Dabba Walla – Mumbai Food Express
Immerse yourself in the vibrant streets of Mumbai with Dabba Walla – Mumbai Food Express, a dynamic tile placement game from Queen Games! Plan lunch routes, sort boxes, and ensure every dabba is delivered exactly on time.
How to Play
Each game simulates a working day of the famed dabba delivery workers. The game is split into two main phases:
1. Pick-Up Phase
- Move your Dabba Walla around the city board.
- Draft dabba cards and place matching polyomino tiles into your vehicle grid, stacking them over several levels.
- Fill spaces efficiently and trigger chai tiles for powerful bonuses.
2. Delivery Phase
- Flip the city board and simultaneously play cards to set values for the four dabba colours.
- Score tips for each level of your stack based on these values.
- Remove that layer of tiles and continue until all lunches are delivered!
The player who earns the most tips becomes the richest Dabba Walla and wins!
- Blends accessible family gameplay with clever spatial puzzles and a cultural theme based on Mumbai's real-life lunchbox system.
- Interactive tile stacking puzzle with shared scoring to keep all players engaged every round.
- Four unique vehicles and a double-sided game board for varied setups and difficulty levels.
- Includes two modular expansions featuring alternative scoring and contract objectives.
- Premium cardboard components produced in Europe with minimal plastic use (less than 1%).
- An ideal family game for 2–4 players aged 8+, with a playtime of about 45 minutes.
Box Contents
- Game Tiles & Cards: 76 dabba tiles in four colours (polyomino shapes), 76 matching dabba cards, 12 bonus tiles, 15 empty dabba tiles, 36 chai tiles, and 25 tickets.
- Game Boards: Double-sided three-part game board and 8 double-sided player boards featuring 4 vehicles.
- Player Components: 4 Dabba Walla standees, level markers, and tip markers.
- Storage: 3 sorting boxes with lids and a card box with a setup overview.
- Modular Expansions:
- Module 1: 4 double zero tiles.
- Module 2: 3 double-sided order cards with 6 different orders.
Case Pack: 6
