If you are looking for a game that requires a little strategy while playing, then look no further than Coloretto, one of the best card games ever.
For this game, players have to be aware of what their opponents need and work hard to deprive them of a good row while creating an enticing row for themselves.
Score big during the game night by reading our guide on how to play the Coloretto card game.
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The goal of the game
The goal of this game is to specialize in 3 cards in your stack.
The rest of the cards will earn you negative points.
A maximum of 5 players are allowed for this game.
However, for 3 players one colour has to be removed from the deck.
A deck has 90 playing cards of which;
- 63 are coloured cards.
- There are 7 colours each having 9 cards
- 10 ‘+2’ cards to earn you two points
- 3 jokers
- 1 last round card
- 5 brown row cards
- 5 summary cards with a different scoring system
- 3 green row cards
How to play Colorreto card game
To begin learning and playing the Colloreto card game please follow the following rules:
Few hints
The rules of this game are easy. When a player has the chance to play they can either choose to draw a card from the deck.
Or, pick a row plus the brown row card and place it in their stack. For brown row cards, players can only place a maximum of 3 cards.
Nonetheless, for green cards players have to place the number of cards indicated on the card.
A round ends after 15 cards have been played.
When a round ends, the player who took the last row begins the new round.
This goes on until the last round when players compute the score.
When calculating the score, identify the 3 most common cards and compute the positive points gathered. The rest of the cards earn the player negative points.
The scoring system is agreed synonymously by the players.
For two players, 2 coloured cards have to be removed from the deck. The green row cards are preferred in this case.
FAQ
What is the maximum number of player allowed?
The maximum number of players allowed is 5. For 3 players remove 1 coloured card from the deck while for 2 players remove 2 coloured cards from the deck.
How is the scoring system decided?
Well, this wholly depending on the players. The have to decide synonymously whether to use the brown or grey scoring system.
How many cards are in the deck?
A Coloretto uses a special card deck that has 90 cards. Coloretto deck can be purchased in local traffic stores, libraries or you can buy it online.