{"id":790,"date":"2012-05-01T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=790"},"modified":"2017-01-24T21:17:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T21:17:12","slug":"le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Combat des Dieux <br><i> Battle of the Gods<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/combat2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"217,300\" 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=\"Combat des Dieux 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-792\" title=\"combat2\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/combat1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"217,300\" 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=\"Combat des Dieux 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-791\" title=\"combat1\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/combat1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ce fut sans doute le premier jeu que j&#8217;inventai &#8211; une simple variante de la bataille.<\/p>\n<p>Pour chaque pli, chacun joue une premi\u00e8re carte et la r\u00e9v\u00e8le. Ensuite, les premi\u00e8res cartes jou\u00e9es \u00e9tant connues de tous, chacun en joue une duxi\u00e8me, et le pli est remport\u00e9 par le joueur dont les deux cartes ont la valeur totale la plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e.<br \/>\nC&#8217;est tout b\u00eate, mais cela introduit dans la bonne vieille bataille une dimension de bluff et de psychologie. Si votre premi\u00e8re carte est bien plus forte que celle de votre adversaire, il n&#8217;est sans doute pas n\u00e9cessaire d&#8217;en jouer une deuxi\u00e8me aussi puissangte, votre adversaire devant logiquement renoncer \u00e0 remporter le pli. \u00c0 moins, bien s\u00fbr, qu&#8217;il ne pense que vous allez jouer petit pour \u00e9conomiser vos forces et en profite pour lancer toutes ses forces dans la bataille.<br \/>\nPour qu&#8217;un tel jeu puisse fonctionner, il faut qu&#8217;il y ait &#8220;quelque chose&#8221; permettant de donner prise aux calculs, aux hypoth\u00e8ses, et donc au bluff et \u00e0 l&#8217;intimidation. La puissance des cartes est un premier \u00e9l\u00e9ment qui s&#8217;av\u00e9ra pourtant insuffisant. L&#8217;\u00e9tape suivante consista donc \u00e0 donner aux cartes des valeurs diff\u00e9rentes en points de victoire, rendant certains plis plus int\u00e9ressants \u00e0 remporter que d&#8217;autres.<br \/>\nEt puis, puisque c&#8217;est ma sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9, je ne pouvais pas ajouter quelques cartes avec des effets sp\u00e9ciaux, permettant de rejouer le pli, de parier sur la carte adverse, ou de r\u00e9aliser d&#8217;astucieuses combinaisons.<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;univers des mythes convenait fort bien \u00e0 ce jeu, permettant de construire des decks de douze cartes bien diff\u00e9rents, avec des effets assez th\u00e9matiques en fonction des par\u00e8dres ou des attributs divins.<\/p>\n<p>Une premi\u00e8re version de ce jeu est parue en 1999 dans la revue Sciences et Vie D\u00e9couvertes. Une seconde version plus compl\u00e8te, avec six mythologies diff\u00e9rentes, est parue en 2011 dans la revue japonais Gamelink, pour accompagner un dossier consacr\u00e9 \u00e0 mes cr\u00e9ations ludiques.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Le Combat des Dieux<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Un jeu de Bruno Faidutti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 2 joueurs &#8211; 15 minutes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Publi\u00e9 par Science &amp; Vie D\u00e9couvertes (1999), Gamelink (2011)<\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/bg2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"206,300\" 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=\"Battle of Gods 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-793\" title=\"bg2\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/bg3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"206,300\" 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=\"Battle of Gods 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794\" title=\"bg3\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The first game I invented was a simple variation on the children game of War.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Every trick is doubled. Each player plays a first card and reveals it? Then, once the first cards have been revealed, each player plays a second card. The trick is won by the player whose two cards have the highest total value.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sounds basic ? It is, but it adds an interesting psychological aspect to the old game of war, and even allows for some bluffing. If your first card is much higher than your opponent&#8217;s one, you might think he will give up and play a very low card as his second, and in this case you can play a low card as well. Unless, of course, he thinks you are just doing this and seizes the oportunity to play a really high card.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><br \/>\n<em>A game like this can only work if there is something on which the bluffing can be built, some value, some basis. The combat value of the cards was not enough, and the game became richer and more subtle when I also gave them different point values, so that some tricks were more valuable than others.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Of course, since it&#8217;s my specialty, I could not resist adding some special effect cards, cards allwoing one to take other cards back, to bet on on an opponent&#8217;s card, or to make some combo.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The mythological setting workd perfectly with this game. Each mythos has its own deck of twelve cards, whose special effects always make sense with the gods&#8217; attributes. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A first version of this game was published in 1999 in the French magazine Sciences &amp; Vie D\u00e9couvertes. A second and more complete version, with six different mythos, was published in 2011 in the Japanese magazine Gamelink, together with a special feature about my game designs<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Battle of the Gods<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> by Bruno Faidutti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 2 players &#8211; 15 minutes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Published by Science &amp; Vie D\u00e9couvertes (1999), Gamelink (2011)<br \/>\n<\/span><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/95661\/battle-of-the-gods\" target=\"_blank\">Boardgamegeek<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/bg4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"206,300\" 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=\"Battle of Gods 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-795\" title=\"bg4\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/le-combat-des-dieux-battle-of-the-gods\/bg5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"206,300\" 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=\"Battle of Gods 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-796\" title=\"bg5\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bg5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ce fut sans doute le premier jeu que j&#8217;inventai &#8211; une simple variante de la bataille. 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