Rococo Board Game
$44.99
Rococo at a Glance
| Game Type Sewing Theme Area Majority Card Drafting Deck Building, Economic | Play Time Approx 60 - 120 mins | Skill/Complexity ( 3.5 - 5) Medium |
| Age 12+ | Publisher(s) Pegasus Spiele and others | Published 2013 |
| Categories Strategy | Players 2 -5 | Cost Approx $44.99 |
| Our Rating 9/10 |
About – Description
Get set for a board game with a difference when you play Rococo. Set in the lavish French era of Louis XV, you’ll find yourself in charge of running the most sought after dress shop in town!
Build your team of employees into a masterful workforce and get set for the final event – the ball. Here you’ll be awarded extra points for all of your hard work throughout the game including ball decorations, guest outfits and your overall performance.
Rococo was published in 2013, and has received a number of accolades, making it through to the finals at the 2014 Lys Passioné. It also achieved the position of finalist at the 2013 Golden Elephant Awards, and nominated for the 2013 Meeples’ Choice.
Best Suited for Experienced Gamers Aged 12+
Gamers aged 12+. Concentration and focus is required as you go deeper into the game making it a bit too tricky for little ones. This board game contains a lot of small pieces, so it’s important to keep it away from children under 36 months.
Rococo is designed for 2-5 players, with a play time of between 1-2 hours.
Skill/Complexity
A certain level of skill is required to play this game due to the many aspects of score building and multiple mechanisms (stuff going on), and so it ‘s given a medium complexity rating.
Gameplay – How it Plays!
This is very much a deck building card drafting based game, and as such the game starts with all players holding the five cards, all of a particular color. Each card represents an employee, and there are three categories: apprentice, master and journeyman.
Each player will receive 2 apprentices, 2 masters and 1 journeyman to start the game with. As the game progresses through the seven rounds, players must hone their strategy to get their employees fit for the final ball round.
It’s a fun, colorful game with lots of strategic elements and opportunities to gain points.
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Likes & Dislikes
- Superb theme.
- Deck building aspects.
- Lots of interesting decisions to make.
- Great combo of mechanics working well together.
- Replay Value is good.
- Rules are straightforward.
- Might be overly involved and complex for novices.
Rococo has a popular following with players enjoying the variety of gameplay and the colorful artwork. The game is best suited to three people, but up to five friends can play together for a number of matches as most games take around 90 minutes to complete.
Rococo might be best suited to players with experience of multiple mechanism based games and some players have said novices may struggle to keep up.
Expansions – Editions
A number of expansions have been published for Rococo since its release in 2013, including:
- Rococo: Fancy Dress Promo (2013)
- Rococo: The Festivity Dresses (2015)
- Rococo: Jewellery Box (2016)
2020 brought the popular Deluxe Edition (2020) on the scene. Worth checking out!
Final Thoughts
In summary, Rococo is an immersive card, deck building – area majority based game that has some serious detail and strategy elements to it. The game takes time to build to the finale round and despite the length of play it’s enjoyable without becoming drawn out.
With the expansions you are sure to maximize the replay value and richness of play, and the vibrant artwork and design really gives this set a quality feel.
