In Splendor you play a wealthy Renaissance merchant trying to gain the most prestige among your fellow merchants. Tokens that represent gemstones help you build your commercial empire.  Building your empire helps you gain noble patrons that give you prestige points.

A clever, fast paced game where each turn is made up of one three possible actions: collect chips (gems), buy and build a card, reserve one card to stop another player from having access to this card.  With a clear rulebook for easy learning and reference.  Splendor strikes a nice balance between building your empire and racing for points.

2-4 players