# VivaJava: The Coffee Game

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2012
- **BGG Rating**: 6.8
- **BGG Rank**: #3563
- **Players**: 3-8 (Best with: 7)
- **Duration**: 90 min
- **Weight**: 2.54 / 5
- **Designers**: T. C. Petty III
- **Artists**: Christopher Kirkman, Darrell Louder, T. C. Petty III
- **Publishers**: Dice Hate Me Games
- **Categories**: Bluffing, Economic, Negotiation
- **Mechanics**: Commodity Speculation, Memory, Simultaneous Action Selection, Trading, Variable Phase Order, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement

## Verdict
For those who love strategy with a social twist, VivaJava is a cup full of fun.Varied and deep mechanicsSupports up to 8 playersBalance of cooperation and competitionMay be complex for beginnersGame time can stretchRECOMMENDED

## Description
VivaJava: The Coffee Game is a delightful experience for those who love strategy and social interaction. In it, you’re a coffee researcher on a quest to create the perfect blend of beans to craft the next global hit. Send your workers to different parts of the globe to collect beans, but beware: you might cross paths with other players on the same mission. Here, you face a crucial choice: go solo and develop unique abilities in the lab or team up with others to create a superblend and share the points. Victory goes to those who can balance solitary research and strategic cooperation. With mechanics like worker placement, simultaneous action selection, and negotiation, VivaJava offers strategic depth that will please both newcomers and veterans. And the best part: it supports up to 8 players, ensuring a dynamic experience with little downtime.

## FAQ
### How many players can play?
VivaJava supports 3 to 8 players.

### What’s the average game time?
A game lasts about 90 minutes.

### Is it suitable for beginners?
Yes, but it may require some learning due to the varied mechanics.

### Does it need a lot of table space?
The game occupies a moderate space, with a board and individual components.

### Is it language-dependent?
No, the game has minimal text and is easily memorizable.

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