Schmidt Spiele Ligretto Blue

This is a fantastic game for friends and family alike! The aim of the game is to score the most points by playing cards into the middle of the playing area while also getting rid of your "ligretto stack." Each player has a deck of 40 cards- 4 colors numbered 1-10. You shuffle your 40 cards and then lay out a given number based on the number of players face-up in front of you. You then remove another 10 cards from your deck- these ten become your ligretto pile and are set in a stack face-down next to your cards. the remaining cards in your deck become an extra deck you will use to score more points during the game. Then the game starts- everyone begins trying to get rid of all their cards in play (plus as many of the cards in their extra deck) by placing them in the middle. However, cards can only be placed on top of cards of the same color and have to be placed in numerical order. So, ones can be placed instantly but twos through tens have to be placed in corresponding piles (red 2 on a red 1, green 3 on a green 2, blue 4 on a blue 3, etc.). Thus the challenge is trying to get rid of, say, your yellow 3 before another player places theirs in the yellow pile, forcing you to have to keep yours until a new yellow pile gets started. This can lead to some fun scrambles when 2 or more players are trying to get rid of the same card. If you can't place any of your cards that are in play, you turn over three cards from your extra deck- if the top card is playable you can place it, and if the one under that is playable you can place it, and so on until the top card is not playable, at which point you turn over another three and repeat until you get an opportunity to play one of your face-up cards on the table. If you run through your entire extra deck and still have cards left in your ligretto pile you start your extra deck over again and continue going through it the same way. Whenever you place a card that's from your face-up cards, you replace it with one from your ligretto stack and continue to do so until all of your ligretto stack has been placed, at which point you can end the round by saying "ligretto stop." When a round ends, all the placed cards are re-sorted into each player's deck (each player's cards have a different design/color on the back for sorting) and counted up. Every placed card is worth a point, and every card remaining in the ligretto pile takes away 2 points. The player with the most points is the winner! You can choose to play multiple rounds and keep adding the scores of each round together to determine a final champion or you can just play one-round games. Because you get points for every card played, sometimes it is best to not end a round as soon as you get rid of your ligretto stack, especially if you run through your ligretto stack very quickly. You have to pay attention to how many cards you've placed vs how many cards others have placed and try to end the round when you feel like you've placed enough cards to win once everyone else has their ligretto stack penalty subtracted from their placed points. It becomes an engaging, tense game as you try to monitor other players, your row of cards, your extra deck, and all the piles in the center. It sounds like a lot to keep track of but it's actually very easy to learn and pick up on! Rounds go very fast- usually someone ends the round within a few minutes, maybe 12 at most and depending on how many are playing. Each ligretto box supports 2-4 players, so you can have up to 12 players if you get all three boxes. I have two, the red and blue, and that is plenty for my needs. I will say the game gets more frantic and fun the more players you have- when I get 7-8 people together it becomes quite a blast with people playing cards left and right and scrambling to play their card before someone swoops in and places the card first. It's a ton of fun for everyone who's ever played with me and I highly recommend it for anyone who likes fast card games. Big hit at group parties! This set, the blue box, has the blue triangle, purple hexagon, orange square, and green circle decks. The box itself is only 4x4x2.5 inches so it's super easy to take to parties and get-togethers. Grab a box of your choice and try it out!

I first played this game in the 1980s. My daughter recently fell in love with it and we bought this for her. She has reintroduced us to it, and we play almost every weekend. Fantastic excuse to bring the family together, and spend time talking while playing a fast and fun game.

Fun game. Easy to learn!

Such a fun game! Easy to learn for all types of players!

Es un juego excelente, dinámico, de concentración para el disfrute con amigos y familiares

este juego me encanta, esperaba que las cartas fueran mas gruesas pero todo salió bien

The colors are not vibrant and it can be hard to tell the yellow from the orange, which can be challenging during play But the cards are well made. I may have to buy a second set and mix them together to get sets with more distinct color ratios

Our family loves this game! Fun, fast paced and the children usually win!

Juego de cartas de rapidez visual donde los más pequeños de la casa pueden practicar con los números. También es muy divertido para los adultos. Juego recomendable para pasar un rato de risas con peques y/o adultos.

Super Spiel. Da geht es um Schnelligkeit und unsere Enkelkinder lieben es. Das Spiel ist nicht so langatmig und darauf kommt es bei unseren Kindern an. Kann ich nur empfehlen

Great game.

Gioco divertente per serate in compagnia di amici senza troppo impegno

sympa, mais pas fort convaincue quand meme ... les parties sont rapides mais on joue "seul" sans interaction. Mais bon, pour le prix payé en black friday (6€) ça fait l'affaire sur le temps de midi entre collegues pour faire une pause