Mark's Ranking
- 2014: 93rd
- 2012: 58th
- 2010: 57th
- 2005: new to me
- rank: 4312
- rating: 6.57
Print Status
- really OOP
Why It's On The List
- I'm a sucker for zoo-themed games (as you've seen and will see) - which is funny, as I don't particularly like animals. Anyway, maybe it's the theme that makes this perfect information game work for me.
Tips & Tricks:
- Understanding how each piece works is key to making good choices.
- Like many two-player abstracts, you have to decide which battles are worth fighting over... and which battles you can lose in order to win elsewhere.
Extras
- I enjoy how the odd theme "works" for explaining the game... and how quickly it plays.
- The name (and game) are French... and no, I can't pronounce it. (It means "Funny Zebras" and is actually the name of a French film comedy about bank robbers.) When I tried to order it from Levalet (which is not pronounced "lev - el - et", by the way), the nice gentleman from Montreal repressed a snort at my butchered attempt at saying Drôles de Zèbres.
4 comments:
One of my favorites, too! First played it online at Boite a jeux, and then ordered my own copy...probably also from levalet (which is in Montreal, not Quebec--I went to their brick & mortar store!).
Easy way to remember how to say their name. It's the Jack of Hearts: Le Valet d' Couer!
You are correct, Mark - IF I had even the smallest clue about French. :-)
Come on, as a gamer you must know that the Valet is like the Jack. Ever play with foreign cards?
The valet is the guy who takes my car at a fancy hotel & I worry about him stealing my stuff. :-)
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