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FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES JEUX CANNES 2012 t
Richesses
du Monde
Chris Pachis presents Polit‘ Bolides, a card
shedding game for 2 or 3 players; one card,
showing a caricature, colors and Roman
numbers, is on display, you want to get rid
of your care by placing them on the top card
in correlation with one of the characteristics
shown there.
Sit Down
Besides Wiroqocha, that was shown last
year at Cannes and also at Essen, the Belgian
company provided a �rst preview on
the new release for Essen 2012, Karnag
by Pascal Cadot; you collect magic points
by fending o� an invasion of Earth by Evil
Creatures. Each team of druids has 5 actions
per round, pieces of the same color in a row
turn into standing stones.
So�lou
Créations
On both of my visits to the booth I found nobody;
on the site of the festival Philipp Ri�et
announces – beside Tohu-Bohu which he
presented last year – two other games; Ethylik,
a placement game on brands of alcoholic
drinks, and Duolexi, a duel with words
that is played simultaneously by all players.
Squadras
A placement game made of wood, called
Squadras, for 2-6 players; a square is split
into four small squares and shows dots
representing numbers 1-7 in each small
square. You try to add a big square whose
total equals the sum of one side of a square
already placed.
Sweet
November
Pretty children games, some of them
grouped under a motto or logo in a series;
three titles on the topic of a farm show the
logo Ballon Bleu: Tous au poulailler!, Tous
au potager! and Tous à la Ferme!, all by
Anne Cayla and intended for uo to 4 players,
ages 3+. Under the sign of the Panda,
Ti’Panda, there are three games featuring
animal babies, all by Didier Jacobee for 2-6
players, ages 6+: Ti’panda et la forêt de
bambous, Des Ours et des Saumons and
Fais comme Fanto!
Poney Club for 2-4 players, ages 7+, is also a
design of Didier Jacobee, and Trésors Volés
on treasures and pirates for 3 or more players,
ages 7+, add to the program. Flouk is a
card game by Robin Entreinger on the topic
OUR REPORT
of �ve aliens with di�erent characteristics,
and Quand les cochons sauront voler is
another card game by Didier Jacobee for
2-5 players, ages 6+; you play wing cards to
let pigs �y. All games have been in the mar-
ket for some time, but were �rst shown in
Cannes this year.
Terra
Mutandis
Roue Breizh Les Seigneurs de Broceliade
– A substantial name for a substantial
game by Marc Varoujan for 2-6 players, ages
8+, on the history of Brittany, including the
legends featuring Merlin and Arthur, in the
period of 600 to 1000 AD. The game incorporates
authentic tribes and ethnic groups
and is accompanied by an information brochure.
United
Square
The publisher o�ers an abstract placement
game of the same name: United Square by
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