{"id":3531,"date":"2014-04-28T16:24:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T16:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2017-01-24T20:13:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T20:13:46","slug":"elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9l\u00e9phants de guerre, \u00e9l\u00e9phants de course <br>  <i>War elephants, race elephants<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/pic207233_md\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3532\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"pic207233_md\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic207233_md.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3534\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/pic9880_md\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3534\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"pic9880_md\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic9880_md.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Les jeux ne sont pas, ou tr\u00e8s rarement, des simulations. Ils fonctionnent cependant presque toujours \u00e0 l\u2019aide de m\u00e9taphores assez simples qui permettent de faire le lien entre th\u00e8me et m\u00e9canismes. Les plus fr\u00e9quentes, mais pas les seules, sont celles de la guerre et de la course. Une partie de go ou d&#8217;\u00e9checs sera d\u00e9crite en termes militaires, un jeu de pli sera v\u00e9cu comme une succession de batailles &#8211; et le plus simple d&#8217;entre eux en tire d&#8217;ailleurs son nom. Le jeu de l&#8217;oie est d\u00e9crit comme une course, et les deux m\u00e9taphores peuvent se m\u00ealer au backgammon, tout \u00e0 la fois course et bataille.<br \/>\nLes choses sont un peu plus complexes dans les jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 modernes. On peut notamment rep\u00e9rer au moins une nouvelle m\u00e9taphore majeure, celle de la croissance, du d\u00e9veloppement, de la construction, illustr\u00e9e notamment par les colons de Catan ou les Aventuriers du rail. Les jeux d\u00e9crits comme un affrontement, qui sont loin d\u2019avoir tous des th\u00e8mes guerriers, restent tr\u00e8s nombreux. Les jeux de course sont en revanche pass\u00e9s de mode, et sont parfois trait\u00e9s avec condescendance, comme s&#8217;ils \u00e9taient r\u00e9serv\u00e9s aux enfants.<\/p>\n<p>Je le regrette. Mes raisons ne sont pas politiques. J\u2019ai pratiqu\u00e9 suffisamment de jeux ouvertement guerriers, avec des dragons mais aussi avec des tanks et des avions, pour savoir que la m\u00e9taphore, m\u00eame appuy\u00e9e, n&#8217;est en elle-m\u00eame ni coupable, ni dangereuse.\u00a0 La raison est technique : la course permet de cr\u00e9er entre les joueurs une tension et une comp\u00e9tition assez diff\u00e9rentes de celle que cr\u00e9ent les jeux d\u2019affrontement direct. On ne se bat plus contre l\u2019autre, on essaie d\u2019aller plus vite, de passer devant. Cela ne signifie absolument pas l\u2019absence d\u2019interaction; on peut faire la course en se tirant dans les pattes ou, pour ceux qui trouvent l\u2019expression un peu violente, en se mettant des batons dans les roues. Mes jeux de course pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s, comme Ave Cesar, ou La Poursuite en Ballon, sont d\u2019ailleurs des jeux assez m\u00e9chants, et il en va de m\u00eame de mes cr\u00e9ations &#8211; China Moon o\u00f9 l\u2019on peut d\u00e9placer les grenouilles adverses, Pony Express o\u00f9 l\u2019on peut bluffer sur son jet de d\u00e9s, Lost Temple avec ses personnages inspir\u00e9s de Citadelles. Dans Formula E, tous les joueurs peuvent d\u00e9placer les vaches sacr\u00e9es pour bloquer le passage des \u00e9l\u00e9phants, et les pachydermes n\u2019h\u00e9sitent pas \u00e0 se pousser et se bousculer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1486\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/12\/13\/formula-e\/card_move_5g\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,1048\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G-732x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1486\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Card_Move_5G\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_5G.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/14\/formula-c\/pic1502976_md\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3499\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"pic1502976_md\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1502976_md.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Si Formula D \u00e9tait un jeu de courses de voiture, Formula E est donc un jeu de courses d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phants. Pas de d\u00e9s, tout se passe avec des cartes, permettant de faire avancer ses \u00e9l\u00e9phants plus ou moins vite, mais aussi de d\u00e9placer les vaches sacr\u00e9es, de faire intervenir une souris pour effrayer un \u00e9l\u00e9phant adverse. Il y a aussi des cartes Sadhu, tigre, charmeur de serpent et m\u00eame tapis volant, chacun permettant quelques entourloupes et d\u00e9placements impr\u00e9vus. C\u2019est ce que l\u2019on appelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement un jeu \u00ab\u00a0familial\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; expression de plus en plus inadapt\u00e9e puisque les jeux \u00ab\u00a0familiaux\u00a0\u00bb sont le plus souvent jou\u00e9s entre amis -, un jeu aux r\u00e8gles simples, tr\u00e8s dynamique, m\u00ealant chance et tactique.<\/p>\n<p>Puisque c\u2019est un jeu \u00ab\u00a0familial\u00a0\u00bb, il ne supporte pas l\u2019alcool, et l\u2019\u00e9diteur a transform\u00e9 la carte alcool de mangue &#8211; je ne sais m\u00eame pas si l\u2019alcool de mangue existe r\u00e9ellement &#8211; en un plus politiquement correct jus de mangue. Qu\u2019importe, les joueurs ne se feront sans doute gu\u00e8re d\u2019illusions quand ils verront leurs \u00e9l\u00e9phants avancer en diagonale. De m\u00eame, l\u2019\u00e9diteur, Clever Mojo, a trouv\u00e9 un peu trop m\u00e9chant pour un contexte \u00ab\u00a0familial\u00a0\u00bb l\u2019effet original du serpent, qui faisait diminuer de 1 le nombre de cartes pioch\u00e9es par un joueur \u00e0 la fin du tour, et l\u2019a modifi\u00e9 pour qu\u2019il fasse d\u00e9fausser une carte apr\u00e8s avoir pioch\u00e9, ce qui est parfois avantageux. Je continuerai sans doute \u00e0 jouer avec notre m\u00e9chante r\u00e8gle d\u2019origine.<\/p>\n<p>Mais ce sont l\u00e0 des d\u00e9tails, car l\u2019\u00e9diteur, en la personne de David MacKenzie, a fait sur ce jeu du tr\u00e8s beau boulot. Il nous a largement guid\u00e9s, Sergio, Andr\u00e9 et moi, dans la conception d\u2019une extension dont je n\u2019\u00e9tais pas vraiment convaincu de l\u2019utilit\u00e9, et qui finalement, avec ses pistes boueuses et ses manguiers, renouvelle vraiment le jeu et s\u2019av\u00e8re tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able. Les illustrations de Jaqui Davis, tout en pastels chauds et vifs, sont parfaitement dans l\u2019esprit du jeu &#8211; notamment les \u00e9l\u00e9phants peinturlur\u00e9s de la couverture. Bref, ce jeu a mis bien du temps \u00e0 venir, mais je suis tr\u00e8s content du r\u00e9sultat.<\/p>\n<p>Formula E, que j\u2019ai con\u00e7u avec les auteurs br\u00e9siliens Andr\u00e9 Zatz et Sergio Halaban, est publi\u00e9 par Clever Mojo \/ Game Salute, un petit \u00e9diteur am\u00e9ricain aux tirages modestes, et pas toujours bien distribu\u00e9, et vous ne le trouverez donc peut-\u00eatre pas dans votre boutique pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e &#8211; mais vous pouvez sans doute lui demander de se le procurer. Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, vous pouvez <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.gamesalute.com\/products\/formula-e\" target=\"_blank\">commander le jeu directement aupr\u00e8s de l\u2019\u00e9diteur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Formula E<\/strong><br \/>\nUn jeu de Sergio Halaban, Andr\u00e9 Zatz et Bruno Faidutti<br \/>\nIllustrations de Jacqui Davis<br \/>\n3 \u00e0 6 joueurs &#8211; 60 minutes<br \/>\nPubli\u00e9 par Game Salute<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trictrac.net\/jeu-de-societe\/formula-e\/infos\" target=\"_blank\">Tric Trac<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/135019\/formula-e\" target=\"_blank\">Boardgamegeek<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic320858_md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/pic320858_md\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic320858_md.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"453,500\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic320858_md.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3535\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic320858_md-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"pic320858_md\" width=\"260\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic320858_md-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic320858_md.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/21421_3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"530,377\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3536\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"21421_3\" width=\"280\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3-421x300.jpg 421w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/21421_3.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Boardgames are usually not simulations, but the almost always use strong (and rough) metaphors which link the theme and the mechanisms. War and race are the most frequently used metaphors, though not the only ones by far. A game of chess or go is always described in military terms, while a trick taking game is seen as a succession of battles &#8211; and the simplest one is the game of war. Snakes and Ladders and the game of Goose are described as races, while Backgammon managesd to be both a race and a war.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Things are slightly more complex with modern boardgames. There\u2019s at least one more major metaphor, that of growth, development, building, exemplified by Settlers of Catan or Ticket to Ride. Games described as a confrontation, a war &#8211; most of which are not about war &#8211; are still numerous, but racing games seem to be out of fashion, and are usually treated with some condescension by so-called \u00ab\u00a0hardcore gamers\u00a0\u00bb, as if they were necessarily childish &#8211; and they are not.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s a shame. Not for political reasons &#8211; I\u2019ve played enough war games, mostly with dragons but sometimes with tanks, to know that the metaphor, even when a bit heavy, is in most cases innocent and harmless &#8211; but for technical reasons. RacePlayers do not fight one against the other, they try to go faster, to overtake one another. This doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s no interaction &#8211; players can also block or hinder one one another. We have two French proverbial expressions to express this idea, I don\u2019t know if they work in English or have some English equivalent &#8211; to shoot in each other\u2019s legs, and to put sticks in each other\u2019s wheels. My favorite race games, Ave Caesar and The Great Balloon Race, are quite nasty, and so are my own designs. In China Moon, one can move opponents\u2019 frogs; in Pony Express, one can bluff his dice roll; the characters in Lost Temple have the same kind of interaction as the ones in Citadels. In the last one, Formula E, all players can move holy cows to block the other players, and pachyderms jostle and push one another.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/12\/13\/formula-e\/card_move_8p\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,1048\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P-732x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1489\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Card_Move_8P\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Card_Move_8P.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/pic1986761_lg-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,765\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3538\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"pic1986761_lg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1-401x300.jpg 401w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1986761_lg1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Formula D was a car racing game, Formula E is an elephant racing one. No dice, the game is played with cards with various effects. Some move one\u2019s elephant forward, slower or faster, but some can move these pesky holy cows, or call a mouse to frighten the pachyderm. There are even Sadhu, snake charmer or flying carpet cards, allowing for some unexpected moves and nasty tricks. Formula E is what is often called a \u00ab\u00a0family\u00a0\u00bb game &#8211; a increasingly wrongly named category since these games are more and more played among friends. This means a light and dynamic game, with simple rules, and with an even mix of luck and tactics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Since it\u2019s a family game, it\u2019s also a dry one, and the publisher changed the mango spirit card into mango juice. Anyway, the players won\u2019t be fooled when their elephants will start moving diagonally. For similar reasons, the Clever Mojo guys also thought that the original effect of the snake, which reduced by one the number of cards drawn at the end of one\u2019s turn, was too nasty and changed its effect for something much lighter. Now, it only make its target to discard a card after having drawn, which is sometimes a good thing. I\u2019ll probably keep on playing our original evil rule.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These are really small details, and the publisher &#8211; namely David MacKenzie &#8211; made a great job with developping the game. He coached Andr\u00e9, Sergio and me in designing the expansion track. I was skeptical about . And Jaqui Davis pictures, especially the cover art with these painted elephants. It took some time, more than we have wished for, but the result looks beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Formula E, a game I\u2019ve designed with Brzailian authors Andr\u00e9 Zatz and Sergio Halaban, is published by Clever Mojo \/ Game Salute, a small US publisher, with low print runs and not the largest distribution, so you might not find it in your favorite shop. You can always <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.gamesalute.com\/products\/formula-e\" target=\"_blank\">order it directly from the publisher<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Formula E<\/strong><br \/>\nA game by Sergio Halaban, Andr\u00e9 Zatz &amp; Bruno Faidutti<br \/>\nGraphics byJacqui Davis<br \/>\n3 to 6 players &#8211; 60 minutes<br \/>\nPublished by Game Salute<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/135019\/formula-e\" target=\"_blank\">Boardgamegeek<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3537\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3537\" data-attachment-id=\"3537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2014\/04\/28\/elephants-de-guerre-elephants-de-course-war-elephants-race-elephants\/pic1172038_md-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Formula E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Il y a aussi des \u00e9l\u00e9phants de transport commercial.&lt;br \/&gt;\nThere are also freight elephants.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3537\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Il y a aussi des \u00e9l\u00e9phants de transport commercial. There are also freight elephants.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pic1172038_md1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il y a aussi des \u00e9l\u00e9phants de transport commercial.<br \/>There are also freight elephants.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les jeux ne sont pas, ou tr\u00e8s rarement, des simulations. Ils fonctionnent cependant presque toujours \u00e0 l\u2019aide de m\u00e9taphores assez simples qui permettent de faire le lien entre th\u00e8me et m\u00e9canismes. 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