Ligretto Kids
Ligretto Kids Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
5 sets of 30 cards, each with its own picture on the rear: palm tree (green), butterfly (blue), pineapple (yellow), flower (pink), coconut (brown).
Objective of the Game
The task is to put down as many cards with the same colour OR the same animal as possible.
Most important: speed, combining and reacting quickly!
The nice thing: you all play at the same time! Nobody has to wait, nobody gets impatient.
Preparing to Play
Sort the cards into 5 sets of cards according to the rear of the cards (palm tree, butterfly, pineapple, flower, coconut).
Each player receives one set of 30 cards. You keep this set of cards until the end of the game. If there are fewer than 5 players, the rest of the sets of cards are taken out of the game.
Shuffle your pile of cards well. Then pick up the pile of the cards with the rear of the card face up (your so-called hand) and place the top card face up in the middle of the table. The cards in the middle of the table are the starting cards of your pile (2 cards for 2 players, 3 cards for 3 players, etc.). Any player can put down cards on any of these piles!
Tip: alternatively, instead of holding the hand of cards, you can put them down on the table and turn them over and put them down from there.
How to Play
One of you gives the starting signal "Ligretto!" Now, at the same time, you all try to get rid of your cards as quickly as possible by turning over each card one by one and, if possible, putting it down on the correct pile in the middle.
The following applies when you are putting down the cards:
- Colour on colour OR animal on animal: if a card has the same colour or the same animal, quickly put it on the right pile in the middle of the table.
- Incorrect cards: if you cannot put your card down, put the "incorrect" card down in front of you. This means that you will each have your "own" discard pile in front of you. Should the top card of your pile match a card on any one of the piles in the middle during the course of the game, you can put this card down in the middle at any time during the course of the game. If, once you remove the top card from the pile, you uncover a card which also matches a card on one of the piles in the middle, you can put this card down too, etc.
- Empty hand: if the pile in your hand is empty, pick up your discard pile, turn it over and start again trying to get rid of all the cards!
(The numbered callouts in the original illustration of the middle piles and the discard pile are omitted here.)
End of the Game
The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game! In this case, the player with the empty hand shouts out loudly "Ligretto Stop!"
Or the game comes to an end if all the players are unable to put down any more cards. In this case, the player with the fewest cards in their hand and in their discard pile wins.
You can play several rounds of the game. In this case, each player writes down all of the cards they have left over. The player with the fewest cards after 3 rounds is the winner.
Example for 4 Players
The original page shows a diagram of a 4-player table: Player 3 sits across from Player 1 at the bottom; Player 2 sits to the left and Player 4 to the right. The middle of the table is between them. Each player's hand cards and discard pile are shown at their own place.
Beginners' Version for Younger Players
For younger players from the age of 4.
In this version, you omit the cards in the middle of the table. Instead, each child has their own pile right in front of them. The matching cards are only put down on these piles.
The incorrect cards can be put down face up on the table and also be played from there.
Advantages of the beginners' version:
- The children can play at their own pace.
- They only have to think about putting down one card at a time.