Eselspiel
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BGG #30,602
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4.6

Eselspiel

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Rules assistance for Eselspiel

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with saved question history.

  • 20 min
  • 5+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

Rules assistant for Eselspiel

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Eselspiel is a board game released in 1965 for 2–8 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 5 and up.

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About the game

Shuffle the cards and deal them equally to each player. Place your packs of cards number down in front of you. The starting player turns the top card of his pack and puts it down face-up in front of the pack. The turn continues clockwise. Next time the starting player is on turn he places his turned card on top of the one already exposed. If you turn a card showing one higher or one lower than any top card turned by another player, place it on the top of that card. Go on until it does not fit. When a card number 1 is turned, place it in the middle of the table. As soon as card number two is turned place it on the one.Build up the packs in ascending order, otherwise according to the rules. If a card fits more than one pack first try the packs in the middle. If a player fails to notice the possibility of placing a card he is a Donkey and he has to accept one card from each player. The winner is the player who gets rid of his cards first.

Editions

  • ÆselspilENPalet Miro, Palet spil1965
  • ÆselspilENdanspil
  • Das Lustige EselspielENF.X. Schmid
  • Das Lustige EselspielDEASS Altenburger Spielkarten2019
  • Das Lustige EselspielDEASS Altenburger Spielkarten2010
  • ÆselspilDrechsler1967
  • Æsel-SpilAdolph Holst A/S
  • ÆselspilCES
  • ÆselspilletDEdanspil
  • Åsne speldanspil
  • ÆselspilDrechsler

Publishers

  • ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
  • Drechsler
  • danspil
  • F.X. Schmid
  • Palet spil
  • CES
  • Palet Miro
  • Adolph Holst A/S

Questions and answers

Eselspiel supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.