Happy Dim Sum Game – Exclusive Promo Code
Note: Thank you to Happy Dim Sum for providing a sample to review. All opinions are my own.
Happy Dim Sum, the card game that brings all the fun of a dim sum meal to any table and any time!
Have you ever tried dim sum? If you love Chinese food, then you’ll love dim sum. For those unfamiliar, Dim Sum is a style of Chinese cuisine in bite-sized portions that are traditionally enjoyed at restaurants for breakfast or lunch.
The food is typically served in small steamer baskets or plates. Some restaurants bring dim sum out on carts where waitstaff roll them to tables for patrons to pick out what they want. Going out for dim sum is a fun dining activity with family and friends. There are so many food options for dim sum that everyone is likely to find several dishes that satisfy their taste buds.
In Dim Sum, there is also dining etiquette that is inherent to the eating experience. All of this is captured in the unique card game, Happy Dim Sum.
Merging Dim Sum with a Card Game
For those who love to eat dim sum and play games, Happy Dim Sum is the perfect merger of the two. This game makes sure to include Chinese dining traditions like showing your “love” by stuffing your friends, making a sly toast with “Yum Cha!” (Chinese tea with dim sum), and of course, battling with fellow guests over who will pick up the bill.
There’s also a Grandma action card where everyone else must serve themselves all the dim sum in their hands (because grandma always makes sure you’re full). If you grew up in a Chinese household or have dined with Chinese friends, all of this should sound familiar.
This game is for players ages 8+ years and is ideal for teaching kids (and adults alike) about Chinese culture through food. The cards, printed on high-quality card stock, feature colorful and adorable illustrations.
Dim sum lovers will recognize favorite dishes such as Char Siew Bun, Lor Mai Gai, Spring Roll, Carrot Cake, Har Gow, Xiao Long Bao, Stuffed Crab Claw, Siew Mai, and Chee Cheong Fun.
How to Play Happy Dim Sum
“I bet you think this game is about eating the most dim sum possible, don’t you? Well you would be wrong because a traditional dim sum setting is not about eating the most, it’s about making OTHER people eat until they burst.” – From the Happy Dim Sum website
In Happy Dim Sum, the goal of the game is to outlast everyone else by moving tasty treats around the table and watching for daily specials to emerge from the kitchen. The first turn goes to the person who ate dim sum the most recently.
Players serve dim sum cards to others to fill their plates. After all, like in real life dim sum, it’s the gracious thing to do. A player is eliminated when they are full. Being full means they have at least 3 complete sets of dim sum on the table in front of them which have also been posted as Daily Specials.
You are the winner if everyone is full except you OR the deck runs out and you have the fewest points (each piece of dim sum = 1 point, each complete set = 1 extra point).
The game includes 60 Dim sum cards, 39 Action Cards (like “Check please!” where you start a group battle for the bill – a very Chinese custom), and 9 Daily Specials cards.
Happy Dim Sum is a game for 2 to 5 players, and it takes about 20 minutes to play.
Exclusive 10% Off Promo Code for Bicultural Mama Readers
Happy Dim Sum makes for a great gift for the holidays, birthdays, or any day for dim sum lovers! Delivery is available to Canada and the USA. The game designers are based in Canada and as such, all prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD).
Happy Dim Sum Original Edition
Happy Dim Sum is the card game that brings all the fun of a dim sum meal to any table and any time! This original edition includes 108 game cards and rulebooks in English and Traditional Chinese. Price: $24.99 Canadian dollars = Approximately $20.18 US (Note: The US price may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of purchase).
Happy Dim Sum Festive Edition
This limited-quantity special edition includes all the components of Happy Dim Sum Original Edition plus a bonus set of vintage-styled Festive Daily Special Cards which may be used in place of the original Daily Special Cards. Price: $27.99 Canadian dollars = Approximately $22.60 (Note: The US price may change depending on the exchange rate at the time of purchase).
10% Off Promo Code
Bicultural Mama readers can receive an exclusive promo code for 10% off on any order of Happy Dim Sum. Simply go to https://happydimsum.square.site/buy-now and at checkout, input the coupon code BICULTURALMAMA to receive the discount. The coupon code is valid until December 31, 2021.
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About the Game Designers
Two friends from Toronto, Canada — Daniel and Justin — meshed their passion for eating dim sum and playing board games to create something entirely new. They included the quirky etiquette of a dim sum meal to make a fun and hilarious game. During the pandemic, they found some enthusiastic partners on the other side of the world: Mercat Games, a Singapore-based games publisher, and Regina A E, a Singaporean illustrator and graphic designer. Together, they created the game Happy Dim Sum. Learn more at https://happydimsum.square.site. Enjoy!