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Splendor is a 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 you’re 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 don’t 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.
Ages | 10+ |
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Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
Play Time | 30m – 30m |
Designer | Marc André |
Mechanics | Contracts, Open Drafting, Race, Set Collection |
Theme | Card Game, Economic, Renaissance |
Publisher | Asmodee China, Baborka Games, Board Game VN, Boardgame Space, Brain Games, CoolPlay, Filosofia Éditions, Gém Klub Kft., GoKids 玩樂小子, HaKubia, Hobby Japan, JD Éditions, Kaissa Chess & Games, Lautapelit.fi, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Morapiaf, NeoTroy Games, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Бельвіль, Asmodee, Asterion Press, Broadway Toys LTD, Days of Wonder, Galápagos Jogos, Korea Boardgames co., Ltd., Lex Games, Siam Board Games, Space Cowboys, Z-Man Games |
abssalom
Es un Juego sobreproducido pero una gran adquisición para aquellos que buscan un juego familiar, con chicha y con un buen equilibrio entre azar y estrategia.
aaj94
Meh, as far as engine-building goes, the puzzle in Century Spice Road grabs me much more. Both are essentially themeless engine builders, but Century Spice Road seems a little simpler (no reserving cards, for example) and I really don't need two games like this in my collection.
aboxoftricks
It's a great entry point for someone looking to get into the hobby. There's just enough going on to incentivise different strategies from game-to-game without being overwhelming or rules-heavy, and the chips are nice. But I want a little more in my games in terms of interesting mechanisms and gameplay. Plus the theme is really boring (though not a biggie). Happy to play though.