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Pearls

Color sets and Necklaces

Collect pearls of the same color to score points and try to score necklaces as well if possible. Pearl cards in relation to the number of players are prepared and shuffled; you are dealt six cards, another six cards are on open display, the rest is draw pile. Pearl cards have values 1 to 5, the more valuable the rarer. 16 jokers have value 0.  Ten necklace cards of values 4 to 9 are on open display.

The active player resolves one of two action options: 1. You take all pearl cards of a color from the open display and refill it from the draw pile. The limit for cards in hand is ten cards, Jokers are deemed to be an independent color when taken up, you cannot take them up with cards of another color. 2. You show all cards of one color from your hand to all players and then put those cards face-down into your scoring pile. You must put down at least one card. Jokers take on the color with which they are combined, but can also be put down on their own as an independent color. When the number of cards - including jokers - that you did put down corresponds to the value of a necklace card on display, you take this card and put it into your scoring pile, too.

When the draw pile is empty or all necklace cards have been taken, each player has one last turn to perform action option 2 - place cards into the scoring pile - and then you win with most points from your scoring pile minus hand cards.

An ideal little game for all occasions - a filler, an introduction or finale for a games evening, for travel and holiday. It is quickly explained and quickly played, with a well-balanced mix of luck and tactics.

Players: 2-6

Age: 6+

Time: 15+

Designer: Christian Fiore, Knut Happel

Artist: Fiore GmbH

Price: ca. 8 Euro

Publisher: Abacusspiele 2019

Web: www.abacusspiele.de

Genre: Set collecting

Users: For families

Version: de

Rules: de

In-game text: no

Comments:

Very beautiful design

Simple rules

Ideal family game

Compares to:

Set collecting games in general

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 1

Strategy (blue): 1

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 1

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 3

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0