Elegant: adjective
1) pleasingly graceful and stylish in
appearance or manner.
2) pleasingly ingenious and simple.
Coloretto is
an elegant game, as much or more than
any other I’ve learned recently. I think of “elegance” as referring to a game I
can learn very easily, but that is enjoyable enough to warrant multiple plays.
An elegant game has a certain feel,
it tickles the senses in a certain way. If you’ve felt that before, you’ll know
exactly what I mean.
Simple and
fun, easy to teach and worth playing multiple times – these are the things that
get my attention when I learn a new game. I’m always looking for things to
bring to the table between long games or with family, and Coloretto fits the bill
perfectly. It’s also a “press your luck” game that doesn’t feel like it’s high-pressure, so it’s a neat way to introduce people
to the idea of making decisions based on the chance of good outcomes without
overwhelming them with numbers or rules.
