Ligretto Blue

This is a fantastic game for friends and family alike! The aim of the game is to score the most points by playing cards into the middle of the playing area while also getting rid of your "ligretto stack." Each player has a deck of 40 cards- 4 colors numbered 1-10. You shuffle your 40 cards and then lay out a given number based on the number of players face-up in front of you. You then remove another 10 cards from your deck- these ten become your ligretto pile and are set in a stack face-down next to your cards. the remaining cards in your deck become an extra deck you will use to score more points during the game.Then the game starts- everyone begins trying to get rid of all their cards in play (plus as many of the cards in their extra deck) by placing them in the middle. However, cards can only be placed on top of cards of the same color and have to be placed in numerical order. So, ones can be placed instantly but twos through tens have to be placed in corresponding piles (red 2 on a red 1, green 3 on a green 2, blue 4 on a blue 3, etc.). Thus the challenge is trying to get rid of, say, your yellow 3 before another player places theirs in the yellow pile, forcing you to have to keep yours until a new yellow pile gets started. This can lead to some fun scrambles when 2 or more players are trying to get rid of the same card.If you can't place any of your cards that are in play, you turn over three cards from your extra deck- if the top card is playable you can place it, and if the one under that is playable you can place it, and so on until the top card is not playable, at which point you turn over another three and repeat until you get an opportunity to play one of your face-up cards on the table. If you run through your entire extra deck and still have cards left in your ligretto pile you start your extra deck over again and continue going through it the same way. Whenever you place a card that's from your face-up cards, you replace it with one from your ligretto stack and continue to do so until all of your ligretto stack has been placed, at which point you can end the round by saying "ligretto stop."When a round ends, all the placed cards are re-sorted into each player's deck (each player's cards have a different design/color on the back for sorting) and counted up. Every placed card is worth a point, and every card remaining in the ligretto pile takes away 2 points. The player with the most points is the winner! You can choose to play multiple rounds and keep adding the scores of each round together to determine a final champion or you can just play one-round games.Because you get points for every card played, sometimes it is best to not end a round as soon as you get rid of your ligretto stack, especially if you run through your ligretto stack very quickly. You have to pay attention to how many cards you've placed vs how many cards others have placed and try to end the round when you feel like you've placed enough cards to win once everyone else has their ligretto stack penalty subtracted from their placed points. It becomes an engaging, tense game as you try to monitor other players, your row of cards, your extra deck, and all the piles in the center.It sounds like a lot to keep track of but it's actually very easy to learn and pick up on! Rounds go very fast- usually someone ends the round within a few minutes, maybe 12 at most and depending on how many are playing. Each ligretto box supports 2-4 players, so you can have up to 12 players if you get all three boxes. I have two, the red and blue, and that is plenty for my needs. I will say the game gets more frantic and fun the more players you have- when I get 7-8 people together it becomes quite a blast with people playing cards left and right and scrambling to play their card before someone swoops in and places the card first. It's a ton of fun for everyone who's ever played with me and I highly recommend it for anyone who likes fast card games. Big hit at group parties!This set, the blue box, has the blue triangle, purple hexagon, orange square, and green circle decks. The box itself is only 4x4x2.5 inches so it's super easy to take to parties and get-togethers. Grab a box of your choice and try it out!

Our family loves this game! Fun, fast paced and the children usually win!

This game is super fun and goes quickly. We have a mix of family member that love to play games, while others don't care to spend lots of time playing. This game appeals to all as this game moves very quickly...one round shouldn't last more than 10 minutes. Everyone we've introduced this game picked up on the rules within one round and asked to play many more times!

Not the first time buying it, I love this game and I’m sure I’ll buy it again in the future! Great game for big groups, family, even for kids.

This is one of my favorite games. It’s fast and really easy to play!

The colors are not vibrant and it can be hard to tell the yellow from the orange, which can be challenging during play But the cards are well made. I may have to buy a second set and mix them together to get sets with more distinct color ratios

We love this game! It helps younger kids learn and older folks love the competition! It is hard to find so get it while you can. I like the smaller box. Our other sets from a different seller came in larger boxes that are more cumbersome. Everyone we teach this came to gets addicted.

This is one of our family’s favorite games. It’s fast-paced and your adrenaline will get pumping as you’re playing! I have a large family so we have two different colored boxes this allows more people to play.I also have the older set but the cards are different compared to this set. If you’re looking to add to an old Ligretto game this won’t work. I made that mistake and so I had to buy another new color box.