Some of the traditional french board games are the ‘Mille bornes” game and the ‘Le cochon qui rit “game from the Dujardin company.

The “Mille bornes” (One thousands kms) game was created in 1947 by Edmond Dujardin, a stationary’ publisher for driving schools. He got inspired by the american game “Touring: a car race’s game with cards. The name “Mille bornes” was inspired by the nearly 1000 kms of the “Nationale nr 7″road. It was the famous main road used by French people during their annual holidays migration from Paris to the south (Côte d’Azur). Easy to play, the game became famous and quickly conquered at that time Europe, Canada and United States.

It is still 100% manufactured in France and offers various versions : the classical one (cards only), the beginner one, the luxury or collector versions (with accessories), the green one (electric cars thematic)…etc.

“Le cochon qui rit” (the laughing pig) game is a dice game of chance. The first one to accessorize his plastic pig (with ears, legs, eyes, tail) wins ! The origins of this game are coming from Lyon city. People used to play a “pig” game in pubs (a pig drawing was completed according your dice results). The one who was loosing had to pay for the round. In 1932, Joseph Michel, one of the regular pub consumer, had the idea to create a wood pig sculpture with its accessories. And then the product had been awarded by the Lépine prize in 1934 (annual French inventors competition). Various versions of this game are also available (classic, beginners, collector…etc.)

You can buy these products in every toys retailers shops (La Grande Récré / Jouéclub / King Jouet / Cultura ) and even in toys’ sections of supermarkets !