Cannes or Bust » games http://cannes-or-bust.com Inside news and tips for visitors to Cannes Thu, 17 May 2012 12:56:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Games festival celebrates 25th anniversary http://cannes-or-bust.com/2011/02/games-festival-celebrates-25th-anniversary/ http://cannes-or-bust.com/2011/02/games-festival-celebrates-25th-anniversary/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:18:46 +0000 Cannes or Bust http://cannes-or-bust.com/?p=2046 Games festival in CannesAfter welcoming 150,000 visitors last year, the Cannes’ Festival des Jeux hopes to do better between February 25-27, 2010. The 25th edition of the event will feature tournaments, encounters with games in development, video games, mangas, special all-night sessions and much more. One of the highights will be a selection of the very best games of the past quarter century.

The event provides a platform for the annual French games awards, l’As d’Or (Golden Ace) with 10 games in the running:

* Cyclades by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc (Matagot)
* Djam by William Attia (Asmodee)
* Fresco by Marco Ruskowski et Marcel Süßelbeck (Queen Games)
* Qwirkle by Susan McKinley Ross (Iello)
* Razzo Raketo by Steffen Bogen (Selecta Spiel)
* Skull & Roses de Hervé Marly (Editions Lui-Même)
* S.O.S. Octopus by Oliver Igelhaut (Filosofia)
* Troyes by Sébastien Dujardin, Xavier Georges & Alain Orban (Pearl Games)
* Water Lily by Dominique Ehrhard (GameWorks)
* 7 Wonders by Antoine Bauza (Repos Production)

For details about this family-friendly event, visit Festival des jeux.

]]> http://cannes-or-bust.com/2011/02/games-festival-celebrates-25th-anniversary/feed/ 0 150,000 visitors expected for Games Festival http://cannes-or-bust.com/2010/02/150000-visitors-expected-for-games-festival/ http://cannes-or-bust.com/2010/02/150000-visitors-expected-for-games-festival/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:16:09 +0000 Cannes or Bust http://cannes-or-bust.com/?p=1190 A stunning 150,000 visitors are expected at Cannes’ Festival des Jeux, March 3-7, 2010. The event will feature tournaments, with a  special chess event, encounters with games in development, video games, mangas, special all-night sessions and much more.

The event will also provide a platform for the annual French games awards, l’As d’Or (Golden Ace) with 11 games in the running, which can be played on the spot. For details, visit Festival des jeux.

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