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

We had so much fun playing this with our children and grandchildren.

Such a fun game! I love that all my kiddos can learn it and have a great time playing it. From my 7-yr-old to my 14-yr-old, plus my husband and me! We all love it! It’s relatively quick too (30-45 min). I like a game that doesn’t take all day. :o)

We were introduced to Splendor by a board game obsessed friend of the family. We enjoyed playing it with him so much that we ordered our own copy. Id say our board gaming preferences are somewhat refined, because thanks to this friend weve played a LOT of games, and Splendor has been one of our favorites for a long time. My husband and I will get Splendor out for a best 2 out of 3 on a Sunday afternoon. Well break it out to play with our two kids for family game night. (The kids request it more than we do. They are 12 and 8.) When we took it to play with extended family over the holidays, my sister ended up buying a copy for her family too. My competitive and strategic brother-in-law can enjoy plotting and trying to spy out what everyone else is doing, while my fun-loving, chatty sister-in-law can also enjoy the same game and still have a chance to win. Replayability is high with 2, 3 or 4 players. The pieces are nice quality and ours arent showing much wear despite it being the most popular game in our rotation for a couple of years. Our friend took it with him overseas on an extended business trip. Its fairly compact if you take everything out of the box and put it in a baggy. Another thing I like about it is no one has ever ended up with hard feelings at the end, which happens sometimes with some of our other games where players are making verbal agreements or even working as a team. You can put as much or as little thought into each turn as you want, but in the end you are choosing between 3 actions: buying a card, reserving a card, or taking chips. This makes it easy for a new player to get the hang of it. Last, Ill add that its extremely well balanced. Its a numbers game where your choices in the early turns have a noticeable effect on your later game. None of the cards are over-powered, Ive seen lots of different strategies earn the win. Its a great game and Id definitely recommend it!

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.

My favorite board game

We love this game. My 11-yr-old took about 3-4 times to really get it and now she beats all of us! I wish more than 4 could play. It’s so fun and we like that it’s fairly fast, maybe 20-30 min per game.

Just a great easy to play game. Adults enjoy it, kids love it (for me ages 7+ to play in their own) and younger kids I pair up on teams with other older players. My family got back into board games playing this (70+ parents, sister, brother) at a recent family vacation. It just simply keeps winning people over for its ease of learning and play, repeatability. For younger kids in play by a rule they get a free green card for every year they are under 10. It makes it fun for me because Im struggling to best my 7 year old now! Just love this game and sets the foundation and is a gateway to other games.

We play this several weekends a month!! LOVE it. Can easily be played with 2 people. Not a horribly long game but not a 10 min game either.

Easy and simple to learn. The tokens used in the game look and feel amazing. The game can involve alot of thinking and planning ahead or just casually playing the turns as they come. Every games leaves you wanting to play another.

This game is one of my favorite board games right now. After a single game, most people will feel comfortable making decisions. After two games, most will start developing different strategies for success. Be prepared for a slow first game filled with uncertainty. After watching other players, or just playing with other inexperienced players, youll start to get a handle on the many strategies available to win. Catan ruins friendships because trading and the robber can stifle the leading player as long as all other players collude to stop them. In this game, you can sabotage other players, but often at your expense. Experienced players can complete a game in 20-25 minutes. Inexperienced players might take 35 minutes or even a little more for the first game. What seems like a slow, lumbering start quickly accelerates to the finish. Overall, a very satisfying and mentally engaging game.