- Original Release: 1989
- Developer: I. Loffre, F. G. Ricard
- Publisher: Descartes Editeur
- Platform: Board Game
- Original Name: James Bond 007 Le Jeu
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A French board game from Descartes Editeur, featuring artwork of Timothy Dalton. I should point out that, due to limited sources, I’m not sure entirely how accurate my Tabletop Simulator version is, but the main mechanics are from a description of the game so that part is at least correct.
The goal of the game is to defeat all the villains of on the board – the player who has defeated the most when the last villain is defeated wins. Players will take turns trying to complete action cards by using their skills of gunfight, brawling and seduction/charm. You roll a dice and add the level of the matching skill, trying to score 8 or higher to collect a card.
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These cards can either be gadgets, which let you improve a dice roll, or an information card, which lets you fight a villain. The villain fights work in a similar way, except you don’t know up front what skill will be in use. You can also choose to attack another player. If you win, they lose a skill level and you get to steal 0-3 cards (determined by dice roll).
Unless there are some in depth rules I’m not aware of, this game is just a long, drawn out slog. The mechanics are very simple and it’s just rolling a dice to see if you win.
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