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Giro D'Italia Card Game
2009
Rules assistance for Giro D'Italia Card Game
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- 2–6 players
- 30 min
- 14+
- Complexity 1.4/5
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Giro D'Italia Card Game is a board game released in 2009 for 2–6 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Alain Ollier.
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About the game
Giro d'Italia Card Game is the Giro d’Italia official card game. In this simple yet fascinating cycling race simulation you decide the placement and energy management of your riders, facing all the elements of the Giro or a classic: sprints, breakaways, falls, cracks, punctures, bonus time, made and broken alliances, final sprints. What is your specialty? Will you be best on plains and sprints? Will you fly in solitude on the mountain top? Or will you display a charismatic leader talent? At the end of the track,only the finest strategist and the humblest hard-worker will win, entering with Giro d’Italia Card Game in the legend of the greatest Cyclists of all time.
Questions and answers
Giro D'Italia Card Game supports 2–6 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 Giro D'Italia Card Game is 30 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 Giro D'Italia Card Game for ages 14 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.
Giro D'Italia Card Game has a complexity rating of 1.4 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
Giro D'Italia Card Game belongs to these categories: Racing. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Giro D'Italia Card Game and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Giro D'Italia Card Game are: Alain Ollier. 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 Giro D'Italia Card Game 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.