{"id":892,"date":"2012-05-01T22:51:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T22:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/?p=892"},"modified":"2018-01-25T20:59:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T20:59:16","slug":"la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/","title":{"rendered":"La Fi\u00e8vre de l&#8217;Or <br> <i> Boomtown<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boitebig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/boitebig\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boitebig.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"261,509\" 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=\"Boomtown cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boitebig.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-929 size-full\" title=\"boitebig\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/boitebig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"509\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dans La Fi\u00e8vre de l&#8217;Or, vous commencez la partie comme \u00e7a :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/mustang\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Mustang\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-926\" title=\"Mustang\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEt votre but est de finir comme \u00e7a :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/gouverneur\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Governor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-927\" title=\"Gouverneur\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEt non comme \u00e7a :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/expropriation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Expropriation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-928\" title=\"Expropriation\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pour cela, vous devrez acheter aux ench\u00e8res les meilleures concessions, esp\u00e9rant avoir la chance d&#8217;y trouver de l&#8217;or. Vous pourrez aussi tenter de devenir maire d&#8217;Abalone ou de San Narciso, afin de toucher ensuite votre petit pourcentage sur les ventes, ou ouvrir un saloon o\u00f9 les prospecteurs chanceux iront d\u00e9penser leurs p\u00e9pites. Si les affaires ne vous sourient gu\u00e8re, un hold-up, une attaque de diligence pourront aussi contribuer \u00e0 vous remettre en selle, tandis qu&#8217;un b\u00e2ton de dynamite bien plac\u00e9 peut aider \u00e0 r\u00e9gler vos autres petits probl\u00e8mes.<\/p>\n<p>Dans La Fi\u00e8vre de l&#8217;Or, il y a des ench\u00e8res, il y a des d\u00e9s, et il y a plein de cartes action pour emb\u00eater vos petits camarades.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/maireirlandais\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Irish mayor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-933\" title=\"Maireirlandais\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Maireirlandais.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Histoire du jeu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le Collier de la Reine avait \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7u en quelques semaines, juste avant le salon d&#8217;Essen 2002, et avait trouv\u00e9 un \u00e9diteur presque imm\u00e9diatement. Fort de cette exp\u00e9rience, Bruno et moi avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de remettre \u00e7a l&#8217;ann\u00e9e suivante, en concevant un petit jeu de cartes vite fait sur le gaz juste avant le salon &#8211; ce fut La Ru\u00e9e vers l&#8217;Or.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Th\u00e8me et m\u00e9canique<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le jeu lui m\u00eame est parti d&#8217;une m\u00e9canique qui me fut d\u00e9crite un soir au t\u00e9l\u00e9phone par Bruno Cathala. C&#8217;\u00e9tait un syst\u00e8me d&#8217;ench\u00e8res original, dans lequel le vainqueur payait \u00e0 son voisin de droite, qui gardait la moiti\u00e9 de la somme, et ainsi de suite, tandis que les choix des joueurs se faisaient en sens inverse, commen\u00e7ant par celui qui avait pay\u00e9 et terminant par celui qui avait re\u00e7u le plus d&#8217;argent. Il imaginait plut\u00f4t cela comme base d&#8217;un gros jeu, qui aurait sans doute pu ressembler un peu \u00e0 Goa.<br \/>\nJe gambergeai quelques jours l\u00e0 dessus, et imaginai rapidement le th\u00e8me des concessions mini\u00e8res &#8211; sans bien savoir si elles seraient occup\u00e9es par des nains ou des cow-boys &#8211; et ajoutai le syst\u00e8me de production plus ou moins emprunt\u00e9 aux Colons de Catan, car je trouve qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a plus assez de jets de d\u00e9 dans les jeux les plus r\u00e9cents, et j&#8217;aime bien jeter les d\u00e9s. Quant aux maires, ils sont l\u00e0 pour l&#8217;interaction, et pour donner un petit c\u00f4t\u00e9 Monopoly &#8211; on paie quand on tombe chez quelqu&#8217;un.<br \/>\nLa toute premi\u00e8re version du jeu \u00e9tait un peu plus complexe, chaque mine ayant \u00e0 la fois un d\u00e9 de production et un d\u00e9 d&#8217;explosion, mais il apparut rapidement que cela faisait trop d&#8217;\u00e9l\u00e9ments \u00e0 prendre en compte. Les d\u00e9s d&#8217;explosion ne subsistent dans la version finale que sous la forme des deux mines dangereuses.<br \/>\nLes m\u00e9canismes de base \u00e9tant au point, les tests suivants n&#8217;eurent plus comme objectif que de permettre un choix judicieux d&#8217;\u00e9v\u00e9nements. L\u00e0 encore, un peu lass\u00e9s des jeux d&#8217;ench\u00e8res dans lesquelles les ench\u00e8res sont le seul moyen d&#8217;interaction entre les joueurs, nous d\u00e9cid\u00e2mes de privil\u00e9gier syst\u00e9matiquement tout ce qui permettait d&#8217;emb\u00eater son voisin, hold up, dynamite, \u00e9lections municipales et toutes ces sortes de choses. La question la plus discut\u00e9e fut ensuite celle des noms des villes &#8211; il y avait dans notre protrotype Abalone, Dry Gulch, San Narciso, Cactus Junction et Coyote City, mais les \u00e9diteurs fran\u00e7ais et am\u00e9ricains ont un peu chamboul\u00e9 tout cela&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/dynamite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Dynamite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-934\" title=\"Dynamite\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Dynamite.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Illustrations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La Fi\u00e8vre de l&#8217;Or a \u00e9t\u00e9 illustr\u00e9e par Kara, qui s&#8217;il \u00e9tait jusque l\u00e0 inconnu dans le petit monde du jeu, s&#8217;\u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait un nom dans la BD, avec un style mi-manga, mi r\u00e9aliste (enfin, c&#8217;est ce que l&#8217;on m&#8217;a dit, car je ne connais et ne comprend pas grand chose \u00e0 la BD, dont l&#8217;univers me reste tr\u00e8s \u00e9tranger).L&#8217;\u00e9diteur a d\u00fb brider un peu la tendance de Kara \u00e0 mettre partout des squaws ou des girls \u00e0 la poitrine g\u00e9n\u00e9reuse, mais ils ont eu l&#8217;intelligence d&#8217;en laisser ici et l\u00e0 quelques unes, qui font beaucoup pour le charme du jeu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"939\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/telegraphe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown telegraphe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-939\" title=\"telegraphe\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/telegraphe.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cowboys et Pirates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La Fi\u00e8vre de l\u2019Or s\u2019est assez bien vendu, mais pas assez pour que Asmod\u00e9e le maintienne tr\u00e8s longtemps dans sa gamme de petits jeux de cartes, r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement renouvel\u00e9e. Quant \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9dition am\u00e9ricaine, son \u00e9diteur, Face to Face, a disparu sans laisser d\u2019adresse. N\u2019est plus disponible aujourd\u2019hui qu\u2019une \u00e9dition polonaise, reth\u00e9matis\u00e9e dans l\u2019univers de la piraterie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>La Fi\u00e8vre de l&#8217;Or<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Un jeu de Bruno Cathala &amp; Bruno Faidutti<br \/>\nIllustr\u00e9 par Kara<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> 3 \u00e0 5 joueurs \u2013 30 minutes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Publi\u00e9 par Asmod\u00e9e (2004)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trictrac.net\/jeu-de-societe\/la-fievre-de-l-or\/infos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tric Trac<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/10997\/boomtown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boardgamegeek<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/boomtown-cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" 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=\"Boomtown cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-932\" title=\"Boomtown-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Boomtown-cover1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In Boomtown, you start the game like this :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/mustang\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Mustang\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-926\" title=\"Mustang\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mustang.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd your goal is to end it as this :<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/gouverneur\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Governor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-927\" title=\"Gouverneur\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gouverneur.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd not as this :<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/expropriation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Expropriation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-928\" title=\"Expropriation\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Expropriation.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To do this, you&#8217;ll have to buy the best mining concessions, hoping to find gold veins. You can also try to become the Mayor of Whiskey River or San Narciso, in order to get a small cut on concessions sales, or build a saloon where lucky prospectors will spend their nuggets in moonshine whisky. If business is really bad, you can still rely on bank or stagecoach hold-ups to reestablish you. A well placed stick of dynamite can also solve some minor problems.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Boomtown is game with auctions, dice, and some fun and nasty action cards to play on your fellow gold diggers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/minedangereuse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown mine\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-935\" title=\"Minedangereuse\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Minedangereuse.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>History of the game<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Queen&#8217;s Necklace had been designed in a few weeks, just in time for the 2002 Essen fair, and did find a publisher almost at once. No wonder Bruno and I wanted to try it again next year, and design a small card game just before the 2003 fair &#8211; this one was Goldrush.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Theme and Setting<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The game started from an auction system idea that Bruno Cathala described to me on the phone. The idea was that the auction winner pays to his right neighbour, who keeps half and pays the rest to his right neighbour, and so on, and then players chose items in reverse order, starting with the player who payed, and ending with the player who received the most money. In Bruno&#8217;s idea, this was probably intended to become a bigger game, something a bit like Goa. I thought a few days on this, and almost immediately came up with the mining setting and the chosing of concessions &#8211; though I didn&#8217;t know yet if these concessions will be occupied by western gold diggers or by dwarves. I also added a production system inspired by Settlers of Catan, mostly because I think recent games have not enough die rolls, and I like to roll dice. As for the mayors, they are here for more interaction, and to give a slight monopoly taste to the game &#8211; when you land on someone else&#8217;s property, you must pay.<br \/>\nThe very first version of the game was slightly more complex, since each mine had both a production die and an explosion die, but we soon found out that there were too many elements to check after each die roll. Explosion dice were removed, and subsist only for the two dangerous mine.<br \/>\nSince the basic systems worked at once, we could focus on the various event cards and side rules. Since we were both a bit tired of auction games in which bidding is the only interaction between players, we decided to focus on ways of directly attacking other players, such as hold-ups, dynamite or mayor polls. The next question, which was discussed at length, was the town names &#8211; our final prototype had Abalone, Dry Gulch, San Narciso, Cactus Junction and Coyote City, but the publishers changed all this.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/holdup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"472,394\" 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=\"Boomtown Holdup\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-936\" title=\"Holdup\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup-359x300.jpg 359w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Holdup.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Graphics<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Boomtwon was illustrated by Kara, who was so far unknown in the little gaming world, but is already an established comics artist, with a half-manga, half-realistic style &#8211; well, that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve been told by friends who have a greater comics culture than I do, since I know very little about this universe.<br \/>\nKara was prone to put everywhere big breasted squaws or saloon girls, and the french publisher had to restrain him a bit, but was clever enough to let a few ones here and there &#8211; and they give a specific charm to this game.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/piraci-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Piraci Boomtown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-938\" title=\"piraci\" src=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/piraci1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From Cowboys to Pirates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>La Fi\u00e8vre de l\u2019Or sold honorably, but not enough for Asmod\u00e9e to keep it long in its small box card games line, which is regularly updated. As for the US edition, Boomtown, its publisher, Face to Face, simply vanished in the air.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>Boomtown<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em> A game by Bruno Cathala &amp; Bruno Faidutti<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Art by Kara<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em> 3 to 5 players \u2013 30 minutes<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em> Published by Face 2 Face Games (2004)<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/10997\/boomtown\"><em>Boardgamegeek<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dans La Fi\u00e8vre de l&#8217;Or, vous commencez la partie comme \u00e7a : Et votre but est de finir comme \u00e7a : Et non comme \u00e7a : Pour cela, vous devrez acheter aux ench\u00e8res les meilleures concessions, esp\u00e9rant avoir la chance &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/05\/01\/la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown\/\">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":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[338,87,311,116],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown-piraci","tag-asmodee","tag-bruno-cathala","tag-encheres-auctions-and-bidding","tag-la-fievre-de-lor-boomtown"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2HNOP-eo","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892","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=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9103,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions\/9103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faidutti.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}