tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29748400683353204002024-02-18T19:19:22.392-08:00Board Game in ParisUsalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-55888295385250562332009-07-05T14:20:00.000-07:002009-07-18T02:12:08.152-07:00SOIREE JOUX At Bios de VincennesThis weekend, I met a Canadian at Vinecenne to play board games together.<br /><br />He plays board games with his wife. He said they play DOMINION.<br />I am impressed that his wife plays DOMINION, which is not for débutants. He said she even beats him.<br /><br />We brought our own games and went to Bois de Vincenne to find a place to play them.<br />We walked into woods and found a wooden table with benches to play board games.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y-24GrbtTNUIHu_ofEkq7_5fKTqqqFlTAGkeuUVqsarD3XE17g3LD2shsaMq1m7elIQE-m96iPVAVrA_abh-cyHQmf7LLg3aXwJuabd1wqeqw4rCB2HynWXADY_OaJdD1YZVVxENSgU/s1600-h/IMG_2190b_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y-24GrbtTNUIHu_ofEkq7_5fKTqqqFlTAGkeuUVqsarD3XE17g3LD2shsaMq1m7elIQE-m96iPVAVrA_abh-cyHQmf7LLg3aXwJuabd1wqeqw4rCB2HynWXADY_OaJdD1YZVVxENSgU/s320/IMG_2190b_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356571556710578834" border="0" /></a>A game we play at first was <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40692" target="_blank=">Small World</a>.<br />Now, it looks like this game is so popular in Paris. I was looking for this game and went to some stores, but they all said “C’est indisponible (It is all sold out!)”<br />After depressed a couple of times, I got one finally.<br /><br />This is the first time for both of us to play this game. So we started playing the game reading the rulebook.<br /><br />I chose “Flying Trolls” then I started conquer the land from the bottom right.<br />Then he chose “Merchant Ratmen”. I guess this is a smart choice because choosing “merchant” only gives you 2 tokens, but choosing the ratmen gives you 8 which is the most number among the races. So he got 10 rats tokens.<br />He spread over his ratmen on the other side of the land.<br />Each of his turn, he scored almost twice as much as mine.<br />I failed to use “flying ability” in the first and second turns. I just forgot my special power “Flying”. (Flying Trolls sounds weird, though.)<br />I cut his troops in two and placed a troll’s lair to protect the place where I conquered.<br />But this move is not crucial in this game. He collected the isolated rats, abandoned the region and conquered another region and kept scoring…<br />As my Trolls were well protected by a mountain and a Troll lair, the number of Troll tokens didn’t decrease so I think I missed the timing to put the Troll in decline.<br />We knew each other he won the game before the last turn.<br /><br />We started the same game again. I chose “Stout Skeletons” and he chose “Forest Tritons”. In the map for 2 players, half of the land borders the sea or the lake, so he conquered several regions including forest regions in the first and second turn. Skeletons weren’t a bad choice and I conquered more regions than him, but 3 Forests are bordering the sea or the lake. So he took those forests back using less tokens. I should have watched the map more carefully.<br /><br />I lost so badly, but I really enjoyed the game because so many things happen during a game.<br /><br />He said he likes the game and is going to buy one.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5JG6sP8IAVB11sHEJMYxG0yyJhtZ7Vu3ifYb8jWi9NUY-Zi1bwwPc7_MMes4yt6K_cc02rklWFMP2Jt61m-fjc7vhQdm6ZuDd_R-BYfXNzRfb9LMx6WRkmj6m0r7McEQNo-N9y4_vOg/s1600-h/IMG_2192b_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5JG6sP8IAVB11sHEJMYxG0yyJhtZ7Vu3ifYb8jWi9NUY-Zi1bwwPc7_MMes4yt6K_cc02rklWFMP2Jt61m-fjc7vhQdm6ZuDd_R-BYfXNzRfb9LMx6WRkmj6m0r7McEQNo-N9y4_vOg/s320/IMG_2192b_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356571146996125490" border="0" /></a>Next game we played was “<a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21763" target="_blank=">Mr. Jack</a>” which he brought.<br />One plays Jack and the other plays police to arrest him.<br />He explained the rules and then said, “I never win when I play Jack.”<br />This is the first time that I play this game, so he let me play the police at first.<br />At the first turn of the game, I actually didn’t know what I should do, but the number of innocent people automatically (to me) increased. I picked up Holmes who tells you who is innocent and at the fourth turn, I figured out there are only 2 suspects left. I moved Miss Stealthy close to "Jack" as she can move farther than any other people. Finally she caught “Jack”. “I told you.”, he said.<br /><br />Then I played Jack. I placed Sir William as a decoy near the exit of the town so that he seems to sneak out. I was planning to let “Jack” out of the town just after exchanging his position to Sir William. But the light near the exit won’t let to do it. So I changed the strategy, just keep escaping until the end of the game. At the last turn, I thought I win, but he found the way to reach Jack. Mmmm, I lost.<br /><br />He plays very well, but I can’t still image how his wife plays DOMINION and beats him...<br /><br />That was a wonderful evening. I wish I could play games with him again (and his wife if possible).Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-22765542310092411832009-06-08T14:14:00.000-07:002009-06-14T02:31:22.533-07:00OYA Cafe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RZEE_aaw3uDJRoB4Tq-vZ24jXfaNRMwiy7P2O4lF9WYXUgSq4vEmcR_fu6UQDE9ov-WvF-bTyTablnATQplgYgw25JD4gIgDD11WnJwWoAMrkpTlc57tSx1Kiqus-Xg3BSPdj2axf-w/s1600-h/IMG_0920b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RZEE_aaw3uDJRoB4Tq-vZ24jXfaNRMwiy7P2O4lF9WYXUgSq4vEmcR_fu6UQDE9ov-WvF-bTyTablnATQplgYgw25JD4gIgDD11WnJwWoAMrkpTlc57tSx1Kiqus-Xg3BSPdj2axf-w/s320/IMG_0920b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347113435009076690" border="0" /></a><br />In Paris, there is a store where you can buy board games AND you can PLAY them.<br />OYA Cafe is located on Rue de la Reine Blanche (13e arrondissemont).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KIybLRvO6L6B40DRnSny23h4ZB-TGmx5sUu_ClsivScchU65Su8SI6oXDFW6CPJSmnLtiFksEM83Ubym2PFEdoCPnnfUDQ-DO7tQLCpdIwMfb0dFYG7l088OjhBDLO9piS3K39TmQU8/s1600-h/IMG_2012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KIybLRvO6L6B40DRnSny23h4ZB-TGmx5sUu_ClsivScchU65Su8SI6oXDFW6CPJSmnLtiFksEM83Ubym2PFEdoCPnnfUDQ-DO7tQLCpdIwMfb0dFYG7l088OjhBDLO9piS3K39TmQU8/s320/IMG_2012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346922087874224418" border="0" /></a><br />You will see hundreds boardgames on a wall. You can choose any game you want to play.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIX2G-hfopIAA3DaQrepCL20ySIBcHfkwOxxGcOqnGXdpflvXcOmQMkIa3qUcAeZyGZ5WHTHzOAI_5s4tjw224QGm4NS1xDl0FeHr7FpjPcEPcTFyFjuhTjT1AwKD1g1a24h_Hnnl8wig/s1600-h/IMG_2013b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIX2G-hfopIAA3DaQrepCL20ySIBcHfkwOxxGcOqnGXdpflvXcOmQMkIa3qUcAeZyGZ5WHTHzOAI_5s4tjw224QGm4NS1xDl0FeHr7FpjPcEPcTFyFjuhTjT1AwKD1g1a24h_Hnnl8wig/s320/IMG_2013b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346924547739256242" border="0" /></a><br />"OYA" basically means a parent in Japanese but also means a dealer in a game. It costs 5 euros to play the first game. You can play the game as long as you want until closing time.Then it costs 3 euros to play another game if you want.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIrTHxjBIUlShtQJ11rN6GTSV8i4bRbF_4vXSSuFOz6TKL3nPDnaKcqJz0gRmEn9COQxkClrIeqaxTFPMbJAZ94LbbBWgKJNiw5S7R48yij7f6YjqyywKySgk2_ZcbrPgdGK3iByzxHE/s1600-h/IMG_2014b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIrTHxjBIUlShtQJ11rN6GTSV8i4bRbF_4vXSSuFOz6TKL3nPDnaKcqJz0gRmEn9COQxkClrIeqaxTFPMbJAZ94LbbBWgKJNiw5S7R48yij7f6YjqyywKySgk2_ZcbrPgdGK3iByzxHE/s320/IMG_2014b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346922452696509234" border="0" /></a><br />You may find rare games published from 90's or before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQan89cLV3pXfgo_Zc960gffd5Jo2x6DARzXIREWZt6oFV_D-CKXLmPBNbBo9FPwRnTQdNfsoOOYGacjqma7pe1k6eE19kEW3FnF5b8AzF031LTgTSJnNj21FY2-BB7MzvXJ6c-4YybsA/s1600-h/IMG_2015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQan89cLV3pXfgo_Zc960gffd5Jo2x6DARzXIREWZt6oFV_D-CKXLmPBNbBo9FPwRnTQdNfsoOOYGacjqma7pe1k6eE19kEW3FnF5b8AzF031LTgTSJnNj21FY2-BB7MzvXJ6c-4YybsA/s320/IMG_2015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346922309272994066" border="0" /></a><br />They also have a lot of board games and card games for kids.<br /><br />The store is a little away from the center of Paris, but it is worth spending a time there if you want to play board games in Paris and/or are looking for rare board games.<br /><br />25 rue de la Reine Blanche<br />75013 Paris<br />Tel: 01 47 07 59 59<br />Web site:www.oya.fr<br />e-mail address:oya@oya.fr<br />Open from 2:00 pm to midnight through Tuesday to Friday, to 9 pm on Sunday. Closed on Monday.<br />1-minute walk from Les Gobelins (Metro Ligne 7)<br /><br />See also <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html">The list of Board Game Stores in Paris</a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-8903067844600639792009-05-03T12:16:00.000-07:002009-05-17T15:00:49.254-07:00Docteur Stratageme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-sHIpv8QlwEho7XCnDUMQhO73UUxxOIZz3VR3Zf3XbC5lxC7wQiiVBzUKqc3xQYBHwGlIyDUNol6lWGgbc_YXs6BsKjEw3TAffcJ440bWub5j-5E70cY4QUZZ1NHV9IZ1dypo4C-zDo/s1600-h/IMG_0783_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-sHIpv8QlwEho7XCnDUMQhO73UUxxOIZz3VR3Zf3XbC5lxC7wQiiVBzUKqc3xQYBHwGlIyDUNol6lWGgbc_YXs6BsKjEw3TAffcJ440bWub5j-5E70cY4QUZZ1NHV9IZ1dypo4C-zDo/s320/IMG_0783_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336914653635388066" border="0" /></a><br />This store is located on rue de Maubeuge (9e arrondissement).<br /><br />The store mainly offers poker supplies and related books. They also sell roulettes, board games, card games. There is a poker table in the shop and you can take a poker lesson there.<br /><br />They have another store in St German.<br />(www.docteurstratageme.com/magasin_stg.php)<br /><br />42 rue de Maubeuge<br />75009 Paris<br />Tel: 01 42 80 91 14<br />Web site: www.docteurstratageme.com/magasin_paris9/index.php (in French)<br />5-minute walk from Cadet (Metro linge 7)<br /><br />See also <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html">The list of Board Game Stores in Paris</a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-20153465527383072052009-04-15T11:19:00.000-07:002009-05-03T12:05:03.233-07:00DreamWej<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAeVY4I0J0eBcjOyJlHEUJ8dL0VFbYBge9R7-yoTyCoNZVtM7erJuJQ2jwgGbgkNjlkouClLny3_3em7pNPcrniYmsRmpFe4PyP6nJX5iRMknWE-e376jom6NIg8g4k38UOhfY8fZWrM/s1600-h/IMG_0915_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAeVY4I0J0eBcjOyJlHEUJ8dL0VFbYBge9R7-yoTyCoNZVtM7erJuJQ2jwgGbgkNjlkouClLny3_3em7pNPcrniYmsRmpFe4PyP6nJX5iRMknWE-e376jom6NIg8g4k38UOhfY8fZWrM/s320/IMG_0915_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331672040178187874" border="0" /></a><br />This store is located on Boulevard Diderot.<br /><br />The store mainly offers game figures and related products. They have some card games and board games, role playing games. You may find some discounted role playing games in the shop.<br /><br />125 boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris<br />Tel : 01.43.43.32.92<br />Fax : 01.43.43.34.42<br />Web site: http://www.dreamwej.com<br />Open from 11:00 am to 11:30 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm on Wednesday and Saturday<br />3-minute walk from Nation (Metro ligne 1, 2, 6 and 9 or RER A)<br /><br />See also <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html">The list of Board Game Stores in Paris</a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-63044901577269511122009-03-01T00:16:00.000-08:002009-02-28T12:27:11.901-08:00Descartes Meissonier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVnTQSUvRinvUJBYQFL7kZ74d3s1vTza6yMINApIX6_BAlbdTAGEsrN5nqc1RwHG3s4178nBj73wsmoQBsEatImsL6yAPzshOvU4xaOCx39mLLOvX3FWOpvTYxJprfwpzsmGaQ-4HHT0/s1600-h/IMG_0786Y_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307907261772577826" style="width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVnTQSUvRinvUJBYQFL7kZ74d3s1vTza6yMINApIX6_BAlbdTAGEsrN5nqc1RwHG3s4178nBj73wsmoQBsEatImsL6yAPzshOvU4xaOCx39mLLOvX3FWOpvTYxJprfwpzsmGaQ-4HHT0/s320/IMG_0786Y_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The store is located on rue Meissonier (17e arrondissement).<br />This is apparently the largest board game store in Paris. They have card games, board games, classical board games (but not so many), conventional board games such as Monopoly, Risk, Scrabble etc, war games, card games, toys for kids, Warhammer products, puzzles, books about games, books about military uniforms in the world and some carrom boards.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />See also <strong><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/descartes-ecoles.html">Descartes Ecoles</a></strong><br /><br />6 rue Meissonier 75017 Paris<br />Tel: 01 42 27 50 09<br />Fax: 01 42 27 20 81<br />E-mail address: boutique.meissonier@jeux-descartes.fr<br />Web site: www.jeux-descartes.fr/meissonier<br />Open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday<br />2-minute walk from Wagram (Metro ligne 3)<br /><br />See also <a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html">The list of Board Game Stores in Paris</a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-86368252569237134642009-02-15T09:27:00.000-08:002009-02-19T13:03:54.614-08:00LE REPAIRE DU DRAGON<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkENDeGnAJ_YBKWmsTqWtdLvTWTe5cp78yveCK7jYKtAtIbGFnul2rDCcColeVJDCiPBzEXpjAoSKaxCkDm_fe2vhkTWnvgJrnCL00u11psQOXbLDJEbt10fLrZ79aNp1g1lIrImu8tPs/s1600-h/IMG_1246B_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkENDeGnAJ_YBKWmsTqWtdLvTWTe5cp78yveCK7jYKtAtIbGFnul2rDCcColeVJDCiPBzEXpjAoSKaxCkDm_fe2vhkTWnvgJrnCL00u11psQOXbLDJEbt10fLrZ79aNp1g1lIrImu8tPs/s320/IMG_1246B_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297928580078127506" border="0" /></a><br />This store is located on Boulevard Magenta.<br /><br />They have card games, board games, books about games, game figures.<br />There are some tables in the shop and people play games there.<br />You can check out the game schedule from the web site (www.lerepairedudragon.fr). Click on a date in the "Calendrier" which means calender in French, on the right side of the web site.<br /><br />See also <a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/12/troll2jeux.html" target="_blank=">Troll2Jeux</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" ><strong></strong></span><br />44 Boulevard Magenta<br />75010 Paris<br />Tel: 01 44 84 70 69<br />Web site: www.lerepairedudragon.fr<br />Open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday except Wednesday), to 7:30 p.m. (Wed), fro<span style="font-family:georgia;">m 10:0</span>0 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday<br />2-minute walk from Jacques Bonsergent (Metro ligne 5)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size:100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-39566154290302635192009-02-05T13:11:00.000-08:002009-06-20T12:59:40.026-07:00AGRICOLA (French edition)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKQIvW8CipgirGIvJ4DgK0Sh-oH2FYGqpsInRj0gSAmYwI5QXhr_xKddCyHgSmbQGGBawp1_IXlroeePuQGmXWLLT8HINB-n-IMEm1gGFWTznlb3SVDVrkDUCi5MEOQyunVsuSgKfwqo/s1600-h/IMG_0972b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKQIvW8CipgirGIvJ4DgK0Sh-oH2FYGqpsInRj0gSAmYwI5QXhr_xKddCyHgSmbQGGBawp1_IXlroeePuQGmXWLLT8HINB-n-IMEm1gGFWTznlb3SVDVrkDUCi5MEOQyunVsuSgKfwqo/s320/IMG_0972b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299451025977399714" border="0" /></a><br />I bought a board game, AGRICOLA (French edition) last month.<br /><br />When I was in the U.S., I wondered if I should buy one, but eventually I missed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUt-Ky6APHTBgXLke5fOJsuEnK2eRWPd6khQmsE36cYCIyycyHUIr092kA5YXpn-DFimHzXmiGWI4u7PYmr4ZMHKhBiS5NLEsmKSRdYWoRAC0KpZOdUoc2Ic9Uf5kDBEqgcIwrpEVhr4/s1600-h/IMG_0980d.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUt-Ky6APHTBgXLke5fOJsuEnK2eRWPd6khQmsE36cYCIyycyHUIr092kA5YXpn-DFimHzXmiGWI4u7PYmr4ZMHKhBiS5NLEsmKSRdYWoRAC0KpZOdUoc2Ic9Uf5kDBEqgcIwrpEVhr4/s320/IMG_0980d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299452296166267458" border="0" /></a><br />Playing boards<br /><br />I joined some board game parties in Paris and played many kinds of games.<br />But when people start playing Agricola, I just watch them playing it.<br /><br />I managed to play games if I don't need to read or speak in French during the game.<br />I still have problems to play games asking me to read a lot of French words written on the cards like <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"<a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html">Shadows over the Camelot</a>".<br /></span><br />So, I decided to buy one "to study French", I mean, to play the game in French with French people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIHOciqMZcNpYlkDvMSBju53KAssQ-otDB0uL_3Sb91QBSkmm9glRbkRuPubdHTCbadBZkGujE-2jez75fh9SYzYVqqhVn17L8EcfqKvCGuuESqQsIM6FCtG7xnR8cdguFiShxcIiOTU/s1600-h/IMG_0975b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIHOciqMZcNpYlkDvMSBju53KAssQ-otDB0uL_3Sb91QBSkmm9glRbkRuPubdHTCbadBZkGujE-2jez75fh9SYzYVqqhVn17L8EcfqKvCGuuESqQsIM6FCtG7xnR8cdguFiShxcIiOTU/s320/IMG_0975b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299451799747504738" border="0" /></a><br />French edition is published by Ystari<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jNhUZk-yfqtIuvBQLcCAIYZTlGJ0MUtscaLihU6J24t0TF7Vt2EAqseDACG_dSDMPqt8E4s9hD4iAKiiJlaPkzyvHPxLHS2ST1QoskJ9WimDr2oCZuUZItTdpMXPwsOkGP0YkMVH6tU/s1600-h/IMG_0983b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jNhUZk-yfqtIuvBQLcCAIYZTlGJ0MUtscaLihU6J24t0TF7Vt2EAqseDACG_dSDMPqt8E4s9hD4iAKiiJlaPkzyvHPxLHS2ST1QoskJ9WimDr2oCZuUZItTdpMXPwsOkGP0YkMVH6tU/s320/IMG_0983b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299452065524473106" border="0" /></a><br />Animeeples<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqZxJd9uQTAmLHVAjpAiEEaz5DCDTolQklTULin10CTiSiVUpGqy9emMEjbIYb9owfJJMKS7bYpb6YDkEQG7-JVTQawpCn7z8bqKJfKY_ALToFMK9UJOa1pOz3pOp80tzUB_IXgW3X4U/s1600-h/IMG_0988c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqZxJd9uQTAmLHVAjpAiEEaz5DCDTolQklTULin10CTiSiVUpGqy9emMEjbIYb9owfJJMKS7bYpb6YDkEQG7-JVTQawpCn7z8bqKJfKY_ALToFMK9UJOa1pOz3pOp80tzUB_IXgW3X4U/s320/IMG_0988c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299452841648410354" border="0" /></a><br />The 16-page rule booklet filled with a bunch of French words.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l6RQihyphenhyphenJCFtfx_5jTaBE52eKpETuFScmuzRbfiriPBtWKRGQkHsXfszxeh8CrXRg7Dtm-yZPChlCspZPM8sOP54TtcKA38eRCPKjBut1MSiEFGM1i8VrFgxJvOfr5Bd8zbuTcWNfDQ0/s1600-h/IMG_0985c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l6RQihyphenhyphenJCFtfx_5jTaBE52eKpETuFScmuzRbfiriPBtWKRGQkHsXfszxeh8CrXRg7Dtm-yZPChlCspZPM8sOP54TtcKA38eRCPKjBut1MSiEFGM1i8VrFgxJvOfr5Bd8zbuTcWNfDQ0/s320/IMG_0985c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299452632173531362" border="0" /></a><br />The cards written in French. There are 360 cards! If I translate one card per day, it will take almost 1 year to finish them all....<br /><br />Well, I'll set out to translate the rule booklet first of all.Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-16553609064566455302009-02-04T08:49:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:07:10.134-07:00L'Oeuf Cube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQVs-rZK3cGYMeNIS5LDtJ2rOTJtxiqBt6POl-RaMH3KZD7fWJFpjo4UEfAl66pRcuEYHZhhZfRe-FThwMtW60rKtFSMHjwMa7ECLI4WitS4js884EQcMJExvdH81RQmLoHu9ILnmHlo/s1600-h/IMG_0763b_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQVs-rZK3cGYMeNIS5LDtJ2rOTJtxiqBt6POl-RaMH3KZD7fWJFpjo4UEfAl66pRcuEYHZhhZfRe-FThwMtW60rKtFSMHjwMa7ECLI4WitS4js884EQcMJExvdH81RQmLoHu9ILnmHlo/s320/IMG_0763b_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297917450936798738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This store is located next to Université de Pierre et Marie(Paris VI and VII).<br /><br />They have board games, card games, Warhammer products and books about games.<br />Despite of its size, the shop sells a lot of games, specially card games and the staffs are so friendly.<br /><br />24 Rue Linné<br />75005 - Paris<br />Tel: 01.45.87.28.83<br />Fax: 01.45.35.96.83<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>E-mail:oeuf-cube@cegetel.net<br />Web site: www.oeufcube.com (in French)<br />1-minute walk from Jussieu (Metro ligne 7 and 10)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size: 100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-46352012417373989212009-01-15T14:03:00.000-08:002009-02-02T12:16:47.269-08:00Le Petit NeyIn Paris, there are a couple of restaurants where you can play board games once or twice a month.<br />Le petit Ney, a literary café, is one of them.<br /><br />The closest station is Porte de Cligancourt (Metro ligne 4) or Porte de St-Ouen (Metro ligne 13).<br />From either station, take Boulevard Ney until you get to Avenue de la Porte de Montmartre. Go down the street to the north and you will see the restaurant on the right.<br /><br />You don’t need to take an order actually, but you will get a dish and a dessert for at most 10 euro.<br />After paying 1 euro, you can play board games as many as you want from 7 pm to 11 pm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4zHSSSvKk__2rgsfr9lEN6X_qO3vcctY0XgubVvwMWULer9ccT9Byr8dkJbh672y9iq-r1ZZSNgEGtKWpAVr_mJiwWBOAHX8BJ70Fw0P1Ek8pTgUdo4KOIh7MUeWPTN1AyuBHTnVsJk/s1600-h/IMG_0998-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4zHSSSvKk__2rgsfr9lEN6X_qO3vcctY0XgubVvwMWULer9ccT9Byr8dkJbh672y9iq-r1ZZSNgEGtKWpAVr_mJiwWBOAHX8BJ70Fw0P1Ek8pTgUdo4KOIh7MUeWPTN1AyuBHTnVsJk/s320/IMG_0998-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296097985918424306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pHADH3xuaqItawBqftzcybrzTG7y8oQZPicxO9r0Iijt-8lImQtLLpEyVvcZ62Lii_IMb8Yq4ephIpZ6F5HbRCrCnHpb_mr2aIbFkVcnpSXBJyuDi31X3Fade_cPqYu8brbMgc-_4OY/s1600-h/IMG_0999-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pHADH3xuaqItawBqftzcybrzTG7y8oQZPicxO9r0Iijt-8lImQtLLpEyVvcZ62Lii_IMb8Yq4ephIpZ6F5HbRCrCnHpb_mr2aIbFkVcnpSXBJyuDi31X3Fade_cPqYu8brbMgc-_4OY/s320/IMG_0999-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296098098549673218" border="0" /></a><br />In the restaurant, people of all ages enjoyed playing games.<br /><br />The restaurant hosts many special events and you can check out the <a href="http://lepetitney.free.fr/programme.php">schedule</a> before you go there.<br />You can play board games at “Soirée jeux” which means GAME NIGHT in French. Reservation is recommended if you are planning to visit in a group.<br /><br />While this area is famous for a flea market, it is much quieter at night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspuuYy7ax3caD2Tt0cY99T39i7mYuMpAh2bALwwUuwXjEJPK65TD2LktT_PLTKI9EjyV-Z9099dcGNzHGol8_ZjyDyLONW8ImiHHr5cZiTBIv-Gh95i3YdoZYX6LD7CaGD2HS27DffnM/s1600-h/IMG_1005_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspuuYy7ax3caD2Tt0cY99T39i7mYuMpAh2bALwwUuwXjEJPK65TD2LktT_PLTKI9EjyV-Z9099dcGNzHGol8_ZjyDyLONW8ImiHHr5cZiTBIv-Gh95i3YdoZYX6LD7CaGD2HS27DffnM/s320/IMG_1005_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296099225476048418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Le Petit Ney<br />10, avenue de la Pte Montmartre<br />75018 Paris<br />Web site: http://lepetitney.free.fr (in French)<br />Tel: 01 42 62 00 00<br />Fax: 01 42 62 12 41<br />e-mail: lepetitney@free.frUsalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-26873181846735591792008-12-23T11:16:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:07:23.776-07:00Troll2Jeux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHkJaM18FFPf1AELsh6IhP6TWNQzLQ_3KCrHr5fmRZDapLmnh-Uo6Fm6eSXLLSrENVJw4UAXsxevfwEkWyhhJuassmjtx0qo3y8HTxwhNVlUb69VwjDOfiDDXHB1xq-2Zbq2y_3DEabw/s1600-h/IMG_0853-1_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHkJaM18FFPf1AELsh6IhP6TWNQzLQ_3KCrHr5fmRZDapLmnh-Uo6Fm6eSXLLSrENVJw4UAXsxevfwEkWyhhJuassmjtx0qo3y8HTxwhNVlUb69VwjDOfiDDXHB1xq-2Zbq2y_3DEabw/s320/IMG_0853-1_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284180111933217842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This store is located on Rue Hector Malot.<br /><br />They have board games, card games and many kinds of game figures.<br />There are some tables and people play games every weekday night in the shop.<br />You can check out the game schedule on the web site (www.troll2jeux.com).<br /><br />See also <a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2009/02/le-repaire-du-dragon.html">LE REPAIRE DU DRAGON</a><br /><br />22 Rue Hector Malot<br />75012 Paris<br />Tel: 01 43 40 90 46<br />Web site: www.troll2jeux.com (in French)<br />Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 : 30 p.m. (Mon, Wed and Sat) or to 11 : 00 p.m. (Tue, Thu and Fri), from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Sun)<br />3 minute-walk from Gare de Lyon (RER A and D, Metro Ligne 1 and 14)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size: 100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-1945597580126262272008-12-09T12:49:00.000-08:002009-07-20T12:03:24.158-07:00LE JOKER DE PARIS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54uyQcxxWn51AIY2VVWXYVk8wbHZ0EI8T-2d-dB_fvHpciowIKQnI15LpZ_891x-EXne9cK2Y2ACIIB80DcegsOhX8Wl7_LWqnXjPdTE_-AdhRMtLB1g5k_UzAZYek78St4yDdwL6ya4/s1600-h/IMG_0822_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54uyQcxxWn51AIY2VVWXYVk8wbHZ0EI8T-2d-dB_fvHpciowIKQnI15LpZ_891x-EXne9cK2Y2ACIIB80DcegsOhX8Wl7_LWqnXjPdTE_-AdhRMtLB1g5k_UzAZYek78St4yDdwL6ya4/s320/IMG_0822_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278967935289926242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This store is located near Hôtel de Ville.<br /><br />The store sells many kinds of games and toys. They have classical board games, board games, carrom boards, card games, tarot cards, puzzles, many wooden board games such as Abalone, Siam etc, books about chess, billiard supplies, poker supplies, post cards, etc. This may be a game store, but can be a gift shop, too.<br /><br />Note that most of the game stores in Paris are closed on Sunday, but this shop is open on Sundays.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />77 Rue de la Verrerie 75004 Paris<br />Tel: 01 42 71 21 25<br />E-mail: 77@parisjoker.fr<br />Web site: www.parisjoker.fr (in French)<br />Open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm daily<br />1-minute walk from Hôtel de Ville (Metro ligne 1 and 11)<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size:100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-72259094858550019892008-12-04T08:26:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:08:22.402-07:00Fapi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsEk673aG90Lnxyt0exxKeopjRoiX4KhBRPrTIOOq6SM_0uqumLWWWRWA-A2tReLWz-5HwhyiwtmBpW1E918LpAI-_UdyrjmGX7mXnXX2ZjgTkc0QXF_934boJYXg-bXAEIzsOfM0BU0/s1600-h/IMG_0785_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsEk673aG90Lnxyt0exxKeopjRoiX4KhBRPrTIOOq6SM_0uqumLWWWRWA-A2tReLWz-5HwhyiwtmBpW1E918LpAI-_UdyrjmGX7mXnXX2ZjgTkc0QXF_934boJYXg-bXAEIzsOfM0BU0/s320/IMG_0785_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275305909644279602" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />This store is located on Rue Miromesnil.<br /><br />They have card games, board games, toys for kids on the first floor, and puzzles upstairs. They offer many kinds of games and toys for all ages. Everyone can find something that they will like. There are some tables to try out the games in the store.<br /><br />110 Rue Miromesnil 75008 Paris<br />Tél: <span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">01 45 61 13 16</span></span><br />Open from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday<br />Web site: www.fapijeux.com (in French)<br />3-minute walk from Villiers (Metro ligne 2 and 3)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size: 100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a><br /></div>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-87280943682130175572008-12-01T08:21:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:08:55.410-07:00Variants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdG_6XHDWg0aPCCMvEBgea2-vEorghy2v9R7-Sr7PwBYTVOQ1p2Bh-lzyDASFiRrGrrXoaUUjlHU55cF0a5pqTdf-RcJK4EmQ-DFrqScTYLUp9ksMelj_0Wza5NNk7pUdKP53_hCCNk/s1600-h/IMG_0772_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdG_6XHDWg0aPCCMvEBgea2-vEorghy2v9R7-Sr7PwBYTVOQ1p2Bh-lzyDASFiRrGrrXoaUUjlHU55cF0a5pqTdf-RcJK4EmQ-DFrqScTYLUp9ksMelj_0Wza5NNk7pUdKP53_hCCNk/s320/IMG_0772_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273791153312617906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This store is located on Rue Saint-André des Arts. It is close to St Michele. They have card games, classical board games, board games. They also offer board games from USA company such as Rio Grande Games. It is notable that the store sells numerous books about chess.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />29 Rue Saint-André des Arts 75006 Paris<br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Tél : 01 43 26 01 01<br /> Fax : 01 40 46 84 55<br />Web site: www.variantes.com (in French)<br />5-min walk from Saint-Michel Notre Dame (RER B and C)<br />Open from 10:30 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Saturday<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size: 100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-79122938749118891662008-11-28T14:52:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:09:20.312-07:00Le Damier de l'Opéra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAnHUeHis4F1RjukPagCYgarH2oUzAHLwboWmdOpk_F9QCT8rF8t4c7iMMoBlboLBtVHbX4mbhTzo8CKveI8fksK5ccW6pmfcwdJgoKcHSYF6PdGVgvQYqGyXGRUIDi0QsYcf2kQIBNA/s1600-h/IMG_0782_3-alpha.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAnHUeHis4F1RjukPagCYgarH2oUzAHLwboWmdOpk_F9QCT8rF8t4c7iMMoBlboLBtVHbX4mbhTzo8CKveI8fksK5ccW6pmfcwdJgoKcHSYF6PdGVgvQYqGyXGRUIDi0QsYcf2kQIBNA/s320/IMG_0782_3-alpha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310889546886651858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This store is located near Galeries Lafayette.<br />They have classical board games, board games, card games and poker supplies.<br />Many chess sets are displayed in the store window. You can see more chess boards in the shop.<br /><br />7 Rue Lafayette 75009 Paris<br />Tel: 01 48 74 33 21<br />Fax: 01 48 74 24 52<br />E-mail: contact@damieropera.com<br />Web site: www.damieropera.com (in French)<br />Open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday through Saturday<br />2 minute-walk from Chaussée d'Antin Lafayette (Metro linge 7)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size: 100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html"></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-70583349877286101502008-11-25T22:56:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:10:02.786-07:00Starplayer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCIB90XG5aQukBKh-kpFybP4bdvPryacgjaNBdEy3DzPKnCImYJbS7zhb1ZKGP-tvaf-xs3_Gz1nWe7NitW1Nud43omePLIfoOimsdtfh6R4-JBp0CimLp_LHoC9FCDuLMUMJi05-yxk/s1600-h/IMG_0769_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCIB90XG5aQukBKh-kpFybP4bdvPryacgjaNBdEy3DzPKnCImYJbS7zhb1ZKGP-tvaf-xs3_Gz1nWe7NitW1Nud43omePLIfoOimsdtfh6R4-JBp0CimLp_LHoC9FCDuLMUMJi05-yxk/s320/IMG_0769_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271834517146042866" border="0" /></a><br />This store is located near station Moubert Mutualié. There is a flea market every weekend around there.<br /><br />They offer board games and card games, but it is notable that they have loads of Warhammer products. Besides, they also have numerous books about games on a bookshelf. There are 2 tables to play board games in the shop.<br /><br />16 Rue Lagrange, 75005 Paris.<br />Tel: 01.44.07.39.64<br />Open from 10:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday<br />Web site: www.starplayer.fr (in French)<br />1 min-walk from Moubert Mutulié (Metro Ligne 10)<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size:100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-16458190955079923732008-11-21T15:12:00.000-08:002009-05-03T12:10:16.568-07:00Games in Blue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiWgnrLkDrnIHQnGuwFcfL5_4rxYIn55ubSM-n2Ijhk7HOJeWo3XtbQszQUVB-1vkIk1gT72HclQo5nK2tmHsAHktStDUUfY_rqdtsWy6ttqc9HNYhovB7wK34iBuXNvURyszbcBei4M/s1600-h/IMG_0766_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiWgnrLkDrnIHQnGuwFcfL5_4rxYIn55ubSM-n2Ijhk7HOJeWo3XtbQszQUVB-1vkIk1gT72HclQo5nK2tmHsAHktStDUUfY_rqdtsWy6ttqc9HNYhovB7wK34iBuXNvURyszbcBei4M/s320/IMG_0766_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271835499968327970" border="0" /></a><br />This shop mainly offers classical board games.<br />There are chess sets, go, backgammon, mah-jong, Chinese chess, playing cards and carrom boards in the shop. Most of them are wooden and the owner surely loves wooden board games. When you enter the shop, you would be impressed by the numerous kinds of chess pieces. This store is worth visiting if you are interested in unique chess pieces.<br /><br />24 Rue Monge 75005 Paris<br />Tel: 01 43 25 96 73<br />1 minute-walk from Cardinal Lemoine (Metro ligne 10)<br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html" target="_blank="><span style="font-size: 100%;">The List of Board Game Stores in Paris</span></a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-65472816479807368752008-11-18T23:57:00.000-08:002009-02-14T03:40:49.611-08:00Descartes Ecoles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoy-DdMFh5jTQO1p4WKLVirUKfheTyfWuw8qgTP3eaphBWRDQLRE8usIilZRhkwUEu2L8f5S7YB0BW_QPlUTZ5iYRlZyGfw6uQRBkWMIs24sylfQbscS9rDNmMwUT4aJc0INK6xZbLsc/s1600-h/IMG_0710_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoy-DdMFh5jTQO1p4WKLVirUKfheTyfWuw8qgTP3eaphBWRDQLRE8usIilZRhkwUEu2L8f5S7YB0BW_QPlUTZ5iYRlZyGfw6uQRBkWMIs24sylfQbscS9rDNmMwUT4aJc0INK6xZbLsc/s320/IMG_0710_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271935519628964418" border="0" /></a><br />This store is located at the corner of Rue les Ecole and Rue Saint-Jacques. It is in front of the Sorbonne.<br /><br />The store was remodeled recently.<br />On the first floor, they have classical board games, card games, tarot cards, magic supplies. In the basement, they have puzzles, boardgames, war games, Warhammer products, books about games and some carrom boards. They have many expansions of Carcassonne.<br /><br />52 rue des Ecoles 75005 Paris<br />Tel: 01 43 26 79 83<br />Fax: 01 43 26 98 61<br />E-mail: boutique.ecoles@wanadoo.fr<br />Web site: www.jeux-descartes.fr/ecoles (in French)<br />Open from 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.<br />5-minute walk from Cluny-la Sorbonne (Metro Ligne 10)<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">See also </span><a style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-board-game-stores-in-paris.html">The list of Board Game Stores in Paris</a>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-24562419708692051862008-11-08T15:22:00.000-08:002009-06-13T14:36:05.881-07:00The List of Board Game Stores in ParisI found some board game stores in Paris.<br />I made a list of them here.<br />If I find new ones, I will add them to this list.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/le-darmir-dopra.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Le Damier de l'Opéra</span></a><br />7 Rue Lafayette 75009 Paris<a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/descartes-ecoles.html"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Descartes Ecoles</span></a><br />52 rue des Ecoles 75005 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/descartes-meissonier.html"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><strong>Descartes Meissonier<br /></strong></span></a>6 rue Meissonier 75017 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2009/05/docteur-stratageme.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Docteur Stratageme</span></a><br />42 rue de Maubeuge<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2009/04/dreamwej.html" target="_blank=">DreamWej</a><br />125 boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/12/fapi.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fapi</span></a><br />110 Rue Miromesnil 75008 Paris<br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/games-in-blue.html"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Games in Blue</span></a><br />24 Rue Monge 75005 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/12/joker-de-paris.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">LE JOKER DE PARIS</span></a><br />77 Rue de la Verrerie 75004 Paris<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2009/02/loeuf-cube.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">L'Oeuf Cube</span></a><br />24 Rue Linné 75005 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2009/06/oya-cafe.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Oya Cafe</span></a><br />25 Rue de la Reine 75013 Paris<br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2009/02/le-repaire-du-dragon.html"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">LE REPAIRE DU DRAGON</span></a><br />44 Boulevard Magenta 75010 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/11/starplayer.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">STARPLAYER</span></a><br />16 Rue Lagrange 75005 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/12/troll2jeux.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Troll2Jeux</span></a><br />22 Rue Hector Malot 75012 Paris<br /><br /><a href="http://boardgameinparis.blogspot.com/2008/12/varients.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">VARIANTES</span></a><br />29 Rue Saint-André des Arts 75006 ParisUsalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-66216851446625031242008-10-19T11:13:00.000-07:002008-12-02T14:13:01.461-08:00Board Game Party in October 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FsQ787tXW8h2-R3522r0C3zgDegHRDt_Tl3bP7DufdnGndlepQXGzvHNDPTbOKf9BMvKBuAl9ic1qkfzy2_j7l90lNpuNTuuMicLUsfKsAF5pg5Sde2BO8rVxl7FZD4-FUCm2EpXaK8/s1600-h/IMG_0538.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FsQ787tXW8h2-R3522r0C3zgDegHRDt_Tl3bP7DufdnGndlepQXGzvHNDPTbOKf9BMvKBuAl9ic1qkfzy2_j7l90lNpuNTuuMicLUsfKsAF5pg5Sde2BO8rVxl7FZD4-FUCm2EpXaK8/s200/IMG_0538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258943791472245714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I went to a board game party held by the same group last month.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/34585" target="_blank=">Keltis</a>:</span> I played this game last month. Last time I kind of figured out how many points I can gain in the game. This time I only advanced three pawns out of five to avoid the negatives. I won the game this time, but I could have done better….I want to play this game again.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span>: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I listened to what the instructor said. I think I could understand more than last time.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/15062" target="_blank=">Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> avec</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/35704" target="_blank=">La Compagnie de Marlin</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">/Shadows over the Camelot with </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Marlin’s Company</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgT45BFoiC0warwa06kMHaghelIVrWKSXusga3ASQSvkp0un4Z-7pr8RkzIy9EafaRwA2Ocm-PN28XlY2QQwA5IxXpwGH4GmMIP69ptQ47_Mxmoc2ZqqwdQDFoL0h4UD77MpraPKuGTA/s1600-h/Chadow+over+the+Camelot_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgT45BFoiC0warwa06kMHaghelIVrWKSXusga3ASQSvkp0un4Z-7pr8RkzIy9EafaRwA2Ocm-PN28XlY2QQwA5IxXpwGH4GmMIP69ptQ47_Mxmoc2ZqqwdQDFoL0h4UD77MpraPKuGTA/s200/Chadow+over+the+Camelot_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258942143686780130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is a game about the King Author and the Knights of the Round Table. Each player plays as one of the Knights of the Round Table, helps each other and fights against the game itself. We won a couple of the Quest, but eventually we lost the game as we all lost the Life Points (Points de Brevoure). After the game, we discussed about the game and found that we did a lot of mistakes during the game. I should also mention this… Marlin is supposed to help us but this time he didn’t work so well.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span>: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It is quite difficult to understand the rules in French at the beginning of a game. But since 8 people played the game this time, I understood what to do by watching the others play. There is a character’s reference sheet in French explaining what to do in each turn. This also helped me a lot. One thing that is still hard to do is to read the card drawn from the pile when I play my turn. All cards are written in French, so it took me long to understand what it says. But the other players helped me. This is the first time that I played this game, but I had a fun time with it. The more I play the game, the more I enjoy it, I think.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AI8vY3jOBO_2tZ3fGYmgqjnoSJE5NJ8WMVcVte9i11y6LLLwBI0Q1tW6GxBBPapyCepZ-IQIUFcfHIJL7Sum-1BwuLrRzdAB0cajn-CKUB6GO76guhMBWoLkFEi-4b6pc7GtbQcSaSA/s1600-h/IMG_0543m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AI8vY3jOBO_2tZ3fGYmgqjnoSJE5NJ8WMVcVte9i11y6LLLwBI0Q1tW6GxBBPapyCepZ-IQIUFcfHIJL7Sum-1BwuLrRzdAB0cajn-CKUB6GO76guhMBWoLkFEi-4b6pc7GtbQcSaSA/s200/IMG_0543m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258942653917933778" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/37400" target="_blank=">Sushizock im Gockelwok</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">: </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It looks similar to </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">"<a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/15818" target="_blank=">Pickomino</a>"</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">. Actually, the same person designed them. There are 2 kinds of number tiles, sushi in blue and bone in red. There are 5 dice with sushi in blue, bone in red, chopsticks in blue and red. Plays can take a tile from the center of the table depending on how many dice with fish or bone he rolled. . A player can also steal a tile from another player if he rolls 3 or more chopsticks. Collecting a fish tile gives you from 1 to 6 points and bone tiles gives you from -1 to -4 points. Collecting only fish tiles sounds better, but because if the number of the fish tiles are more than bone ones, the excess fish tiles are nullified. So it is better that the numbers of 2 kinds of tiles are the same. This rule is amazing. Because no one wants to take a tile worth negative points, but to win a game a player needs to take some bone tiles, otherwise he gets no point. So sometimes you need to steal a bone tile from other players.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I think there are more things we need to think than Pickomino. It takes only 15 min or so.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span>: It is easy to grasp the rules. Chopsticks in French is des baguettes. A fishbone in French is une arête while an animal bone in French is un os.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRe45chWECgiLJatZqMK05PoYdi51p4LTh0cfHdAXBrwIzVFoD7_WZcFtWbM11M0I0sBOw2cxH_1SnU53ryuzKspv57vi8_ru2j5UZyhsMs8hiLCwDHUK6fUlUIRKv2a3qhMrt6vfT1I/s1600-h/IMG_0545m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRe45chWECgiLJatZqMK05PoYdi51p4LTh0cfHdAXBrwIzVFoD7_WZcFtWbM11M0I0sBOw2cxH_1SnU53ryuzKspv57vi8_ru2j5UZyhsMs8hiLCwDHUK6fUlUIRKv2a3qhMrt6vfT1I/s200/IMG_0545m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258943357720115186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/634" target="_blank">Les Dragons du Mekong/Dragon Delta</a>:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The player who reaches the other side of the board at first wins.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Players choose the actions by using the cards on their hand which allow; to place 1 or 2 stone on the delta, place 1 or 2 plank(s) between 2 stones, to take away the placed stone or plank, to move his pawn, or to cancel another player’s action, etc. It is notable that the pawn of any other player can go on a plank you placed.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The game ended in 15 min. The player in front of me won the game.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">I think I helped him too much by placing my planks on the delta without thinking. Next time, I should place them more carefully not to help other players so much.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: It is not so difficult to grasp the rules. I learned that a plank in French is "une planche".</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_wqXmix0w4WHhC5mq76bc-cJ4g-hW9uXVjY4SIB_-_b7kVAuFY5IkAYxZyh47qQ6imYvhyq61nZZCwsqpEjS3P35kZzrPelIx-IQqdxTP2k4jFyHQI_ENtg2xc6yI_JD05dmoUYTvAA/s1600-h/IMG_0548_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_wqXmix0w4WHhC5mq76bc-cJ4g-hW9uXVjY4SIB_-_b7kVAuFY5IkAYxZyh47qQ6imYvhyq61nZZCwsqpEjS3P35kZzrPelIx-IQqdxTP2k4jFyHQI_ENtg2xc6yI_JD05dmoUYTvAA/s200/IMG_0548_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258943551079256434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/28086" target="_blank">Risk Express</a>:</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Roll dice and conquer the world like Risk. Compared to Risk, it doesn’t take so long. There are 7 dice. Each dice are with 6 kinds of symbols, General, Cavalry, Cannon, 1, 2 or 3 Infantries. There are 14 round disks showing some countries, some symbols and the number of victory points. At the beginning of your turn, roll all 7 dice, and then decide which disk you attack. You need to fill the line shown on the disk you attack. When you can fill the line, place the dice on the line on the desk. To get one disk, you need to roll at least two or three times. If you can’t fill the line, you give up one die for the next roll. If you can’t fill the line any more, your turn is over. Next player chooses either to attack the disk the previous player attacked by rolling the rest of the dice or to start over by rolling 7 dice. A player who gains the most victory points wins when the last unconquered disk is taken to any player.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">We played the game twice. I won the first game and lost the second one. It took only 15 min for each game. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span>: There are not so many rules in this game. So it is easy to grasp it in French.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Summary</span>: Now they notice that I don’t speak French well. Some people spoke to me in English at lunch. I am glad that I found some people speak English. But I keep studying French. They didn’t tell me, but I am sure they prefer me to speak French.</span></span>Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-33573321993245170212008-09-08T23:59:00.000-07:002009-01-11T13:45:09.270-08:00The board game party in September 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKFaRs7_fmEdsIpcmKccowVl0GwUYr5hkDFfrPulwsoPRb8xu6pbuctpPGKIFaPuxjlg0n1-cnFCTh5dKxOFtGBGmeDTzRnwSOVdP8rtSzEiCFTUyTPmfq08UrZMqPRovuhQSLF9Ku7M/s1600-h/DSCF5055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKFaRs7_fmEdsIpcmKccowVl0GwUYr5hkDFfrPulwsoPRb8xu6pbuctpPGKIFaPuxjlg0n1-cnFCTh5dKxOFtGBGmeDTzRnwSOVdP8rtSzEiCFTUyTPmfq08UrZMqPRovuhQSLF9Ku7M/s200/DSCF5055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245573953526986786" border="0" /></a>Last weekend, I went to a board game party which was held at a restaurant in Paris. I was a little bit afraid that I could understand the rules of the games in French in this party. When I got into the restaurant, one of the organizers explained in French what to do during the party.<br />They brought a lot of board games.<br />Each time we chose a new board game, an instructor explained how to play the game in French. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMULL0BAlbHkPLY2uQFoqqbSqHcTBiSY82Mm7IQDN8c9NhyUh-cOZhWfItFyjbFhPYczPAVI2E_A9velIn95qaTbQeZjuhzFlC5BM8cw-rVgBcDAr6aHJyK5WLkWdcxcDN-3zNOFkLP5Y/s1600-h/DSCF5056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMULL0BAlbHkPLY2uQFoqqbSqHcTBiSY82Mm7IQDN8c9NhyUh-cOZhWfItFyjbFhPYczPAVI2E_A9velIn95qaTbQeZjuhzFlC5BM8cw-rVgBcDAr6aHJyK5WLkWdcxcDN-3zNOFkLP5Y/s200/DSCF5056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245400652385945074" border="0" /></a>The first game I played there is "<a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/34585" target="_blank">Keltis</a><a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>". This game is said to be "<a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50" target="_blank">Lost Cities</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span> for 3 or 4 players", but it looks a little bit different to me. Playing Lost Cities, you can guess what cards your opponent may have, but when I played Keltis, it was hard. I played this game like playing Lost Cities and I lost. There are many things which make the game different from Lost Cities. The number tiles which give some points to the player, the wishing stones which give the points at the end of the game, the clover leaves which allow a player to advance any one of his pieces by one. I should play this game more to get a better strategy.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: If you know some French words used in card games, such as "piocher" which means "take a card from the pile", it is not so difficult to grasp the rules of the game.</span><br /><br />The next game we played is "<a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/34004" target="_blank">Big Points</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>". I played the game with 4 French people. This is a short game and the rules seem simple. But looks like we all misunderstood the rules... Each player can move any colored pawn, but everyone chose a pawn in one color and moved the same one. I need to play it again to review...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxN-4cGCApQXFTfNfL_eF7Tq0-7wqDoyW0sHs7fJlbXGZNGi9CHOlJX8_rpw1dIQqxP4JPLf7kKP97vJmPY_mMKIp9xOFbgz4oIgnV8XS2YbKJ1HC5QqVGRHMFJdpGw1IAnMmnD4tM30/s1600-h/DSCF5057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxN-4cGCApQXFTfNfL_eF7Tq0-7wqDoyW0sHs7fJlbXGZNGi9CHOlJX8_rpw1dIQqxP4JPLf7kKP97vJmPY_mMKIp9xOFbgz4oIgnV8XS2YbKJ1HC5QqVGRHMFJdpGw1IAnMmnD4tM30/s200/DSCF5057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245457036598451138" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It is not supposed to be difficult to grasp the rules, but as I wrote above, we (including 4 French players!) all misunderstood the rules.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Why???????</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The third game we played is "<a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/28023" target="_blank">Jamaica</a><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>". This is a game of the pirates. The captain rolls two dices and each player chooses the actions at the same time. The players need to think what they want; move the ship, food, gunpowders or doubloons? The pirating in the game is not an easy job. There are lots of things to do. A race, a treasure hunting, battles and paying doubloons to the banks in the islands.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The spelling of some French words used in this game are the same as English, but they sound different, like a "pirate</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">". There are many rules in the game, so a little difficult to understand. Playing this game a couple of times may help, I think.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/30957" target="_blank">Tribune</a>: Actually, I couldn't understand the rules of the game at all.......<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This was so complicated game for us. There are many rules and so many French words related to the Roman Empire which I don't know so much. I just copied what other players did and still didn't know what I should do. Even 4 other French players sometimes got confused by the complicated rules. This game was the most difficult one we played that day, but I want to play this again and hope I will see what to do next time.</span><br /><a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/938"><br /></a><a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/938" target="_blank">Sagaland</a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><span></span></a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbKE06_QhwDAB1FtRGkhMtQfRiJIbAwMK5le7Nb8pNzwFSNMmjIgugINlNGJNf-6VFDj-Oq1S6SM4z_CpOYtq42rmuXcC7gDUW2iqgg70w-tGxJw2Tn-v5zAj6BAn5kD4v_Oi1ovPVOg/s1600-h/DSCF5058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbKE06_QhwDAB1FtRGkhMtQfRiJIbAwMK5le7Nb8pNzwFSNMmjIgugINlNGJNf-6VFDj-Oq1S6SM4z_CpOYtq42rmuXcC7gDUW2iqgg70w-tGxJw2Tn-v5zAj6BAn5kD4v_Oi1ovPVOg/s200/DSCF5058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245506349062062274" border="0" /></a>This game is so fun. The rule is simple and the theme of the game is quite good. There are 13 trees in the forest. A treasure is hidden under each tree. Each player rolls two dice and move his pawn from the village to find out the treasure which is shown on the top card of the deck in the castle. When a player finds which tree the treasure is hidden under, he goes to the castle to tell the king where the treasure is. If it is correct, the player can take the card from the deck. When a player roll a double, he can use a magic; move his pawn next to to a tree to peek at, move his pawn to the gate of the castle or change the card of the pile. If a player's pawn lands on another pawn, the landed pawn is transported to the village. The combination of those rules makes this game so funny. When a player rushes into a castle and rolls a double, he then moves his pawn to the gate of the castle. But then another player rolls a double and his pawn is kick out from the castle to the village. And another player rolls a double again!! It is said this is a good game for kids, but I really enjoyed as so many things happen during the game.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: It is easy to grasp the rule in French, but don't miss how many cards you need to win a game. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(A. 3 trois)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIFkyYk-nibK5bIao9LUl1X4NvKWvFT_nLxh4A0FIINUTOXQYtvO-mMWIq2sxIoLCw8bMOUpcI4jxQu7MsX_SYXp5fA43pttzVDKaWjH6HcqMKBXI5gfWV_oY4DX8wf0wtrgriPI35bM/s1600-h/DSCF5060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIFkyYk-nibK5bIao9LUl1X4NvKWvFT_nLxh4A0FIINUTOXQYtvO-mMWIq2sxIoLCw8bMOUpcI4jxQu7MsX_SYXp5fA43pttzVDKaWjH6HcqMKBXI5gfWV_oY4DX8wf0wtrgriPI35bM/s200/DSCF5060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245572022064970466" border="0" /></a>The last game we played is "<a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><code></code></a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/8668" target="_blank">Igloo Pop</a><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/50"><span></span></a>". The players shake the igloos and guess how many beads are inside. Each player places the igloo with a chip on a card showing different numbers. If the number of the beads inside the igloo is same as the number shown on the card, the player takes the card the igloo is placed on. If it is incorrect, the player loses the chip he bet. The game ends when one of the players lose all of his chips. We needed only 5 to 10 minutes to play this game. Actually, we played it three times, and it was always me that lost all of the chips first.<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">French</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skills</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">:I don't remember how the instructor said the "beads" in French, but I easily understood what to do.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Summary</span>: I talked to some people and they all speak French, but I might have found someone who speaks English because there were about 40 ~ 50 people joining in the party. . I didn't feel alone when I was playing games, but during the lunch time there, I wished I could speak more French to the people.Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974840068335320400.post-38496338871821284102008-09-07T13:47:00.000-07:002008-09-08T14:52:33.242-07:00The café or restaurant where you can play goard games in Paris.When I googled, I found some cafés or restaurants where they play board games once a month. When I visit there, I found some have been closed, apparently they have changed the restaurant though. So, for now I could visit just a couple of restaurants. I should visit more cafés or restaurants to review them. There are tons of people who review the restaurants in Paris about DISHES, but is there anybody who has reviewed them about playing board games???Usalapbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18162158030088445454noreply@blogger.com0