Card games
Coloretto
OyaMichael Schacht2003
- players
- 2–5
- minutes
- 30
- years
- 8+
In the box
Coloretto deck
Official rules (PDF, publisher's site)
Box details
- Designer
- Michael Schacht
- Artwork
- Guido Favaro, Michael Schacht, Oksana Svistun
- Publisher
- Oya
- Mechanics
- Open DraftingPush Your LuckSet Collection
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Collect three colours, and not one more, as all the others count against you. On your turn, turn over a card and place it on one of the rows, or take a whole row, which ends your turn for the round; the round is over when everyone has taken a row. Once the last-round card has appeared, finish the round, then score: your three largest colours count as plus points, the others as minus points, and each +2 card scores 2 points.
The rules, step by step
Setup
1 row per player, 7 colours, jokers, +2
- A deck of cards in seven colours, plus jokers and +2 cards.
- As many rows as there are players.
How to play
Turn over and place, Or take a row
- On your turn, turn over a card and place it on a row, or take a whole row.
- Taking a row ends your turn for the round.
- When everyone has taken a row, the round is over.
Scoring
3 colours score positive, Others score negative, +2 is worth 2 points
- Scale per colour: 1 card 1 point, 2 cards 3, 3 cards 6, 4 cards 10, 5 cards 15, 6 cards or more 21.
- Your three largest colours count as plus points, all the others as minus points, on the same scale.
- Each +2 card scores 2 points.
End of the game
Last-round card, Finish the round
- Once the last-round card has appeared, the current round is finished, then the scores are counted.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · Rules on video · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
What is the idea?
Collect coloured cards, but only three colours count as plus points: beyond that, each extra colour counts as minus points. Taking too many makes you lose.
What do you do on your turn?
Either: turn over a card from the deck and place it on one of the rows, or take a whole row — which takes you out of the round. Each row holds at most three cards.
How are the colours counted?
You choose your three largest colours: each one scores according to a triangular scale (1, 3, 6, 10, 15… points). Every other colour takes away the same scale. Jokers complete whichever colour you like.
What are the +2 cards for?
They add a fixed 2 points, with no colour and no penalty. A good row to take when you are hesitating.
How does the game end?
When the last-round card comes out of the deck, you finish the current round and then count the scores. There is no score threshold: it is running through the deck that stops everything.
Rules on video
Videos in French, hosted on YouTube.