Aditi Desai and Sidhant Chand

Recognising that the game had potential, because, well, everybody loves chai, they decided to publish it. “When I read the game description, I was transported to a rainy Mumbai day, where one is nestled at a tea stall, and can smell the brewing milk tea,” Polepalli reminisces. The game is centred around a mela, where customers are looking for a tea stall. Players running the tapris have to serve guests chai, the way they like it. If they get it right, they’ll be rewarded with tips and publicity. One can also lure customers by specialising in a specific kind of chai, and can lose points if guests aren’t attended to. The goal, he says, is to get a five-star rating.

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Aditi Desai’s artwork evokes the nostalgia of the clockwork chaos of chai tapris, complete with jostling customers, the aroma of hot fried snacks and the hum of constant banter. “More than a chai-making game, it’s about economics and strategy. Half the game is so intuitive because you already know how to make chai,” Polepalli points out about Chai Garam that’s been drawing the interest of folks everywhere from Japan to Sweden. Like we said, everybody loves chai.

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