Splendor is a strategy game where players collect resources, buy development cards, and earn points.
The game includes: resources (gemstones), development cards (3 levels), noble cards, and a game board.
On each turn, a player takes 3 stones of different colors, and if desired, uses these stones to buy a development card. Each development card displays the amount of resources needed to purchase that card. Development cards award points to the player.
Noble cards, which all players can see (they are laid out in a visible place on the table), display a combination of development cards required to acquire a noble card. Before their turn, a player must check if they have the appropriate combination. If so, they receive the noble card without paying resources, which gives the player additional points.
The winner of the game is the first player to achieve 15 points.