Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel
BGG rank
BGG #22,813
BGG rating
5.9

Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel

2013

Rules assistance for Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel

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  • 2–4 players
  • 30 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

For 2 players

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Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel is a board game released in 2013 for 2–4 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Ted Alspach and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Set Collection.

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About the game

In Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel, players try to create card combinations – straights, flushes, full houses, triples and pairs – in order to place cubes from their supply on their personal playing board. By doing this, they get to draw more cards each turn, hold more cards in their hand, and spend cards more efficiently to add cubes to their supply. The first player to place all of her cubes on her board wins. Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel includes double-sided playing boards (with a blue beginner/family side and a tougher red pro/gamer side) and a special five-color deck with each color having cards from 1 to 13.

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Publishers

  • Schmidt Spiele

Questions and answers

Kniffel: Das Kartenspiel 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.