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villager[tip] [green]This tutorial is best experienced on a full screen desktop browser at 1080p.[/green] Welcome to the tutorial for one of the most popular microgames with some interesting deduction mechanics. In the Basic version of Love Letter, *2–4 suitors compete to have their Love Letters be delivered to the kingdom’s princess*, who seeks an ideal partner and confidant for when she assumes the throne. With 5-8 players, you can play the Premium version with more character cards and effects!1explanation_card_content000playertable_cover_91606498 aHR0cHM6Ly94LmJvYXJkZ2FtZWFyZW5hLm5ldC9kYXRhL3R1dG9yaWFscy9pbWc2Nzg1ZWMxMjczNzEyNi40OTI2MTQzMC5qcGc=/-98/-102
villagerHowever, you are just some ordinary person with no influence. :( Armed with your infinite charm, you need help from the Princess's trusted courtesans. Maybe they can deliver the Love Letter for you to the Princess. :)2archivecontrol_editmode_centercomment000
villagerThe card in your hand represents the person who currently carries your letter, but this can change during the round as you draw and play cards. [green]To win a round, you must either have the highest-value card (listed in top left corner of card) at the end of the round OR be the only player left in the round.[/green] *Right now, the Prince (value 5) holds your valuable Love Letter.*3playertablecard_1684537_item_10000playertablecard_1684537_item_10 1
villager8 character cards can help you get your Love Letter to the Princess (value 8).. including the Princess herself :) Others are : - the gossipy Countess (value 7) - the overzealous King (value 6) - 2 mischievous Princes (value 5) - 2 trusted Handmaids (value 4) - 2 scheming Barons (value 3) - 2 eavesdropping Priests (value 2) - 5 loyal Guards (value 1)4explanation_card_content000playertable_cover_91606498 aHR0cHM6Ly94LmJvYXJkZ2FtZWFyZW5hLm5ldC9kYXRhL3R1dG9yaWFscy9pbWc2Nzg1ZWMxMjlmZTJmOC43NDc1NjAwOC5qcGc=/-39/-61
villagerList of all the character cards, the distribution number (inside these brackets), and the card played effect is listed here. [tip] *Note the distribution number carefully to deduce. * There are 2 Prince's, Handmaid's, Baron's, and Priest's. There are 5 Guards. There's only 1 King, Countess, and Princess. These make up the 16 cards in the deck. 5explanation_card_content000
villagerIn this 4 player game: - the 16 card deck is shuffled - !!! ONE random card is pulled out of this round - one hand card is given to all 4 players Starting player draws a card on their turn, hence 10 cards are now left in the deck. [red]*Remember the round ends when the last card is taken.*[/red]6tablecenter000deck_10 6
villager[tip] to WIN the game, you must successfully deliver 4 Love Letters to the Princess, who will reward you with a Heart [img]https://x.boardgamearena.net/data/tutorials/img6785ec12cb2806.97015444.jpg[/img]7player_board_1684537000icon_point_1684537 1
villagerFirst player to win 4 hearts wins the game. And that can take multiple rounds. [green]However, each round is quite quick and lasts only a few minutes[/green].. so let's play Round 1.8avatar_1684537000
villagerIt's [red]Red players[/red] turn. On anyone's turn, the flow is: 1) DRAW a card from the deck 2) CHOOSE one of the TWO cards to now PLAY from your hand 3) APPLY the PLAYed card's effects9playertable_cover_84300368000playertable_cover_91606498 19 playertable_cover_84300368 18 deck_10 17 player_name_84300368 6
villager[red]Red player[/red] chose to play her Guard card against the Orange player, and guesses whether they have the Handmaid. *If the guess / deduction is correct, Orange player will be eliminated.* !!! Guard can only be used to guess other NON-Guard cards. !!! You CANNOT use it to guess another player's Guard card (remember there could be 5 of them distributed in the game). 1playertable_cover_84300368619e86cc0632600cardontable_12 6 player_name_84300368 6
villagerIt's too early in the game to eliminate someone with a Guard.. the guess was incorrect. But everyone has information now.. that the card held by Orange player is NOT a Handmaid.2playertable_cover_91606498619e86cc0683900playertable_cover_91606498 6
villagerThe game log (on the right of the screen) is helpful to understand the cards played and their effects. 5log_1619e86cc0709f00
villager[tip] Remember the game winning conditions. [green] 1) Either have the highest card after the last card from the deck is taken OR 2) Eliminate all other players through the use of card effects, played at the right time [/green] Currently 9 more cards are available in the deck, out of the distribution of cards discussed earlier. 6maintitlebar_content619e86cc0709f00tablecenter 6
villagerIt's your turn! You have the choice to play the Prince or a Guard. Select the Guard card in your hand (under 1), and play it on [blue]Blue player[/blue] under 2. A popup will display asking to choose who you think [blue]Blue player[/blue] is. Select Handmaid (value 4) for this tutorial.7playertablecard_1684537_item_14619e86cc0709f10playertablecard_1684537_item_14 17 playertable_cover_85492481 18
villagerUnfortunately, your early guess (though a good one considering the probabilities) is also incorrect.1playertable_cover_85492481619e86e69878c00
villager[blue]Blue player[/blue] plays the Countess card from their hand. !!! Note the card effect text on the Countess card. It says "Discard the Countess if the King or Prince is in your hand". Hmmm.. so does [blue]Blue player[/blue] have King (6) or Prince (5) in hand? Or maybe a Princess (8)?1tablecenter619e86f2434ba00cardontable_7 6 player_name_85492481 6
villagerOrange player played the Priest (value 2) on you. You were forced to secretly reveal your card Prince (value 5) to Orange player. !!! [red]You must be careful now.[/red] On the next turn, if Orange player has a Guard (value 1), and you still have the Prince (value 5) card in your hand, then they can correctly guess your hand card and eliminate you from this round. 1tablecenter619e86f8dd87200cardontable_13 6 player_name_91606498 6
villager[red]Red player[/red] decides to play the Baron card (value 3) on Orange player. They must feel confident that they can eliminate that player by comparing hands.. *whoever has the lowest card is out!* Red player probably used all the PREVIOUSLY played cards information listed and highlighted here to make this smart choice.1playertable_cover_84300368619e87043af8e00discardcontent_1684537_item_14 6 discardcontent_85492481_item_7 6 discardcontent_91606498_item_13 6 discardcontent_84300368_item_12 6 discardcontent_84300368_item_5 6 cardontable_5 6 player_name_84300368 6
villager*Orange player and Red player compare hands.. and as Orange player has the lowest card, they are eliminated from this round.* [tip] we can see that Orange player discarded the other Baron card (value 3). So Red player MUST have something higher than a 3 in their hand.2playertable_cover_84300368619e87043b9d500playertable_cover_91606498 6 cardontable_16 6 player_name_84300368 6
villagerIt's your turn. You have a choice between playing the Prince or the Handmaid. The Handmaid would be a smart choice right now.. it defends you from other card attacks/effects until your next turn.. *Play the Handmaid now.*5playertable_1684537619e87043c16910playertablecard_1684537_item_15 16
villagerQuite a few cards have been played now. [blue]Blue player[/blue] smartly figures out that one of the remaining players MAY have the Princess (value 8 ) card. He smartly plays the Guard card on the [red]Red player[/red] and eliminates them from the round. It's down to a heads-up between you and [blue]Blue player[/blue]1playertable_cover_85492481619e8734b20f900playertable_cover_84300368 6 cardontable_6 6 player_name_85492481 6
villagerYou have 2 Princes (value 5) in your hand. That's an easy choice.. you have to play one of them. The effect of playing the Prince, is that the targeted player must discard their hand. [tip] Use the Prince to smartly make someone discard their Princess card. When that happens, the player with Princess is immediately eliminated from the round.2playertable_1684537619e8734b20f910playertablecard_1684537_item_3 17 playertable_cover_85492481 18
villagerHahaha! :) You made [blue]Blue player[/blue] discard their high valued King (value 6). The chances are now very good that you might win with your higher valued Prince (value 5), as only 1 more card remains in the deck.. Unless, [blue]Blue player[/blue] plays a Guard on you and correctly guesses..............1cardontable_8619e874265b9c00tablecenter 6
villager[blue]Blue player[/blue] plays a Priest and gets a look at your hand card. But too late now for that trick. You have pulled the last card. Should you keep the Handmaid(4) or Prince(5)? Based on all the cards, play the lower value Handmaid. 1playertable_1684537619e87506491b10playertablecard_1684537_item_1 16
villagerYou have won this round as you had the highest card remaining. And scored a precious token of appreciation from the Princess (a heart) for your poetic romantic Love Letter. Let's send her more and win the game! Remember, [green]*first person to reach 4 hearts wins the game. *[/green]1avatar_1684537619e87594760800
villagerYou now know how to play this quick fun deduction game. Hope you enjoyed the tutorial! *Quick Summary* 1) To win a round, have either the highest valued card at the end of the round when deck is exhausted, or eliminate other players with card effects 2) On your turn, - draw a card - choose from the 2 cards in hand - apply played cards effect See you at the next table :) P.S. You will get to rate this tutorial in the next popup. If you feel it can be made better, can you please share your feedback with Villager? Feel free to directly message me with your comments.2maintitlebar_content619e87594760800
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