United States (Contiguous)

A fresh game that gets even better with age.

Fromage offers a fresh take on worker-placement. Players simultaneously place workers on a rotating cheese board.

$49

Fromage - $49

Cheesy Worker Placement
Time to play
40 min
Players
1 - 4
Main Mechanic
Simultaneous Action Selection
Ages
14+
Series
R2i Games
Box Size
Medium [?]

Fromage is a simultaneous worker-placement game about being a French cheesemaker. Since it's always your turn, Fromage condenses the feeling of a highly strategic Euro-style game into just 40 minutes.

Fromage is designed by Ben Rosset & Matthew O'Malley (The Search for Planet X) and developed and published by Jeffrey Chin & Andrew Nerger (Canvas).

Fromage - 2nd Printing
$49
Fromage: Limited Edition
$69
Formaggio
Expansion
$49
Formaggio: Limited Edition
Expansion
$69
Lazy Susan for Fromage
$15
Wood Tokens for Fromage
$20
Update Kit for Fromage 1st Printing
$5
Total: $49
Not currently available in
United States (Contiguous)
"A Perfect Game."
-Jamie Haughn (Foster the Meeple)

Limited Edition Content

Lazy Susan Mat

This neoprene mat goes under the board. The Twist-Lock Axle keeps the rotating board perfectly flush and centered, ensuring an ultra-smooth rotation with a 1-finger push. The mat rolls up and fits in the game box.

Wood Tokens

108 Wood Tokens. The Structures, Fruit, and Livestock tokens come in a variety of shapes.

Formaggio, the Italian cheesemaking game, is a standalone expansion for Fromage. This means you can play it on its own, or you can combine all the components with the base game.

We made a few balance tweaks in Fromage's 2nd printing. If you purchase Fromage here, you'll get an up-to-date copy. If you already own a 1st printing of Fromage, you can purchase the Fromage Update Kit or print stickers on your home printer.

Learn more

Rotating Lazy Susan

Fromage features a rotating board that ages your cheese. Carefully plan which cheeses to make to efficiently manage the availability of your workers.

The 4 Venues

Each quadrant features a different cheesemaking mini-game.

  • Sell cheese to crowds in the Festival.
  • Deliver cheese to French Villes.
  • Make a varied display of cheese in the Fromagerie.
  • Serve cheese pairings to guests at the Bistro.

View the complete rulebook.

You can play Fromage for free, right in your internet browser. No downloads necessary.

You can play Fromage for free, right in your internet browser. No downloads necessary.

Player Board
Making Cheese
Gathering Resources
Order Cards
Limited Edition Wood Tokens
Board
Fromage Box
Play Session
Villes
Workers
Structure Tiles

How To Play

How To Play & Playthrough | The Brothers Murph

34 min

How To Play | Kovray

9 min

Streamlined Playthrough | TheGameBoyGeek

21 min

Quick Rules | R2i Games

6 min

How To Play | All the Games

22 min

Solo Playthrough | One Stop Co-Op Shop

36 min

How To Play & Full Playthrough | I Heart Board Gmaes

50 min

Full Playthrough (Advanced Mode) | I Heart Board Gmaes

36 min

Trailer | R2i Games

1 min

Reviews

Marco Arnaudo | MarcoOmnigamer

"Fromage is an absolute masterpiece."

Joel Eddy | Drive Thru Games

"This is a Spiel des Jahres shoo-in. I recommend this way beyond anything I've recommended. Everybody should have this game."

Jamie Haughn | Foster the Meeple

"The perfect board game."

Ben Nockles | Board Game Dad

"An essential game. Everyone should own this game."

Dan King | The Game Boy Geek

"This game is gonna be a huge hit. I think it's going to be on many Top 10 Games of the Year lists."

Dr. Brian McDonald | Brains On Games

"I can't wait to play it again. Road To Infamy Games, you've knocked it out of the park with this one."

Andrew Prentice | eNVy Board Gaming

"I can set up the game in less than 5 minutes. It's easy to teach. Super easy to understand. I like it at all player counts. It's so fast, so streamlined, so good."

Jamey Stegmaier | Stonemaier Games

"It feels like one of my favorite games, Tzolkin, but with simultaneous play. The way they accomplish it with the workers is really clever."

Jake Powers | Gaming With The Powers

"An excellent game and it does so many things really well."

Carly | Board Game Buzzz

"I can't stop thinking about it. I want to keep playing it."

Kevin Delp | Tantrum House

"Two thumbs up!"

Devin | Dads and Dice

"Close to a perfect game!"

Dr. Brian McDonald | Brains On Games

"Fromage should be at the top of anyone's board game list."

Tom Vasel | The Dice Tower

"Fromage is so easy to play, with wonderful pieces. R2i Games has another hit on their hands."

Adam Singer | Shelf Clutter

"I love Euro games that are really, really well designed, but also bring in new ideas. This one is checking off all the boxes."

Chris Meeusen | Liege of Games

"This is an incredibly unique game. It really changes the dynamic of a worker placement game in a way that I've never seen before in any way, shape, or form. The mechanisms are very clever. The rules overhead is incredibly low. The depth of strategy is present in the board actions as you're utilizing them, not in how many rules you have to memorize. I can't say I could be any more pleased. R2i Games has a pretty freakin' sweet game on their hands."

Lance Goodwin | Love 2 Hate

"In the running for game of the year for me."

Bailey Jorgensen | After Evenfall

"Once you get into the flow of the game, it's actually really simple. This is one I could get out over and over and over again. I love how everything feels so well thought out. I really loved it. I gave it 5 stars!"

Grant Lyon

"There's a lot of worker placement games and it feels hard to do it differently. I feel like Fromage found a way to do it differently and I think it's really cool because of that. I love the game for sure."

Graeme Anderson | The Dice Tower

"This is a must buy."

Norm Hastings | Board Game Museum

"This game is different from any other game that I've played. I really, really enjoyed this game."

Ilya Ushakov | Kovray

"I can foresee this being a game we get to the table and introduce a lot of people to. It's really easy to play. The actions aren't overly complicated. The games are quick. You'll come back to play it again and try different strategies."

Carley Reinhard | Gnarly Carley

"I'm a little obsessed with it! It's easy to get the table, has enough intrigue for me as an experienced gamer in strategy and play, all while being simple enough to teach to folks new to the game space."

Richard "Rahdo" Ham | Rahdo Runs Through

"The game just keeps on giving! It does everything Tzolkin The Mayan Calendar does in a fraction of the time. Yet, it has so much richness to the experience."

Sort of Board Games

"The pieces are lovely. It's a beautiful game. It's easy to learn, easy to play. Go get Fromage."

Sarah Shah | Board Games in a Minute

"I absolutely love this game! It's very unique. The artwork is just so freaking pretty."

Kenny Heidt | Party Tails Games

"I would definitely recommend this game!"