Description
Love Letter is a short card game of deduction and risk that won several Golden Geek awards in 2013, including Best Card Game. Suitors compete to see whose letter will reach the princess. The game has only 21 cards, but each one has a powerful effect.
How to play Love Letter
You hold one card in your hand. On your turn you draw a second one and play one of the two. The Guard guesses another player's card, the Priest looks at someone else's hand, the Baron compares cards, the Handmaid protects you, the Prince forces a player to discard their card, and the King swaps hands. A player who discards the Princess is out of the round.
The round ends when the deck runs out or only one player is left. The player with the highest card wins the round and receives a token of affection. The first player to collect enough tokens wins the game; with four players, that is four tokens.
Why you will like it
- Only 21 cards, yet every turn is a small puzzle.
- From the cards already played you can work out what the others are holding.
- A round lasts a few minutes, so you are quickly back in the game.
- This edition also includes the classic version for two to four players.
Who is Love Letter for
The game is for two to six players aged 10 and up, and a game takes about 20 minutes. The rules are simple, and players like it best with four. It suits friends, couples and families with older children.
What you might not like
Drawing cards is a matter of luck, and you can be knocked out of a round as early as your first turn. So the game may not be the best fit for those who dislike player elimination and direct attacks.
What's in the box
- 21 character cards
- 6 reference cards
- 13 tokens of affection
- cloth bag
- rulebook
