Spuddy's — The basic shift loop
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OverviewSpuddy's (Anomaly) puts you to work at Spuddy's Family Diner, where you seat customers, take orders, and serve food — but strange things keep happening on the floor. This guide covers the basic shift loop, how to handle each type of anomaly, and how to chase every badge the game offers.
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The basic shift loop
Step
Each time you start a shift, customers come through the door and expect full service from arrival to departure.
- Seat the customer guide each arriving customer to an open table.
- Take the order approach the seated customer and find out what they want.
- Prepare the food send the order to the kitchen and wait for it to be ready.
- Serve and see them out carry the finished dish to the table and handle the customer until they leave.
Three anomaly types and how to handle them
TableAnomalies come in three distinct forms during a shift. Spotting them early and responding correctly is what separates a clean shift from a bad-review disaster.
| Mimic | grab a bat and hit it to deal with this customer impostor. |
| Table Monster | feed it food to stop the anomaly at that table. |
| Secret Menu | a customer at an unusual location needs to be served there, not at a normal table. |
Protecting your reviews
Warn
Customer reviews reflect how well you handled both normal service and anything strange that happened during the shift. The Flawless badge requires you to reach shift 20 without a single bad review.
Badge progression by shift count
TableComplete the shift count in the left column to earn the badge on the right.
| Shifts required | Badge earned |
|---|---|
| 1 | New Recruit |
| 5 | Shift 5 |
| 10 | Shift 10 |
| 15 | Shift 15 |
| 20 | Shift 20 |
| 25 | Shift 25 |
| 30 | Shift 30 |
| 35 | Shift 35 |
| 40 | Shift 40 |
| 45 | Shift 45 |
| 50 | Shift 50 |
Badges that need more than just showing up
CheckThese badges will not come naturally just by completing shifts — you need to do something deliberate to trigger each one.
- Time to Fight Back hit a mimic with a bat at least once.
- Yummy feed the Table Monster during a shift where one appears.
- Secret Menu successfully serve a customer at the secret menu location.
- Savior rescue a customer who is being affected by an anomaly.
- Flawless reach shift 20 without ever receiving a bad review.
- Teamwork reach shift 20 in a session with three or more players in the same game.
Glossary
Glossary- Shift
- One complete round of play at the diner, from the first customer arriving to the end of service.
- Anomaly
- An abnormal event during a shift, such as a mimic, a table monster, or a secret menu order, that requires a specific response.
- Mimic
- An anomaly that disguises itself as a customer and must be dealt with by hitting it with a bat.
- Table Monster
- An anomaly that appears at a table and is resolved by feeding it food.
- Secret Menu
- A special location in the diner where certain customers need to be served instead of at a regular table.
Common questions
FAQCan I play alone?
Solo play works for the vast majority of the game, and you can earn almost every badge on your own. The one exception is the Teamwork badge, which requires you to reach shift 20 in a session with at least three players total.
How do I get the Flawless badge?
You need to complete 20 shifts without receiving a single bad review across all of them. Respond to every anomaly the moment you spot it and always rescue customers who are in danger.
What do I do when I see a mimic?
Pick up a bat and hit the mimic with it.
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