Rococo Deluxe
Rococo Deluxe explained: manage a tailoring staff, acquire fabric, make dresses and frock coats, decorate the palace and compete for prestige at the Grand Ball.
Run a prestigious tailoring business in the court of Louis XV, using employee cards to acquire materials, hire staff, create garments and fund decorations for the final Grand Ball.
Employee rank limits which actions each card can perform, so hand management determines how flexible each round will be.
Why We Love It
The deck is your workforce rather than a generic action engine. Hiring, promoting and dismissing employees changes both your immediate options and the quality of future hands.
About Rococo Deluxe
Rococo Deluxe is a medium heavy strategy game published by Eagle-Gryphon Games and designed by Matthias Cramer; Stefan Malz; Louis Malz. Its core systems include Deck Building, Hand Management and Area Influence, creating a mix of tactical timing and longer-term planning.
This guide focuses on the edition and rules scope identified in the source notes below, with factual rules separated from editorial decision analysis.
Game at a Glance
Deck Building
Improve card quality over time so stronger combinations appear more often.
Hand Management
Sequence cards carefully and preserve the right options for future turns.
Area Influence
Use this system efficiently and connect it to your broader scoring plan.
Set Collection
Build valuable sets while tracking what opponents are likely to pursue.
Who Rococo Deluxe suits
Rococo Deluxe suits players who enjoy Deck Building and Hand Management, with room to build a plan while reacting to shared incentives. Its medium heavy weight makes it a better fit for groups comfortable tracking several connected systems.
Rules overview
Each round, choose employee cards from your deck and play them one at a time to take actions. Employees can acquire resources, make garments, hire new workers, sell completed clothing or fund palace decorations. Some actions require higher-ranked employees. After seven rounds, prestige comes from garments at the ball, decorations, employee bonuses and other scoring elements.
Key decisions
Editorial analysis: A strong employee deck is compact and purposeful. Hiring every attractive card can dilute access to the specialists needed for high-value garments and palace spaces.
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Sources and edition notes
Facts checked September 17, 2026. The Deluxe Edition includes several previously released modules and an official solo mode.