Game of the Year Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents of the Box
• IMPORTANT
  • 1. Object of the Game
  • 2. Setting Up the Game
  • 3. Progression
    • 3.a Operating the "Time-Progression Machine"
    • 3.b Buying Additional Days
    • 3.c Illustrated Squares
  • 4. Other Components of the Game
    • 4.a Money
    • 4.b "Day to Mark with a White Cross" Tokens
    • 4.c Lucky Number
    • 4.d Birthday
    • 4.e Astrological Signs
    • 4.f "Vacation" Cards
    • 4.g Month of December
  • 5. End of the Game
• NECESSARY CLARIFICATIONS
  • 1. End of a Turn
  • 2. Buying Additional Days
  • 3. Illustrated Squares
  • 4. End of Quarters
  • 5. Bankruptcy
  • 6. "Day to Mark with a White Cross" Tokens
  • 7. Claiming What Is Owed for Lucky Numbers and Birthdays
  • 8. Astrological Signs
  • 9. 1 April and 21 June
  • 10. "Vacation" Cards
  • 11. Order to Follow When There Are Several Simultaneous Interactions
• Calendar of Events
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Contents of the Box

Box information: 2 to 6 players, ages 12 and up, average playing time 1 to 1 hour 15 minutes.

• 1 game board representing a calendar
• 42 "chance" cards (pink back)
• 36 "hazard" cards (orange back)
• 30 "lucky number" tokens (small cards numbered 1 to 30)
• 12 "vacation" cards (back illustrated with a beach)
• 84 "day to mark with a white cross" tokens
• 1 "time-progression machine"
• 6 pawns
• 1 stack of banknotes
• 1 "almanac of events"
• 1 detailed rulebook

IMPORTANT

1. Object of the Game

The object of the game is to be the player who has had the best year, in other words the player who has acquired the greatest number of "day to mark with a white cross" tokens. These tokens are obtained by stopping on squares that correspond to happy events (squares framed in red), by taking them from your opponents depending on the draw of "chance" and "hazard" cards, or by being the first to reach the end of a quarter.

2. Setting Up the Game

Each deck of "chance" and "hazard" cards is shuffled. The cards are placed face down in the centre of the game board. Each player chooses a pawn, takes 2 "vacation" cards, places 2 tokens "day to mark with a white cross" and receives 800 Frs from the bank. The remaining money and "day to mark with a white cross" tokens are left with the bank, one of the players taking charge of it.

Each player draws at random one "lucky number" token (the small square cards numbered 1 to 30) that he does not show to the other players. The number shown on this token will be his lucky number for the whole game.

The youngest player begins the game. Each player takes turns in a clockwise direction (the direction opposite to the hands of a clock). The Start square corresponds to 1 January. On the board, several players may occupy the same square.

3. Progression

On his turn, each player must turn the dial of the "time-progression machine" and advance his pawn according to the indications given by the faces of this machine. At the end of his turn, each player has the possibility of buying an additional right of progression by paying 100 Frs to the bank for each additional day of progression he wants.

3.a Operating the "Time-Progression Machine"

The player turns the dial with one sharp movement. When it stops turning, two faces are visible:

• If it stops on 2 blue faces, the player will advance to the next illustrated square framed in blue on the board.
• If it stops on 2 red faces, the player will advance to the next illustrated square framed in red on the board.
• If there are 2 numbers, the player may choose to advance by the value of one or the other of these 2 numbers. For example, if the machine shows 6 and 10, he may advance either 6 days or 10 days.

At the end of this movement, if the player lands on an illustrated square, he must refer immediately to the commentaries relating to this date contained in the "Almanac of Events". If, as a result of the consecutive movements caused by these instructions, the player again arrives on an illustrated square, he must follow the instructions contained in the "Almanac of Events" for this new date. And so on.

3.b Buying Additional Days

If and only if a player's movement does not bring him to an illustrated square, he may immediately buy a right of additional progression by paying 100 Frs to the bank for each day of progression he wants. He then advances his pawn by as many days as he wishes and follows the instructions relating to the new square on which he stops.

If a player ends his turn on a non-illustrated square, his opponents may pay 100 Frs to the bank for each additional day of progression they wish to "offer" him, naturally in order to make him land on a square that penalises him.

(NB: Under no circumstances may one buy a right to move backwards.)

3.c Illustrated Squares

The illustrated squares refer to real events described in the almanac. By referring to these events, the Almanac of Events gives instructions that the player arriving on this square must follow:

• Illustrations framed in red correspond to lucky days and are profitable for the player.
• Illustrations framed in blue correspond to unlucky days and are penalising for the player.
• Illustrations framed by a double blue line are doubly penalising. Players who stop on these squares must give back one "day to mark with a white cross" token to the bank (unless they have at least one!) before following the instructions of the almanac.
• Illustrations framed half red and half blue lead to consequences that may be lucky or unlucky depending on the case.

(NB: Unless a specific clarification is given, the instructions apply only to the player who has just arrived on the square.)

4. Other Components of the Game

4.a Money

In addition to the 800 Frs allotted at the start of the game, you receive 400 Frs at the end of each quarter when you pass 31 March, 30 June and 30 September.

Your lucky number, your own birthday, and certain "chance" cards also allow you to receive money.

On the other hand, certain "hazard" cards make you spend money, and you must pay when you land on your opponent's lucky number or birthday date.

During the game, if you cannot pay the sum you owe, you are declared bankrupt, and you must then give back to the bank half of your "day to mark with a white cross" tokens and return to the last day of the preceding month.

4.b "Day to Mark with a White Cross" Tokens

Players gain and lose "day to mark with a white cross" tokens according to the indications given on the "chance" and "hazard" cards drawn during the game. In addition, the first player who passes the last day of a quarter (31 March, 30 June and 30 September) receives 3 tokens from the bank and the second player to pass it receives 2. As for the player who first reaches 31 December, he receives 6 tokens. The player who is in second position at that moment receives 3.

It is also possible to buy one token at the start of each turn, by paying 500 Frs to the bank.

4.c Lucky Number

Each time a player lands on the day whose date corresponds to his lucky number (which he drew at the start of the game), whatever the month, he receives 200 Frs from the bank.

On the other hand, any player who lands on a day whose date corresponds to another player's lucky number must pay that player 200 Frs.

4.d Birthday

When a player lands on his own birthday date, each player gives him 200 Frs. The fact of landing on another player's birthday date also obliges you to pay that player 200 Frs.

4.e Astrological Signs

The unfortunate consequences of "hazard" cards (whether you or one of your opponents draws them) have no effect on you for as long as your pawn is in the zone corresponding to your astrological sign (for example, for Gemini, from 21 May to 21 June).

4.f "Vacation" Cards

At his turn, each player may play one of his 2 "vacation" cards after having carried out his various movements. This card allows him to advance 14 additional days on the board. (NB: This additional progression completes the player's turn. It is not possible to play more than one "vacation" card during the same turn.)

These "vacation" cards must be played before 15 November. After this date, they can no longer be played. Playing a "vacation" card implies an advance of exactly 14 days (it is not possible, for example, to advance only 10 days).

4.g Month of December

December being the last month of the year, 2 special rules apply:

• In December, players may only progress by using the smaller of the 2 numbers shown by the "time-progression machine". (NB: To enter the month of December, it does not matter how the progression was carried out.)
• In December, players may not "buy" additional days of progression. On the other hand, they may "offer" them to their opponent(s).

5. End of the Game

As soon as a player reaches or passes the square of 31 December, the game stops. He receives 6 tokens "day to mark with a white cross", and the player who is in second position at that moment receives 3. It is no longer possible to buy tokens from the bank.

The player who has the greatest number of "day to mark with a white cross" tokens is declared the winner.

(NB: In case of a tie between several players, the sum of money held at the end of the game will break the tie.)

NECESSARY CLARIFICATIONS

1. End of a Turn

When one lands on an illustrated square, one must immediately follow the instructions contained in the "Almanac of Events" and draw "chance" and "hazard" cards as appropriate. Their implications may land you on another illustrated square, in which case you must again refer to the almanac.

A player's turn ends when all interactions relating to the drawing of cards have been carried out. He must then pass the "time-progression machine" to the next player.

2. Buying Additional Days

It is not possible to buy additional days of progression if one is on an illustrated square at the end of one's turn: whether it is a square framed in red or in blue, a square bearing a zodiac sign, or the end of a quarter.

On the other hand, if your movement brings you to a non-illustrated square, you may buy additional progression for as many days as you wish by paying 100 Frs per day to the bank. The interest of these additional progressions is to reach squares that make you gain money or "day to mark with a white cross" tokens, or that make you draw a "chance" card if you land on a square framed in red.

Your opponents may "offer" you additional progression by paying 100 Frs per day of movement to the bank, alone or with several others. Their interest is opposite to yours: they will try to make you fall on squares that make you spend money or give back tokens to the bank, or that make you draw a "hazard" card.

(NB: One may under no circumstances buy a right to move backwards.)

3. Illustrated Squares

The purpose of this game is not to answer questions, so it does not matter whether the players know or not what happened on the dates on which they stop.

One must systematically follow the indications contained in the "Almanac of Events" as soon as one lands on an illustrated square framed in red or blue.

There are only 2 cases in which one should not take into account the indications given in the almanac:

• When one lands on an illustrated square as a result of a consecutive movement caused by the implications of a "chance" or "hazard" card drawn during an opponent's turn.
• And when there is a possible exchange of pawns when a player stops on the square of 1 April or 21 June (see these dates in the almanac).

4. End of Quarters

Each time a player passes or stops on 31 March, 30 June or 30 September, he receives 400 Frs from the bank. Of course, during the game a player may pass several of these dates, since it sometimes happens that one moves back. Thus one may acquire this sum several times.

(NB: One does not receive 400 Frs during the exchanges of pawns that occur when a player stops on 1 April or 21 June.)

The first player to pass the end of a quarter, that is, who passes or stops on 31 March, 30 June or 30 September, receives 3 "day to mark with a white cross" tokens from the bank. The second receives 2.

5. Bankruptcy

Players who do not have enough money to pay their debts lose half of their "day to mark with a white cross" tokens, which they give back to the bank (in the case of an odd number, round up to the upper half: for example, if a player has 5 tokens, he must give back 3). They must also move their pawn back, by placing it on the last day of the preceding month (except in January, where it will be agreed that they rejoin the Start square).

While a player is bankrupt, he pays nothing. But as soon as he is solvent again, he will forget, unfortunately for his opponents, to pay his former debts.

(NB: Players who have no money are not necessarily bankrupt: they become so only when they are unable to meet their payments.)

6. "Day to Mark with a White Cross" Tokens

A player who no longer has any "day to mark with a white cross" tokens is not bankrupt. If he must give some to the bank, or to one of his opponents, while he no longer has any, he simply ignores this claim!

7. Claiming What Is Owed for Lucky Numbers and Birthdays

A player may claim what is owed to him by the bank or by another player as long as his pawn is still on the square in question, even if he has passed the "time-progression machine" to another player, that is to say, even if he has finished his turn.

(NB: It is better to place the card of your lucky number face down, so that your opponents do not have it in view permanently. Dates are sometimes quickly forgotten!)

8. Astrological Signs

As long as your pawn is in your astrological sign, you are protected against all the bad things that may happen (having to pay money, give back tokens, move back, and so on). On the other hand, you will keep the advantage of all the lucky events that may occur.

9. 1 April and 21 June

• When a player stops on 1 April, he must swap the places of his opponents' pawns on the board; only his own pawn must not change place. (NB: In a 2-player game, the 2 pawns must then be swapped.)
• When a player stops on 21 June, he must swap the place of his pawn with that of any other player's pawn. Obviously, he will try to make this swap with the player in the lead!

During these exchanges, one must not take into account the meaning of the new squares on which the players will find themselves.

10. "Vacation" Cards

At the end of his turn, wherever the player is on the board (illustrated or not), he may play a "vacation" card, which allows him to advance exactly 14 days.

Note: only one card may be played per turn, and it is imperative to play it before 15 November.

If during this movement the player lands on an illustrated square, he must not follow the instructions contained in the Almanac of Events.

11. Order to Follow When There Are Several Simultaneous Interactions

When one square conditions several actions, the order to follow is always the following:

• First pay the other players (the sums owed for birthdays are to be paid before the sums owed for lucky numbers).
• Then pay the bank.
• Draw the necessary cards if needed, and follow their respective instructions.

(NB: When a player has to draw 2 cards in succession, he draws the first and follows its instructions, then he draws the second. Likewise, when several players are led to draw a card all together, each draws his card in turn order, one after the other, and always in turn order each follows the instructions given for his own turn.)

12. Dates of the Astrological Signs

(NB: Some of the start dates of the astrological signs may not match the horoscope you are in the habit of consulting. These slight differences are due to the fact that not all horoscopes agree.)

Translator's note: the French booklet refers to a table of the zodiac sign dates, but that table is not in the scanned copy, so the dates of each sign are not transcribed here. The example given in section 4.e (Gemini, 21 May to 21 June) is taken from the text.

Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events (the "Almanac des Événements" in the French edition) gives the entry for each of the 366 days of the year. Entries are listed by month and date. Days without an entry have no picture and no instructions.

January

• 1. Ideal day to start playing. All players place their pawn on this day. Happy New Year!
• 6. The Three Wise Men follow the good star and bring many gifts to the Infant Jesus. Draw a Chance card.
• 10. Coco Chanel died on 10 January 1971. All women wearing a suit draw a Chance card. Those who are not wearing one draw a Hazard card.
• 13. Émile Zola published on 13 January 1898, in the newspaper L'Aurore, a famous article entitled "J'Accuse" in support of Dreyfus. All of France is divided over this affair. Draw a Hazard card.
• 16. Nationalisation of Renault on 16 January 1945. If you own a Renault, draw a Chance card. Otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 21. Execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793: it is the symbol of the fall of absolute monarchy. Draw a Hazard card.
• 23. On this date, in 1901, only 77 women practised the profession of doctor. Since then, things have evolved... If you are a woman, draw a Chance card. If you are a man, pay the price of a consultation (300 F) to the player of your choice. (If there is no female player, you are off the hook this time!)
• 24. First discovery of a gold vein on 24 January 1848 in California. The gold rush is going to be enriching. Draw a Chance card.
• 30. Assassination of Gandhi on 30 January 1948 in India. The world is in shock. Draw a Hazard card.

February

• 1. Release of Jacques Tati's film Les vacances de M. Hulot on 1 February 1953. You take your holidays in winter: pay 300 F to the bank and advance 15 days.
• 6. Opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble on 6 February 1968. France is particularly honoured, with Jean-Claude Killy winning 3 gold medals in alpine skiing. If you regularly practise a sport, draw a Chance card.
• 9. First striptease on 9 February 1893 at the "Bal des Quatre Arts" in Paris, followed by a riot and many arrests. It is always dangerous to arouse passions: draw a Hazard card.
• 14. It is Valentine's Day: all bachelors draw a Chance card, all married players draw a Hazard card.
• 16. Appearance of the first cheques on 16 February 1659. Are you a creditor or a debtor? In both cases, pay 100 F to the poorest player and receive 100 F from the richest player. (In case of a tie, distribute the debits and credits as judiciously as possible.)
• 24. The Gregorian calendar that we still use today was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII on 24 February 1582. Draw a Chance card.
• 26. Death of Fernand Condantin, known as Fernandel, on 26 February 1971. Disappearance of one of the greatest French comedians. Draw a Hazard card.
• 29. You are in a leap year: this only happens every four years. Play again twice in succession.

March

• 6. Marguerite Yourcenar was the first woman elected to the Académie Française on 6 March 1980. If you are a woman, draw a Chance card.
• 9. Foundation of the French Foreign Legion on 9 March 1831 at Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria. All men between 16 and 36 years old draw a Hazard card.
• 10. First audible telephone communication on 10 March 1876. The telephone is expensive... And it is truly priceless when women use it... All female players under 12 years old, as well as all male players, pay 300 F to the bank; all other female players pay 600 F to the bank!
• 11. Appearance of the first daily newspaper on 11 March 1702 in England. Bad news ensures newspapers a higher print run: draw a Hazard card.
• 13. Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus on 13 March 1781. Draw a Chance card.
• 15. Assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC (the Ides of March). Draw a Hazard card.
• 17. Opening of the Paris Fair on 17 March 1904. You let yourself be tempted and buy many things. Pay 300 F to the bank.
• 22. First film screening in Paris on 22 March 1895. This is the beginning of a new form of popular entertainment. Draw a Chance card.
• 30. The Beatles achieve the feat of having five of their songs placed in the first five positions of the American Hit Parade on 30 March 1964. If you can name five Beatles titles, draw a Chance card; otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 31. It is the end of the first quarter: the bank pays you 400 F.

April

• 1. It is April Fools' Day! Play a joke on your opponents: swap the pawns of your opponents on the game board, as you see fit!
• 2. Birth of Andersen on 2 April 1805. Escape for a moment into the marvellous world of fairy tales: draw a Chance card.
• 10. The French rugby team wins the Five Nations Tournament for the first time at the end of its final match on 10 April 1954. If you can name the other four nations taking part in this tournament, draw a Chance card.
• 13. The Beatles appear in concert for the first time in Hamburg on 13 April 1962. This is the beginning of "Beatlemania". Draw a Chance card.
• 15. The Titanic sinks "with all hands" on 15 April 1912. This event becomes the symbol of unforeseeable disasters. Draw a Hazard card.
• 18. Creation of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) on 18 April 1951. This first treaty of economic cooperation, signed by 6 European countries, is one of the very first steps towards the great market of 1992. If you have already been to more than 4 European countries, draw a Chance card.
• 19. Grace Kelly becomes a princess by marrying Rainier III of Monaco on 19 April 1956. If you can name the title of one of her films, draw a Chance card. Otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 25. Watson and Crick discover the structure of DNA on 25 April 1953. This is an important step in knowing the secret of life. Draw a Chance card.
• 29. Death of the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, on 29 April 1980. Draw a Hazard card.

May

• 1. It is Labour Day. All salaried players draw a Chance card. All other players draw a Hazard card.
• 5. Birth of Karl Marx on 5 May 1818. His influence has not been particularly beneficial to the development of capital. Draw a Hazard card.
• 6. Inauguration of the Eiffel Tower on 6 May 1889. If you live in Paris, draw a Chance card.
• 11. Launch of the liner France on 11 May 1960. It is the largest and fastest transatlantic liner of its time. Advance 16 days.
• 15. Appearance of the first nylon stockings on 15 May 1940. They are still fragile and risk laddering at any moment. All female players over 16 years old draw a Hazard card.
• 19. First draw of the Loto National on 19 May 1976 in Paris. You are lucky: the bank pays you 500 F.
• 20. Lindbergh crosses the Atlantic alone aboard the Spirit of St. Louis in 33 hours and 29 minutes on 20 May 1927. If you have already crossed the Atlantic, draw a Chance card.
• 25. Marshal Pétain institutes Mother's Day on 25 May 1941. If you are a mother, draw a Chance card.
• 28. On 28 May 1961, the Orient Express makes its last journey. Even though it was put back into service later, this last journey signifies the end of luxury travel across Europe. You suddenly feel nostalgic... Draw a Hazard card.
• 29. Edmund Hillary conquers Everest on 29 May 1953. He triumphs thanks to his courage and his tenacity. Draw a Chance card.

June

• 4. Death of Casanova on 4 June 1798. All female players over 12 years old and under 70 years old are rid of this womaniser and draw a Chance card.
• 6. It is D-Day, 6 June 1944, with the landing of Allied troops in Normandy. The liberation of Europe is under way... Draw a Chance card.
• 10. The first S.O.S. is sent on 10 June 1909 by a ship. This international signal is a constant reminder of the permanent presence of danger. Draw a Hazard card.
• 13. Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall on 13 June 1961. This symbol of the division of Europe makes you go back 12 days.
• 18. General de Gaulle launches his "Appeal" on the radio on 18 June 1940 to urge France to fight the German invader. Draw a Chance card.
• 19. Coluche dies in a motorcycle accident on 19 June 1986. One of the great figures of show business passes away. Draw a Hazard card.
• 21. It is the longest day of the year, which marks the beginning of summer. From this moment the days will shorten again: roles are reversed. For you too: you swap the place of your pawn with that of the player of your choice.
• 24. First flight of a French astronaut (Jean-Loup Chrétien) on 24 June 1982. Draw a Chance card.
• 26. Presentation by Pierre Sabbagh of the first televised news programme on 26 June 1949. Pierre Sabbagh is famous, among other things, for his pipe. All players who habitually smoke a pipe draw a Chance card.
• 30. It is the end of the second quarter: the bank pays you 400 F.

July

• 4. Proclamation of the independence of the United States on 4 July 1776. There is no better occasion to draw a Chance card.
• 5. First appearance of the bikini at a fashion show in Paris on 5 July 1946. This is part of the movement for the liberalisation of morals and brings you to take more and more risks. Draw a Hazard card.
• 7. Faced with the growth of motor traffic, a decree of 7 July 1901 forbids motorists to exceed 10 km/h in built-up areas. You certainly do not respect the speed limits! Pay 300 F in fines to the bank.
• 12. Inauguration of the Panama Canal on 12 July 1914, which allows ships to save a great deal of time. So do you: advance to the end of the month.
• 14. The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 is the symbol of the French Revolution. All players who have a noble particle in their name draw a Hazard card. The others draw a Chance card.
• 19. Inauguration of the first line of the Paris Métro (Vincennes - Maillot) on 19 July 1900. If you can name 5 stations on this line, which is today called Château de Vincennes - Pont de Neuilly, draw a Chance card. Otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 21. On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the Moon: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Draw a Chance card.
• 25. Birth of the first test-tube baby on 25 July 1978. Science makes progress that is not always under control: draw a Hazard card.
• 29. Baden-Powell founds the Scout movement on 29 July 1907. All players who have been Scouts draw a Chance card.

August

• 3. Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on 3 August 1492 to discover new lands. All players with any family connection to North or South America draw a Chance card.
• 6. Feat of the Great Houdini on 6 August 1926: he stays underwater, holding his breath, for 91 minutes. Nothing is impossible: draw a Chance card.
• 8. Attack on the Glasgow - London mail train on 8 August 1963. Nothing is certain any more these days!!! All players draw a Hazard card.
• 12. Death of Ian Fleming, the father of James Bond, on 12 August 1964. Name the title of two films drawn from his work; otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 15. The end of the Second World War on 15 August 1945 is declared by Messrs. Truman, Attlee and Stalin. Draw a Chance card.
• 22. Theft of the Mona Lisa on 22 August 1911 from the Louvre Museum. One always risks possessing works of art. Draw a Hazard card unless you are a collector (it does not matter what you collect), in which case you draw two, since you are doubly exposed!
• 24. Eruption of Vesuvius on 24 August 78 AD, which destroys the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Draw a Hazard card.
• 27. First oil well drilled in Pennsylvania on 27 August 1859. Although oil prospecting is sometimes not profitable, it is always accompanied by a great deal of hope. Draw a Chance card.
• 31. Installation of the red telephone between Washington and Moscow on 31 August 1963. Relations between East and West ease a little. Draw a Chance card.

September

• 2. The first tickets of the Loterie Nationale go on sale on 2 September 1933. The bank pays you 500 F if you have less than 1000 F, and 200 F if you have 1000 F or more.
• 5. Opening of the Saint-Gotthard road tunnel on 5 September 1980. This tunnel, about 17 km long, is currently the longest in the world. You are slightly claustrophobic: draw a Hazard card.
• 7. Requisition of Parisian taxis on 7 September 1915 to transport French troops to the front. These are the famous "Taxis of the Marne". Despite the victory, losses were heavy. Draw a Hazard card.
• 9. Death of Toulouse-Lautrec on 9 September 1901. If you have a beard, draw a Chance card. Otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 10. First Davis Cup victory of the French "Musketeers" on 10 September 1927. All players who are currently wearing a Lacoste shirt draw a Chance card.
• 19. First appearance of Mickey Mouse on screen on 19 September 1928. If you have a cat, draw a Hazard card.
• 20. Opening of the first Cannes Festival on 20 September 1946. Cinema tickets are getting more and more expensive! If you have been to the cinema during the past week, pay 300 F to the bank.
• 25. Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin on 25 September 1928. On the subject of medicine: if you can give the scientific name of aspirin, draw a Chance card.
• 29. Albert Einstein fails his mathematics examination at university on 29 September 1895. All is not lost for you! Draw a Chance card.
• 30. It is the end of the third quarter: the bank pays you 400 F.

October

• 1. Mao Tse-tung founds the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. It was a risky undertaking, but full of hope. Draw a Hazard card, then draw a Chance card.
• 6. Alain Prost becomes World Drivers' Champion for the first time on 6 October 1985. Draw a Chance card.
• 13. During a meeting held at the UN on 13 October 1960, Khrushchev takes off his shoe and bangs it on the table. If you know his first name, draw a Chance card. Otherwise, draw a Hazard card.
• 16. On 16 October 1846 the first surgical operation under anaesthesia takes place. Much suffering can be spared. Draw a Chance card.
• 18. Abolition of the death penalty in France on 18 October 1981. All players draw a Chance card.
• 22. Beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis on 22 October 1962. What might have led to a world conflict ends well. If you are smoking a cigar, draw a Hazard card.
• 24. Wall Street stock market crash on 24 October 1929. This "Black Thursday" leads to a worldwide financial crisis. Draw a Hazard card.
• 28. The length of compulsory military service is reduced from 18 to 12 months on 28 October 1950. If you are a man over 18 years old, you begin your military service again: move back one month.

November

• 5. On 5 November 1922, the Egyptologist Carter discovers the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The curse will strike those who want to know too much. All players interested in ancient history draw a Hazard card.
• 7. On 7 November 1917 the Bolshevik Revolution breaks out in Russia. Revolutions are always risky and full of the unexpected. Draw a Hazard card.
• 9. Death of Jacques Brel on 9 November 1978. Everyone mourns the loss of a great artist. Draw a Hazard card if you cannot hum the tune of three of his songs.
• 11. On 11 November 1918 at 11 o'clock, the armistice is signed at Rethondes. After more than four years of conflict, peace is finally restored. Draw a Chance card.
• 15. Death of Jean Gabin, one of the last great sacred monsters of French cinema, on 15 November 1976. France is in mourning. Lose a turn.
• 16. Publication on 16 November 1913 of À la recherche du temps perdu. Turn the "time-progression machine": advance by the difference between the 2 numbers shown. (If the coloured faces come up, start again.)
• 21. On 21 November 1935, the miner Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov is declared a national labour hero in the USSR. He becomes the symbol of performance and motivation. But on the same occasion he makes many people jealous: draw a Hazard card.
• 26. Opening of the first Children's Fair on 26 November 1949 at the Grand Palais. Draw a Chance card if you are under 12 years old or if you have a child under 12.

December

• 1. Inauguration of the Musée d'Orsay on 1 December 1986. This museum is devoted to art of the second half of the 19th century. Draw a Chance card if you have a painting or a statuette in your living room.
• 2. Gillette files the patent for a new model of disposable-blade razor on 2 December 1901. Men's lives are going to be transformed. If you are a man and you do not wear a beard, draw a Chance card.
• 3. First heart transplant carried out on 3 December 1967 by Doctor Barnard. Draw a Chance card.
• 6. Saint Nicholas' Day. You give presents. Pay 300 F to the bank or draw a Hazard card.
• 8. It is the feast in honour of Mary in Lyon. Custom has it that the people of Lyon light candles in their windows. If there is a candle in the room where you are playing, draw a Chance card.
• 10. On 10 December 1901 the first Nobel Prize was awarded. If you are a graduate but have not yet received a Nobel Prize, draw a Hazard card!
• 15. On 15 December 1840, the ashes of Napoleon I are transferred to the Invalides. Draw a Chance card if you can name at least three victorious battles of Napoleon I.
• 17. The first weather forecast is broadcast on 17 December 1946. If it is fine, or if it was fine today, all players draw a Chance card. Otherwise, all players draw a Hazard card.
• 19. General de Gaulle is elected President of the Republic for the second time on 19 December 1965; but he is the first president to be elected by universal suffrage. All players who have already been elected once in their life (in whatever capacity) advance 3 days.