Splendor

Recommended for Ages 10 & up
2-4 Players
30 minutes playtime

Description:
Splendor is a fast-paced and addictive game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, shops — all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If youre wealthy enough, you might even receive a visit from a noble at some point, which of course will further increase your prestige. On your turn, you may 1 collect chips gems, or 2 buy and build a card, or 3 reserve one card. If you collect chips, you take either three different kinds of chips or two chips of the same kind. If you buy a card, you pay its price in chips and add it to your playing area. To reserve a card — in order to make sure you get it, or, why not, your opponents dont get it — you place it in front of you face down for later building; this costs you a round, but you also get gold in the form of a joker chip, which you can use as any gem. All of the cards you buy increase your wealth as they give you a permanent gem bonus for later buys; some of the cards also give you prestige points. In order to win the game, you must reach 15 prestige points before your opponents do.

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Designer(s):
Marc Andrae

Artist(s):
Abbas Amirabadi
Mahmoud Arasteh Nasab
Pascal Quidault

Board Game Geek Category(s):
Card Game
Economic
Renaissance

Board Game Geek Mechanic(s):
Card Drafting
Contracts
Set Collection