Rococo
- Players
- 2-5
- Best withThe player count this game plays best at.
- 3 players
- Play timeHow long a full game runs once everyone knows the rules.
- 120 min
- AgeThe minimum age printed by the publisher.
- 12+
- ComplexityHow demanding the rules are, from 1 (very light) to 5 (very heavy).
- 3.1 / 5
- Year
- 2013
About the game
Rococo puts two to five players in charge of an 18th-century dressmaking business, hiring employees to manufacture coats and gowns for the era's most prestigious ball. Each turn you play one employee card to hire, buy resources, manufacture goods, or invest in the ball's decorations, with each employee offering a unique bonus. After seven rounds, the game culminates in a grand ball where rented garments and funded decorations are scored for prestige points. It's a richly themed economic euro with a distinctive employee-card engine.
Hobbli's Notes
Hobbli appreciates the elegant employee-card system here, where each hire nudges your production engine in a slightly different direction. The rococo aesthetic and production chains are satisfying to optimize, though the moderate-heavy complexity and downtime call for an experienced euro-gaming table.
What we like
- Elegant employee card system with unique bonuses.
- Satisfying production and set-collection engine.
- Richly themed 18th-century setting.
- High replayability from card variety.
Keep in mind
- Moderate-heavy complexity requiring a full rules teach.
- Notable downtime at higher player counts.
- Long two-hour playtime.
Who it's for
Euro gamers aged 12+ who enjoy economic engine-building, in groups of three to five.
