The Golden Ace 2021 is...!

Hello everyone!

I failed to share this moment with you yesterday, so here it is now :)

Good ceremony ^^

Good day and good game ;)

To have seen it live during the golden aces it was excellent! In addition it stays well in the head.

Hello everyone !

The Cannes International Games Festival is fast approaching and we can't wait to be there :)

We can't wait for the 2022 game selection to see who will succeed the 2021 Ace of Gold, Micro Macro!

Who will be the successors of Dragomino for the children category and of The Crew for the expert category?

Until we get there, here is an explanation of what the Golden Ace is and the award-winning categories.

Since 1988, the festival's jury, made up of journalists and professionals, has awarded the Ace of Gold - Game of the Year label, which rewards the best games published during the past year.

The jury awards three different prizes:

-The Golden Ace - Game of the Year rewards a game that is original in its mechanics as well as in its aesthetics. It is attributed to a family game, accessible to the greatest number;

- The Golden Ace - Game of the Year "Child" highlights a game that appeals to younger people but also appeals to their parents;

-The Ace of Gold - "Expert" Game of the Year rewards a more complex game aimed at an "expert" audience who appreciates thinking and isn't afraid to read a few pages of the rules.

Among the approximately 1,000 games published each year, the festival jury selects nine games, three in each category, striving to ensure that its selection is accessible to all ages and all tastes.

Quality, creativity, diversity, flawless mechanics and rules are the most important criteria, as well as the pleasure of playing and the desire to play again.

Here you know everything;) Have a good day and have a good game;)

Hello everyone !

Today we are going to talk about the Golden Age!

In Siècle d’or, investors from the Netherlands, 3 to 4 players for 60 minutes from 10 years old, fruitful developments are yours!

In Golden Age, we play merchant explorers from the Netherlands who seek to get rich by developing its different regions.

The theme of this game is the economic and cultural development of the Netherlands in the 17th century.

The game is played on a large game board in the Netherlands, divided into provinces.

Additionally, there are spaces for the West Indies and the East, and a track all around the board with the majority of spaces listing two of the ten provinces (in various combinations) which earn players varying income depending on their influences in these provinces, or income spaces which provide players with a fixed income.

The players' goal is to be the first player to gain 33 victory points, which are acquired by earning money to expand their influence in the provinces, frequent artists, invest in businesses, establish colonies in India or achieve civic progress.

These are represented by purchasing cards from one of six decks, with each deck having a particular objective.

Investment cards allow cash payments, with larger payouts for collecting sets of different values ​​(a single card is worth less than a set of three cards).

Artists provide a potentially large source of victory points, but require several rounds of patronage (i.e. money) before paying out.

Colonization cards provide ships, captains, and cannons to equip expeditions to establish colonies which yield victory points and access to the highest paying spice investment card game.

Civic cards can provide governorships in provinces (victory points and income), civic improvements (victory points), a special action that allows their holder to modify the normal rules to advance a token on the track of the board.

There are cards that also work with certain other decks, in the Civic deck (e.g. Investments, Expedition Components, etc.).

Good day and good game ;)