Splendor Board Game (Base Game) | Family Board Game | Board Game for Adults and Family | Strategy Game | Ages 10+ | 2 to 4 players | Average Playtime 30 minutes | Made by Space Cowboys

My husband and I love this game. We usually play just the two of us in about 15-20 minutes I win. Strategy based and so fun!

The first thing that jumps out at you about this game is the quality of the craftsmanship. There are no cheap components in this box. As soon as you open it, youre impressed with the weight of the plastic gem tokens as well as the chipboard that the noble cards are printed on. As for the gameplay, Splendor is very simple to learn, but it seems like there are multiple avenues to victory, which makes for a great/classic strategy game. I highly recommend it to any avid board-gamer. Its a great warm-up game that can be played in less than half an hour if everyone knows what theyre doing. All in all, a winner.

My brother was ranting and raving about this game so I got it as his secret Santa. Bought the expansions at a Forbidden Planet but the base game on Amazon. Its really not so complicated and its so much fun. Honestly I lost my first 5 games until I started winning every other game. Its way more fun with 3 or more people but 2 is fine. Eventually we moved the victory condition of 15 prestige to 30 so newer players could have more fun. Board came in great condition, no scratches or anything missing. Expansions for me feel too similar to the base game to bother, but my brother likes em so what do I know.

We bought this one as a gift but also own it ourselves. Splendor is one of our favorite games. It is easily played by 2-4 players. The game suggests 10 but our daughter was able to play around 1st grade. Id say it depends on the child. We like that the game is different every time you play it, depending on the cards the come up and the way each person plays. Some people like to go for a lot of cards, some people focus on the point cards, some people on the nobles. It is easy to learn/quick to teach and can be played anywhere with a space of approx. 2 square feet. Fun for both board game aficionados as well as newbies.

Ive owned this game since May 9th, 2014. Since then, this game has been played no less than four times in a row every single Sunday when I meet up with my family. The first couple of times we played, we thought that there was one strategy that was clearly the best approach, and I was a little afraid that wed get burned out on it shortly after. This couldnt have been further than the truth. The more you play this game, the more you see its depth. Marc Andre has very obviously put a great deal of thought into the balance of this game. Perhaps a few cards could be adjusted slightly, but I must insist that this game is probably has the most even ratio between accessibility and depth of all the games in my collection. My 71-year-old grandmother didnt believe she was capable of learning any tabletop game that doesnt involve a trump deck. She learned this game in thirty-five minutes, and asked to play it every evening she was in town this past week. Its simple: If you like board games, buy this one. The components are very high quality, the game is superbly balanced, and the replay value is extremely high. Its also excellent for those that dont like to park it for too long. The thirty minute estimate on the box is right on target.

We really like this game. We tried the basic Splendor first and that became very popular in our family, then we added the Splendor Cities add-on package to heighten the complexity a little bit. If you can count and play cards you can play this game. Most of it is strategy and counting, no dice throwing (so none to get lost), the only chance is the order in which the cards turn up for each player to access on their turn. One game with 4 players takes about an hour and fifteen minutes although more can play. Strategy can include blocking other players strategies. It was so popular we bought a set for our beach house too.

As an avid boardgamer, I was eager to get my hands on this title. It is a little difficult to pitch the premise to people, but very easy to explain the rules. After the first round people were hooked! Most game nights consist of three or four games of Splendor. Definitely a great game for people who enjoy the hobby and makes for a unique gift for people who just own clue and monopoly.

Fun game - easy to learn, easy to set up and clean up. Great to play with people who arent gamers. A bit expensive for what it is.

This game is so fun! I wanted something that my 12.5 year old son and I could play that WASN’T monopoly, for the nights when he has no tv and he’s driving me crazy. I would suggest playing a test game of two hands by yourself (that’s what I did) before you try and teach your kids because it took ME much longer to get the hang of it, than it did him. I was easily able to correct his play this way, without referring to the directions and slowing down the game. There aren’t SO many rules that it’s hard, just that reading them once isn’t enough. But once you play a few rounds and check yourself with the rules, you’ve got it :) We finished a 2 person game in about 40 minutes. He immediately wanted to play again. I thought it was dang fun playing by myself too. It’s a win!

Great game! Definitely plays well as both a filler and as a purposeful choice. Great for 2 players, but strategy changes quite a bit with 3 or 4 players and leads to a challenging game. The quality of the game pieces are excellent, solid and colorfully marked. No need to worry about breaking one or wearing them out. Also, quite a pleasing game for younger intelligent children as well, relies heavily on counting and is a great way to get your kids away from their screens (phones, tablets, TVs, computers, etc.). Competition is indirect, however I usually am thinking or sometimes say it out loud, hey, I was going to get that one, referring to a certain card. Cant recommend this game enough! The randomness of the cards creates an entirely new game every time yet their is quite a bit of choice in choosing your destiny for how you want to win... if you are lucky enough. Do you want to be cheap and build a hand of jewels, or do you want to try and save your jewels and buy into expensive cards........... you wont know until you play!!! Cheers!