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Coloretto

Coloretto

2003·Michael Schacht

2 - 5 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

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

Watch first

Learn to play

Coloretto - How to Play on BGA | Board Game Arena1:53

Coloretto - How to Play on BGA | Board Game Arena

Game-Night with Saisha

Game-Night with Saisha

Review

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Coloretto9:51

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Coloretto

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

Which Coloretto video should I watch?

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.

All videos

Coloretto - How to Play on BGA | Board Game ArenaHow to play1:53

Coloretto - How to Play on BGA | Board Game Arena

Game-Night with Saisha

Game-Night with Saisha

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of ColorettoReview9:51

Jason’s Board Game Diagnostics of Coloretto

The Boardgame Mechanics

The Boardgame Mechanics

3 Easy Games Anyone Can Play—But Gamers Will Love! | 25-27/1000 in Our Journey to Play 1000 GamesReview17:01

3 Easy Games Anyone Can Play—But Gamers Will Love! | 25-27/1000 in Our Journey to Play 1000 Games

Board Game Journey

Board Game Journey

Coloretto - Chameleon Colors Ranking!16:56

Coloretto - Chameleon Colors Ranking!

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The Boardgame Mechanics
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About Coloretto

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

Categories

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Mechanics

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