How to Play Splendor | Official Rules

Components

• 7 Emerald tokens (green)
• 7 Diamond tokens (white)
• 7 Sapphire tokens (blue)
• 7 Onyx tokens(black)
• 7 Ruby tokens (red)
• 5 Gold Joker tokens (yellow)
• 90 Development cards
• 10 Noble tiles

Setup

Shuffle each development card deck separately, and then place them in a column in the middle of the table in increasing order from bottom to top (level 1;level 2;level 3).

Then reveal 4 cards from each level.

Shuffle the noble tiles and reveal as many of them as there are players plus one (example: 5 tiles for a 4 player game).

The remaining tiles are removed from the game; they will not be used during the game. Finally, place the tokens in 6 distinct piles (sort them by color) within reach of the players.

• Game With 2 Players

  • Remove 3 tokens of each gem color (there should be only 4 of each remaining).
  • Don't touch the gold.
  • Reveal 3 noble tiles.

• Game With 3 Players

  • Remove 2 tokens of each gem color (there should be only 5 of each remaining).
  • Don't touch the gold.
  • Reveal 4 noble tiles.