À table! card game

Published July 6, 2026

By FontsInUse

Contributed by Guillaume Pinatel

Following the initial À table ! poster and T-shirt, this project expands the culinary universe into a fully playable card game. À table ! is a reimagined take on the classic Jeu des 7 familles (Happy Families), heavily inspired by the mechanics of Fachorama. The objective is to gather cards from different categories to build complete menus – starters, meat & poultry, seafood, and desserts – while navigating special joker cards designed to spice up the gameplay.

The game is a satirical tribute to the outdated, unappealing, yet completely unironic recipes found in French cookbooks from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, sourced directly from parental cupboards and internet archives. Mirroring the concept of the original poster, the 45-card deck celebrates the bizarre aesthetics and questionable plating of mid-century gastronomy.

Production-wise, the 45 cards were printed using two-color Risography, then finished with a silkscreen varnish to set the ink. Each category features a distinct color profile. The custom templates for the card boxes were also designed from scratch and followed the same artisanal production process.

Special thanks to @bouricooo for the finishing (façonnage) and Sacrés Caractères for the die-cutting of the cards. This project was created during my residency at Atelier Garage in Lyon, from March to June 2026. 35 decks of cards were produced. The typefaces in use are (in alphabetical order) Bookman Swash, ITC Bodoni Ornaments, Cesare, Interlope, Martian Mono, and Zipper. Bon appétit !

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