# Cooking Family Board Games The MasterChef Family Board Game Helps Players to Sharpen Their Skills By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-08-06 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/masterchef-family-board-game References: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/its-time-to-turn-mealtime-into-game-time-introducing-the-masterchef-family-cooking-game-by-wilder-toys--wowwee-301349300.html) & [wildertoys](http://www.wildertoys.com/masterchef) The MasterChef Family Board Game from Wilder Toys, [WowWee](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buttheads-fart-launcher-3000) and Endemol Shine North America turns the hit culinary competition series into a gamified experience that includes plenty of challenges to help the whole family take their skills to the next level. The game includes entertaining Mystery Ingredients, Game Changers and Mad Skills challenges, plus recipes that make players feel as if they're truly competing on their favorite show. The game boasts 22 family-tested recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners and snacks, all of which encourage fun in the kitchen, skill-building and teamwork. Young players will have to see if they can score big points from the judges as they learn to cook, cut, measure and much more. Inside the game box, players will find hundreds of cards, a game board, one blindfold and a pair of [kid-safe knives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-life-play-kitchen). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Youth](https://www.trendhunter.com/youth) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Cooking Board Games:** The trend of cooking board games is disrupting traditional family game night and providing opportunities for game designers to create new cooking-themed games. - **Gamified Culinary Experience:** The trend of gamifying the culinary experience is disrupting traditional cooking classes and providing opportunities for companies to create engaging and interactive cooking tutorials. - **Child-friendly Cooking Tools:** The trend of developing child-friendly cooking tools is disrupting traditional safety practices in the kitchen, and providing opportunities for manufacturers to innovate and create more accessible cooking equipment for kids. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Board Game Industry:** The board game industry can leverage the trend of cooking board games to create new games that combine the fun of gameplay with culinary knowledge. - **Food and Beverage Industry:** The food and beverage industry can leverage the trend of gamifying the culinary experience to create interactive cooking classes and recipes that are both entertaining and educational. - **Cookware Industry:** The cookware industry can leverage the trend of child-friendly cooking tools to create innovative, safer and more accessible cooking equipment for kids and families. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Culinary Battle Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/show-me-your-chef.md) - [Chili-Centered Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chop-drop-chili.md) - [Miniature Cooking Collectibles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/masterchef-mini-brands.md) - [Food-Inspired Children’s Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noodle-knockout-fine-motor-game.md) - [Card-Matching Foodie Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/themed-card-game.md) - [Skill-Building Cooking Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fantastic-food-truck.md) - [Cooking Competition Meal Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yes-chef-meal-kit.md) - [Family Board Game Promos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hasbro-and-birds-eye.md) - [Color-Changing Cooking Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simmer-stir-stovetop-play-set.md)