Coloretto

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Coloretto
Game data
author Michael Schacht
graphic Franz Vohwinkel
publishing company Abacus Games ,
Rio Grande Games ,
999 Games ,
homoludicus ,
Lautapelit.fi
Publishing year 2003
Art Card game
Teammates 3 to 5
Duration 30 minutes
Age from 8 years

Awards

Coloretto is a card game by Michael Schacht that was published in 2003 by Abacusspiele . It is suitable for 3 to 5 players (new edition 2–5 players), ages 8+, and takes about 30 minutes. It served as the template for the board game Zooloretto , which became Game of the Year in 2007 .

Coloretto was on the selection list for Game of the Year in 2003 , received first place in the à la carte card game award and came in 9th in the election for the German Games Award .

Game equipment

In addition to the instructions, the game contains 63 color cards (9 cards each in 7 colors), 10 “+2” cards, one “last round” card, three joker cards, five row cards and five overview cards.

Game flow

The players try to collect cards of the same color over several rounds. In each round there is a display of several rows of cards (one row for each player). If it is your turn within a round, you have the choice of either revealing a card and placing it in any row, or taking a complete row (i.e. consisting of 3 cards) and thus getting out of the round.

Publication and reception

Coloretto was developed by Michael Schacht and was published by Abacusspiele in 2003 and an English-language version by Rio Grande Games . In the following years it was reprinted several times and also appeared internationally with various other publishers. In 2006 the Finnish publisher Lautapelit.fi published a Nordic version in Finnish, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian and in 2009 the Russian publisher Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd. a version in Russian, Brain Games a version in the Baltic languages ​​and Kaissa Chess & Games a version in Greek. In 2010 G3 followed with a version in Polish and in 2011 it was published by Swan Panasia Co., Ltd. a Chinese version of the game and a Portuguese version for the Brazilian market from Grow Jogos e Brinquedos. In 2013, Abacus and Rio Grande published a 10-year anniversary edition, which was also taken over by Red Glove in Italian, by Oya in French, by Corfix in Czech and Slovak, and by HomoLudicus in Spanish. PS-Games published a Dutch version of the game in 2015 and dV Giochi published another Italian version in 2016.

Coloretto was on the selection list for Game of the Year in 2003 , received first place in the à la carte card game award and came in 9th in the election for the German Games Award .

In 2005, based on Coloretto, the card game Coloretto Amazonas appeared , which follows the gameplay of Coloretto . In 2007 Abacusspiele also published the game Zooloretto based on Coloretto , which was named Game of the Year in the same year and received several other awards.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b Coloretto , game instructions, Abacus 2003.
  2. ↑ Coloretto , versions at BoardGameGeek. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Coloretto Amazonas at BoardGameGeek. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Zooloretto at BoardGameGeek. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .

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