Umami Friends ▸ Shelfside Plays @Shelfside

Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

We delve into this food based card battler, in its very first recorded tournament! Umami Friends is a card dueler where you take on the role of chefs, trying to cook points (umami) with varying common/rare/legendary recipes. You can be asymmetrical powers, like Shinra or Fronk (Ashton's favorite) to get fancy burgers at a discount! With eventual drafting and multiple modes, this is a splendor/mtg (set collecting) like game that casual euro fans can jump into easily! Or play competitively as it has some CCG-isms! There is even some Umami friends (umamiverse) lore for those theme-hungry players.

Play Umami Friends: kickstarter.com/projects/umamifriends/umami-friends-the-card-game

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
How to Play - (0:25)
Elimination 1 Ashton vs. Jason (Turbo) - (2:11)
Elimination 2 Wei-yee vs. Guto (Turbo) - (13:12)
Final Match (Competitive Ruleset) - (22:42)

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Stuff Used:
Kevin Macleod - Investigations
youtube.com/watch?v=7_t7gQ8Olgk

Kevin Macleod - Airport Lounge
youtube.com/watch?v=HiS9O0fMT8A

Kevin Macleod - Opportunity Walks
youtube.com/watch?v=SrupvcpScRw

Kevin Macleod - Marty gots a plan
youtube.com/watch?v=RhRNWAbeBpE

Kevin Macleod - Sneaky adventure
youtube.com/watch?v=2SppruC0G5k

Kevin Macleod - Sneaky snitch
youtube.com/watch?v=a3mxLL7nX1E

Kevin Macleod - Study and Relax
youtube.com/watch?v=5Z_Ecyh6e7A

"Alex Productions - Cooking" is under a Creative Commons (BY 3.0) license:
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