Love Letter Card Game - Prove Your Worth to the Princess! Deduction and Player Elimination Strategy Game for Kids and Adults, Ages 10+, 2-6 Players, 20 Minute Playtime, Made by Z-Man Games

I really didn't expect much from this game, first off because it's so simple, and secondly, because it's about people sending love letters to a princess. There are very few cards, so if you want them to last it might pay to put them in deck protectors. Most card games you're only going to be handling a given card so many times because there are tons of cards, but in this game you're going to be handling every single card almost every time you play, so the wear and tear isn't spread out as much. It's cheap, so you could just buy a new set when it gets worn, but that's wasteful, right? Princesses are a scarce resource and must be treated accordingly. Basically, in this game you're trying to court the princess. You're handing love letters to various people she knows, each of them with various levels of access to her. A palace guard has less access than her dad, the king, so a letter in a guard's hands isn't going to be as convincing to her as having her own dad give it to her. You're basically trying to get your letter to the person with most access to the princess before the round ends, which involves drawing and playing cards to increase your own position or to knock other people out of the round. Whoever wins the round gets to go first next time, since the princess talks about them at breakfast the next morning, which gives them the advantage. Seriously, that's in the rules. It's adorable. If you like games with a lot of player interaction, this is a great one. Rounds go quickly, and the subject matter is pretty light-hearted so even if somebody totally screws you over it's hard to get too bent out of shape about it, which can definitely happen in games where you have a lot more invested in any given hand. It's fun, quick, easy to learn, and small and cheap enough that you can buy a couple of copies and put one in your car or whatever. That's really nice if you ever end up getting stuck waiting somewhere with a friend (or a potential friend, if you're an extrovert) and the battery in your phone dies so you actually have to talk to the meat-sacks around you or die of boredom.

I can not say enough about how much fun this game is to play. You play a series of hands that last from 10 seconds to 2 minutes max. The bag for the game is small and easy to take to any place. PROS: 1. Fast game play 2. Easy to learn (all the information is on each card so no need to have a rule book to play) 3. You only hold one card at a time (no massive hand of 13 cards to manage) 4. Cards are very decorative 5. Incredibly addictive (a friend learned the game and insisted on playing 50 hands). It has that amazing just one more time quality to it. I had to buy a second game because my daughter took mine off to college to play. 6. A rare combination of luck and skill. You can't always win with good card playing, but you will never win a series without skill. You have to know how others are thinking and playing to truly be good at this game. But it is simple enough to just play without any thought if you just want to kill some time with friends. 7. Who doesn't love an inexpensive game! CONS: 1. You play so many hands with these cards that they get quickly worn. I hate to say it but you really need to laminate the cards or put them in come kind of sleeves, because you play the cards so many times in 5 minutes they do wear-out quickly (not the best thickness to these cards) and if you can identify a card by its worn pattern the game is meaningless (there are only 16 cards - a marked card will be easy to track). 2. The scoring blocks are very tiny and we are constantly looking for these little red cubes. This system is lame, but completely unnecessary. You can keep score on paper or use any other chips to keep score. I recommend buying some heart charms instead at a craft store. It is much better (larger) and the game is called, "Love Letter" after all. But if it keeps the cost down, I guess it is O.K. just realize at some point you are going to need replacement scoring counters. 3. Only a 3-4 player game. There is a two player version that works, but as the fun is in guess someone's next move it starts to get predictable with just two players. The 16 card total makes more than four players not possible.

Love Letter is fantastic. It is great on every level. The game is pretty simple to learn. But has a lot of strategy. It also is rich in theme. But plays fast. Two thumbs up. The game has a lot of theme to keep you involved. All the players are suitors trying to get the Princess to accept your letter and fall in love with you. The magic number is 4 tokens in a 4 player game. The card you have in your hand is the person who is carrying the letter. Even the princess herself can carry it for you. (But if she gets caught with it she will throw it in the fire! Mechanic wise if you discard the princess you are out of the round) But will the token be yours? Be the last person standing! The game play is simple. Eight different cards. Each has a different action. But they printed on the bottom of the card what it does if you forget. The game does eliminate players each round. But the game plays so fast it doesn’t create an issue where someone has to sit around and wait for a long time to get back in. The game plays in 15 – 30 minutes. So it isn’t a game you will play all night. But it is good filler for a longer game. I love my deep strategy games, it’s true. But this game is still awesome. It’s nice to throw down on a game that’s easy but surprisingly has a good amount of strategy. May not be the best game ever made. But easy to learn. Fun. And cheap. What’s not to love? Weight: Light Learning Curve: Low Replayability: High

Quick to play, easy to learn and teach, great details in the accompanying booklet - one of the best portable games I’ve played.

Es un juego bastante rápido y sencillo de entender. Las partidas no duran más de 5 minutos y son bastante ágiles y movidas. Tendrás un montón de risas y buenos momentos tratando de eliminar a tus rivales y conquistar el corazón de la princesa. Está recomendado para 4 jugadores, pero con algunas adaptaciones de las reglas se puede estirar hasta 5 o 6 (máximo). Aunque las instrucciones vienen en inglés, solo necesitas nivel básico para entenderlas o buscar las reglas en español, pero es bastante sencillo y muy divertido. Ampliamente recomendado.

A fun and fast game for four people. Its a game that requires deduction to figure out what card the other player holds. Each round takes 4-5 mins to play. Perfect filler game.

Just what I wanted. Ordered on Friday and arrived on Sunday.

very intriguing name and so unique. Great way to spend time with friends and family.