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- 5.4
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Matador
1936
Rules assistance for Matador
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–8 players
- 8+
- Complexity 1.7/5
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Matador
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Matador is a board game released in 1936 for 2–8 players and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Player Elimination, and Trading.
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About the game
The Danish version of Monopoly is a game called Matador which was first published by C. Drechsler Papirvarefabrik in 1936. C. Drechsler died at the end of the second world war and the company was sold to the Swedish company Brio in the beginning of the 1970s. The streets in the game are popular streets of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Along with the usual Monopoly items, it features a circular track. The Icelandic edition is the first edition of Monopoly published in Iceland, prior to 1964, named Matador. The streets of that version are located in downtown Reykjavík, and companies include Loftleiðir and Flugfélag Íslands. Trivia: When the Swedish publisher Alga lost the rights to publish Monopoly in the Nordic countries in 1981, they briefly considered designing their own Monopoly clone in order to fill the vacuum, called Monetär. Concept drawings of that game look very much like Matador, with a circular track.
Categories
Publishers
- Alga
- Brio AB
- Joker
- Drechsler
- Kassagerðin
Questions and answers
Matador 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.
The catalogue lists Matador for ages 8 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.
Matador has a complexity rating of 1.7 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.
Matador belongs to these categories: Economic and Negotiation. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Player Elimination, and Trading. 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 catalogue lists Matador 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.