Le compte-rendu des rencontres ludopathiques d'Etourvy est en ligne. The 2026 Etourvy ludopathic gathering report is online faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

Où je parle de À la lettre, et du métier d'auteur de jeux de société. smartlinks.audiomeans.fr/l/europe-2-j...

Petit récit de la création de Citadelles Duel. A short diary of the Citadels Duel design. faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

Looks like there's something in the air....

I'm leaving tomorrow morning for the Cannes "festival des jeux". If you are a publisher curious about my prototypes, or interested in revamping some of my old stuff, or if you are just some interested, in meeting me to discuss any games related matter, please message me.

Soirée autour de mes jeux au Duchesse, le bar à jeux de Belleville - Fruit Cocktail, 6 Suspects, Harvest Valley, et tout au fond le prototype de Get a Pet, qui cherche toujours un éditeur.

Cela faisait longtemps que je n'avais rien ajouté à mon site sur la licorne, juste quelques images ici ou là. Je ne sais pas encore si je vais vraiment m'y remettre, mais voici déjà un article sur l'orfèvrerie de, ou à la manière de, la Renaissance et l'âge baroque. faidutti.com/blog/licorne...

Moon Colony Bloodbath is about 2000 times more fun than Dominion. The old Magical Athlete was goo, the new one is fantastic. Two very different old style games, two great games. There's a French proverb which says that the best soups are made in old pots.

If you are a new boardgame publisher, or just someone I don’t meet regularly, and are interested in having a look at my prototypes in Cannes, just message me. I scheduled very few appointments so far this year, and still have many free spots.

Alii neminem unum civem tantum eminere debere, ut legibus interrogari non possit: nihil tam æquandæ libertatis esse, quam potentissimum quemque posse dicere causam. Quid autem tuto cuiquam, nedum summam rempublicam, permitti, si ratio non sit reddenda? Livy, History of Rome, book 38.

A nice review of Harvest Valley youtu.be/rZgrChbnhts?...

Friendly Fishing est une version pas mal retravaillée de Tonari, et devrait arriver dans quelques mois en boutique. Friendly Fishing is a reworked version of Tonari, and should hit the shelves soon.

There is some dark irony in the US trying to destroy the EU and, at the same time, telling they want Europe to be more like the US. If there is one domain in which we should copy the US, it's in creating United States of Europe.

I don‘t know if Biden was becoming senile or not, but even if he was, at least he still had enough wits to delegate decisions to the adults in the room. Doesn‘t seem to be the case now.

Even when Trump loses the midterms and is more or less neutralized for the two next years, the harm is done. The rest of the world now knows that the US is no more an ally we can trust.

Le jeu qui aura mis du temps à arriver, mais j'ai finalement reçu mes boîtes de Fruit Cocktail - que je vais donc présenter ce vendredi soir au Duchesse. The game was delayed a bit, its publisher being taken over by another one, but it's now here and I just got my author copies of Fruit Cocktail.

I'm surprised that no one seems to make the parallel between Donald Trump's recent attack on Europe's internet regulation and Britain's opium wars. Of course, we're not at war with the US, so it's far less serious, but the reasoning is the same.

Comment et jusqu'où peut-on analyser les jeux ? To what extent can we and should we analyze games ? faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

So Trump is giving up helping democratic Europe fend off Russian encroachment, is giving up helping Japan, Korea and Taiwan limit Chinese influence, and has the US army focus on hitting fishing boats in the Caribbean and marching through US Cities. Is this making America great again ?

Demain soir jeudi 20 novembre, je serai, comme tous les mois, au bar à jeux Le Duchesse, métro Belleville, avec nouveautés et prototypes.

I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story. I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.

Seashells, un petit jeu de stratégie, à paraître l'an prochain chez KTBG. Seashells, a light strategy game, to be published next year by KTBG. faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

To my fellow boardgame designers with a dozen or so published games under their belt : I've started a geeklist on BGG about Boardgame designers own favorites, I hope some of you will follow suit with posting theirs. boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/367...?

Five great boardgame designers....

I’m leaving tomorrow morning to Essen, hoping the train trip will be less complicated than last year. If you want to see me there, here’s my signing schedule. Pity Trick & Treat is not there this year, I would have liked to also present my favorite design, Treasure of the Dwarves.

Tariffs are putting US game companies out of business. (Note this is the US subsidiary of AMIGO, not the whole German company)

C’est conceptuel, mais pas très bon. Challenging concept, mediocre result.

In 10 days, October 23-26, I'll be in Germany, at the Essen game fair. Here is my public signing schedule. If you are a publisher I've never met, or not met for a while, and want to have a look at my prototypes, I still have a few open slots, mostly on Sunday. Please message or email me.

In three weeks, october 23-26, I will be at the Essen boardgame fair. Having been relatively successful in placing games to publishers these two last years, and having attended more fairs than I used to do and met many publishers,

Quatre manières différentes de faire un top 5 de mes créations. Four different ways to make a top 5 of my boardgame designs faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

Saw a first copy of Fruit Cocktail at the Vichy game festival. Une première boite de Fruit Cocktail en démo au salon de Vichy.

Fruit Cocktail arrive bientôt en boutique Fruit Cocktail will soon hit the game stores shelves. faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

I'll be in Edinburgh, for Tabletop Scotland, from September 5 to 7. Then I'll be at the Vichy Game Festival, from September 14 to 16. If you are a publisher interested in my prototypes, or just want to discuss anything game related with me, just message me. See you soon

Venture Angels is now available in the US, thanks to the nice people at Gameheads. youtu.be/xnMnqP3pX8A?...

Des "acteurs du monde ludique" dont on ne parle pas assez. Boardgame people we should know and talk more about. faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...

Une variante pour À LA LETTRE, pour 2 à 5 joueurs : Chaque joueur a une main se sept cartes. Chacun à son tour joue une carte de sa main, que tout le monde doit mettre dans sa grille, puis pioche une carte. Si j'y avais pensé à temps, on aurait ajouté ça dans les règles.

This starts to look like North Korea. OK, we're still far from there, but it's clearly the direction....

Double standard. No one is ever suggesting that all Americans are to blame for Trump’s violent policies. It has however become commonplace to blame not only all Israelis, but even all Jews, for Netanyahu’s crimes.

J'ai finalement reçu mes exemplaires d'auteur de Mission Planète Rouge - le colis a mis trois semaines pour faire Toulouse-Paris, et une boître a pris mal, mais c'est très joli, même si plus mauve que rouge.

A small selection of games for a few days with gaming friends. I take very few prototypes this time.

Treasure of the Dwarves is my favorite design, the only one I'm always willing to play. Unfortunately, it's hard to get in Europe, but you can get it online from the Belgian shop Archonia. www.archonia.com/en-us/produc...?

My gmail account was hacked. Things should be back in order now, but if in the meantime all my emails from the 8 last years have vanished.

Je serai à PEL vendredi, samedi et dimanche. Samedi à 16h, je dédicacerai À La Lettre sur le stand de Don't Panic Games, qui sera aussi mon camp de base durant ces trois jours. Si vous êtes éditeur et souhaitez jeter un coup d'œil à mes prototypes, vous pouvez m'envoyer un message.

Making life more fair is a political necessity. Making games more fair is not. It often even is a bad idea.

Je serai samedi à 16h à P.E.L., sur le stand de Don't Panic, pour présenter À La Lettre.

Got a Fukushima eel in my Wriggle Roulette......