2018Michael Schacht
- Videos
- 52
- Creators
- 40
1 - 4 players20 minLight weight

2003Michael Schacht
From BoardGameGeek
Game play in Coloretto is simple: Either draw a card to play to a row, or take a row of cards to add them to your collection. A row can have at most three cards, so at some point everyone is forced to take a row. Once all the rows have been claimed, players start a new round, drawing or taking once again. What are you trying to do with these cards? Collect huge sets - but only in three colors as every color beyond the third will cost you points. Jokers are highly-prized as they always match what you want, and +2 cards provide sure points, giving you a back-up plan if everything goes south in terms of the colors you're collecting. Once only a few cards remain in the deck, the round ends and everyone tallies their score, choosing three colors of cards to score positively while any other colors count against you. Each color is scored using a triangular number system: the first card in a color is ±1 point, the second card is ±2 points, and so on. The player with the high score wins! A two-player variant is included with some versions of Coloretto, with the only change being that rows can have only 1-3 cards placed in them, depending on the icons on the row cards. Nordic version include extensions: 'Coloretto: The Extra Cards', 'Coloretto: The Limit Cards' and 'Coloretto for two players'.
Coloretto has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to May 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Coloretto - How to Play on BGA | Board Game Arena" by Game-Night with Saisha, which runs 2 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Coloretto" by The Boardgame Mechanics.
If you like it, try Spirits of the Forest, Zooloretto, Lucky Numbers and Magellan: Elcano, also by Michael Schacht.
2018Michael Schacht
1 - 4 players20 minLight weight
2012Michael Schacht
1 - 4 players20 minLight weight
2021Michael Schacht
2 - 5 players15 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Game play in Coloretto is simple: Either draw a card to play to a row, or take a row of cards to add them to your collection. A row can have at most three cards, so at some point everyone is forced to take a row. Once all the rows have been claimed, players start a new round, drawing or taking once again. What are you trying to do with these cards? Collect huge sets - but only in three colors as every color beyond the third will cost you points. Jokers are highly-prized as they always match what you want, and +2 cards provide sure points, giving you a back-up plan if everything goes south in terms of the colors you're collecting. Once only a few cards remain in the deck, the round ends and everyone tallies their score, choosing three colors of cards to score positively while any other colors count against you. Each color is scored using a triangular number system: the first card in a color is ±1 point, the second card is ±2 points, and so on. The player with the high score wins! A two-player variant is included with some versions of Coloretto, with the only change being that rows can have only 1-3 cards placed in them, depending on the icons on the row cards. Nordic version include extensions: 'Coloretto: The Extra Cards', 'Coloretto: The Limit Cards' and 'Coloretto for two players'.
Designer
Michael Schacht
Artists
Guido Favaro, Michael Schacht, Oksana Svistun
Publisher
ABACUSSPIELE
Mechanics