{"id":10944,"date":"2019-07-22T22:09:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=10944"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:51:51","slug":"jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Jouer \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran <BR><i>Boardgaming in Tehran<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1211\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563570049&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1211\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1211.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Des joueurs iraniens jouant \u00e0 Dej, la version locale de Citadelles, dans un caf\u00e9 jeu de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran<br>Iranian gamers playing Dej, the local edition of Citadels, in a Tehran game caf\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Je rentre d\u2019une semaine \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, \u00e0 l\u2019invitation de mon \u00e9diteur local, Houpaa. Le voyage a \u00e9t\u00e9 int\u00e9ressant et instructif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are ways&#8230;<\/strong><br><br>L\u2019Iran est un pays qui intrigue, et que l\u2019on imagine plut\u00f4t ferm\u00e9 et traditionnel. Je n\u2019y suis rest\u00e9 qu\u2019une semaine, je ne suis pas vraiment sorti de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, mes impressions doivent sans doute beaucoup au petit groupe que j\u2019ai fr\u00e9quent\u00e9, des jeunes intellectuels de la capitale, mais je l\u2019ai trouv\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019inverse moderne, ouvert et accueillant.<br>T\u00e9h\u00e9ran est une ville monstre, 15 millions d\u2019habitants r\u00e9partis sur 20 kilom\u00e8tres de long, les pauvres au sud, les classes moyennes au centre, les riches au nord, sur les collines. Les larges avenues sont perp\u00e9tuellement embouteill\u00e9es et, sous un soleil de plomb, la conduite s\u2019y apparente \u00e0 un jeu video violent dans lequel on ne sait jamais vraiment qui est alli\u00e9 ou ennemi.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"584\" data-attachment-id=\"10976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1135\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"640,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563275207&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00033400133600534&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1135\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135-438x584.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135-438x584.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135-438x584.jpeg 438w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135-270x360.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1135.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La vue depuis ma chanbre d&#8217;h\u00f4tel&nbsp;<br>View from my hotel room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>La vie sociale m\u2019y a rappel\u00e9 l\u2019Europe de l\u2019Est peu avant la chute du communisme. Le totalitarisme soft y tourne parfois \u00e0 l\u2019absurde, le boardgamegeek \u00e9tant bloqu\u00e9 mais pas le site du New York Times. Le r\u00e9gime religieux n\u2019a gu\u00e8re de probl\u00e8mes avec l\u2019incroyance de la jeunesse et accepte clairement de ne pas \u00eatre pris tr\u00e8s au s\u00e9rieux dans la vie quotidienne, mais pas d\u2019\u00eatre ouvertement contest\u00e9. On vit moins dans l\u2019hypocrisie que dans la distanciation, avec humour et l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9. Pas d\u2019alcool mais \u00ab there are ways \u00bb, ways que je n\u2019ai cependant pas cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 explorer car je m\u2019\u00e9tais dit qu\u2019une semaine s\u00e8che me ferait du bien. Pas d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 Facebook ou Twitter mais \u00ab there are ways \u00bb, et on m\u2019aurait peut-\u00eatre r\u00e9pondu la m\u00eame chose si j\u2019avais parl\u00e9 de Tinder. Les femmes vivent le foulard obligatoire comme une humiliation, mais \u00ab there are ways \u00bb pour respecter la r\u00e8gle tout en s\u2019en moquant.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10947\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1137\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563310415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1137\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1137.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">T\u00e9h\u00e9ran la nuit &#8211; la place Tajrish, dans le nord de la ville<br>Tehran by night, Tajrish square, in the nothern part of the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Si le pouvoir religieux n\u2019est clairement pas tr\u00e8s populaire parmi les quelques personnes avec qui j\u2019ai pu discuter, Donald Trump l\u2019est moins encore et personne ne comprend la logique de sanctions \u00e9conomiques qui, par r\u00e9flexe obsidional, ne peuvent que renforcer le r\u00e9gime qu\u2019elles sont cens\u00e9 combattre.<br>Malgr\u00e9 la situation un peu particuli\u00e8re de l\u2019Iran sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale, T\u00e9h\u00e9ran fait tout pour \u00eatre une ville \u00ab\u00a0normale\u00a0\u00bb et anim\u00e9e. J\u2019\u00e9tais en Iran dans une p\u00e9riode de relative tension avec les \u00c9tats-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne, mais je n\u2019en aurais rien su si je n\u2019avais pas, de retour le soir \u00e0 mon h\u00f4tel, parcouru rapidement les sites du Monde et du New York Times. Personne n\u2019y semble vraiment croire \u00e0 la possibilit\u00e9 d\u2019une guerre. Les iraniens que j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9s sont certains que leur gouvernement bluffe, et pensent qu\u2019il en va de m\u00eame pour Donald Trump, ce dont j\u2019aimerais \u00eatre aussi s\u00fbr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1139\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563310863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1139\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1139.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le bazar de Tajrish<br>Tajrish bazar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jouer en Iran<\/strong><br><br>L\u2019Iran est le seul pays du Moyen-Orient dans lequel s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 un v\u00e9ritable int\u00e9r\u00eat pour les jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 modernes, et m\u00eame une petite sc\u00e8ne ludique, avec des joueurs, des auteurs, des \u00e9diteurs, des sites web comme <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/roomizgames.ir\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roomizgames<\/a>, des blogs, des podcasts. Rien de tel dans les pays arabes, ni m\u00eame en Turquie, ou en tout cas \u00e0 une \u00e9chelle bien moindre. J\u2019ai toute une s\u00e9ries d\u2019id\u00e9es pour expliquer cela, mobilisant culture, histoire et g\u00e9opolitique, mais pas vraiment le temps de les d\u00e9tailler ici.<br>L\u2019effondrement r\u00e9cent du rial iranien fait que les ventes de jeux import\u00e9s sont assez modestes, limit\u00e9es \u00e0 la bourgeoisie des grandes villes &#8211; j\u2019ai quand m\u00eame vu dans une boutique une boite de Scythe pour un prix repr\u00e9sentant environ les deux-tiers du salaire moyen. On trouve en revanche, pour dix ou vingt fois moins cher que les jeux en anglais import\u00e9s, quelques cr\u00e9ations d\u2019auteurs iraniens et des \u00e9ditions locales de jeux occidentaux. Ces versions en persan sont certes encore parfois des copies non autoris\u00e9es, mais le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne est en perte de vitesse. Selon un sch\u00e9ma que l\u2019on a d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu dans d\u2019autres pays \u00e9mergents, les \u00e9diteurs iraniens cherchent de plus en plus \u00e0 travailler l\u00e9galement et \u00e0 s\u2019int\u00e9grer au petit monde ludique mondial. Reste bien s\u00fbr le cas des am\u00e9ricains qui ne peuvent vendre de licence \u00e0 des iraniens et risquent donc d\u2019\u00eatre copi\u00e9s un peu plus longtemps que les autres. Outre les jeux de strat\u00e9gie abstraits, dont la gamme Gigamic largement disponible ici, les jeux de bluff ou d\u2019identit\u00e9 secr\u00e8tes sont les plus populaires. Dej, \u00e9dition locale et tout \u00e0 fait autoris\u00e9e de de mon Citadelles, magnifiquement illustr\u00e9e par Hassan Nozadian, vient d\u2019\u00eatre retir\u00e9 \u00e0 5000 exemplaires apr\u00e8s qu\u2019un premier tirage de 8000 a \u00e9t\u00e9 rapidement vendu, des chiffres dont se satisferaient bien des \u00e9diteurs fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1153\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563375968&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1153\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1153.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Caf\u00e9 Board <\/em>was my operation center in Tehran.<br>Le <em>Caf\u00e9 Board <\/em>\u00e9tait mon quartier g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Il y a surtout, dans les grandes villes, une centaine de caf\u00e9 jeux, qui font aussi boutique. Le public y est jeune, mixte et \u00e9duqu\u00e9, passablement occidentalis\u00e9 &#8211; j\u2019ai crois\u00e9 quelques belles silhouettes de hipsters &#8211; et l\u2019ambiance est la m\u00eame que dans les caf\u00e9s jeux de Paris ou de Tokyo (<a href=\"https:\/\/foursquare.com\/top-places\/tehran\/best-places-board-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quelques adresses \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran ici<\/a>). On y joue toute la journ\u00e9e, on y sert du th\u00e9 et du caf\u00e9 et, surtout, les d\u00e9licieux sirops glac\u00e9s plein de graines bizarres que l\u2019on boit partout ici. J\u2019ai pass\u00e9 une apr\u00e8s-midi dans le plus ancien d\u2019entre eux, le Caf\u00e9 Board, o\u00f9 les joueurs jouaient \u00e0 Wingspan, Splendor, Cash\u2019n\u2019Guns, Chinatown, Dixit, Codenames ou bien s\u00fbr Dej. J\u2019en ai profit\u00e9 pour faire tourner quelques uns de mes prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1202\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563559472&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1202\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1202.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le pot de sortie de Korobar, avec toute l&#8217;\u00e9quipe de Houpaa<br>Presenting Korobar, with the whole Hoopa team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoopagames.ir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houpaa<\/a>, ou Hoopa, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019Alireza Lolagar, qui m\u2019avait invit\u00e9, est le principal \u00e9diteur de jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 iranien. Houpaa publie de la litt\u00e9rature pour enfants, des jeux familiaux, et s\u2019est lanc\u00e9 avec <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=9219\">Dej<\/a> dans les jeu de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 plus adultes. Mon passage \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019occasion pour Houpaa de pr\u00e9senter sa derni\u00e8re nouveaut\u00e9, Korobar, la traduction de mon <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=9947\">Venture Angels<\/a>. J\u2019ai pass\u00e9 pas mal de temps dans leurs bureaux du centre-ville, montrant quelques uns de mes prototypes ou jeux r\u00e9cemment publi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"9220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=9220\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Citadels &amp;#8211; Dej &amp;#8211; cover 600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The persian edition of Citadels.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" data-attachment-id=\"10934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=10934\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venture angels iran karobar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar-584x584.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar-584x584.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar-584x584.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/venture-angels-iran-karobar.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Un autre \u00e9diteur, Roomiz games, publie dans quelques semaines une version couleur locale de l&#8217;un de mes jeux de cartes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s, Condottiere, de Dominique Ehrhard.<br><br><strong>Cr\u00e9ations locales<\/strong><br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/dorehamigames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorehami games<\/a>, publie bient\u00f4t un jeu d\u2019identit\u00e9s secr\u00e8tes assez original, Deux Khans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realitygame.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reality game<\/a>, publie Zaar, un ambitieux jeu d\u2019horreur bas\u00e9 sur des l\u00e9gendes locales avec d\u00e9mons, exorcismes et tout \u00e7a. Tous deux partageront avec Houpaa un stand iranien au prochain salon d\u2019Essen.<br>(Note: Twitter, Facebook et telegram \u00e9tant plus ou moins bloqu\u00e9s ici, Instragram sert \u00e0 tout. c&#8217;est pour cela que je mets beaucoup de liens instagram.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"439\" data-attachment-id=\"10982\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1145\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563368974&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.87&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1145\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145-584x439.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145-584x439.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145-584x439.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145-399x300.jpeg 399w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1145.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">J&#8217;essaie le prototype d&#8217;un auteur iranien chez Houpa games.<br>Playing an Iranian designer&#8217;s prototype at Hoopa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Le petit monde du jeu de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 iranien, une demi-douzaine d\u2019\u00e9diteurs, une vingtaine d\u2019auteurs et quelques illustrateurs, compte bien en effet ne pas se limiter \u00e0 produire pour le march\u00e9 local. De premi\u00e8res cr\u00e9ations originales, dont m\u2019a-t-il sembl\u00e9 pas mal de jeux \u00e0 identit\u00e9s secr\u00e8tes, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9es en Iran. Rien ne s\u2019oppose \u00e0 ce qu\u2019elles parviennent en Europe, et j\u2019esp\u00e8re que rien ne s\u2019opposera bient\u00f4t \u00e0 ce qu\u2019elles atteignent les \u00c9tats-Unis.<br>Tous ici m\u2019ont tous cit\u00e9 les exemples du Japon et de la Cor\u00e9e du sud qui, partis de presque rien, sont devenus en quelques ann\u00e9es tout \u00e0 la fois des march\u00e9s importants et des lieux de cr\u00e9ation ludique originale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"247\" data-attachment-id=\"11000\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran-zaar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"850,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran Zaar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zaar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar-584x247.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar-584x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar-584x247.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar-500x212.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Zaar.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Toute la journ\u00e9e du samedi, j\u2019ai anim\u00e9 un atelier de cr\u00e9ation avec une vingtaine de jeunes auteurs iraniens, talentueux, passionn\u00e9s, et tr\u00e8s curieux d\u2019apprendre quelques \u00ab&nbsp;trucs&nbsp;\u00bb d\u2019un vieil auteur comme moi. C\u2019est un exercice auquel je me suis d\u00e9j\u00e0 livr\u00e9 quelques fois en Europe, et ce n\u2019\u00e9tait en rien diff\u00e9rent ici.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1172\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563398947&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1172\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Un chat sauvage de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran&lt;br \/&gt;Tehran wild cat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1172.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Un chat sauvage de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran<br>Tehran wild cat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Le r\u00eave de beaucoup est de placer un jeu en occident, et certains envisagent m\u00eame le voyage \u00e0 Essen. Pour avoir plus de chances de se faire remarquer des \u00e9diteurs europ\u00e9ens, je sugg\u00e9rai de jouer l\u2019exotisme et de partir d\u2019un th\u00e8me typiquement persan. Je proposai les chats, qui me semblent \u00eatre les v\u00e9ritables ma\u00eetres de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, et m\u2019attendais un peu aux tapis, d\u2019autant que j\u2019avais d\u00e9j\u00e0 quelques jours auparavant jou\u00e9 \u00e0 un prototype sur ce th\u00e8me.<br><br>Je me suis retrouv\u00e9 avec, sur les six jeux propos\u00e9s, deux sur le th\u00e8me du Taarof, les r\u00e8gles de politesse iraniennes, qui valent bien les japonaises. Le jeu qui m\u2019a sembl\u00e9 le plus original et le plus int\u00e9ressant, mais qui \u00e9tait loin d\u2019\u00eatre abouti, porte sur le Qan\u00e2t, ancien syst\u00e8me d\u2019irrigation amenant l\u2019eau souterraine dans les villages, qui a donn\u00e9 le fran\u00e7ais canal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1227\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563627879&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1227\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1227.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Game design Workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Il y avait l\u00e0 des auteurs talentueux, qui ont la m\u00eame culture ludique que ceux que j\u2019ai pu croiser lors d\u2019ateliers similaires en Europe. Apr\u00e8s l\u2019Europe de l\u2019Est, puis le Japon, puis la Cor\u00e9e, puis peut-\u00eatre la Chine, je ne serais donc gu\u00e8re \u00e9tonn\u00e9 que les iraniens ne soient, dans les ann\u00e9es qui viennent, les prochains \u00e0 apporter un peu d\u2019air frais, pourtant bien rare \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, dans la cr\u00e9ation ludique. Ce qu&#8217;il manque sans doute en Iran, c&#8217;est une convention de jeu de soci\u00e9t\u00e9, un salon, qui pourrait \u00eatre un moyen de faire d\u00e9couvrir la sc\u00e8ne ludique locale aux acteurs \u00e9trangers.<br><br>Je termine ce compte rendu dans l\u2019a\u00e9roport d\u2019Istanbul, en attendant ma correspondance pour Paris. Je reviens d\u2019un pays sympathique, accueillant, mais surtout, contrairement \u00e0 ce que l\u2019on imagine souvent en occident, d\u2019un pays moderne et \u00ab&nbsp;normal&nbsp;\u00bb. Je l\u2019ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 dit au d\u00e9but de cet article, mais je le r\u00e9p\u00e8te ici parce que c\u2019est le message que tous les iraniens que j\u2019ai crois\u00e9s m\u2019ont demand\u00e9 de faire passer. C\u2019est vrai en mati\u00e8re de jeu, mais c\u2019est surtout vrai en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran-1333\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563397978&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran 1333\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-1333.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Un caf\u00e9 jeu \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran&nbsp;<br>A boardgame caf\u00e9 in Tehran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019m just back from one week in Tehran, where I was invited by my local publisher, Houpaa games. It was an interesting and enlightening travel.<\/em><br><br><strong><em>There are ways&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><br><br><em>Iran is an intriguing country. The idea most western people have of it is of a traditional, closed and rather restrained society. I stayed there only one week, I didn\u2019t really leave Tehran, and my impressions of Iran are certainly informed by the people I was hanging out with, young intellectuals from the capital. These are strong caveats, but Teheran gave me the opposite impression, that of a modern, hospitable and very open city.<\/em><br><em>Teheran is a monstrous city, 15 millions inhabitants, the poor ones in the south, the middle class in the center, the rich in the north, on the hills. Despite large avenues, traffic jams never really recede and, under a blazing sun, driving feels like a violent video game where one never knows who is friend or foe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1221\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563576198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1221\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tehran by night : Street food    \/ T\u00e9h\u00e9ran la nuit : street food&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1221.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tehran by night : Street food<br>T\u00e9h\u00e9ran la nuit : street food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>In some ways, the social life reminded me of Eastern Europe a few years before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Totalitarianism has become soft and feels a bit absurd&nbsp; &#8211; the boardgamegeek website is blocked but the New York Times isn\u2019t. The religious regime has no real problem with young people not being religious at all and not following the rules in their daily life, as long as it can keep up appearances and there\u2019s no open contestation. The result is not hypocrisy but light hearted, often humorous, distanciation. There\u2019s no alcohol but \u201cthere are ways\u201d, ways I didn\u2019t take the time to explore because I decided a dry week could do me good. There\u2019s no Facebook or Twitter but \u201cthere are ways\u201d, and I wonder if I would have had the same answer about Tinder. Women resent the compulsory scarf, but \u201cthere are ways\u201d to simultaneously respect the rules and mock them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1181\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563450662&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0012004801920768&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1181\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tehran parks are really enjoyable. I forgot to take a picture of old men playing dominoes.&lt;br \/&gt;\nLes parcs de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran sont tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9ables. J&amp;#8217;ai oubli\u00e9 de prendre une photo de petits vieux jouant aux dominos.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1181.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tehran parks are really enjoyable. I forgot to take a picture of old men playing dominoes.<br>\nLes parcs de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran sont tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9ables. J&#8217;ai oubli\u00e9 de prendre une photo de petits vieux jouant aux dominos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>While the religious regime is clearly unpopular among the educated people I spoke with, Donald Trump is even more since no one here understands the logic of economic sanctions which generate an obsidional reflex and thus foster the regime they are supposed to fight.<\/em><br><em>Despite the very specific situation of Iran on the international scene, Tehran tries very hard, and quite successfully, to be a normal and lively city. I was there in a time of great tension with the US and Great-Britain, but I would not have noticed it if I had not, when back at my hotel at night, browsed the Le Monde and New-York Times websites. No one there, however, seems to believe in a war. The Iranians I talked with are certain their government is bluffing and think it\u2019s the same with Donald Trump &#8211; I wish I was as confident.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"584\" data-attachment-id=\"10959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1141\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563310950&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1141\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141-438x584.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141-438x584.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141-438x584.jpeg 438w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141-112x150.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141-270x360.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1141.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tajrish Bazar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Boardgaming in Iran<\/em><\/strong><br><br><em>Iran is the only country in the Middle-East where modern boardgames got a real following. There\u2019s even a small but striving gaming scene, with players but also designers, publishers, websites like <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/roomizgames.ir\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roomizgames<\/a>, blogs and podcasts. There\u2019s nothing like this in the Arab world, or even in Turkey. I\u2019m thinking of a few explanations using culture, history and geopolitics, but I don\u2019t have the time to develop them here.<\/em><br><br><em>Due to the recent fall of the Iranian rial, imported games are unaffordable for anyone except the big cities bourgeoisie &#8211; but I checked in a shop a copy of Scythe, at a price of two-thirds of the average monthly wages. There are, however, a few games by Iranian designers and several localizations of western games. These persian language versions are sometimes unauthorized copies, but this is less and less the case. Just as it happened before in a few other emerging countries, Iranian publishers are more and more trying to do things legally and to enter the &nbsp;global boardgaming world. Of course, US publishers, who are forbidden to license their games in Iran, might keep getting copied a bit longer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1246\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563717920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1246\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;With Hassan Nozadian, left, illustrator of Dej, and Alireza Lolagar, right, the publisher.&lt;br \/&gt;\nAvec Hassan Nozadian, illustrateur de Dej, et Alireza Lolagar, l&amp;#8217;\u00e9diteur.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1246.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With Hassan Nozadian, left, illustrator of Dej, and Alireza Lolagar, right, the publisher.<br>\nAvec Hassan Nozadian, illustrateur de Dej, et Alireza Lolagar, l&#8217;\u00e9diteur.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br><em>Aside from abstract two players games, like the Gigamic line which can be found everywhere, bluffing and hidden identity games are clearly the most popular. Dej, the perfectly legal and authorized persian version of my Citadels has quickly sold a first 8.000 copies print run, and a second print run of 5000 copies just hit the shelves. I know many western publishers who would be happy with such numbers.<\/em><br><br><em>Last but not least, there are about 100 boardgame caf\u00e9s, usually also selling games, in the big cities of Iran (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/foursquare.com\/top-places\/tehran\/best-places-board-games\" target=\"_blank\">a dozen adresses in Tehran<\/a>). The regulars are mostly young and educated people of both sexes, many of them quite westernized. I spotted a few true hipster silhouettes, and the mood is not different from that of boardgame caf\u00e9s in Paris or Tokyo. People play all day long, drinking tea, coffee and strange syrups full of strange seeds. I\u2019ve spent a full afternoon in the oldest one, the Caf\u00e9 Board. Gamers were playing Wingspan, Splendor, Cash &amp; Guns, Chinatown, Dixit, Codenames and, of course, Dej. I seized the opportunity to playtest a few of my prototypes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1166\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563398024&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1166\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1166.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>I was invited by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hoopagames.ir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houpaa<\/a>, or Hoopa, the biggest Iranian game publisher, and its head Alireza Lolagar. Houpaa publishes mostly children books and family games, and <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=9219\">Dej<\/a> was their first try at more adult games. My stay in Tehran gave an opportunity to launch Korobar, the persian translation of my <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=9947\">Venture Angels<\/a>. I spent some time in their offices, in the center of Tehran, where I pitched them some of my last prototypes and games recently published in Europe. Another publisher, Roomiz games, will soon publish a &#8220;local style&#8221; version of one of my favorite card games, Dominique Ehrhard&#8217;s Condottiere.<br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"301\" data-attachment-id=\"11008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/rakab_box_top\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1554,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Panda Game Manufacturing&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rakab_Box_Top&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rakab_Box_Top\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab-584x301.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab-584x301.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab-584x301.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab-500x257.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-rakab.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">akab, la version persane de Condottiere.<br>Rakab, persian take on Condottiere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Iranian design<\/em><\/strong><br><br><em>Another Iranian publisher, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/dorehamigames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dorehami games<\/a>, showed me an interesting and original hidden identity game, Two Khans. Another one, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realitygame.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reality Game<\/a>, publishes Zaar, an ambitious locally designed persian horror game based on old persian legends about demons and exorcism, with impressive components. They will share with Houpaa an iranian booth at the next Essen fair.<\/em><br>(Note : Twitter, Facebook and Telegram being more or less blocked here, Instagram is used for everything, that&#8217;s why there are many instagram links in this post). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1233\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563641427&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1233\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1233.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>The very small Iranian boardgaming world, five or six publishers, a two dozen game designers and a few illustrators, now aims at more than the local market. Several Iranian designed games have already been published there, many of them hidden identity games. There\u2019s no reason why they could not arrive in Europe, but reaching the United States might prove difficult (hint for my American friends : if you want to help, just get rid of Trump in 2020). <\/em><em>People here regularly told me they wanted to emulate Japan and South Korea which, in a few years, have become both major markets and major sources for boardgames.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"205\" data-attachment-id=\"11001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran-khans\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1138,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LiDE 110&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563964198&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran Khans\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Trois jeux d&amp;#8217;identit\u00e9s secr\u00e8tes originaux.&lt;br \/&gt;\u00a0\u00a0 Three original secret identity games&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans-584x205.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans-584x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans-584x205.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans-150x53.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans-500x176.jpg 500w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran-Khans.jpg 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trois jeux d&#8217;identit\u00e9s secr\u00e8tes originaux.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Three original secret identity games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>On Saturday, I held a game design workshop with two dozens of young Iranian designers. They are talented, passionate, and eager to learn some tricks from a seasoned game designer. I had already held similar workshops in Europe and it was in no way different.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1262\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563743201&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1262\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tehran wild cat\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u00a0 Un chat sauvage de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1262.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tehran wild cat&nbsp;<br>Un chat sauvage de T\u00e9h\u00e9ran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Their dream is to get a game published in the west, and some of them are considering a trip to Essen. In order to be noticed by European publishers, I suggested they play the exotic card and I told them to start from a typically persian theme. I suggested cats, which I suspect are the true masters of Tehran, and was expecting carpets, since I had already been shown a persian carpets prototype. I got two games about Taarof, the persian politeness rules, which seem to be as sophisticated as the japanese ones. The most exciting project, ambitious but unfinished at the end of the day, was one about Qanat, the old irrigation system bringing water from underground wells, which gave the English word Canal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1230\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563629038&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1230\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ame design workshop &amp;#8211; the Qanat team .&lt;br \/&gt;L&amp;#8217;atelier de cr\u00e9ation, avec l&amp;#8217;\u00e9quipe &amp;#8220;Qanat&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230-584x438.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230-584x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1230.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Game design workshop &#8211; the Qanat team .<br>L&#8217;atelier de cr\u00e9ation, avec l&#8217;\u00e9quipe &#8220;Qanat&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>There were really talented designers there, with the same gaming culture as the ones I\u2019ve met at similar meetings in Europe. After eastern Europeans, Japanese, Koreans, now may be Chinese, I would not be surprised if Iranians were the next ones to bring some fresh air in the boardgaming world &#8211; even when fresh air is quite rare in Teheran. What&#8217;s lacking also in Iran is a game convention, even modest in the beginning. It could be a way to show the Iranian boardgame scene to foreign designers and publishers.<\/em><br><br><em>I\u2019m finishing to write this report in the Istanbul airport, waiting for my connecting flight to Paris. I\u2019m back from a nice and hospitable country but, most of all, from a modern and \u201cnormal\u201d country. I\u2019ve already said this at the beginning of this post, but I repeat it here because many in the west don\u2019t know this, and because it\u2019s the message all the Iranians I\u2019ve talked with have asked me to repeat again and again. It\u2019s true with boardgames, but it\u2019s also true in general.<br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"10974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/07\/22\/jouer-a-teheran-boardgaming-in-tehran\/teheran_1149\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563375838&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Teheran_1149\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149-584x438.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149-584x438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149-584x438.jpeg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Teheran_1149.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Playing Dej with the Houpa team. <br>Une partie de Dej avec l&#8217;\u00e9quipe de Houpaa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Je rentre d\u2019une semaine \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, \u00e0 l\u2019invitation de mon \u00e9diteur local, Houpaa. Le voyage a \u00e9t\u00e9 int\u00e9ressant et instructif. There are ways&#8230; L\u2019Iran est un pays qui intrigue, et que l\u2019on imagine plut\u00f4t ferm\u00e9 et traditionnel. 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