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Ligretto

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Ligretto is a card game for two to twelve players. In its current form it was designed by Michael Michaels and published in 1988 by the German company Rosengarten Spiele; since 2000 it has been published by Schmidt-Spiele of Berlin, and a blue version has been published by Playroom Entertainment in North America and other English-speaking countries since 2009. The objective is to get rid of your cards faster than the other players by discarding them in the middle of the table. The game is based on and similar to Dutch Blitz, and both use specially printed cards while playing almost identically to Nerts, which uses standard playing cards and is in turn based on Canfield, a variant of the classic Klondike solitaire.

Facts
Origin Year
1988 1
Playing Time
10 2
Skill or Luck
Mixed 1
Age Suitability
Family 1
Designer
Michael Michaels 2
Publisher
999 Games 2
Publisher
ASS Altenburger Spielkarten 2
Publisher
Desyllas Games 2
Publisher
Kaissa Chess & Games 2
Publisher
Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd 2
Publisher
Playroom Entertainment 2
Publisher
Rosengarten 2
Publisher
Schmidt Spiele 2
Publisher
Tactic 2
Game Category
Card Game 2
Game Category
Real-time 2
Game Mechanic
Ordering 2
Game Mechanic
Pattern Building 2
Game Mechanic
Real-Time 2
Game Mechanic
Speed Matching 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
4 2
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
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Source Ligretto (Wikipedia)Article text
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published in 1988 by the German company Rosengarten Spiele
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1. Ligretto (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Ligretto is a card game for two to twelve players.
  • Lead [origin-year]
    designed by Michael Michaels and published in 1988 by the German company Rosengarten Spiele
  • Infobox: players
    2-12
  • Infobox: random_chance
    Medium
  • Infobox: ages
    8 and up
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2. Ligretto (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 10
  • Designer: Michael Michaels
  • Publisher: 999 Games
  • Publisher: ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
  • Publisher: Desyllas Games
  • Publisher: Kaissa Chess & Games
  • Publisher: Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd
  • Publisher: Playroom Entertainment
  • Publisher: Rosengarten
  • Publisher: Schmidt Spiele
  • Publisher: Tactic
  • Game Category: Card Game
  • Game Category: Real-time
  • Game Mechanic: Ordering
  • Game Mechanic: Pattern Building
  • Game Mechanic: Real-Time
  • Game Mechanic: Speed Matching
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 4
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