Add cards to rows or take them. Three colors score; a fourth hurts. Pure tension in 20 minutes.
Vibe's take
agonizing simplicity, push-your-luck rows, set collection tension, filler perfection, classic
Who it's for
Anyone who appreciates elegant game design in a tiny, affordable package.
Not for you if…
You want complex strategy. This is deliberately minimal, and luck of the draw matters.
Draw a card and add it to any row, or take an entire row to your collection. Collect sets of three colors for points, but a fourth color of any type counts against you. The agonizing decision: add a good card to a row an opponent wants, or take a mediocre row before it gets worse. With just these two actions and some special cards, Coloretto creates more tension per card than most games create per hour. A Michael Schacht classic that inspired the Zooloretto family. The perfect 20-minute filler.
Players
Duration
30 min
Ages 6+
Complexity
1.3 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
6.8/10
Rank #729
23k ratings
Published
2003
Designed by
Michael Schacht
Published by
Kaissa Chess & Games, Corfix, Möbius Games, 999 Games, Brain Games, Korea Boardgames, Red Glove, ABACUSSPIELE, Oya, G3, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, HomoLudicus, Albi, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, DV Games, Devir, PS-Games, Rio Grande Games, Lautapelit.fi, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
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Add cards to rows or take them. Three colors score; a fourth hurts. Pure tension in 20 minutes.
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