Friday, January 19, 2018

Great Games #3 Love Letter

Favorite Game #3: Love Letter


Love Letter is another quick card game. The goal is to get your love note to the Princess and receive a token of her favor. To get your message to the Princess you ask for help from one of a cast of characters including a Guard, the Baron, Priest, Handmaid, King, Countess or if you're really lucky you can pass your missive directly to the Princess herself. Each character has some special ability or trait to help you in your mission. In each round one card is put back into the pouch which adds variation to the gameplay. Each player holds one card, on their turn they pick another card and choose one to play. The round ends when either the deck is empty or all players but one have been eliminated. Rounds are quick, each is 3-5 minutes so a game will involve several rounds.

Intended for 4 players we've played Love Letter with as many as 6 people although the rounds just get really short. This is another good game to introduce novice gamers to although it might be a little difficult for young kids.

There are several variations of Love Letter, a friend gave us the Batman variation in which your goal is to capture the highest criminal of Gotham, the joker. While I like the variation I'm pretty traditional and prefer the original. I'll put links to a couple variations below. One other nice thing about Love Letter is its low price which makes it affordable for most everyone.




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