A German card-based game intended for teaching teenagers about society/ethics/sociopolitical issues. The cards can also be used as a starting point for discussion. The game centers around questions like "What would you do if you wanted to get home from a party at night and the driver is drunk?" or "What would you do if a friend tells you he is homosexual?"...
This loto-style game has 10 player boards, each with illustrations of 10 events in French history, from 650 B.C. to 1940. While winning the game depends simply on having the 10 dates on a player card drawn before any other player's card is completed, this game provides an immense amount of historical detail. The front of each of the small date cards...
Educational card game intended for "the instruction and the amusement of young persons of both sexes". Each of the 48 cards contains some information about a country or region of the world, about which players must answer a number of questions. Nº6 of Jouy's educational card games. A 'revised and corrected' version ca.1810 is described as: "orné de figures...
Jeu de la Mayenne is a board game based on the principle of questions and answers. Nearly 550 written questions and photos also with charades and riddles, which deal with subjects as varied as history or geography, heritage, local traditions, current events or famous people who have marked the department of Mayenne. Each player places his pawn on his...
Jeu de rébus is a French game. Images are shown on a board and you must match them to create as much rebus as you can before the time runs out. A rebus containing 2 syllables counts for 2 points, 3 or more syllables counts for 5 points. While the game only provides 5 tokens for five players, you may play as much as you want as long as you provide...
Players take on the role of mountaineers seeking to be the first to reach the top of a mountain. The game is played in two phases. In the first, players gather equipment by advancing along a track using a dice. Part of the equipment is mandatory for phase 2, while the other part is optional but will provide bonuses for phase 2. Each player decides...
A beautiful game to look at, taking a route through France and her neighbours. The mechanic is roll and move (as in the Goose-type games). If you land on a red space, you are penalised but if you land on a green space, you get some assistance. The publisher says the game will be most instructive, not only for learning about French towns, you will also...