Ligretto Red

Ligretto Red, from the German company Schmidt Spiele, is a fast-paced, action-packed, easy to learn solitaire style card game. 2-4 players aim to be the first to clear out their ligretto stack. The box comes with four packs of 40 cards, each pack contains four colour suits numbered 1-10. Players deal their ligretto stack of 10 cards face up onto the table and then between 3-5 cards (depending on player count) face up into their row. The rest of the cards make up their hand.
Once ready to play, the round starts by someone shouting ligretto. The race to clear out the ligretto stack starts. Players create shared piles of cards from 1-10 in the centre of the table in any of the four coloured suits. Players can play cards from their row, the top of the ligretto stack or dealt from their hand, in sets of three. The game is frenetic as players play their cards simultaneously. As cards are discarded from their row, players restock from their ligretto stack. If at any point in play, players cannot play a card they can shuffle their hand.
The round continues with new piles being started as players play any one card. Players need to pay attention to all cards being played and Ligretto requires fast reactions to get your cards out before your opponent. This is what makes the game so much fun as the game changes so quickly and it is almost impossible to keep up. This causes hearts to beat faster and many laughs and done healthy competition.
The round ends as soon as one player's ligretto stack is emptied and the player shouts "ligretto stop!". Players score one point for each card played from their deck and subtract two points for each card left in their ligretto stack. The winner is the player who achieves the highest although you may choose to play a set number of rounds or first to a specific score.
Ligretto Red is a fast, exciting and fun party game. It is easy to learn, quick and with no down time, is very family friendly. The red box allows for four players but add the green or blue box to increase the player count to eight or even 12. Suggested age range is 8+ but younger players could pick this up easily.
Player Count: 2-4
Time: 10 Minutes
Age: 8+