Benjo
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Jaipur
Jaipur has become a real favorite for my wife and I. It’s very easy to pick up and learn, set up is very quick, and you will get a meaty strategy game in about 20 minutes.
Components
I really enjoy Jaipur for the components and ease of scoring. The card art is very impressive, and the included scoring chips is a wonderful mechanic that isn’t usually included in small two player game. Scoring chips make counting points a snap and gives you a visual marker of what is happening in the game.
Gameplay
Players are scoring points by collecting sets of goods and selling those goods at a market. There is also a very interesting trading mechanic in the game, which is difficult to pull off in a two player experience. The mechanic I enjoy the most is how you much use what the cards are on the table. It will take players aback that you cannot draw from the deck as an option, but you come to enjoy how different this game is.
Overall
Jaipur offers a unique take on a two player card game. The tension in the game reminds me of Lost Cities, but the game plays much differently. The components are wonderful and unique, and any couple or pair of friends that play games together a lot will enjoy this game.