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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 |
aauten
One of my favorites. My 7 year old can play it as well. a few ways to win. go for the cheap cards and get the top points for free or get the high value cards.
2Face
The biggest praise I have for Splendor, is that my wife, who doesn’t like playing board games as much as the rest of the family, loves this game. This is her go-to game.
acooper1004
only really get to play with 2 players, and seems too much like a version of snap, very little skill, may be better with more players