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Papillons

Papillons

Cocktail Games · 2007
2–420 min8+ yrs1.1/5 complexity5.8 BGG#23.434 BGG125Strategy
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How do you play Papillons?

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.

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Papillons box art
official art · Cocktail Games

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.
game anatomy
Complexity1.1 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#23.434
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Q3How do you play Papillons?
Papillons is a abstract strategy game, for 2–4 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring pattern recognition. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Papillons — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Papillons support?
Papillons is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Papillons take?
A game of Papillons takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Papillons for?
Papillons is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Papillons?
Papillons has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.1 out of 5.
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