Splendor
Buy chips, buy cards, buy more cards for free.
What it is
A gateway engine builder with poker-weight gem chips that sell the game before you shuffle. You collect chips, buy gem cards that discount future cards, and race to 15 prestige. We think it runs a little dry at four and is nearly perfect at two or three.
What we love
- The chip tokens feel better than the bits in most pricier games
- A clean 30-minute arc from first draw to final purchase
- Great first heavier-than-gateway game for curious players
Honest trade-offs
- Four-player can bog in the mid game as the top row gets picked clean
- Blocking strategy exists and will frustrate newcomers who missed it
AI summary of player sentiment
Across the tables we polled, players consistently praise the game's production quality and pacing. The most common complaint is four-player can bog in the mid game as the top row gets picked clean.
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Content advisory
No content advisory.
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