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Coloretto

Build shared rows of colours, then claim one before somebody makes it awkward for you.

CompetitivePlay against each other
Players
2–5
Playing time
30 min
Rules
light

Current ABACUSSPIELE edition with the golden joker. Start with the brown scoring table.

How it plays

On your turn, either draw a card into a shared row or take a row and all its cards. In the usual three-to-five-player game, each row holds at most three cards. Once you take one, you stop playing until everyone has claimed a row and the next round begins.

Keep the colours you collect in front of you. At the end, choose three colours to score positively; every other colour scores negatively. With the recommended brown scoring table, larger collections become increasingly valuable, up to six cards in a colour.

Decisions you’ll make

A row can help one player and hurt another. Before placing a new card, check whose collection it extends and whose unwanted colours it adds.

Taking a useful row early protects it from being spoiled, but leaves other players to improve the remaining offers without you. Waiting gives you more information and also gives someone else a chance to take your preferred row.

Learning the game

Light: draw into a row or take one, with positive and negative colours to understand.

LEARN THE GAME

Watch how to play

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Coloretto - How to Play

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