Table feel
Ciao! has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is minimal emphasis on cooperation in the game.
2015
Ranked #21,921
Ciao!
Manage cards in hand to time plays, combos, and scoring windows.
Card Game
Hand Management
Players
2-6
Play time
Not listed
Age
7+
Complexity
1/5
Rating
5.36
Harder to teach
Highly interactive
Deep strategy
Group fit
At a glance
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.3/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.0/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.7/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.0/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.5/5
Deep strategy
Player control
3.0/5
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Ciao! has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game adapts well to different player counts. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between ease of learning and depth of gameplay.
Luck profile
Ciao! has a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.
Overview
In Ciao! you want to say goodbye to the cards in your hand as quickly as possible. Each player starts with a hand of seven cards; cards show either rock, paper or scissors, and they are colored either green, yellow or red. Some cards have special icons on them, such as play again...
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In Ciao! you want to say goodbye to the cards in your hand as quickly as possible. Each player starts with a hand of seven cards; cards show either rock, paper or scissors, and they are colored either green, yellow or red. Some cards have special icons on them, such as play again or draw three cards. Cards are ranked in typical RPS order, but red beats yellow, which beats green. On a turn, you play a card to the discard pile that beats the card showing on top, whether by playing paper on rock or by playing a higher ranked paper than what's already there. If you can't play, you draw one card, then play that card if possible. The first player to empty their hand wins!
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Designers
1
Olivier Finet
Artists
1
Stéphane Escapa
Publishers
1
Gigamic
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