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Puzzle Hungry: Umami Rush!

A new competitive puzzle game from Survivor 47 winner Rachel LaMont & puzzle designer Ryan Plaisted, fully funded on Kickstarter in 36 hours.

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Quick Facts

TITLE

Puzzle Hungry: Umami Rush!™

GENRE

Competitive puzzle & strategy board game

PLAYERS

2-4

PLAYTIME

25-45 minutes

CREATORS

Rachel LaMont & Ryan Plaisted

PUBLISHER

RE:SOLVE GAMES

MANUFACTURER

Panda Manufacturing

LAUNCH DATE

Kickstarter live now

FUNDING STATUS

Fully funded in 36 hours

RETAIL LAUNCH

Q2 2026

PRESS CONTACT

press@playresolve.com

Media
Coverage

Entertainment Weekly
Survivor winner Rachel LaMont reveals 5-point plan to conquer puzzles

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TheWrap
‘Survivor’ Winner Rachel LaMont Reveals How the Show’s Iconic Puzzles Changed Her Career Path

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RHAP
Rachel LaMont's New Board Game

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Parade
‘Survivor’ Winner Rachel LaMont Shares Her Top 5 Puzzles — And the Simple Tricks to Solve Them

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About the Game

Puzzle Hungry: Umami Rush!™ pits 2–4 players against each other as rival chefs in a chaotic race to plate multi-layered food puzzles. Each dish combines jigsaw puzzling with card-based sabotage, rewarding the fastest and cleverest chef. It’s equal parts puzzle, strategy, and pure kitchen chaos.

About the Creators

Rachel LaMont

Co-Founder, RE:SOLVE GAMES

Winner of Survivor 47, Rachel brings the strategy, intensity, and humor of competition to game design.

Ryan Plaisted

Co-Founder, RE:SOLVE GAMES

Designer behind Vexzle Puzzles, known for inventive laser-cut puzzle challenges. Ryan’s focus is merging tactile puzzle art with accessible social gameplay.

Assets & Downloads

Fact Sheet (1-page pdf) Game Trailer
High-Res Images Folder Logo Pack

Contact & 
Interview Requests

Media Contact

rachel@playresolve.com

Rachel LaMont and Ryan Plaisted are available for interviews, features, and podcast appearances. Please email to schedule or request review materials.

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