Michelle Erler - Ligretto

My favourite game is "Ligretto". It´s a cardgame for 2 - 14 persons. But in my opinion you really have to be 4 persons. First you have to mix the cards, then every player gets 40 cards which have 4 different colours: blue, red, yellow & green and numbers from 1 - 10 on the frontside. Next, every player has to put 10 of his cards on a staple on the table in the front of himself. Aside the players lay down 3 other cards with the frontside on the top. The players keep the other cards in their hands. Then the game starts, all players act at the same time.The aim is to carry off the staple of 10 cards, but you can only lay down in ascending numerical order, ordered by the four colours. If the player took one of the 3 open lying cards, he has to fill in the blank with cards out of the staple. As soon as one player has carried off his staple, he has to shout "Ligretto", so the game is finished.Now every player has to count his cards in the middle of the table and gets one point for each card. The other cards have 2 points and must be discount from the points of the other cards, in the middle of the table.The player with most points wins.I really like "Ligretto" because you need a good reaction to play this game. Moreover you could buy following Ligretto versions, so it won´t be boring.