{"id":19267,"date":"2025-09-22T18:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=19267"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:08:03","slug":"mon-meilleur-jeu-my-best-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/mon-meilleur-jeu-my-best-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Mon meilleur jeu ? <br><i>My best design ?<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quels sont mes meilleurs jeux&nbsp;?<br>Voici quatre mani\u00e8res de constituer un top 5 de la centaine de jeux que j\u2019ai publi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Les ventes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je ne note pas les chiffres de vente exacts de mes jeux, mais j\u2019en ai une id\u00e9e approximative par les droits d\u2019auteurs que je re\u00e7ois. Ceux qui se sont le mieux vendus sont&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"6317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/10\/27\/citadelles-en-petite-boite-carree\/citadelles-classic-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,620\" 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=\"Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Citadels&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/citadelles-classic.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\">Citadelles<\/a> (entre 3 et 5 millions de boites vendues, je pense<br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/04\/26\/nouvelles-versions-de-diamant-et-incan-gold-bridiamant-incan-gold-new-editions-i\/\">Diamant \/ Incan Gold<\/a> (entre 1 et 2 millions de bo\u00eetes, \u00e0 vue de nez)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2022\/02\/11\/le-roi-des-nains-the-dwarf-king-2\/\">Le Roi des Nains<\/a> (moins d\u2019un million)<br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/mascarade-2eme-edition\/\">Mascarade<\/a> (moins d\u2019un million)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge<\/a> (moins d\u2019un million)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Le boardgamegeek<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le boardgamegeek est le site anglophone de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour les jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9, avec une base donn\u00e9es exhaustive sur laquelle les joueurs peuvent enregistrer les jeux de leur collection, ce que je fais, mais aussi leurs parties, et peuvent m\u00eame noter les jeux qu\u2019ils poss\u00e8dent.<br>Si l\u2019on prend comme crit\u00e8re le <strong>nombre de joueurs<\/strong> poss\u00e9dant un jeu, le classement est&nbsp;logiquement proche de celui des ventes&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"8700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/07\/30\/choisissez-votre-assassin-choose-your-assassin\/citadelles-4fr1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1.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=\"Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Citadels&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/citadelles-4fr1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1)<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\"> Citadelles<\/a> (108000 copies)<br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/04\/26\/nouvelles-versions-de-diamant-et-incan-gold-bridiamant-incan-gold-new-editions-i\/\">Diamant \/ Incan Gold<\/a> (31000 copies)<br>3)<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/mascarade-2eme-edition\/\"> Mascarade <\/a>(18000 copies)<br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge<\/a> (avec Bruno Cathala) (16000 copies)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2015\/03\/05\/raptor\/\">Raptor<\/a> (16000 copies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019absence du Roi des Nains est sans doute due \u00e0 ce que les ventes sont assez concentr\u00e9es sur la France, et que les fran\u00e7ais sont moins nombreux que les anglo-saxons \u00e0 utiliser ce site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bien s\u00fbr, ces deux premiers syst\u00e8mes favorisent les jeux qui sont disponibles depuis longtemps &#8211; vingt ans ou plus pour Citadelles, Diamant et Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge, et dans de nombreuses langues. Si l&#8217;on veut donner une chance aux cr\u00e9ations plus r\u00e9centes, il faut un autre crit\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si l\u2019on prend comme crit\u00e8re la <strong>note moyenne<\/strong>, sur dix, donn\u00e9e par les joueurs, le classement est en effet tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rent, et quelques jeux r\u00e9cents passent au premier plan. J\u2019ai, comme le fait le site, limit\u00e9 ce classement aux jeux qui ont au moins 30 notes, consid\u00e9rant qu\u2019une moyenne sur une dizaine&nbsp; de notes n\u2019aurait pas beaucoup de sens. Le r\u00e9sultat est alors&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"12639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/bloodorders_boxtop315x315x120mm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1600\" 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;BloodOrders_BoxTop315x315x120mm&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-584x584.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-584x584.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1)<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2022\/04\/25\/trollfest\/\"> Trollfest <\/a>(avec Camille Mathieu) (7,5)<br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge<\/a> (avec Bruno Cathala) (7,5)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2025\/02\/14\/treasure-of-the-dwarves\/\">Treasure of the Dwarves<\/a> (7,3)<br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\">Citadelles<\/a> (7,2)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2015\/03\/05\/raptor\/\">Raptor<\/a> (7,2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mon point de vue personnel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bien s\u00fbr, comme tous les auteurs, j\u2019ai tendance \u00e0 sur\u00e9valuer mes cr\u00e9ations les plus r\u00e9centes, celles qui sont encore fraiches dans ma t\u00eate, et \u00e0 oublier un peu les plus anciennes, jusque parfois \u00e0 ne plus en ma\u00eetriser les r\u00e8gles. N\u00e9anmoins, il y a des jeux auxquels j\u2019ai toujours autant de plaisir \u00e0 jouer, que je ressors de temps \u00e0 autre, et ce sont donc ceux-l\u00e0 que je peux consid\u00e9rer comme mes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s. La liste devient alors assez diff\u00e9rente&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"14401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/treasure-of-the-dwarves-box\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"901,901\" 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=\"Treasure of the Dwarves box\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-584x584.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-584x584.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2025\/02\/14\/treasure-of-the-dwarves\/\">Treasure of the Dwarves<\/a><br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/04\/26\/nouvelles-versions-de-diamant-et-incan-gold-bridiamant-incan-gold-new-editions-i\/\">Diamant \/ Incan Gold<\/a> (avec Alan Moon)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/mascarade-2eme-edition\/\">Mascarade<\/a><br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge<\/a> (avec Bruno Cathala)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/03\/09\/waka-tanka\/\">Waka Tanka<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En commen\u00e7ant \u00e0 \u00e9crire ce petit article, je m\u2019\u00e9tais dit que j\u2019allais justifier chacun de ces choix. Au moment de le r\u00e9diger, je me rends compte que la justification serait \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s la m\u00eame pour les cinq \u2013 ce sont des jeux qui cr\u00e9ent une forte tension entre les joueurs, des jeux dans lesquels on regarde ses adversaires dans les yeux en se demandant ce qu\u2019ils sont en train de faire. Qu\u2019ont-ils mis dans leur coffre au Tr\u00e9sor des Nains&nbsp;? Rentrent-ils au camp&nbsp;? Quel personnage ont-ils jou\u00e9&nbsp;? Ont-ils menti en posant leur carte&nbsp;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si Treasure of the Dwarves occupe la premi\u00e8re place, c\u2019est parce que je le consid\u00e8re comme mon jeu le plus abouti, \u00e9quilibr\u00e9, dr\u00f4le m\u00e9chant et tendu.<br>On remarque bien s\u00fbr l\u2019absence de Citadelles. Ce n\u2019est pas du snobisme, c\u2019est juste que, pour moi, Mascarade et Mission Plan\u00e8te Rouge sont des jeux qui utilisent un syst\u00e8me de cartes personnages proche de Citadelles et le font, je pense, de mani\u00e8re plus efficace.<br>Quant \u00e0 Waka Tanka, qui n\u2019est plus disponible et n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 vraiment un succ\u00e8s commercial, c\u2019est le plus simple, le plus basique de ces cinq jeux, mais je pense que, comme petit jeu de cartes et de bluff familial, il vaut bien l\u2019excellent poker des cafards. Il cherche d\u2019ailleurs un nouvel \u00e9diteur, et j\u2019ai une id\u00e9e de th\u00e8me qui passerait mieux aujourd\u2019hui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La vraie raison pour laquelle j&#8217;ai \u00e9crit ce petit article n&#8217;est pourtant pas l\u00e0. Trollfest et Treasure of the Dwarves sont des jeux dont je suis tr\u00e8s fier, qui semblent tr\u00e8s appr\u00e9ci\u00e9s des joueurs, mais leurs ventes restent tr\u00e8s modestes et je voudrais les pousser un peu. Si vous n&#8217;y avez pas jou\u00e9, jetez-y un coup d&#8217;\u0153il, m\u00eame s&#8217;ils ne sont malheureusement pas disponibles en fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les go\u00fbts des auteurs sont cependant quelque chose d\u2019un peu particulier\u2026.. Je me souviens de Bruno Cathala m\u2019expliquant que sa cr\u00e9ation pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e \u00e9tait Insert \/ Donuts, qui n\u2019est pas non plus celui de ses jeux ayant remport\u00e9 le plus grand succ\u00e8s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Which of my own designs are the best\u00a0?<br>Here are four different ways to make a top 5 of the boardgames I designed\u00a0:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Sales<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I don\u2019t keep tarck of the global sales of all my games, but I have a vague notion of it, mostly through the royalties I get. My best sellers are :<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"6103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/citadels-2-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,598\" 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=\"Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Citadels&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover-301x300.jpg 301w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/citadels-2-cover.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\">Citadels<\/a> (between 3 and 5 million copies)<br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/04\/26\/nouvelles-versions-de-diamant-et-incan-gold-bridiamant-incan-gold-new-editions-i\/\">Diamant \/ Incan Gold<\/a> (with Alan Moon) (between 1 and 2 million copies)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2022\/02\/11\/le-roi-des-nains-the-dwarf-king-2\/\">The Dwarf King<\/a> (less than a million)<br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/mascarade-2eme-edition\/\">Mascarade<\/a> (less than a million)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Red Planet <\/a>(with Bruno Cathala) (less than a million)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>The Boardgamegeek<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The boardgamegeek is the reference boardgame database, where players can register their collection, which I do, and also rate their games and even register the ones they played. If I rank my games according to the <strong>number of boardgamegeek users<\/strong> owning them, the list is logicall similar with the former one.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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-600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Citadels-Dej-cover-600-300x300.jpg 300w, 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.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The persian edition of Citadels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\">Citadels<\/a> (108000 copies)<br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/04\/26\/nouvelles-versions-de-diamant-et-incan-gold-bridiamant-incan-gold-new-editions-i\/\">Diamant \/ Incan Gold<\/a> (with Alan Moon) (31000 copies)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/mascarade-2eme-edition\/\">Mascarade<\/a> (18000 copies)<br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Red Planet<\/a> (with Bruno Cathala) (16000 copies)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2015\/03\/05\/raptor\/\">Raptor<\/a> (with Bruno Cathala) (16000 copies)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The absence of the Dwarf King is probably due to the fact that it sold mostly in France, and that French speaking gamers are not using the boardgamegeek database as much as others, especially americans.<br>Of course, this rating system favours games that have been on the market for a long time, twenty years or more for Citadels, Diamant and Mission: Red Planet, and published in many languages. If I want recent games to be treated more fairly, I need a different and more subjective ranking system.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If I rank the games according to the <strong>average rating<\/strong> given by the players, on a 0-10 scale, the list becomes indeed very different. I have only kept here games with at least 30 ratings, considering that an average on fewer ratings would be meaningless.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"12639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/bloodorders_boxtop315x315x120mm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1600\" 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;BloodOrders_BoxTop315x315x120mm&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-584x584.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-584x584.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/TrollFest_Cover.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2022\/04\/25\/trollfest\/\">Trollfest<\/a> (with Camille Mathieu) (7,5)<br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Red Planet <\/a>(with Bruno Cathala) (7,5)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2025\/02\/14\/treasure-of-the-dwarves\/\">Treasure of the Dwarves<\/a>(7,3)<br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/12\/24\/citadelles-citadels\/\">Citadels<\/a> (7,2)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2015\/03\/05\/raptor\/\">Raptor<\/a> (7,2)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>My own taste<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Like all creators, I tend to overrate my recent creations, which still feel fresh when playing them, and to forget a bit about older ones. There are nevertheless a few games, old and new, which I still have fun playing, and try to get on the table as often as possible. These favorites of mine are :<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"14401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/treasure-of-the-dwarves-box\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"901,901\" 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=\"Treasure of the Dwarves box\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-584x584.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-584x584.jpg 584w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Treasure-of-the-Dwarves-box.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2025\/02\/14\/treasure-of-the-dwarves\/\">Treasure of the Dwarves<\/a><br>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/04\/26\/nouvelles-versions-de-diamant-et-incan-gold-bridiamant-incan-gold-new-editions-i\/\">Diamant \/ Incan Gold<\/a> (with Alan Moon)<br>3) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/mascarade-2eme-edition\/\">Mascarade<\/a><br>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2024\/10\/21\/retour-sur-la-planete-rougeback-to-the-red-planet\/\">Mission Red Planet <\/a>(with Bruno Cathala)<br>5) <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2016\/03\/09\/waka-tanka\/\">Waka Tanka<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When I started writing this short blogpost, I intended to justify every one of these five choices. I now realizes that the reason is the same for all five games \u2013 these are games which manage to create a strong tension between players, games in which one is often looking at other players, sometimes right into the eyes, wondering what they are doing and planning to do. What did they put in their chest? Are they coming back to the base camp? What characters did they chose? Is this face down card really what they claim it is?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Treasure of the Dwarves is first because I consider it my most achieved design, balanced, tense,\u00a0 fun and mean.<br>If Citadels is not here, its not some kind of snobbism, it\u2019s because I think Mascarade and Mission: Red Planet made a more efficient use of similar character cards system.<br>As for Waka Tanka, it didn\u2019t sell, and is not available anymore, but it\u2019s one of the simplest and most basic of my designs, but I really think this light bluffing card game is as good as the well known cockroach poker. It is now looking for a new publisher, and I have an idea for a different setting.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Let&#8217;s be honest however &#8211; the reason why I&#8217;ve written this blogpost is that I want tro push Trollfest and, even more, my own favorite Treasure of the Dwarves. These games have high ra,kings, are enjoyed by those who play them, but they don&#8217;t seem to sell that well so far. If you didn&#8217;t play them yet, give them a try.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Anyway, designers\u2019 own tastes are something special. Bruno Cathala told me once that his favorite among his own games was Insert \/ Donuts, which has not been the most successful one.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quels sont mes meilleurs jeux&nbsp;?Voici quatre mani\u00e8res de constituer un top 5 de la centaine de jeux que j\u2019ai publi\u00e9s. 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