Buying a game

Friday, I took some time of my afternoon to go search for card sleeves for my Citadels roles cards. Of course, this was just an excuse to drop by a board game shop and browse around. And somehow I knew I would get out with a new game...

So I started browsing. I was first tempted by the deluxe version of Wings of War, that I could see myself playing with Augustin. But the box was a bit big (and going without the miniatures was not an option) and the price was a bit high. Then I moved on to the shelves with the smaller boxes, and this is when I saw the game I decided to buy.

The box was small, which was a plus. This would probably mean a fairly quick game with a reasonable price. I could not grab the box as it was too high, but the cover, depicted on the right, and title immediately suggested a theme that would appeal to Christelle. As most of my games are currently played with her, this was a major factor in the decision to buy it. I could also see the names of the authors of the game, Bruno Cathala and Bruno Faidutti, two persons whose games I usually really like. At this point I was expecting a fairly light and chaotic game taking place in the court of Marie Antoinette. (For more on the history and theme of the game, Bruno Faidutti tells it very well.)

I thus asked if I could see the box, somehow partially committing myself to purchase it, and it confirmed much of this. The price was right, it was a short 45 minutes to one hour game, and the game play looked nice enough.

That very evening, we were having Jorge for diner so we got this game out and tried it. It was a lot of fun, fairly easy to play, and lasted for one hour and ten minutes. I'm pretty sure this game will come out more often.

For more information, you can go to The Geek or to Bruno Faidutti's page for this game.