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The Battle of Versailles
"The Battle of Versailles" was a fashion show held in 1973 in Versailles, France that pitted five American designers against five French designers. The American designers, including Anne Klein, Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, and Bill Blass, were considered to be more innovative and less traditional than the French designers: Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, and Christian Dior. The American designers ended up winning the competition and solidifying their place in the fashion world. The event was widely covered in the media, and is considered a turning point in the history of fashion.
What is The Battle of Versailles
"The Battle of Versailles" was a fashion show held in 1973 in Versailles, France that pitted five American designers against five French designers. The American designers, including Anne Klein, Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Stephen Burrows, and Bill Blass, were considered to be more innovative and less traditional than the French designers: Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, and Christian Dior. The American designers ended up winning the competition and solidifying their place in the fashion world. The event was widely covered in the media, and is considered a turning point in the history of fashion.
In the game The Battle of Versailles, players take the role of either the France or U.S. team, facing one another by playing action cards to show off their best dresses, to attract the most popular celebrities, or to annoy the opponent by spreading bad gossip. They also compete to contribute more than their opponent to the reconstruction of the palace of Versailles.
The French player has five actions per round, representing the classic but overly-long show (2h 30min) that it put on, while the American player has only three actions per round as their show was fresh, innovative, and short (only 37min). Correspondingly, the game has different victory conditions:
The French team tries to keep its prestige in the fashion industry, while the American team tries to steal the French prestige.
Game details
- Players
- 2
- Age
- +14
- Duration
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2024
- Mechanics
- Campaign / Battle Card Driven · Take That · Tug of War
- Categories
- Card Game · Industry / Manufacturing
- Designer
- Ferran Renalias · Eloi Pujadas
- Publisher
- Salt & Pepper Games · 25th Century Games · Niza Gams · Nuts! Publishing
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La temática me flipa. Está basado en un hecho real y lo recrea a la perfección. Los reglas me parecen complejas para lo que ofrece la experiencia de juego.
N-SEP-23 Cuarto de Juegos #OPDE ene25
Muy original, refrescante y divertido. Quizá pueda quemarse demasiado rápido, pero tiene un precio muy atractivo.
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Excelente juego para dos jugadores. Fácil de aprender pero no de dominar. Un tira y afloja constante muy entretenido. Altamente recomendado. Lo que menos me gusta es el diseño, no porqué no me guste las ilustraciones (porqué me gustan) sino por los colores escogidos, demasiado pastel, poca variedad de vestidos (se repiten mucho), al igual que algunas cartas que son idénticas y en mesa queda sosete, como si fuese un diseño en pruebas. El tablero de versalles está bien pero me hubiera gustado algo más compacto que permitiera poder llevarte el juego para viajes.
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How many players is The Battle of Versailles for?
The Battle of Versailles plays with 2 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 45 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 14.
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