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Released in time for the five-year anniversary of the definitive causal management game series, Diner Dash 5: Boom! adds challenging new elements to the fan-familiar quick-click play. The action takes place in a single screen, in which players guide intrepid restaurateur Flo to seat customers, take orders, and serve meals, by mouse-clicking on different objects and areas in the most efficient order. As the story goes, the nefarious Mr. Big changes the sign on Flo's diner to advertise a "free breakfast," and the popular restaurant is so overrun with customers that it literally bursts at the seams -- "Boom!" Now Flo must work to rebuild her culinary empire, beginning by setting up makeshift outdoor restaurants all around town. Because the restaurants are outdoors, players must now worry about keeping tablecloths from blowing away when it's windy, and setting up umbrellas on each table if it starts to rain, in addition to their many other food service responsibilities. New customer types also add to the restaurant management considerations. Clown character patrons will hypnotize other customers seated nearby, for example, and lawyers will get into arguments when they are seated too close to other lawyers. As in earlier versions of the game, running each new restaurant level becomes more challenging as the game progresses, but players can purchase equipment and hire staff members with the money they earn from successful service. Players can also use proceeds to purchase restaurant décor and fixtures, and the final level of the game takes place in the custom diner that players rebuild for Flo with their earnings.