Coloretto details
- Designer: Michael Schacht
- Artists: Guido Favaro, Michael Schacht, Oksana Svistun
- Publishers: 999 Games, ABACUSSPIELE, Albi, Brain Games, Corfix, Devir, DV Games, dV Giochi, G3, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, HomoLudicus, Kaissa Chess & Games, Korea Boardgames, Korea Boardgames co., Ltd., Lautapelit.fi, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Möbius Games, Oya, PS-Games, Red Glove, Rio Grande Games, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
- Release Date: 2003
- Player count : 2 - 5
- Age range : 8+
- Time range : 30 minutes
- Mechanism(s): Card Drafting, Open Drafting, Press Your Luck, Push Your Luck, Set Collection
- BGG Geek Rating: - converted to Meeple Mountain scale: .
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Game play in Coloretto is simple: Either draw a card to play to a row, or take a row of cards to add them to your collection. A row can have at most three cards, so at some point everyone is forced to take a row. Once all the rows have been claimed, players start a new round, drawing or taking once again.
What are you trying to do with these cards? Collect huge sets - but only in three colors as every color beyond the third will cost you points. Jokers are highly-prized as they always match what you want, and +2 cards provide sure points, giving you a back-up plan if everything goes south in terms of the colors you're collecting.
Once only a few cards remain in the deck, the round ends and everyone tallies their score, choosing three colors of cards to score positively while any other colors count against you. Each color is scored using a triangular number system: the first card in a color is ±1 point, the second card is ±2 points, and so on. The player with the high score wins!
A two-player variant is included with some versions of Coloretto, with the only change being that rows can have only 1-3 cards placed in them, depending on the icons on the row cards.
Nordic version include extensions: 'Coloretto: The Extra Cards', 'Coloretto: The Limit Cards' and 'Coloretto for two players'.
Looking for a dead simple card game you can play with anyone? Read Jim's review of Coloretto and decide for yourself if it belongs on your table!
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