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A passion that makes you creative!
Among the creations that I have been led to carry out with you, some remain in my mind more particularly.
Brico’récup is one of them.
Recovering objects intended to be thrown away to give them a second life is a project that I co-host with pleasure with my former colleagues.
The times of collaborative games during the Christmas workshops where all the children create Christmas decorations and play together around our big games and board games also delight me a lot.
Intergenerational games throughout the year that allow families to laugh and enjoy good times together are priceless.
I have created unique workshops for all of you and I will continue to do so, because I love sharing my passion with you.
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A passion develops!
And since a passion develops, as it goes.
From chess to newer games, I developed a taste for the game quite quickly.
From the creation of my first mini-games and stories to the development of specific board games with children, teenagers and their parents and grandparents when I was an animator, everything has been there.
I also rely a lot on my past and present experiences in animation to try to always offer unique playing times adapted to the different audiences with whom I work on a daily basis.
No audience is the same, so none of my animations are alike. I like to offer you moments of games that look like you.
Playing with you and sharing this passion with you allows me to develop it even more.
Very happy to contribute to the game world on my modest scale, I am very satisfied when I see smiles on your faces and bonds that are created between players.
My most beautiful driving force in this adventure is you, so thank you very much for traveling in my fun bus!
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When the passion for the game takes you!
The passion for the game took me when I was about 2 or 3 years old.
It started with a basic battle game with my grandparents, then it continued with chess from the age of 3.
By dint of determination and failures, I ended up, thanks to my grandfather, a former chess competitor, by winning against him at the age of 5.
It was also at this same age that I began to learn to read and write, which allowed me to start creating my first board games.
Apart from having created a Risk with the world map of my schoolgirl desk and pawns and dice taken from different games, I was already creating stories.
Quite short, given my young age, but always sharing them with friends and girlfriends.
From the age of 9, I created stories in game books and others that looked like falling in love with escape games that we played at school with my little friends on the playground.
Since December 2022, I have embarked on game books for children and adults on the store's website.
You will also be able to find some in December 2023.
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The Cannes Games Festival.
This year the gaming world is celebrating a special anniversary! 35 years is not nothing!
It has now been 35 years since a game first received the golden ace award.
A fun little flashback...
February 1988, two years after the creation of the Games Festival in Cannes where scrabble and classic games are kings, the world of games takes a decisive turn...
Arrive the famous Golden Ace and Game of the Year with different categories.
So 35 years this year that games are awarded and rewarded for their originality!
The first golden ace in 1988 was Super Gang, where gangs of evildoers run rampant.
Their goal is to bring in as much money as possible by doing heists and other thunderous activities until the police come in, we try to send him to the other players to save his skin...
Since 1988, the game world has evolved and its specialization has made it and still makes it unique in its kind...
Happy Birthday Ace of Gold Game of the Year!
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Let's play again, let's play always!
In case you still have some doubts, I'm a gamer! ;)
Video games, board games, I am an addicted gamer… ;)
Naturally curious about what is happening in the gaming world, I am able to test all the games that are offered to me.
And because I like to share a lot, I'm having you test it too. ;)
What's just magical is that over time, you've learned to trust me and put yourself to the test of various and varied games!
New or old games, nothing stops me from sharing good times around games with you.
Because a good game is above all a game that brings us together.
I even test children's games and toys before offering them ^^.
As one of my 8-year-old clients who discovered my secret said:
“You remained a child inside”.
That's quite right ;)
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The game, a universe always in motion.
The universe of the board game world as it is now has nothing to do with what it has been for a few decades...
He is now proactive and dynamic!
No more monotonous games that lasted for hours!
Classics are always good, but innovation is not bad, quite the contrary...
We see a lot of innovative games coming out with original mechanics powered by dynamic creators and illustrators.
Playful nuggets sometimes hidden in small publishers and distributors of board games.
The choice to offer you small publishers is vital for us.
We sometimes pass because of real good games because of the lack of knowledge of these nuggets and that's a shame...
We sacrifice ourselves on a daily basis to open the boxes, discover the rules and the equipment of the game and above all to play and play again to offer you games that we know.
Afterwards, we are not robots, with more than 1000 games produced per year, we honestly cannot test everything…
So let's test the games that are important to you and to us to offer them to you to share great moments with your loved ones around board games.
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The loyalty of our customers matters to us.
Today we are going to talk about loyalty, because yours is very important to me!
More and more of you are joining the fun adventure by our side and that's great!
You have been there for many since June 25, 2018 and for a very long time, I hope!
Create a link thanks to you and our greatest success on a daily basis!
Giving you more benefit to the store, it seemed natural to us to formalize the thing with the jokers collected in store and online!
Listening to your requests and proposals on a daily basis, the various changes we make are intended to adapt to you as well as possible.
This is why, in addition to Jokers, we now offer you gift vouchers and we accept Cadhoc and Kadéos checks in store and on the site.
Thank you to all our customers, games, animations, cyberspace, parcels and copies for your daily loyalty!
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Events for a variety of audiences
Throughout the year, I offer my players activities adapted to each of them.
My players go from 3 and a half years old (and if, the half counts;)) to 102 years old soon!
To play with family or friends, I offer you during my activities in your structures and associations unique game times each time.
No two game times are alike, simply because none of you are alike :)
And it is you who make playtime even more interesting, because you are always ready to play in a good mood, always open to new games.
The diversity of the games offered in my field, allows me to offer you games to please and enjoy playing all together around a table.
Whether in a residential home, with pitchouns, children, teenagers, friends or families, a game is always a pleasure that I share with you.
Whether in partnership with the town hall that previously employed me or with associations in the west; whether with structures and associations of Vaucluse, the pleasure is always the same:
Share with you the pleasure of a game and contribute, on my modest scale, to the fun world! :)
Share with you my passion for games, it's the icing on the cake of the store;)
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Discover yourself (re) through games.
Ah, I will never stop saying it, the board game is a real wealth!
Cultural, playful, entertaining as you wish!
Many novice players of my animations have discovered a universe that they did not even imagine and now do not want to stop. :)
It is true that once the passion for the game takes you, you always want more...
Some players have discovered a passion, others a hobby, but the goal remains the same: to share the pleasure of board games.
A board game brings people together around a table for tens of minutes to hours of unforgettable play!
Whether you embody a character, manage your resources or play card discard games, the fun remains the same.
With a universe so diverse and varied that you no longer know where to start, the board game allows you to vary the pleasure thanks to the diversity of game proposals found there!
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Creating unique moments doesn't just put games on a table.
Playtime is a very concrete way for me to share my passion with you.
Far beyond just games placed on tables, sharing games with you is essential for me.
It invites me to offer you always unique moments depending on the players around the table and the games we share.
Not playing with you my players is inconceivable for me.
I love these moments when we exchange around and on the game in progress…
I would not offer you "commercial" animation but rather lively and always shared in a good atmosphere and good humor.
I like to help you discover your playful interests and guide you to moments that you can share around you with your friends and family.
My goal is fun!
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Playing not to take yourself seriously
Board games have long been considered too serious.
Serious leisure that cultivates and enriches thanks to the different themes and different origins of the games, it allows you to meet a cultural and serious side.
With many professional authors and illustrators, the gaming world is a very serious business.
But not only...and fortunately...
They are a long way from the games that can sometimes seem daunting and endless.
Board games these days are dynamic, more advanced and above all entertaining.
Playing is an opportunity to access a new part of oneself. A freedom that the games allow thanks to the rules.
Playing is learning not to take yourself seriously.
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Joy is often the little things
One of the most interesting things about running a business is talking to our customers.
Especially in the field of board games.
A playful world where everyone is welcome and can find a game that will capture their interest.
Each exchange is enriching and allows you to take advantage of simple but important moments in the life of a business.
I often smile thinking of this little 4 year old dinosaur fan who when he saw dino magma couldn't stand still.
Or the delighted smile of this nice 85-year-old lady who, when she found the Twin It game to play with her grandchildren, opened it in the store to observe all the cards.
So many little things in the life of a business and life in general that make me happy and encourage me to continue to share these unique moments of my board game store with you.
So thank you all, you are adorable!
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Share complicity and joy.
Playing is not only playing part of a game!
It's much more than that...
Playing is sharing a moment together, around a game of course, but exchanging and learning together.
We always have something to learn from other people and the game is a revealing element of character.
Engine of conversation and also of frank laughter, the game is a factor of good times...
The more they are shared, the more the games develop relationships on a common base via the rules of the game.
In games you can find the mediator player, the determined, the sore loser, the always ready and so many others…
But in games, what we always find is the shared moment, the complicity exchanged during them and the joy of discovering...
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Tales and legends, the need to marvel.
Every year, as Christmas approaches, the Tales and Legends theme returns to the store.
Quite simply because it's the time of year that reminds us that together we are stronger.
The tales and legends, with their stories, are intended to be borrowed from morals and reflections on which to look…
Much more than simple stories for children told from generation to generation, tales and legends allow you to escape from reality for a moment.
For children, they allow them to dream big and marvel.
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Games that make you dream
We have not all necessarily had the thing of knowing the pleasure of meeting around board games.
Many of us have played classics such as thousand terminals, monopoly, uno and so on… :)
Board games come in so many different themes and offer a wide variety of game mechanics that it would be a shame to deprive yourself of them.
For children, these are often unforgettable memories with parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, etc.
I particularly appreciate when my players or customers tell me an anecdote related to the games that marked them and still makes them smile even years or decades later...
From a memory of a grandmother who used to play with her grandmother and now plays with her granddaughter, it's just a priceless heirloom.
A game can trigger more than just a game.
Whether it's a chat, an anecdote or a memory, there are moments that will never fade...
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Enchanted Christmas
This year, like the previous ones, our games and creative workshops allow children to enjoy a little of the magic of Christmas.
Children discover dynamic and fun games that can be played as a family.
The creative workshops allow them to bring home a unique and original decoration.
Sharing these workshops with the children is for me an essential driver of Enchanted Christmas.
An animator for more than two decades, I offer these workshops every year with the aim of offering a playful moment around the games and Christmas decorations that we create.
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Enchanted Christmas
Every year since the store opened, we have been offering free games and manuals for children, the Enchanted Christmas workshops.
In addition to the Enchanted Christmas workshops, this year we invite you to play with us.
From the smallest to the largest, everyone will find a game that is addressed to them.
Enchanted Christmas is our way of sharing our passion for games with the youngest and creating beautiful Christmas decorations together.
All Tales and Legends 5: Enchant Me games are available on different media depending on the age of the players.
In Vaison, we Play the Game, so do not hesitate to play with us.
Like every year it's free and you can win surprises ;)
So if you feel like players, then let yourself be enchanted!
Discover our Christmas games and activities by clicking on the image below.
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Playful pixies.
During the Christmas period, we offer manual workshops and free games for all children from 4 years old every Sunday in December before Christmas.
In addition to the workshops, I become a playful elf by volunteering play time with children in Vaucluse, Drôme and Gard before Christmas.
After Christmas, my role as a playful elf continues somewhat during the Suns of Winter games and manual workshops offered by the town hall of Angers.
It is important for me, at Christmas even more than at other times, to bring a smile to the faces of the children that we make play with my former colleagues from the town hall and the other volunteers.
It was my former colleagues who pushed me to tell you about the volunteer work I do, otherwise I would not have mentioned the subject.
Either way, my role as a playful elf brings me a lot of human joy.
The smile of children and families is the greatest thank you we can receive.
Thank you again to all the volunteers in the fun world and all the volunteers in general, you are on top ;)
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A fun tool for older children.
Board games allow older children to discover or rediscover game mechanics with various themes.
Whether it is a speed game to improve their reflexes or even strategy games to develop their thinking, games allow our elders to have fun while playing freely.
Tile or board games, in addition to helping with motor skills, allow them to develop or create simple strategic thinking and then more developed later.
Card games to play on speed, observation or simple strategies based on discarding or stop and again.
Some games are even based on classic games they know well to further their approach to games.
To name a few, uno takes up the principle of the American eight; five kings that of rummy or even papayoo belotte and whist…
Cooperative and semi-cooperative games naturally encourage them to develop a strong team spirit.
Even for our elders there is a choice to play with them while having fun all as a family.
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The board game, a tool for growing up while having fun.
The world of board games is developing more and more games to introduce children gently.
Starting with basic games like Happy Bunny to familiarize yourself with a game board, or like Detective Charlie to investigate!
Not to mention the 2022 golden ace for children, Bubble Stories, which introduces children to bubble surveys without having to read.
A treasure hunt to learn about board games while having fun and getting a taste for them.
Many parents, whether they are players or not, bring their children to express themselves and discover board games to awaken them.
One thing is certain, given the development of games in the children's range and their diversification, little players will always have plenty to do and marvel at!
The game allows them to have fun by following simple rules that can get a little more complex as they grow.
The game allows you to develop thinking, speed, strategy and above all fun! It's child's play, yes, but it's serious fun ;)
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Vanagloria.
Vanagloria is a game of pre-assembled decks for beginners and initiates in the universe of Dark Sorcerers.
Develop different strategies depending on your level and the evolution you want to follow.
A game to initiate or learn to develop strategies from the simplest to the most complex
We bring you this deck game because we think you might like it.
Many of our players who have tried it enjoy playing it, because the world of cards is pleasant and the game is adaptable to beginners and experienced players alike.
Our players tell us that the shadow wizarding universe, replayability and artwork are strengths of the game.
Collect the energy from the source, defend yourself and attack your opponents!
Will you join our community of Vanagloria players?
It's up to you and it's up to you ;)
Find out more about the game and the explanation video by clicking on the image of the game.
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Friend of the planet.
Aware that the smallest impact that we can have can be useful to the planet, a few obvious reflexes imposed themselves on me.
We turn off all devices that are not in use every lunchtime and evening: computers, printers, payment terminal, parcel terminal.
Standby being energy-intensive, we turn them off and only turn them back on when the store is open.
Everything is off as soon as we leave the store, including the sign and all the lights in the store!
These are small daily efforts that add to the reuse of our order boxes for orders made on the store's website or to create various decorations and displays.
All printing errors are used to make draft sheets.
We use reusable cartridges for the store's printers as well as recycled and recyclable paper.
Our gift wrap is kraft and therefore easily recyclable for reuse.
These are just small efforts, but they are so important for the planet and for us.
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The game, a timeless intergenerational tool.
When I was an animator for the town halls of Anjou, where I am from, I had the opportunity to lead a lot of intergenerational play time.
I am happy to be able to offer such moments again thanks to the store in Vaucluse.
Creating additional complicity between parents/grandparents and children is a reward worthy of the time spent on it.
The board game allows you to create unforgettable moments in the right atmosphere around a table.
Discovering a little more while playing is a moment that you keep with you.
Sharing a game as a family is also a way to get to know each other a little better.
Who is the most strategist? Who is the fastest ? Who is playing with whom?
And many more questions and discoveries that only games allow...
So to your games and good games ;)
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Create a link through board games.
Board games are an invaluable fun tool! In addition to providing an unforgettable moment of fun, they also often allow you to open up to others.
Whether this link is between parents, grandparents and their children or between friends or acquaintances, the game allows you to discover the other through common rules.
Since I've been hosting, I've noticed that the game allows you to listen to others, because you need other players to progress in the game together.
Cooperative games are not the only ones to allow this.
Developing thinking, speed and strategy, "board" games also allow everyone to share together.
We always enjoy sharing a game with family or friends.
Party game, strategy, family, children; there is something for all ages and all tastes and levels!
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Playful heart: volunteering around games!
Every year we participate in various voluntary events in Vaucluse and Maine-et-Loire.
Different benevolent associations that are vital to the well-being of the public who benefit from them.
It's not much, but we offer our time and game donations.
Even if sometimes it's not much for us, it can mean great things for the people who receive them...
Promoting hobbies and seeing a smile appear on the faces of these people with a big heart is magical.
Surrounded by other volunteers with a big heart, it's always a pleasure too.
For the sake of the respect and discretion demanded by these associations with a big heart, we will just tell you that we have some of them particularly at heart.
The associations dedicated to children remain the ones that touch us the most...
Making a sad child smile gives you eternal magic in your heart...
I take this opportunity to thank once again all the volunteers who are the heart of these magnificent associations!
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Animate to inspire, lead someone to discover and discover themselves.
Animation is always a pleasure for me.
Sharing good times with my players is essential and rewarding every time.
Beyond sharing and exchanging around games, I have seen that the game can have a soothing or stimulating effect depending on the players.
I have seen many players who have become more comfortable with other players over time.
Offering a moment of relaxation and complicity, the games animations are attentive to all profiles.
Shy or more extroverted, I have seen players open up more easily to others and make friends during the game time that I host.
Stimulating for some players who have interactions that allow them to gain confidence in others and to open up to others and help others to open up as well.
Beyond just a shared game, it is a real exchange and sharing of every moment.
Thank you to my players for all our shared moments and each one all unique!
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Find your child's soul through board games.
Board games are an interesting hobby for children, but not only…
During my times of animation with retirees, the playful interest is also there.
Not having always had the opportunity to play before or having stopped for a while, they find the pleasure of playing together.
Sharing a moment around a game allows them to discover games unknown to them until then.
Curious and motivated to play, discovering new games does not scare them.
Allowing them to find varied interests is very interesting for us.
Particularly fond of chatting about games, these moments of discovery and sharing allow us a respite in sometimes very full days.
Many have found friends with other players, creating or recreating a bond between them.
Some even confessed to having “rediscovered their child’s soul” by playing during our playtime.
What a pleasure to share his passion with our players, young and old on a daily basis.
Thank you all for sharing the fun adventure with us!
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Reuniting a work team through games.
As part of our outdoor activities, we offer team cohesion workshops via games.
Bringing games that unite teams or resolve tensions is always an enriching experience for the team concerned and for us.
Well beyond just a game, the team cohesion workshop allows you to challenge a team to help it become aware of its weak points and give it ways to overcome them.
In a beneficial atmosphere, the game then serves to show what is not coherent and needs to be addressed to improve cohesion within the team.
With more than 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry with different audiences, we remain attentive and caring to help the progress of the teams we support.
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A playful and stimulating return to school through games!
That's it, school has started again! Good luck for the recovery !
The board game allows you to find a framework with rules while having fun.
The rules of the game, adopted by young and old, allow to play on an equal footing.
One can also tease his parents or his children within the framework of the game by stealing victory points from him or subtly blocking him.
Back to school is a good opportunity to find moments of complicity after lessons.
Playing as a family allows children to find bearings and learn to follow rules, from the simplest to the most complicated.
Game of speed, atmosphere or reflection, the moments spent around the games remain engraved in the memory of young and old alike.
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The game world
The game world is a world where playfulness rules!
Even if the classics are always a great success, the world of gaming is constantly evolving.
Game publishers, often avid gamers, tend to offer an increasingly varied selection of games.
There is something for all tastes, all themes, all ages, all players...
The professionalization of the game world allows the production of more and more developed games.
Prizes such as the As d'Or, the Spiel des Jahres or the Double 6 (to name a few) are signs of recognition of the rise of board games in our lives.
Good news for the gamists that we are, the board game will continue to accompany us for some time...
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The game at work.
When I was a facilitator for the city of Angers, I participated with my fellow facilitators in a “group cohesion” workshop.
We participated in a workshop with board games with successive challenges that required collaboration between the facilitators to succeed.
Based on this excellent idea of a Team building workshop, we now offer workshops aimed at companies with the aim of creating cohesion within teams.
Cohesion in a team is not an innate thing.
Board games offer an original and different approach to the usual team building.
The discovery and the expectations they create make it possible to grope on more slippery ground in a team.
By dint of groping, we end up putting our finger on things that we would not have paid attention to in normal times.
A good progress indicator for a work team and ways to achieve common goals.
PS: In Angers, we were a close-knit team and passed the tests easily. It helps to know the strengths and weaknesses of your colleagues to progress together in a team spirit... ;)
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The game for super grown-ups!
The board game can be a very useful tool for children of all ages!
Many people working with children use board games as a learning aid or to stimulate children.
Whether it is for fine motor skills, memory, observation or the development of a simple strategy, the board game allows you to progress while having fun.
More and more board game publishers are adapting their range of games to offer a wide range of varied games to children according to their age.
And then when children see adults playing, very often they want to play like them and with them.
It is a way of stimulating their curiosity and awakening them to exchange through complicity with adults and common rules.
Often quite fast for children, play allows them to express and manage their emotions.
Indeed, managing frustration in defeat or remaining humble in victory is not easy at certain ages.
On an equal footing with adults during the game, the rules ensure the child's confidence and self-esteem.
So for the super-big, a little game to start, it's already good to learn about board games. ;)
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Sharing together.
During outdoor entertainment times, we offer various and varied play times.
The habit of the game is taken little by little for novice players.
But from the moment you are curious to discover games, then you can manage to play and have fun as certain game mechanics are understood.
Novice players or connoisseurs, the discovery of a new game is not innate... for anyone...
The first parts of a game can be more or less laborious, whatever the level of the player.
It's brand new, it's all beautiful, it stimulates the brain! ;)
It's probably easier to adapt to a game when you've been playing it for a while, but everyone who discovers a game needs to play it to understand it better.
So, don't stress if you feel a bit lost at the beginning, we've all been in this case and we all always face a new game a bit. ;)
The main thing in the end is to share together! ;)
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The game: a state of mind
In the fun world of board games, we are lucky to meet a majority of passionate gamers.
The players, incorrigible gamists since the beginning or new recruits, all share the same passion.
Whether you are a beginner or a connoisseur, the board game when you get started and you like it, you don't know when it stops...
We enter without taking the lead (well yes, I admit a little anyway with the rules of certain games at the beginning ^^) and we immediately try to share our favorites with our loved ones.
For gamists who have always played, expert games allow you to take your mind and develop very advanced strategies...
But it is possible for us to adapt to any type of game to share a good time with other players. And yes, because above all, we like to play ;)
For the gamists who have joined us and will continue to join us in the gaming world, the variety of games is such that we will certainly find you the games that will keep you playing... and who knows, maybe not anymoren stop, like us. ;)
Even children have games that correspond to each age group and the daily amusements they need.
In short, the board game is a state of mind where we are ready to welcome you...
Above all, we share above all the pleasure of playing together. ;)
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Ludo partners
Since the beginning of the store, we have started working with toy libraries and ludobuses.
We do our best to try to be a player in the playful world on our small shop scale...
Contributing to providing games for toy libraries and ludobuses allows us to discover "fashionable" games, but not only...
Many independent publishers go through small shops like us to test and introduce their games to the public.
But we don't just provide games to our partners, sometimes moments of game animations slip in here and there ;)
Who says games from small publishers, says discovery of fun nuggets for you to discover ourselves!
So we sacrifice ourselves, and we play the game to make you discover less known and interesting games. ;)
You may have tried it in the nearest toy library or the mobile toy bus that passed by your house...
If the gaming world has reached you, then we are delighted. ;)
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Game on !
« To play is to experience chance. » Novalis.
Playing board games is giving yourself a moment out of time.
Board games allow you to share a moment of complicity where everyone, young and old, follows the same rules.
From the simplest game to the most complex game, the objective is the same: to have a good time.
Board games have various benefits: stimulate memory, promote concentration, develop a logical mind, manage emotions, explore creativity or enrich knowledge (among many others)…
Special moments of sharing, to strengthen social or family ties, to promote self-esteem and get out of shyness.
Whether confrontational, collaborative or other games, board games allow you to create a bond with other players.
That's why we like to make you discover the games and play them with you ;)
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Ludo’Entertainer
Throughout my decade of animation with children and teenagers, I also led animations for toy libraries and toy buses.
The intergenerational activities that I led for different organizations, allowed me to transmit part of my playful passion to a large number.
In Angers, where I come from, we ran workshops called “Pied 2 Bat”.
Like other animators, I went to the bottom of partner buildings and offered different games and activities to children in surrounding buildings.
“Anim’ ta cité” is a time of collective creations and local actions which also allowed me to get out of my comfort zone.
Always ready to offer activities and entertainment that bring people together, these experiences have really enriched me.
This is why when creating the store in Vaison, Joue le Jeu was not only dedicated to selling games!
Because the board game animation part is a way for me to convey my passion and share the pleasure of the game.
Coming to you to make you play and play with you was a no-brainer!
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Years of animation
21 years ago, I started to animate in a playtime association.
Having started playing games at the age of 3, when I was asked at 14 to lead a game time with other teenagers like me and for children, I did it quite naturally.
After my studies and having worked in commerce to finance them, I returned to animation to make it my definitive profession at the age of 24.
So I've been hosting officially for 11 years and unofficially for 21 years ;)
I never lost this desire to make people play and share my passion for games with as many people as possible.
Also around a game, “the more the merrier”.
So don't hesitate to come and continue to share the playful madness with us. ;)
And thank you for all our fun moments shared!
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PIL or Face?
At one point, two opportunities presented themselves to me: to take up an interesting job in animation or to open a board game store…
Face, animation is a job that is also a passion!
A job that allowed me to rub shoulders with other great animators with whom I was able to forge solid experience in different types of activities…
Activities that have allowed children from 2 to 85 years old to share moments together, to listen to each other and to marvel.
PIL, Passion + Idea + Local, the perfect combo to turn a passion into a job!
A passion that makes everyday life more fun and friendly. Sharing it with you is just the icing on the cake.
An idea not only to sell games, but to ensure that the game is a shared moment.
A place that allows you to discover fun nuggets, but a name that is not limited to the local and is also exported to outdoor activities.
PIL or Face, although Face suited me very well too, PIL suited me even better!
PIL allows me to share my playful passion with you all.
So thank you for being at the playful rendezvous!
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Birthday Lud
The store's anniversary is an opportunity to thank all our customers, young and old alike!
On this occasion, we offer you an online game and in-store discounts.
Even if, for reasons of space, we have to choose a handful of players among our loyal customers for the anniversary in store, the game is there.
After a little snack and a little drink (yes, you have to enjoy it, it's a party all the same! ;)), we play the game!
The last anniversary in store allowed our players to meet and create playful friendships!
A good complicity and good moments of laughter settled among the strategic and playful moments...
The store's anniversary is a way to thank you and share our passion with you!
So thank you all for these 4 wonderful first years and we will do everything to share as much as possible with you ;)
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Enchanted Christmas and Brico’ Recup’
Every Sunday in December before Christmas, we offer free Enchanted Christmas workshops for children.
During 30-minute slots, children can discover board games or make Christmas decorations with us.
A time for discussion and creativity, the Enchanted Christmas workshops allow children to flourish...
Having hosted a “Brico’ Récup’” workshop for years, my goal was to make children aware of recycling and the environment.
We made unique and original creations from everyday objects by giving them a second life.
Brico’ Récup’ workshops that I continue to lead with children and teenagers to create decorative objects, furniture or even games and give them a second life.
We can't imagine all that we can achieve with recycled objects or everyday life!
During our manual workshops of the year and Enchanted Christmas, we try as much as possible to make use of materials and objects that would have ended up in the trash when they were far from being able to go there.
In addition to the ecological gesture, children and teenagers are happy to have a personalized object that they have made themselves.
Small gestures don't matter much, but it's these little things that make a big difference.
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Virtuous circle
In an eco-responsible approach, a large part of our packaging received when ordering games is reused.
They can be used for the packaging of online orders, to create displays or even to create store and window decoration.
This is an approach that we have been carrying out since the creation of the store and apply in our daily actions.
For example, we turn off the lights of the sign, the store and the computers and other electrical and electronic devices as soon as we are closed or when they are not in use.
The gift wrap that we offer is made of recycled and recyclable paper, as well as the adhesive tape which is made of a totally recyclable vegetable plastic.
We have exchanged all halogen bulbs in the store and the sign for LED bulbs that are better for the environment.
We donate furniture or objects that we no longer use so that they can have a second life.
We try to contribute on our small scale…
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Passionate gamer
As you already know, I have been playing since I was young.
The world of games has always rocked my childhood and followed me until adulthood.
Working in a field where you live one of your passions is just great.
We no longer want to share it with everyone, because we love what we do.
As Novalis says
“To play is to experience chance”.
The game allows you to get together for a fun time.
Whether it is strategic, atmosphere, management, board, speed, etc...
The game is always a moment to sit down together and share.
Whether we take it very seriously or more lightly depending on our mood or desire to play at the moment, there is always a game that lends itself to our playful experiments, even the craziest... ;)
I leave the last word to one of my clients:
“We see that you love what you do, you put time and passion into it”.
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Human first
I remember one day this CEO of a large company who came to the store for services and ended up buying games for his grandchildren because he told me that you could see that I knew from what I was talking about.
There followed a long discussion about why I created the store and how long I had been playing board games…
Taking care of the steps he had to take, I didn't realize that he was watching me carefully out of the corner of his eye, absorbed in the reception of my other clients.
Once he was done, he paid and told me the following things:
"You know how to listen and respond to customer requests, it's not given to everyone".
"The attentive and benevolent attitude you have towards people is an invaluable asset and few people have it"
"The good thing about you is that you see beyond business, you are human above all".
I thanked him, even though I don't know if I deserved all those compliments.
I am in commerce as I am in everyday life, no more, no less...
And if he reads this, I say thank you again for this conversation and these compliments that go straight to my heart.
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Magic packets
During the Christmas period, we prepare different types of gift packages.
Our favorites remain those for children where we take particular pleasure in making original packages and hiding lots of little surprises in them. :)
I remember a merchant in the town where I was born who put out surprises in addition to Christmas presents. As a child, these little gifts made me happy.
From the first Christmas of the store, I took pleasure in creating or offering little surprises to hide in the gift or its package so that the children could feel the joy of an unexpected surprise in addition to the original gift.
I smile thinking of all these children who perhaps have the same pleasure as me, I had little to open gifts and discover more surprises... :)
Adding surprises that correspond to our customers and their children and seeing that they have had the desired effect (surprising and pleasing) is an incomparable pleasure, especially at Christmas.
It reminds me of this little 4-year-old man who came to get a surprise with a personalized package just for him and who asked me:
“And the gift packages, did the elves make them? ".
To which I nodded and he added,
"It's magic!" ".
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Unique
During a time of volunteering, I found myself during an intergenerational play time to animate a role play.
As a game master, I have made it my mission to succeed in bringing parents and children together around secret objectives related to games...
The goal was to solve puzzles using the clues that each parent and each child had in their hands.
During this play time, an autistic child was afraid of the hubbub caused by the other apprentice investigators and their parents.
His mom was about to quit the game so she could reassure her autistic son when her other son started sulking, saying, "Mom, I don't want to quit the game."
The mother was going to try to calm her son down like she had done before, singing him a certain song that would calm him down.
Seeing this mother saddened that her other child can no longer play and having previously observed it, I approached the young autistic child and sat down in front of him, starting to sing the famous song.
He then took my hand to show me that he was reassured by the song and his mother smiled at me knowing that she could continue the game with her other son.
When her first son had calmed down, we joined them to finish the game and the evening ended very well.
When I left, this mother said to me:
"Never change, you are extra, that's what makes you unique".
We always end up reaping what we sow :)
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At valiant heart nothing impossible !
Whenever I encountered a difficulty that I thought was insurmountable, my grandfather always used this expression that his grandfather before him had also said to him:
" At valiant heart nothing impossible ".
I grew up with this idea that difficulty could slow us down, but not stop us.
Now, I see difficulty as a challenge that pushes us to surpass ourselves.
Creating the store was a challenge for me and it continues to be so on a daily basis with the difficulties that any trader can encounter: unfair competition, jealousy and various gossip, economic and health crisis, etc...
But beyond all that, there is the reason why it all started that keeps us going.
When you no longer know why you want to continue, you have to ask yourself why you started.
Often the answer to this question allows us to know why we do things and allows us to make choices in life.
When you have the heart to undertake and want to succeed in something, you have to give yourself the means to achieve them, whether it is easy or more complicated.
We will often fail, we will succeed sometimes, but we will always move forward more experienced than before and even more determined.
Because : " At valiant heart nothing impossible " ;)
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A fun good time.
During events within private or associative organizations, I often find myself facing beginner players or connoisseurs of classic games.
Most of the time, they don't know all the current playful nuggets...
That's good, it's my role to make them discover them ;)
To get players to succeed in assimilating a game and its rules, it is often useful to offer games that are based on an already known mechanic.
As Pablo Picasso said so well:
“To teach people something, you have to mix what they know with what they don't know. »
It's a very wise phrase that I apply on a daily basis to get my players to become comfortable with unknown games and make them want to play again.
I must not be doing too badly, because, one example among many others, a little lady who did not want to play because she was not used to playing board games told me:
“I had a great time around the games with you. Looking forward to next week that you make us discover other games."
Good day and good game ;)