{"id":8884,"date":"2018-06-15T16:16:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T16:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=8884"},"modified":"2018-06-16T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T12:40:00","slug":"dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8954\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/couverture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,828\" 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=\"Dragons Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8954\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture.jpg 600w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Couverture-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dans <strong>Dragons<\/strong>, les joueurs ne sont pas comme trop souvent de vulgaires aventuriers avides de gloire et de cr\u00e2nes de dragons \u00e0 accrocher au dessus de la chemin\u00e9e, mais bien les fiers et nobles reptiles ail\u00e9s et cracheurs de feu. Ceci dit, pour tr\u00e8s anciens qu\u2019ils soient, les dragons n\u2019en sont pas plus vertueux et philosophes pour autant, et leurs pr\u00e9occupations sont bien proches de celles des aventuriers. Ils passent en effet leurs \u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e0 survoler la campagne, attaquant ch\u00e2teaux et abbayes \u00e0 la recherche d\u2019or et de pierreries. L&#8217;hiver venu, ils retournent \u00e0 leurs caves, tr\u00e8s haut dans la montagne, o\u00f9 ils aiment \u00e0 accrocher les armes et les armures des chevaliers qu&#8217;ils ont d\u00e9faits. Ils y passent le temps \u00e0 compter et recompter leurs tr\u00e9sors, et \u00e0 les astiquer pour qu\u2019ils brillent mieux sous les flammes. <em>Auri sacra fames<\/em>, voila pour la tr\u00e8s antique sagesse de ceux qui jouent \u00e0 se croire encore les rois du monde. Une partie de <strong>Dragons<\/strong>, c\u2019est trois ou quatre \u00e9t\u00e9s, selon le nombre de joueurs, suivis d\u2019autant d\u2019hivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-gris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,929\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grey Dragon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8921\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris.jpg 960w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gris-310x300.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dragons<\/strong> est un jeu de prise de risque, de stop ou encore (je pr\u00e9f\u00e9rais la vieille expression de quitte ou double, qui semble avoir disparu), dans lequel on joue moins avec la chance qu\u2019avec les nerfs des autres joueurs. Chacun \u00e0 son tour ajoute une carte \u00e0 l\u2019une des piles de tr\u00e9sors, ou craque en s\u2019emparant de l\u2019une des piles, laissant ses coll\u00e8gues dragons continuer \u00e0 piller la r\u00e9gion. Il est toujours tentant d&#8217;ajouter encore quelques cartes sur une pile qui nous semble int\u00e9ressante, mais c&#8217;est au risque de voir un autre reptile la ramasser sous notre museau. <strong>Dragons<\/strong> est aussi, un tout petit peu, un jeu de m\u00e9moire dans lequel on s\u2019efforce de rep\u00e9rer discr\u00e8tement les piles les plus int\u00e9ressantes. Les subtilit\u00e9s du syst\u00e8me de score font que la tactique n&#8217;en est pas non plus totalement absente.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-shield-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,480\" 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=\"Shield\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8927\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-card.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-cows\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,480\" 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=\"Cows\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8928\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cows.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragosn-coins-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,480\" 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=\"Coins\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8930\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragosn-coins-card.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s trois ou quatre ans, ce qui \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 quelques jours en temps de dragon, Glaurung, Fafnir, Rhaegal, Falkor, M\u00e9lusine et les autres se retrouvent pour comparer leurs magots.<br \/>\nQui croirait que les puissants dragons sont, comme nous autres petits humains, des \u00eatres faibles qui se laissent parfois entra\u00eener par la soif de l\u2019or au point d\u2019en oublier les choses vraiment importantes de la vie, comme la nourriture? Les dragons doivent manger, et m\u00eame manger plus que nous. Ceux qui n\u2019ont pas accumul\u00e9 assez de nourriture sont donc \u00e9limin\u00e9s avant m\u00eame l\u2019\u00e9valuation des butins. \u00c0 cinq ou six joueurs, il faut m\u00eame manger \u00e9quilibr\u00e9, des vaches et des moutons.<br \/>\nLes dragons qui ont stock\u00e9, soigneusement grill\u00e9e et s\u00e9ch\u00e9e au coin du feu, assez de nourriture pour les longs hivers \u00e0 venir, comparent ensuite leurs magots. Les pi\u00e8ces d\u2019or en sont bien s\u00fbr la valeur de base, mais bijoux et joyaux en tous genre sont \u00e9galement tr\u00e8s pris\u00e9s. La l\u00e9gende veut que les dragons m\u00e2les pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent les couronnes et sceptres royaux, et les gemmes bleues, tandis que les femelles recherchent les colliers, les torques et les pierres roses, mais rien n\u2019est moins s\u00fbr. On n\u2019est m\u00eame pas certain, en fait, qu\u2019il y ait des dragons m\u00e2les et femelles, les quelques inconscients qui se sont approch\u00e9s des monstres d\u2019assez pr\u00e8s pour s\u2019en assurer n\u2019\u00e9tant pas revenus pour conter leur histoire.<br \/>\nLes dragons tiennent fermement \u00e0 leur r\u00e9putation, et une caverne bien tenue se doit d&#8217;\u00eatre inexpugnable.\u00a0 Quelques armures, heaumes, boucliers et \u00e9p\u00e9es, align\u00e9es avec soin sur les murs de la grotte, montrent le peu de cas que l&#8217;h\u00f4te des lieux fait des chevaliers les mieux \u00e9quip\u00e9s.<br \/>\nIl est enfin une l\u00e9gende qui se transmet chez les dragons de g\u00e9n\u00e9ration en g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, celle de l\u2019anneau unique. Rien n\u2019est plus classe pour un dragon que d\u2019avoir, dans son tr\u00e9sor, un anneau unique &#8211; mais encore faut-il, bien s\u00fbr, qu\u2019il soit vraiment unique, et il y en a trois dans le jeu. Enfin, il ne suffit pas d\u2019avoir un tr\u00e9sor, il faut aussi le ranger, l\u2019entretenir, le faire briller sous les flammes de son propri\u00e9taire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragon-test-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"788,526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX K-S1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1474730726&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dragons test\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8905\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1.jpg 788w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-test-1-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">L&#8217;un des premiers prototypes<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Concevoir un jeu, c&#8217;est souvent du travail, mais pas toujours. Il y a ceux qui demandent des ann\u00e9es de tests, de r\u00e9flexions, de bidouillages pour, parfois, n&#8217;arriver nulle part. Il y a ceux qui marchent tout de suite, ou presque tout de suite. Dragons est de ces derniers, puisqu&#8217;il ne s&#8217;est \u00e9coul\u00e9 que quelques jours entre l&#8217;id\u00e9e et les premi\u00e8res parties, quelques semaines entre le jour o\u00f9 j&#8217;ai fait jouer l&#8217;\u00e9quipe de Matagot, crois\u00e9e un peu par hasard au Nid, un bar \u00e0 jeux parisien, et la signature du contrat, et quelques mois entre cette derni\u00e8re et la parution du jeu. J&#8217;aimerais que cela se passe toujours ainsi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-violet-draft\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"626,960\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Purple Dragon Draft\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8919\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft.jpg 626w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-violet-draft-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">L&#8217;une des premi\u00e8res \u00e9bauches de David pour <strong>Dragons<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pour les illustrations, tout est all\u00e9 tr\u00e8s vite aussi avec mon ami et presque voisin David Cochard, avec qui je travaille pas mal ces temps-ci. David a r\u00e9cemment illustr\u00e9 <strong>Waka-Tanka<\/strong>, <strong>Kamasutra<\/strong>, et est en train de s&#8217;attaquer \u00e0 mes <strong>Jongleurs et m\u00e9nestrels<\/strong>, \u00e0 para\u00eetre l&#8217;an prochain. Il avait bien aim\u00e9 dessiner des dragons il y a quelques ann\u00e9es pour <strong>Dungeon Petz,<\/strong>, de Vlaada Chvatil, et a \u00e9t\u00e9 heureux de s&#8217;y remettre. Des figurines comme celles que j\u2019avais utilis\u00e9es pour mon prototype auraient co\u00fbt\u00e9 trop cher pour un simple jeu de cartes, et elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 remplac\u00e9es par des silhouettes en carton. Non content de dessiner six dragons, de face et de dos, David s\u2019est ensuite amus\u00e9 \u00e0 repr\u00e9senter les reptiles sur les bijoux, sur les couronnes, sur les armes et les armures. Dans un royaume dont ils perturbent la vie quotidienne depuis des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations, on peut en effet imaginer que l\u2019image des dragons est pr\u00e9sente un peu partout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-coin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"479,480\" 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=\"Coin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8925\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-coin.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>M\u00eame si je n&#8217;en \u00e9tais pas vraiment conscient durant le d\u00e9veloppement du jeu, la m\u00e9canique de Dragons s&#8217;inspire sans doute un peu de <strong>De l&#8217;Orc pour les Braves<\/strong>, un jeu de cartes que j&#8217;avais con\u00e7u avec Alan R. Moon, et qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 il y a bien longtemps par Asmod\u00e9e, et presque aussit\u00f4t oubli\u00e9. Les sensations de jeu sont bien diff\u00e9rentes, puisque <strong>De l&#8217;Orc pour les Braves<\/strong> \u00e9tait un jeu fr\u00e9n\u00e9tique et passablement chaotique, jou\u00e9 en temps r\u00e9el. On y trouvait cependant d\u00e9j\u00e0 les piles dispos\u00e9es en cercle sur lesquelles les cartes s&#8217;accumulent, et dont les joueurs doivent m\u00e9moriser les cartes pour d\u00e9terminer le meilleur tas et s&#8217;en emparer le premier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2219_60192919883_8410_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/sample-page\/2219_60192919883_8410_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2219_60192919883_8410_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"204,400\" 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=\"De l&amp;#8217;Orc pour les braves cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2219_60192919883_8410_n.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1818\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2219_60192919883_8410_n-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2219_60192919883_8410_n-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2219_60192919883_8410_n.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/or-des-dragons\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"558,769\" 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=\"Or des Dragons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragon&amp;#8217;s Gold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8899\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/or-des-dragons.jpg 558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-gold-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"386,600\" 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=\"Dragons&amp;#8217; Gold\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragon&amp;#8217;s Gold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8900\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-gold.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>je suis certes le sp\u00e9cialiste mondial et incontest\u00e9 de la licorne, qui \u00e9tait le sujet de ma th\u00e8se d\u2019histoire, mais dans le monde ludique, je me suis plus int\u00e9ress\u00e9 aux dragons. Avant Dragons, il y eut en effet <strong>L\u2019Or des Dragons<\/strong>, en 2001, r\u00e9cemment r\u00e9\u00e9dit\u00e9 par White Goblin et IDW games. Les joueurs y sont des aventuriers qui attaquent les dragons pour s\u2019emparer de leurs tr\u00e9sors, ce qui est assez ais\u00e9, puis se partagent le butin, ce qui est plus difficile. Dans <strong>Aux Pierres des Dragons<\/strong>, dont une nouvelle \u00e9dition devrait sortir en 2018, les m\u00eames aventuriers se retrouvent \u00e0 la taverne du coin, o\u00f9 ils boivent, jouent et se racontent leurs aventures. Il y a des dragons aussi dans <strong>Citadelles<\/strong>, tr\u00e8s discrets, dans <strong>Castel<\/strong>, et surtout dans <strong>King\u2019s Life<\/strong>, qui vient de para\u00eetre chez Pandasaurus Games. Il y en a aussi dans quelques uns de mes projets en d\u00e9veloppement. Je n&#8217;\u00e9tais plus tout \u00e0 fait s\u00fbr, je viens de v\u00e9rifier, il n&#8217;y a pas de Dragon dans <strong>De l&#8217;Orc pour les Braves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragon-castel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"761,755\" 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=\"Dragon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Castle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8892\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel-302x300.jpg 302w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castel.jpg 761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragon-kings-life\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"367,500\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"King&amp;#8217;s Life &amp;#8211; Dragon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;King&amp;#8217;s Life&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8898\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-kings-Life.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>\u00ab\u00a0Les auteurs ont beaucoup d\u00e9battu aux sujet des dragons ail\u00e9s. Ces animaux existent-ils r\u00e9ellement dans la nature, ou ne se rencontrent-ils que dans les fables et les contes ? Nous-m\u00eame avons longtemps \u00e9t\u00e9 h\u00e9sitant sur la question de l\u2019existence des dragons. Nous avons finalement laiss\u00e9 tout doute de c\u00f4t\u00e9, apr\u00e8s avoir non seulement lu des extraits de nombre d\u2019auteurs reconnus, mais aussi recueilli des t\u00e9moignages oculaires dignes de foi. Ces animaux monstrueux installent leurs nids et \u00e9l\u00e8vent leurs petits dans des antres souterraines qui sont le sujet de ce livre.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">Athanase Kircher, Mundus Subterraneus, 1665<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/kircher-dragon-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"702,432\" 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=\"Dragon Kircher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8885\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg 702w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2-488x300.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mon int\u00e9r\u00eat pour les dragons vient bien s\u00fbr d\u2019une jeunesse pass\u00e9e \u00e0 lire des romans fantastiques et \u00e0 pratiquer le jeu de r\u00f4le &#8211; m\u00eame si je suis vite pass\u00e9 au GN o\u00f9, pour des raisons techniques, les reptiles volants et cracheurs de feu sont plus rares. Il doit cependant aussi beaucoup au tr\u00e8s baroque Athanase Kircher, dont j\u2019ai crois\u00e9 le chemin en faisant des recherches sur les licornes de la Renaissance. La bibliographie de ce polymathe haut en couleurs, si tant est que cette expression puisse s\u2019appliquer \u00e0 un p\u00e8re j\u00e9suite, est impressionnante.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/kircher-dragon-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1277\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dragon Kircher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-1024x851.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8886\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-1024x851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-1024x851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-361x300.jpg 361w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contrairement \u00e0 ce que cette gravure de la <strong>China Illustrata<\/strong> pourrait laisser croire, Athanase Kirchner n\u2019est pas certain de la pr\u00e9sence de dragons en Chine. Il est en revanche positif sur la Suisse, dont les sommets sont infest\u00e9s de dragons, et o\u00f9 se d\u00e9roule sans doute l\u2019action de mon jeu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/kircher-dragon-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"621,312\" 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=\"Dragon Kircher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8887\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg 621w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1-500x251.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dans son <strong>Mundus Subterraneus<\/strong>, paru en 1665, le fr\u00e8re j\u00e9suite d\u00e9crit avec soin les diff\u00e9rentes vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de dragons vivant dans les hautes montagnes, ainsi que dans les fleuves de lave reliant les volcans du monde entier. Ce n\u2019est qu\u2019une facette de son \u0153uvre. Dans <strong>Arca Noe<\/strong>, on trouve les plans complets, avec cotes, de l\u2019Arche de Noe, qui bien s\u00fbr abritait un couple de licornes &#8211; et m\u00eame deux couples, mais c\u2019est une autre histoire. Kircher a de m\u00eame pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 dans <strong>Turris Babel<\/strong> toutes les sp\u00e9cifications techniques de la tour de Babel, avec les dimensions et les mat\u00e9riaux utilis\u00e9s. <strong>Oedipus Aegyptiaticus<\/strong>, un si\u00e8cle et demi avant Champollion, c\u2019est trois tomes de traductions de hi\u00e9roglyphes &#8211; tout faux, certes, mais avec quelques bonnes intuitions. <strong>China Illustrata<\/strong> est une vaste encyclop\u00e9die des connaissances sur l\u2019extr\u00eame orient de ce savant qui avait beaucoup voyag\u00e9 entre Allemagne, France et Italie. Enfin, dans <strong>Musurgia Universalis<\/strong>, le p\u00e8re Kircher fut le premier \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter les plans du c\u00e9l\u00e8bre orgue \u00e0 chats, instrument rarissime tant il est difficile de trouver des chats bien accord\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragon-aldrovandi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,453\" 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=\"Dragon Aldrovandi\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8910\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-aldrovandi-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ce dragon bossu d&#8217;\u00c9thiopie est d\u00e9crit dans un ouvrage un peu plus ancien, <em>Draconum et Serpentum Historia, <\/em>d&#8217;Ulysse Aldrovandi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Dragons<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Un jeu de\u00a0 Bruno Faidutti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Illustrations de David Cochard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 3 \u00e0 6 joueurs \u2013 30 minutes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Publi\u00e9 par Matagot (avril 2018)<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/240827\/dragons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Boardgamegeek<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-cover-draft\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"434,600\" 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 Draft\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8918\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft.jpg 434w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-cover-draft-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">First cover draft<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Players in <strong>Dragons<\/strong> are not impersonating common and greedy adventurers, eager for gold and dragons&#8217; heads to hang as trophy over the fireplace, but proud, noble, winged and fire-breathing dragons. Anyway, dragons might be fantastically ancient, but this doesn\u2019t make them much wiser and virtuous, and their main preoccupations are very similar to the adventurers\u2019 ones. The spent the summer flying over the countryside, attacking castles and abbeys for gold, gems and jewels. When winter comes, they fly back to their caves, high in he mountain, where they love to display the weapons and armour of knights they have defeated. They spend their time counting and recounting their treasures, and polishing it so that it shines under their fiery breath. <\/em>Auri sacra fames<em>, so much for the ancient wisdom of these creatures who like to think they are still kings in the world. A game of <strong>Dragons<\/strong> is three or four summers, depending on the number of players, and as many winters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-jaune\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"804,960\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yellow Dragon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8922\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune.jpg 804w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jaune-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dragons<\/strong> is a risk taking card game, double or quits, in which one plays less against luck than against the other players\u2019 nerves. Each player on turn either adds one more card to a treasure pile, or yields and take one of the piles, letting other dragons keep on rampaging the kingdom. Adding cards to a pile is tempting but risky, because some other dragon can always steal it just under your big fiery nose. It is also, though to a much lesser extent, a memory game in which one tries to discreetly spot and focus on the most interesting piles. Last but not least, it&#8217;s a tactical game, because there&#8217;s some subtleties in the scoring. Nothing revolutionary, but an easy, fun, light and tense card game.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-jewels-card\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,480\" 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=\"Jewels\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8929\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-jewels-card.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-ring-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,480\" 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=\"Ring\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8931\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-ring-1.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-polish\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"314,480\" 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=\"Polish\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8932\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-polish.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>After three or four years, which amounts to a few days in dragons\u2019 time, Glaurung, Fafnir, Rhaegal, Falkor, Melusine and their kind meet to check who has the biggest and shiniest hoard.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Mighty dragons, like us petty humans, are weak creatures. They can get so enthralled by wealth that they forget about the really important things in life, like food. Even dragons must eat, and they even must eat far more than we do. Dragons who didn\u2019t stock enough food are out of the game. With 5 or 6 players, one must even keep a balanced diet, with cows and sheep. Surviving dragons, those who kept enough smoked meat for the coming winter, compare their hoards.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Though gold coins are the base asset, jewellery is extremely popular with dragons. The saying goes that male dragons collect royal crowns and scepters, while females prefer women pieces such as necklaces, torques and bracelets, but we\u2019re actually not even sure there are male and female dragons. No one has ever seen a dragon from near enough to ascertain it and come back to to tell the tale.<br \/>\nDragons also enjoy bragging that they defeated proud and wel born knights who wanted to kill them and steal their treasure. To support the story, and the dragon&#8217;s reputation, one must show the knight\u2019s equipment, helmet, breastplate, shield and sword.<br \/>\nThe legend of the one ring is one of the oldest stories in dragons\u2019 tradition, and what is old for dragons is indeed very old. Every dragon fancies having a one ring, the one ring, in its treasure. Of course, two same rings cannot be unique, and there are three in the game. Last but not least, owning a treasure is not enough, one must also make it shine under the its owner&#8217;s flames, and that\u2019s were polish comes handy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-test-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,678\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1511635259&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;GUZERLUND@GMAIL.COM (C)2017&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dragons test\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8906\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-test-2-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Playtesting Dragons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Designing a game is not always hard work. Some games spend years in development, tests, thoughts and tweakings, sometimes for no avail. Other ones play well at once, and <strong>Dragons<\/strong> is one of them. There were only a few days between the idea and the first playtests, a few weeks between the day I showed the game to the Matagot team in a parisian game caf\u00e9, and a tew months more until the game was published. I would like things to go always that smoothly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8920\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-red-draft\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"626,960\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Dragon Draft\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8920\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft.jpg 626w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-red-draft-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"color: #999999;\">One of David&#8217;s first sketches for <strong>Dragons<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Things went very fast as well with my friend David Cochard, with whom I&#8217;m working a lot these last times. David already made the graphics for\u00a0<strong>Waka-Tanka,<\/strong>, for\u00a0<strong>Kamasutra<\/strong>, and is now working on my <strong>Jugglers and Minstrels<\/strong> game, to be published next year. David had enjoyed drawing dragons, years ago, for Vlaada Chvatil&#8217;s <strong>Dungeon Petz<\/strong>, and was glad to be back at it. Plastic dragon miniatures like the one in my prototype would have made what is basically a card game far too expensive, so David had to draw six dragon cardboard standups, face and back. He then decided to draw dragons on the jewels, the crowns, the weapons and amor pieces. In a kingdom whose daily life is being disrupted by dragons for centuries, the image of the mighty animal ought indeed to be everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragons-shield\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"306,480\" 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=\"Shield\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8924\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-191x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragons-shield.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>I wasn&#8217;t conscious of it while working on Dragons, but the mechanics of this game were probably inspired by an older card game I designed with Alan R. Moon, and which hasn&#8217;t been published in English, though we had found a name for it, <strong>For a Few Orcs More. <\/strong> The two games feel very different, since For a Few Orcs More was a real time and rather chaotic game. The core idea of <strong>Dragons, <\/strong> cards accumulating in face up piles placed in circle, and players trying to remember what is were to determine the best pile and seize it first, was already there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2015\/08\/07\/compte-rendu-de-la-gen-con-gen-con-report\/pic2410752_md\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"498,500\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dragon&amp;#8217;s Gold &amp;#8211; Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4948\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md.jpg 498w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pic2410752_md-299x300.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragonstones-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"413,645\" 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=\"Dragonstones\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8912\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragonstones.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m the world specialist on unicorns, not on dragons, but while my PhD in history is about unicorns, my games more often involve dragons. There were several long before <strong>Dragons<\/strong>. <strong>Dragon\u2019s Gold<\/strong>, first published in 2001, is about adventuring parties attacking dragons to steal their treasures, which is relatively easy, and then dividing up the booty, which is much more complex. This game has recently been republished by IDW and White Goblin. In <strong>Fist of Dragonstones<\/strong>, adventurers are back at the local tavern, drinking beer, discussing their adventures and playing some games. A new and updated version of this game ought to be published in 2018. There are few and discreet dragons in <strong>Citadels<\/strong>, there\u2019s one in <strong>Castel<\/strong>, and there\u2019s one in <strong>King\u2019s Life<\/strong>, just published by Pandasaurus. There are a few more in games I\u2019m working on at the moment. I&#8217;ve just checked, since I wasn&#8217;t certain, but there&#8217;s no Dragon in <strong>For a Few Orcs More<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragon-castle-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"816,816\" 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=\"Dragon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Castle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8893\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-castle-2.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/dragon-gate-citadels-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"608,936\" 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=\"Dragon gate\" 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\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8894\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dragon-gate-citadels-2.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u00ab\u00a0There has been lots of controversy between writers about winged dragons. Are there really such animals in nature, or do they appear only in fables and fairy tales? We have long been undecided on the question of the existence off dragons. After having not only read many respected authors, but also listened to first hand testimonies by trustful people, we have set aside our doubts. These monstrous animals indeed make their nests and breed their young in underground caverns, which are the topic of this book.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">Athanasius Kircher, <em>Mundus Subterraneus<\/em>, 1665<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/kircher-dragon-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"702,432\" 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=\"Dragon Kircher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8885\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2.jpg 702w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-2-488x300.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>My interest for dragons comes from my youth, largely spent reading fantasy novels and playing RPGs, even though I soon moved into LARPS where, for obvious technical reasons, giant flying and fire breathing reptiles are scarcer. But I also occasionally met dragons while researching unicorns, for example in the books of a very baroque character, Athanasius Kircher. This colourful polymath, if one can say this of a jesuit priest, has an impressing bibliography.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/kircher-dragon-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1277\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dragon Kircher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-1024x851.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8886\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-1024x851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-1024x851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3-361x300.jpg 361w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Contrary to what this engraving from <strong>China Illustrata<\/strong> suggests, Athanasius Kirchner is not certain that there were living dragons in China. He is far more confident about Switzerland, whose highest mountains are infested with dragons, and where the action of my game probably takes place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/kircher-dragon-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"621,312\" 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=\"Dragon Kircher\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8887\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1.jpg 621w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kircher-dragon-1-500x251.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>In his <strong>Mundus Subterraneus<\/strong>, published in 1665, the jesuit father carefully distinguishes the different species of dragons living in the hight mountains, as well as in the lava rivers joining all the volcanoes in the world. That\u2019s only one side of his works. In <strong>Arca Noe<\/strong>, Kircher unveiled the plans of Noah\u2019s Arch, with its exact measurements, and of course a room for two unicorns &#8211; well, actually four, but that\u2019s another story. Similarly, in <strong>Turris Babel<\/strong>, he gave the exact measurements of the Babel Tower, as well as the materials used. 150 years before Champollion, Kircher published <strong>Oedipus Aegyptiaticus<\/strong>, three heavy tomes of hieroglyph translations. It\u2019s all wrong, but he had some clever intuitions. <strong>China Illustrata<\/strong> is a vast encyclopaedia of the far east, written by someone who travelled a lot between France, Italy and Germany. Last but not least, in <strong>Musurgia Universalis<\/strong>, the SJ father was the first to discuss a revolutionary musical instrument, the cat organ, still very rare because it requires well tuned cats.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8949\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/topsell-dragons\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"512,330\" 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=\"Topsell Dragons\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dragons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8949\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons.jpg 512w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Topsell-dragons-465x300.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These dragons are described in Edward Topsell&#8217;s <\/em>History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects, <em>published in 1607,\u00a0of which I own a nice fac-simile.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Dragons<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> A game by\u00a0 Bruno Faidutti<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Illustrated by David Cochard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 3 &#8211; 6 players \u2013 30 minutes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Published by Matagot (april 2018)<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/240827\/dragons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Boardgamegeek<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dans Dragons, les joueurs ne sont pas comme trop souvent de vulgaires aventuriers avides de gloire et de cr\u00e2nes de dragons \u00e0 accrocher au dessus de la chemin\u00e9e, mais bien les fiers et nobles reptiles ail\u00e9s et cracheurs de feu. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/dragons\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[301,367,435,297],"class_list":["post-8884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dragons","tag-david-cochard","tag-de-lorc-pour-les-braves","tag-dragons","tag-matagot"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s2HNOP-dragons","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8884"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9725,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8884\/revisions\/9725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}