Papillons (2007)

About this game

Papillons is a card game in which each player has a secret objective: to align four butterflies of a given colour or of a given type. Players take turns to place a card in the table trying to obtain their secret four-butterflies alignment or to move an already placed card to another place. They also have two tokens which can be used only once; one token removes an already placed card from the game and the other one fixes an already placed card so it cannnot be moved never more during the game. There are versions for 2, 3 and 4 players, and a partnership one for 4 players playing in pairs. The illustrations and graphic designs are by Gérald Guerlais. Papillons is the number 20 in the series "Jeux de poche" by Cocktail Games.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.1/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.