DreamWej

This store is located on Boulevard Diderot.

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.

125 boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris
Tel : 01.43.43.32.92
Fax : 01.43.43.34.42
Web site: http://www.dreamwej.com
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
3-minute walk from Nation (Metro ligne 1, 2, 6 and 9 or RER A)

See also The list of Board Game Stores in Paris

Descartes Meissonier

The store is located on rue Meissonier (17e arrondissement).
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.

See also Descartes Ecoles

6 rue Meissonier 75017 Paris
Tel: 01 42 27 50 09
Fax: 01 42 27 20 81
E-mail address: boutique.meissonier@jeux-descartes.fr
Web site: www.jeux-descartes.fr/meissonier
Open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday
2-minute walk from Wagram (Metro ligne 3)

See also The list of Board Game Stores in Paris

LE REPAIRE DU DRAGON

This store is located on Boulevard Magenta.

They have card games, board games, books about games, game figures.
There are some tables in the shop and people play games there.
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.

See also Troll2Jeux

44 Boulevard Magenta
75010 Paris
Tel: 01 44 84 70 69
Web site: www.lerepairedudragon.fr
Open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday except Wednesday), to 7:30 p.m. (Wed), from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday
2-minute walk from Jacques Bonsergent (Metro ligne 5)

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AGRICOLA (French edition)

I bought a board game, AGRICOLA (French edition) last month.

When I was in the U.S., I wondered if I should buy one, but eventually I missed.


Playing boards

I joined some board game parties in Paris and played many kinds of games.
But when people start playing Agricola, I just watch them playing it.

I managed to play games if I don't need to read or speak in French during the game.
I still have problems to play games asking me to read a lot of French words written on the cards like "Shadows over the Camelot".

So, I decided to buy one "to study French", I mean, to play the game in French with French people.


French edition is published by Ystari



Animeeples


The 16-page rule booklet filled with a bunch of French words.


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....

Well, I'll set out to translate the rule booklet first of all.

L'Oeuf Cube

This store is located next to Université de Pierre et Marie(Paris VI and VII).

They have board games, card games, Warhammer products and books about games.
Despite of its size, the shop sells a lot of games, specially card games and the staffs are so friendly.

24 Rue Linné
75005 - Paris
Tel: 01.45.87.28.83
Fax: 01.45.35.96.83
E-mail:oeuf-cube@cegetel.net
Web site: www.oeufcube.com (in French)
1-minute walk from Jussieu (Metro ligne 7 and 10)

See also The List of Board Game Stores in Paris

Le Petit Ney

In Paris, there are a couple of restaurants where you can play board games once or twice a month.
Le petit Ney, a literary café, is one of them.

The closest station is Porte de Cligancourt (Metro ligne 4) or Porte de St-Ouen (Metro ligne 13).
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.

You don’t need to take an order actually, but you will get a dish and a dessert for at most 10 euro.
After paying 1 euro, you can play board games as many as you want from 7 pm to 11 pm.


In the restaurant, people of all ages enjoyed playing games.

The restaurant hosts many special events and you can check out the schedule before you go there.
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.

While this area is famous for a flea market, it is much quieter at night.



Le Petit Ney
10, avenue de la Pte Montmartre
75018 Paris
Web site: http://lepetitney.free.fr (in French)
Tel: 01 42 62 00 00
Fax: 01 42 62 12 41
e-mail: lepetitney@free.fr

Troll2Jeux

This store is located on Rue Hector Malot.

They have board games, card games and many kinds of game figures.
There are some tables and people play games every weekday night in the shop.
You can check out the game schedule on the web site (www.troll2jeux.com).

See also LE REPAIRE DU DRAGON

22 Rue Hector Malot
75012 Paris
Tel: 01 43 40 90 46
Web site: www.troll2jeux.com (in French)
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)
3 minute-walk from Gare de Lyon (RER A and D, Metro Ligne 1 and 14)

See also The List of Board Game Stores in Paris