
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,067
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Flipside
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2025

2023
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Fairy Perfume is a board game released in 2023 for 2–4 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Shirota Chika and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, and Contracts.
Once a year, the Flower Fairies gather for the Grand Fairy Perfume Contest, where only the most enchanting scent will win the title of Legendary Scentweaver. In Fairy Perfume, 2–4 players shake fragrance stones from their bottles, balancing risk and reward. Store your stones to earn point and upgrade your abilities. Fairy Perfume plays in about 30 minutes, is easy to learn, and offers a magical blend of push-your-luck strategy, and whimsical charm. Come enjoy the annual festival with us! On your turn in Fairy Perfume, you may perform two actions: - Buy a Gem: Add a colorful gem to your board, each with its own magical effect. - Bottle Gems: Place all gems from your board into your bottle. - Shake the Bottle: Risk and reward! Draw fragrance stone between your minimum and maximum limit. Go over, and you’ll earn annoying black coals instead. - Discard a Gem: Remove one gem (even a coal) from your board. - Activate Abilities or Goals: Spend Fairy Points to unlock upgrades or score conditions for the end of the game. Fragrance stone sparkle with different powers: yellow earns coins, green gives Fairy Points, red burdens neighbors with coal, white grants 2 Fairy Points, blue gives 3 coins, and purple is worth 6 points at the end. The game ends once all purple fragrance stones are gone. Players then count points from goals, fragrance stones, abilities, and subtract for any black coals. With double-sided player boards, unique powers, and a variety of goals, no two contests are ever the same!
Fairy Perfume supports 2–4 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.
The listed playing time for Fairy Perfume is 30–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Fairy Perfume for ages 6 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Fairy Perfume has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Fairy Perfume belongs to these categories: Fantasy. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, and Contracts. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Fairy Perfume are: Shirota Chika. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Fairy Perfume as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.