# The Game

The Game is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 5.7 out of 10 by 34 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $14.39 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Card Game, Number
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Communication Limits
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.7 out of 10, from 34 reviews
- **Owned by:** 101 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,553
- **Unique players:** 363

**Designers:** Steffen Benndorf

**Artists:** Jason D. Kingsley, Oliver Freudenreich, Sandra Freudenreich, Kwanchai Moriya

**Publishers:** Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag, Pandasaurus Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Atomic Empire | 14.39 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/181238 |
| Cardhaus Games | 14.39 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-game/ |
| Miniature Market | 14.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/pan00946.html |
| eFantasy | 11.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/193210-board-game-the-game-%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%AD%CE%BA%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B7 |
| Ludifolie | 12.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/7112-the-game-edition-haute-en-couleurs.html |
| La Gameria | 12.95 € | https://gameria.es/juegos-de-mesa/the-game-10002.html |
| Spielezar | 13.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/the-game |
| Nordisk Spil | 119 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/the-game-kortspil |
| World of Board Games | 189 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/the-game-eng |
| Alphaspel | 249 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/58989-the-game-incl-mini-expansion |

## Expansions

- [The Game on Fire](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-game-on-fire)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-game)
- [The Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173090)

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