Vintage Cartino Board Game by Ravensburger – 1974 – D.F. Oudolf

✅ Short description

Vintage Cartino board game by Ravensburger, published in 1974 and designed by D.F. Oudolf. A tactical game for 2 to 4 players in which playing tiles featuring traditional card suits are strategically placed on the board to score as many points as possible.

📋 Quick product details

• Brand: Ravensburger
• Publisher: Otto Maier Verlag Ravensburg
• Game designer: D.F. Oudolf
• Date: 1974
• Number of players: 2–4
• Playing time: approx. 45 minutes
• Origin: West Germany
• Instructions: German, French, Italian, English and Dutch

Box dimensions: 33.5 × 23 × 3.7 cm (L × W × H)

Contents: game board, 66 playing tiles, scoring pieces, 4 tile racks, 25 counters and a bag.

Condition: good vintage condition with signs of age and use. The box shows some localised wear and discolouration; please see the photos for a good impression of the condition.

🃏 About the game

The playing tiles feature the four traditional card suits: clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds. They are placed on corresponding spaces on the game board. It is not only the tile being played that matters: the values of neighbouring tiles also determine the score.

As a result, Cartino combines tactical play and concentration with an element of chance.

🏭 Ravensburger & history

Ravensburger was founded in 1883 by Otto Robert Maier in Ravensburg, Germany. The company developed into an internationally recognised producer of board games, puzzles and educational games.

The original game material credits D.F. Oudolf as the designer. Some later sources have associated this name with renowned game designer Alex Randolph, but this attribution is not conclusively documented.

✨ Special features

• Original Ravensburger edition from 1974
• Characteristic colourful 1970s design
• Attractive game board featuring traditional card suits
• Tactical gameplay for 2–4 players
• Multilingual instructions, including Dutch and English
• Interesting collectible for enthusiasts of vintage board games

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