highest scorer to win the game.

For boardgame enthusiasts, the main mechanics in this game are set collection, engine building and worker placement.

This is a card game that requires everything in the Standard box of Masala Lab, including the lid. A game can last 45-60 minutes.

XOtoXO Games is a small independent boardgame publishing house based out of Chennai, India. Athangudi: Artisans of Chettinad is the first game developed in-house by XOtoXO Design Studio, and Masala Lab is the second. Our games are fully developed, designed and manufactured in India. Masala Lab has been developed in collaboration with ‪@krishashok. Art by Meghna Menon. (‪@soulstuffjunkie)

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Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:32 About the Game
1:10 What do you need?
1:33 Game Information
1:47 Game Setup
3:20 Objective
3:40 How to Play
5:44 Actions on your turn
9:17 Scoring & Endgame
9:48 Additional Information