Jolly Christmas

Jolly Christmas
In Jolly Christmas, players are welcomed into the jolliest time of the year — but decorating the Christmas tree is still serious business. Players fill their Christmas trees with complete strings of lights, cleverly placed ornaments, and the best tree topper. They also try to pay attention to what their opponents need so they can snatch away exactly those cards before anyone else can take them.

How does the game work?
Each player builds their own Christmas tree by collecting decorations. Throughout the game, players place their elf on one of the available decoration cards. The chosen decoration cards are added to the players’ trees, and new decoration cards are revealed.

When placing decoration cards, players pay attention not only to the decorations themselves but also to the lights along the sides of the cards. Connecting lights between cards grants bonus points and advantages when choosing the tree topper. The placement of the elves also determines the turn order for the next round. Because of this, it can sometimes be smart to choose a lower-scoring card if it allows you to play earlier in the following round.

Fourteen rounds are played to complete the Christmas trees. Finally, the tree toppers are placed and the points are counted. The player with the most points wins the game!

For 2–5 players, ages 8+
Playing time: approximately 20 minutes
Game rules: EN / NL (+ DE / FR online)
Jolly Dutch