Richelieu
Card Game

Richelieu

The theme is the "journée des dupes", in 1630, when Mary of Medici tried to have the young Louis the XIIIth dismiss the Cardinal of Richelieu. All the cards are placed face up on the game table, in 4 rows. Players, in turn, can take one or two cards at the end of the rows, the goal being to have the majority of cards in each color, as well as with some symbols.

2 players45 minages 12light difficulty
About the game

What is Richelieu

The theme is the "journée des dupes", in 1630, when Mary of Medici tried to have the young Louis the XIIIth dismiss the Cardinal of Richelieu. All the cards are placed face up on the game table, in 4 rows. Players, in turn, can take one or two cards at the end of the rows, the goal being to have the majority of cards in each color, as well as with some symbols.

Belongs to the Ravensburger Fun For 2 Series.

Re-implements:

Kardinal & König: Das Kartenspiel

Specs

Game details

Players
2
Age
+12
Duration
45 min
Difficulty
Light
Type
Board game
Year
2003
Mechanics
Open Drafting · Set Collection
Categories
Card Game
Designer
Michael Schacht
Publisher
Ravensburger
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7.8Average rating
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Javi36
Javi368/10
Fantastic 2-player game form Schacht. Great material for the "cards" (actually, cardboard as in Carcassonne tiles). Very interesting game full of little decisions about which card to get for your collection. Like the variant of scoring after 3 rows are completed.
Juanmanuca
Juanmanuca8.5/10
PRINT AND PLAY
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Juanmanuca_28.5/10
PRINT AND PLAY
Blacksad
Blacksad8/10
[b]Partidas "on line"[/b] (8/10) Un juego de mayorias a dos es posible y ademas es magnífico. Todas las partidas jugadas on line. Más de 300 partidas jugadas en yucata.de https://yucata.de/en/User/Blacksad Más de 90 partidas jugadas en mabiweb http://www.mabiweb.com/modules.php?name=Game_Manager&op=show_user_stats&gm_user=Blacksad [b]Reseña[/b] [url=http://ballearicus.blogspot.com/2011/12/richelieu.html]Richelieu[/url] es el mejor juego de “control de áreas” y mayorías diseñado para dos jugadores al que he jugado. Su sencillez, su profundidad, su posibilidad de desarrollar estrategias y l
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How many players is Richelieu for?

Richelieu plays with 2 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 45 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 12.

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