{"id":11071,"date":"2025-11-24T02:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/two-playdate-games-about-cheese-and-spooky-campfire-stories-with-a-twist\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T02:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T02:18:00","slug":"two-playdate-games-about-cheese-and-spooky-campfire-stories-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/two-playdate-games-about-cheese-and-spooky-campfire-stories-with-a-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Playdate games about cheese, and spooky campfire stories with a twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">After taking a break from the Playdate following Season Two and the wonderfully weird experience that was <em>Blippo+<\/em>, I finally dusted off my little yellow console this week and dove back in. And what better place to start than with a couple of games about cheese? <em>Cheese &lsquo;n Crackers<\/em> and <em>Say When!<\/em> both hit the Playdate Catalog recently, but aside from the thematic similarity, they&rsquo;re two very different games. As an extra treat (unrelated to cheese), I also picked up <em>Ware-wolf Campfire Stories<\/em>, a free game on <span>itch.io<\/span> that&rsquo;s actually over a dozen bite-sized games in one.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-mb col-body heading-text-style font-bold charcoal-color\"><em>Cheese &lsquo;n Crackers<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">When it comes to snacking, everyone&rsquo;s got their preferences. Some crave a savory blast of umami, while for others, a sweet treat might be what always hits the spot. Or maybe you&rsquo;re like me, and if you have one, it needs to be followed by the other. Creating snacks that hit<em> just right <\/em>is what <em>Cheese &lsquo;n Crackers<\/em> is all about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In this Playdate game, you have what is essentially a neverending charcuterie board with all the fixins you could imagine. There are meats, cheeses, spreads, spices, vegetables, fruits and various types of crackers and breads to adorn with those toppings. You have to combine ingredients to make the perfect snacks for whatever group you&rsquo;re serving that round. Each group &mdash; like the Speed Daters or Grandma&rsquo;s Bridge Club &mdash; has a specific set of guidelines that may include favorites, dietary restrictions or aversions to certain tastes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\" readability=\"27.5\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\" readability=\"30\">\n<p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">A still from the Playdate game Cheese n Crackers showing a cutting board with various meats, vegetables, cheeses and crackers<\/span><span> (Scenic Route Software)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">While pairing ingredients is pretty intuitive, there are specific combinations that will earn you more points, so you&rsquo;ll have to pay attention to descriptions of each food item. Or, you can turn to the <em>Cheese &lsquo;n Crackers<\/em> Compatibility Spreadsheet for all of that information in one place. Yes, that exists, and it&rsquo;s an intimidating work of culinary organization. Toppings will go bad if they sit out for too long, so you won&rsquo;t want to waste too much time scouring the spreadsheet, but it&rsquo;s still a relatively low-pressure game that you can play at your own pace. For the more competitive among us, though, there are leaderboards so you can challenge yourself with scores to beat.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-mb col-body heading-text-style font-bold charcoal-color\"><em>Say When!<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">This is the more intense of our cheese games, with a <em>Root Bear<\/em><em>&ndash;<\/em>like structure that sees you tending to a revolving door of restaurant patrons and trying to grate the perfect amount of cheese for their meals using the crank. And despite being called <em>Say When!<\/em>, your customers (very <em>un<\/em>helpfully) will not actually say &ldquo;when&rdquo; to let you know you can stop cranking; you have to pay attention to their unique tells to know when they&rsquo;re satisfied &mdash; the twitch of a mustache, a change in facial expression, etc.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\" readability=\"27.5\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A still from the Playdate game Say When! showing a man wearing dark sunglasses sitting at a table, with a dish in front of him. Grated cheese is pouring onto the dish from a cheese grater that floats above it\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"574\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"fig-image-round\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4OhMxX7L84FoLUOHsmZemA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3NA--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/saywhen.jpg\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\" readability=\"30\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">A still from the Playdate game Say When! showing a man wearing dark sunglasses sitting at a table, with a dish in front of him. Grated cheese is pouring onto the dish from a cheese grater that floats above it<\/span><span> (Smashtoad Studios)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">There&rsquo;s a customer satisfaction meter at the top of the screen that will take hits any time you under- or over-serve cheese, or suffer if you&rsquo;re moving too slowly, and once it&rsquo;s down to the bottom, you&rsquo;re fired. After each shift, you&rsquo;ll be given the choice to use a modifier that can help you out in areas like customer satisfaction or getting the boss off your back. To mix things up, there are also mini-games that pop up in the middle of your shift. You might be furiously grating cheese and then have to switch gears and save the life of a choking customer, for example.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_aripqtialuknpfmlbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_iripqtialuknpfmlbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">It&rsquo;s fast-paced, it&rsquo;s silly and it&rsquo;s pretty hard to put down once you get going.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-mb col-body heading-text-style font-bold charcoal-color\"><em>Ware-wolf Campfire Stories<\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">While the Playdate Catalog has lots of great titles to choose from, there are plenty of gems <em>not<\/em> on there that are worth checking out too. One such example is <em>Ware-wolf Campfire Stories<\/em>, a unique package of 14 tiny games that&rsquo;s free on <span>itch.io<\/span>. It&rsquo;s the result of a collaboration between 15 developer teams &mdash; including the developers of <em>Off-Planet Dreams<\/em>, the Life&rsquo;s Too Short series, <em>Voidblazers<\/em> and other popular Playdate titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Per the description:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-text-color col-body mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic dark:text-bob\" readability=\"30\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\" readability=\"34\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In <em>Ware-wolf Campfire Stories, <\/em>5 kids are sitting around a fire with their counselor telling spoooooky tales! Each story launches a separate game that you may win or lose&hellip;. with consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">It&rsquo;s a cool format, and there&rsquo;s some nice variety among the games, which each only take a few minutes to get through for the most part. They&rsquo;re all of the spooky sort, so expect bats, ghosts and skeletons galore. It&rsquo;s a nice way to get a taste of some of the many different game styles you&rsquo;ll encounter on the Playdate, and maybe discover some developers whose games you haven&rsquo;t yet checked out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Two Playdate games about cheese, and spooky campfire stories with a twist<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After taking a break from the Playdate following Season Two and the wonderfully weird experience that was Blippo+, I finally dusted off my little yellow console this week and dove back in. 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