Review Details

Splendor

Product Review (submitted on October 5, 2015):

I played Splendor at Gen Con for the first time, and I was very surprised by how easily I fell into the game's style, mechanics, and theme. Collecting gems may seem like a Bejeweled knock-off, but this is a great way to spend time with people. The rules are easy enough to teach to anyone, yet the game play is complex enough to give you multiple ways to gain victory points and win the game.

The cards are great quality, the chips representing the gems are nice and heavy for their size, and I found myself losing soundly, but also wanting to play it again immediately. Great game, great fun, and lots of replayability.