Build a gem empire through elegant, compounding card purchases.
Vibe's take
Smooth, accessible, strategically crisp.
Who it's for
Families and new gamers wanting an elegant, quick-to-learn strategy game.
Not for you if…
You want depth beyond the first layer — Splendor is intentionally accessible.
Collect gem tokens to buy development cards that generate permanent gems for future purchases, snowballing toward victory points. Splendor's elegance is in its simplicity — a five-minute ruleset that somehow creates genuine strategic tension round after round. The most accessible engine-builder ever designed.
Players
Duration
30 min
Ages 8+
Complexity
1.8 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
7.3/10
Rank #242
90k ratings
Published
2014
Designed by
Marc André
Published by
Belleville (Бельвіль), Kaissa Chess & Games, Board Game VN, Maldón, Asterion Press, JD Éditions, CoolPlay, Brain Games, Korea Boardgames, Lex Games, Hobby Japan, HaKubia, Gém Klub Kft., Broadway Toys LTD, Boardgame Space, Enigma (Bergsala Enigma), Morapiaf, Rebel Sp. z o.o., NeoTroy Games, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Z-Man Games, Galápagos Jogos, Gutenberg ehf., Filosofia Éditions, Lautapelit.fi, Siam Board Games, Space Cowboys, GoKids 玩樂小子
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Build a gem empire through elegant, compounding card purchases.
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