In The Battle of Versailles, players take on the role of either the French or the American team, and compete by playing action cards to show off their best dresses, attract the most popular celebrities or annoy their opponents by spreading bad gossip.
French
From 14 years old
30mn to 1h
2 player(s)
Les avis ludiques sur ce jeu
Note globale
4.4/5*
*Moyenne pondérée calculée sur base de la moyenne générale de la boutique
The world's top fashion designers compete to become the most influential.
The Battle of Versailles was a fashion show held in 1973 in Versailles, France, which pitted five American designers against five French designers. The American designers, including Anne Klein, Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows and Bill Blass, were considered more innovative and less traditional than the French designers: Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin and Christian Dior.
In the end, the American designers won the competition and consolidated their place in the fashion world. The event was widely covered by the media and is considered a turning point in fashion history.
The French player has five actions per turn, representing the classic but overly long (2h30min) show he presented, while the American player has only three actions per turn as his show was fresh, innovative and short (only 37min). As a result, the game has different victory conditions:
The French team tries to retain its prestige in the fashion industry, while the American team tries to steal French prestige.
Both teams fight for control of the most influential celebrities in the fashion world.
The Americans try to highlight the most innovative features of their dresses.
The French are trying to contribute as much as possible to the reconstruction of Versailles, to enhance their national pride in this magnificent château.
Theme(s)
Contemporary
Language(s)
French
Mechanism(s)
Cards
Author(s)
Ferran Renalias, Eloi Pujadas
Artist
Malen Company
Overall score
4.4
Country of origin
China
Editor
Nuts Publishing
EAN
3760399130135
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Les Philiboyz ont donné une note de 4/5 sur ce produit
4/5
Ce jeu a été joué et recommandé par Morgan, voici son avis :
4/5
Un duel de haut vol sur une thématique très rarement abordée dans le jeu de société : la haute couture. Plutôt destiné aux joueurs initiés, le jeu fonctionne sur un mode asymétrique ; les conditions de victoire ne sont pas les mêmes pour les Français et les Américains. On peut ainsi changer les rôles d'une partie à l'autre pour varier l'expérience de jeu. C'est rafraichissant, insolite, historique et la boîte n'est pas avare en matériel !