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I have owned this game for as long as I can remember. It's fun, competitive, and teaches a few French phrases. I have an old set, so I can't comment on the durability of the new set. However, I have spent many an hour playing this game and it stands the test of time. It's easy to learn and fun to play with one or more other players. A winner.
I hadn't played this game in 40 years and just remembered it one day and on a whim bought it to play with my own children. I didn't any special cards and they got all of them. I remember how cool it was to have the "Right of Way" or as I remember it, the firetruck card that gave me the right to go without stopping or slowing down and the "driving ace" card that protected me from accidents. My family and I used to play this game as kids (there were 5 kids) I remember the cards being unique and funny and of course being so young didn't really understand how to play. Just as soon as I'd find a remedy card my daughter would trounce me with another accident or flat tire or out of gas card. The next game my 14 year old daughter and my wife ganged up on us ruthlessly.
great fun.
As an adult it's a completely different experience.
This is when I realized that this is probably the reason we stopped playing it all those years ago.
My older brothers would tell me what to play.
I couldn't find any Go cards and when I was hit with an out of gas card there were no remedy cards to be found.
The first game my 11 year old son and I won easily getting the "Right of way" card and "Puncture proof tires" card.
Yeah.
Too many hurt feelings.
It was more of a relief just to forfeit the game than to subject myself to more punishment.
I am always looking for activities that are both fun and educational for them and these game have become a big hit. I recently purchased two Mille Bornes Card Games for the Learning Center where I am employed. (We have Middle School youth after school for about three hours). The underlying Math concepts make the game a good mental challenge for them. I had played the game back in the early 70's and it was as fun as I remembered.THANKS.
Lots of fun to play, & you practice your numbers in French while you're at it.
We are loving this game, just as I did 30+ years ago. The cards are now standard playing card instead of what I remember as being oversized cards, and the illustrations are completely charmless. But there are still French translations, and the game itself is still completely enjoyable (I played with my 7 and 10 year old kids and they picked it up right away).
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