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Box cover of the French edition
The court
Close up on the Queen and the King
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Advertisement from Casus Belli (Issue 66 - Nov 1991)

Courtisans of Versailles (1988)

Players
3–8
Best: 7, 8
Playing time
120–120 min
Age
8+
5.79
Average rating
175
Ratings
1.82/5
Weight
#20482
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Aristo +2 more
Designer:Philippe Mouchebeuf
Artist:Franck Dion
Publisher:Tilsit +3 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 9, Complexity 3.6, Theme 6
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction9.0
Complexity3.6
Theme6.0

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Overview

Amid the lavish splendor of the palace of Versailles, players strive to improve their standing among their fellow courtiers. Their mark, with either the Queen or Louis XIV himself, depends on how they manipulate elevated forms of etiquette, repartie, and the true passion of the court...The high art of ridicule. Circumstances change as the court moves from the palace to the hunt, and possibly to the front if war breaks out. Titles, awards, vast fortunes can be amassed through whim and wit, but be aware that a devastating faux pas could find you banished to the colonies, or worse yet, land you in the notorious dungeons of la Bastille.

The original version, Aristo, published by Dragon Radieux, accommodated up to 8 players. The later version only allows for 6.

A winner of the 1988 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.

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