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Animétoiles
Galaxies was presented as a prototype; a
card game on constellations, planets and
other stellar objects by Christophe Dequin
for 2-5 players, ages 8+; you collect cards of
stellar objects in order to display other objects.
You win with three galaxies or three
objects within stellar constellation.
Ankama
Ankama o�ers entertainment based on
electronic media, especially online games
and games for a pad. They are very successful
with multiplayer-online games
like Dofus and Wakfu. Now the company
presents its project Krosmoz Miniatures:
A board game, Krosmoz Arena, set in the
universe of Dofus, for 2-4 players, ages 12+,
accompanied by Krosmoz Miniatures in
sets called Dofus Krosmaster a set of miniatures
with a mini game, which can be used
together with all their board games. There
was also a game for the Wakfu universe,
Wakfu Le jeu d’aventures, scenarios can
be downloaded. First impressions were to
be had for Jeu de Lenald, you must save
three treasures of Wa using the stone-scissor-paper
mechanism.
The company showed terrariums in which
you can breed insects yourself; there are
Cocoboîte for butter�ies, Cocciboîte for
ladybugs, Cricriboîte for crickets and Appiboîte
as a terrarium for general use.
In the range of new games for children
there are two novelties that are French editions
of games from Edition Siebenschläfer,
Twiga Trick and Karla Kuchenfee are published
as Twiga la Girafe and Le Cake aux
Carottes de Carole, both by Anja Wrede for
2-4 players, ages 5+.
Besides all games already shown at Nurem-
OUR REPORT
40 Lines for Meeples
Dagmar de Cassan, Editor-in-Chief
After Nuremberg spring is in the air and the
visit to the Festival International des Jeux at
Cannes is scheduled. Along a snow-impeded
highway in Austria we go directly to the
sunny south, enjoying spring and French
hospitality.
France is di�erent – 150.000 enthusiastic visitors
stormed the Palais des Festivals et des
Congres over the weekend, not only families
and avid gamers from all over France, but organized
players as well.
This event reminds me more of Vienna then
of Essen, because the neutral area for playing,
without sales, makes up the bigger part
of the event.
And how interesting the new games from
France will be you can �nd out for yourself
when reading this issue, let’s all look forward
to those new games.
This issue is our regular February issue, and
from Mid-March on you can look forward to
the next issue, we are back to our monthly
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