# 3 Chapters

3 Chapters is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.5 out of 10 by 22 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $15.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Closed Drafting, Trick-taking, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.5 out of 10, from 22 reviews
- **Owned by:** 72 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 251
- **Unique players:** 369

**Designers:** Joe Hout

**Artists:** Jan Bintakies

**Publishers:** AMIGO

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 15.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/3-chapters/ |
| eFantasy | 12.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/355139-board-game-%CF%84%CE%B1-3-%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%86%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B1 |
| Games Empire | 19.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/3-chapters |
| TLAMA games | 329 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/za-sedmero-kartami/ |
| Zatu Games | 11.95 £ | https://zatu.com/products/3-chapters |
| Ludifolie | 14.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/20063-once-upon-a-draft.html |
| World of Board Games | 169 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/up-or-down |
| Reflexshop | 5490 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/a-harom-fejezet-tarsasjatek |
| Travelling Man | 12.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/3-chapters |
| Va de jocs | 15.3 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/3-capitulos |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 16.95 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/54084-3-capitulos-8437027027079.html |
| Get Your Fun | 16.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036257-cera-3-volte-giochi-di-carte.html |
| Uplay | 18.47 € | https://www.uplay.it/it/gioco-da-tavolo-c-era-3-volte.html |
| Good Games | 34.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/3-chapters |
| Dragons Lair | 259 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/3-chapters |
| Spielezar | 21.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/3-chapters |
| Nexus | 3495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/3-chapters/ |
| Spelexperten | 295 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/kortspel/3-chapters.html |

## Expansions

- [3 Chapters: Flaschengeist Jinny](https://www.ludoya.com/games/3-chapters-flaschengeist-jinny)
- [3 Chapters: Wolpertinger Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/3-chapters-wolpertinger-promo-card)

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## Upcoming events featuring this game

- 3 Capítulos — 2026-09-24 — Tarragona

## Rules questions

### In a two‑player game, how do the ghost decks and ghost turns work?

You build and shuffle the ghost decks during setup and place ghost hands in the ghost player positions; ghosts are played on their turns just like real players and follow the same trick rules (pp.11–14).

### When I win a trick, do I take the card reward as well as the star?

Yes — when you win a trick you take the star for winning and you also take the card reward shown on the trick (p.18).

### Does the Snow Queen stop players from earning hearts or gems in a trick?

Yes — the Snow Queen prevents players from earning hearts or crystals (gems) in that trick (p.19).

### Does the Shapeshifter count as every character type for ‘for each’ effects?

Yes — the Shapeshifter counts as every character type and is counted accordingly for ‘for each’ and relevant counting rules (p.16).

### How do gems score and how is the most‑gems bonus awarded at the end?

Gems score as listed in the end‑of‑chapter scoring and there is a most‑gems bonus awarded (the Greedy Dwarf/most‑gems rule); see the end‑of‑chapter scoring and the Greedy Dwarf explanation (pp.10, 21, 24).

### When do card abilities trigger and how are trick abilities resolved?

When a trick is played you reveal cards and resolve card abilities in the order specified by the turn/trick rules, then determine the trick winner and distribute rewards — follow the turn order and ability resolution steps (p.6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/3-chapters)
- [3 Chapters in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/3-chapters)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/423517)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._