Cards & Components

Every employee card, milestone, map tile, marketing campaign and piece of Food Chain Magnate and The Ketchup Mechanism, with what each does.

Card, milestone, map-tile and campaign faces show the original Splotter edition art, from the Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism & Other Ideas Tabletop Simulator module; names, numbers and symbols match the Special Edition. Photos of the pieces are from Lucky Duck Games’ Special Edition rulebook.

Boards

Picture	What it is
	Milestone tray — One per chain, with the base milestones printed on it. Milestones
	Turn order track — Positions 1–5 for the turn order markers. Order of Business
	Menu — Each chain’s player aid: phases, actions and training paths. A round

Base milestones

Picture	What it is
	First to Train an Employee — Requirement and benefit
	First to Hire 3 Employees in 1 Turn — Requirement and benefit
	First to Pay $20 or More in Salaries — Requirement and benefit
	First Waitress Played — Requirement and benefit
	First to Have $20 — Requirement and benefit
	First to Have $100 — Requirement and benefit
	First Errand Boy Played — Requirement and benefit
	First Cart Operator Played — Requirement and benefit
	First Burger Produced — Requirement and benefit
	First Pizza Produced — Requirement and benefit
	First to Throw Away Food or Drink — Requirement and benefit
	First to Lower Prices — Requirement and benefit
	First Burger Marketed — Requirement and benefit
	First Pizza Marketed — Requirement and benefit
	First Drink Marketed — Requirement and benefit
	First Billboard Campaign — Requirement and benefit
	First Airplane Campaign — Requirement and benefit
	First Radio Campaign — Requirement and benefit

Cards

Employees

entry level (can be hired) · $5 salary · 1x, one per player

Picture	What it is
	CEO — 3 work slots (2 or 4 after the first bank break); 1 hire each round. Always works, never paid. Rules
	Management Trainee — 2 work slots. Trains into Junior Vice President, Luxuries Manager or New Business Developer. Rules
	Junior Vice President — 3 work slots. Trains into Coach, Vice President, Recruiting Manager, Discount Manager or Local Manager. Rules
	Vice President — 4 work slots. Trains into Senior Vice President, Guru or Regional Manager. Rules
	Senior Vice President — 5 work slots. Trains into Executive Vice President, CFO or HR Director. Rules
	Executive Vice President — 10 work slots. Rules
	Recruiting Girl — 1 hire. Can’t be trained. Rules
	Recruiting Manager — 2 actions, each a hire or a $5 salary discount. Rules
	HR Director — 4 actions, each a hire or a $5 salary discount. Rules
	Trainer — 1 Train action. Can’t be trained. Rules
	Coach — 2 Train actions; may train the same person two steps. Rules
	Guru — 3 Train actions; may train the same person three steps. Rules
	Marketing Trainee — Billboard, road range 2, up to 2 rounds. Trains into Campaign Manager. Rules
	Campaign Manager — Mailbox or billboard, road range 3, up to 3 rounds. Trains into Brand Manager. Rules
	Brand Manager — Airplane, mailbox or billboard, unlimited range, up to 4 rounds. Trains into Brand Director. Rules
	Brand Director — Radio, airplane, mailbox or billboard, unlimited range, up to 5 rounds. Rules
	Kitchen Trainee — 1 burger or 1 pizza. Trains into Pizza Cook or Burger Cook. Rules
	Burger Cook — 3 burgers. Trains into Burger Chef. Rules
	Burger Chef — 8 burgers. Rules
	Pizza Cook — 3 pizzas. Trains into Pizza Chef. Rules
	Pizza Chef — 8 pizzas. Rules
	Errand Boy — 1 drink of any kind, no supplier needed. Trains into Cart Operator. Rules
	Cart Operator — 2 drinks from each supplier on a road route, range 2. Trains into Truck Driver. Rules
	Truck Driver — 3 drinks from each supplier on a road route, range 3. Trains into Zeppelin Pilot. Rules
	Zeppelin Pilot — 2 drinks from each supplier on every tile it flies over, range 4, ignoring roads. Rules
	Pricing Manager — Your price −$1 this round. Can’t be trained. Rules
	Discount Manager — Your price −$3 this round. Rules
	Luxuries Manager — Your price +$10 this round. Rules
	Waitress — $3 at the end of Dinnertime; more Waitresses win ties. Can’t be trained. Rules
	CFO — +50% of the cash you earn this Dinnertime. Rules
	New Business Developer — Place a house with a garden, or add a garden to a house. Rules
	Local Manager — Drive-ins on all your restaurants; place a Coming Soon restaurant within road range 3. Rules
	Regional Manager — Drive-ins on all your restaurants; place an open restaurant anywhere, or move one. Rules

Bank reserve cards

Picture	What it is
	Reserve +$100 — Adds $100 to the bank at the first break; votes for 2 CEO slots. Breaking the bank
	Reserve +$200 — Adds $200; votes for 3 CEO slots. Breaking the bank
	Reserve +$300 — Adds $300; votes for 4 CEO slots. Breaking the bank

Ketchup Mechanism employees

Picture	What it is
	Kitchen Trainee (any cook) — 1 burger or 1 pizza. Trains into any cook. Rules
	Burger Cook (expansion) — 3 burgers. Trains into Burger Chef or Fry Chef. Rules
	Pizza Cook (expansion) — 3 pizzas. Trains into Pizza Chef or Fry Chef. Rules
	Fry Chef — +$10 for every sale. Rules
	Sushi Cook — 2 sushi. Trains into Sushi Chef or Fry Chef. Rules
	Sushi Chef — 5 sushi. Rules
	Noodle Cook — 6 noodles. Trains into Noodle Chef or Fry Chef. Rules
	Noodle Chef — 16 noodles. Rules
	Kimchi Master — 1 kimchi at the end of Cleanup. Rules
	Barista Trainee — 1 coffee. Trains into Barista, placing a coffee shop. Rules
	Barista — 2 coffee. Trains into Lead Barista, placing a coffee shop. Rules
	Lead Barista — 5 coffee. Rules
	Marketing Trainee (expansion) — Billboard, road range 2, up to 2 rounds. Trains into Rural Marketeer, Gourmet Food Critic, Mass Marketeer or Campaign Manager. Rules
	Mass Marketeer — One extra Marketing phase this round. Rules
	Rural Marketeer — Place a rural campaign next to the Rural Area. Rules
	Gourmet Food Critic — Market to every house with a garden, up to 3 rounds. Rules
	Waitress (expansion) — $3; wins ties. Trains into a Movie Star. Rules
	B-Movie Star — Wins all ties; first choice of turn order. Rules
	C-Movie Star — Wins ties except against B; second choice of turn order. Rules
	D-Movie Star — Wins ties except against B or C; third choice of turn order. Rules
	Lobbyist — Place 1 road or park, road range 2. Rules
To be added	Night Shift Manager — Unpaid employees work twice this round. Rules

Ketchup Mechanism milestones

The New Milestones set is listed on the Ketchup page with each card. The module milestones:

Picture	What it is
	First Coffee Sold — Place a coffee shop in the next Cleanup. Rules
	First Lobbyist Used — Add a spare map tile to the city. Rules
	First Rural Marketeer Used — Place a freeway to the Rural Area. Rules
	Someone Sells Your Demand — Your distance counts 1 less. Rules

Reserve Prices cards

Picture	What it is
	+$200, base price $5 — Votes for a $5 base price after the first break. Rules
	+$200, base price $10 — Votes for a $10 base price. Rules
	+$200, base price $20 — Votes for a $20 base price. Rules

Tiles

Map tiles

Picture	What it is
	Map tile 1 — Soda supplier; a T-junction. Rules
	Map tile 2 — Lemonade supplier; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 3 — Soda and beer suppliers; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 4 — House 16 inside a loop road. Rules
	Map tile 5 — Soda supplier; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 6 — House 5 inside a ring road. Rules
	Map tile 7 — Beer supplier; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 8 — House 12; a crossroads with a bridge. Rules
	Map tile 9 — House 4; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 10 — House 15; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 11 — House 8 and a beer supplier. Rules
	Map tile 12 — House 10; a T-junction. Rules
	Map tile 13 — House 2; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 14 — Beer supplier; a T-junction. Rules
	Map tile 15 — Lemonade and soda suppliers inside a loop road. Rules
	Map tile 16 — Beer and lemonade suppliers; a crossroads with a bridge. Rules
	Map tile 17 — House 7 by a bend. Rules
	Map tile 18 — House 18 by a bend. Rules
	Map tile 19 — House 13; a crossroads. Rules
	Map tile 20 — Lemonade supplier; a crossroads. Rules
	Ketchup Mechanism map tiles — New districts, apartments and a park tile: to be added. Rules

Other tiles

Picture	What it is
	Freezer — Keeps up to 10 unsold items at Cleanup. Cleanup
	Coming Soon / drive-in — Marks a restaurant that opens at the end of the round, or one with a drive-in. Restaurants

Tokens & pieces

Restaurant chains

Picture	What it is
	Xango Blues Bar — A restaurant chain: menu, milestone tray, 3 restaurants and 3 drive-ins in its colour. Setup
	Santa Maria Pizza — A restaurant chain: menu, milestone tray, 3 restaurants and 3 drive-ins in its colour. Setup
	Fried Geese & Donkey — A restaurant chain: menu, milestone tray, 3 restaurants and 3 drive-ins in its colour. Setup
	Golden Duck Diner — A restaurant chain: menu, milestone tray, 3 restaurants and 3 drive-ins in its colour. Setup
	Gluttony Inc. Burgers — A restaurant chain: menu, milestone tray, 3 restaurants and 3 drive-ins in its colour. Setup
	Restaurants — 3 per chain, 2 × 2 squares, entrance at one corner. Restaurants

Marketing campaigns

Picture	What it is
	Radio 1 — Radio. Markets in number order. Rules
	Radio 2 — Radio. Markets in number order. Rules
	Radio 3 — Radio. Markets in number order. Rules
	Airplane 4 — Airplane over 1 row. Markets in number order. Rules
	Airplane 5 — Airplane over 3 rows. Markets in number order. Rules
	Airplane 6 — Airplane over 5 rows. Markets in number order. Rules
	Mailbox 7 — Mailbox, 2 × 2 squares. Markets in number order. Rules
	Mailbox 8 — Mailbox, 2 × 2 squares. Markets in number order. Rules
	Mailbox 9 — Mailbox, 1 square. Markets in number order. Rules
	Mailbox 10 — Mailbox, 1 square. Markets in number order. Rules
	Billboard 11 — Billboard, 3 × 2 squares. Markets in number order. Rules
	Billboard 12 — Billboard, 2 × 2 squares; removed with 2 players. Markets in number order. Rules
	Billboard 13 — Billboard, 3 × 1 squares. Markets in number order. Rules
	Billboard 14 — Billboard, 2 × 1 squares. Markets in number order. Rules
	Billboard 15 — Billboard, 1 square; removed with 2–3 players. Markets in number order. Rules
	Billboard 16 — Billboard, 1 square; removed with 2–4 players. Markets in number order. Rules
	Campaign miniatures — The Special Edition’s 3D billboards, mailboxes, airplanes and radio towers. Launch campaigns
	Eternal flags — Slotted into an eternal campaign. Eternal campaigns
	Busy tokens — Numbered like the campaigns; mark the marketeer running each one. Launch campaigns

City pieces

Picture	What it is
	Houses — Printed houses on the map; up to 3 demand counters. Dinnertime
	Houses with gardens — Placed by New Business Developers; 5 demand, pay double. Houses and gardens
	Gardens — Added to a house without one. Houses and gardens
	Soda supplier — Drink location on the map. Collecting drinks
	Lemonade supplier — Drink location on the map. Collecting drinks
	Beer supplier — Drink location on the map. Collecting drinks

Food, drinks and cash

Picture	What it is
	Burger — Food: stock, demand or campaign duration counter. Prep food and drinks
	Pizza — Food counter. Prep food and drinks
	Soda — Drink counter. Collecting drinks
	Lemonade — Drink counter. Collecting drinks
	Beer — Drink counter. Collecting drinks
	Cash — The bank. Breaking the bank
	Milestone tokens — ✓ claimed, ✗ no longer available. Milestones
	Employee tray — Holds the employee supply. Setup
To be added	Ketchup Mechanism pieces — Coffee shops, roadworks, parks, apartments, the Rural Area and freeways, gourmet campaigns, and noodle, sushi, kimchi and coffee counters. The Ketchup Mechanism

Icons

Icon	Meaning
	Entry level — Can be hired directly. Hire employees
	Salary — Costs $5 every Payday. Payday
	1x — One per player; limited copies by player count. Employee cards
	Work slots — Employees you may play under this card. Company structure
	Claimed — You claimed this milestone. Milestones
	Gone — This milestone is no longer available to you. Milestones
	Food — Burgers and pizza. Prep food and drinks
	Drinks — Soda, lemonade and beer. Collecting drinks