Jolly Christmas

In Jolly Christmas, the Christmas tree is decorated from top to bottom. It is filled with complete strings of lights, cleverly placed ornaments, and finished with the finest tree topper. Make sure to pay attention to what your opponents need so you can snatch ornaments away from them. Whoever has the most beautifully decorated tree at the end wins the game! Each player builds their own Christmas tree by collecting decorations. In each round, players take turns placing their elf on one of the decoration cards to claim it. The claimed card is then added to the player’s personal Christmas tree. The way in which the elves claim the cards determines the turn order for the next round. By placing ornaments strategically in the tree, players earn points. You must also pay attention to the lights in the tree: if you manage to complete full light strands between the cards, you earn additional points. After fourteen rounds, it’s time to place the tree topper. Everyone has now created a beautiful tree with fourteen cards. The topper is placed above the two topmost cards, completing the tree. Then all points from the ornaments in the tree are counted, together with the points from completed strings of lights and the topper placed at the top. The player with the highest score has created the most beautiful Christmas tree and wins the game! —description from the publisher

Players: 2–5 best 3
Playing time: 20 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.5 / 5