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Splendor (game)

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Splendor is a multiplayer card-based board game designed by Marc Andre and illustrated by Pascal Quidault, published in 2014 by Space Cowboys, which is part of Asmodee. Players take the role of gem merchants of the Renaissance, developing gem mines, transportation and shops in order to accumulate prestige points. The game received positive reviews and a number of awards, including the Golden Geek award for Best Family Board Game, and it was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres in 2014. A mobile application of the game has also been released, along with a physical expansion that appeared in 2017.

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Two-Player 1
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Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
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Board Game 1
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2014 1
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1. Splendor (game) (Wikipedia)
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    It was published in 2014 by Space Cowboys
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    Splendor is a multiplayer card-based board game
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