Board game · 2014

Splendor

Players: 2 to 4
Duration: 30 min
Age: 10 and up
Complexity: Beginner

Marc André · Space Cowboys

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01 Intro 00:00 02 Présentation 00:14 03 Matériel et Mise en Place 00:24 04 But du Jeu 02:29 05 Déroulement 03:02 06 Actions Disponibles: 03:50 07 -Prise de Jetons Différents 04:10 08 -Prise de Jetons Identiques 04:25 09 -Réservation de Carte 05:08 10 -Acheter une Carte 06:29 11 Utilisation de l'Or 07:51 12 Condition de Prise de Jetons 08:12 13 Utilisation des Bonus de Cartes 08:41 14 Cumul de Bonus 09:12 15 Limite Personnelle de Jetons 09:31 16 Réserver une Carte Cachée 10:09 17 Limite de Réservation 10:55 18 Réserve de Jeton Vide 11:21 19 Aquisition Gratuite 11:51 20 Recevoir une Tuile Noble 12:18 21 Fin de Partie 13:06 22 Egalité 14:25 23 Conclusion 14:42
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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.

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