They don’t make Euros like this anymore. Bruxelles 1893 was published in 2013 is certainly an under-appreciated game. Some might say that a 7.6 rating in BGG doesn’t justify using the term ‘under-appreciated’ but you can check out any ‘best board games of 2013’ list, chances are you won’t find this. But the ones that have played this game will tell you what I’m about to.
I’m here to tell you that this is a brilliant game par none. It makes you realise how much Euros have changed over a period of time. Today, a medium-heavy Euro means a large box/board, intricate player boards, complex ruleset, almost no player interaction, long player turn times and box full of games wooden components.
While I love these kinds of games too, it’s refreshing to play a medium-heavy game that in not so big box, small boards, simple player boards, simple ruleset, fewer components, crunchy agonising decisions, loads of player interactions and very mean at that, with very little components.
The theme of Bruxelles 1893 would put you to sleep - art nouveau, nobles, art, architecture, prestige, victory points etc. I mean, some would pretty much expect a good old resource conversion goodness. This game though, introduces a lot of very interesting mechanisms which I haven’t seen emulated or adapted in any other games since.
You place your worker and do three things at once - bid for the card, take a certain action, compete for the area majority bonus - all this with the placement of one of your worker. So, your turns carry weight from turn one. Plus, the cost for building changes every time someone builds a building and they have agency in determining what would be the cost for anyone to build the next building. And the way this is implemented with the rotating needles is quite bold. Also, the price at which the seller of the art sells directly influences the price of all the other art works that other players may be holding. The way this is implemented is using a very unique price table (you’ve got to see it to appreciate it).
And then a bunch of few other mechanisms as well. The way all these mechanisms tie together smoothly and seamlessly confirms what a work of genius this game is.
From an accessibility point of view, the game plays excellently well at all advertised player counts. Sadly this is not as common in games as it should be. This game though, rocks at all player counts. The choice of colours in the game is just perfect. Easily distinguishable for any type
... keep reading on reddit ➡Je suis de nationalité française, expatrié à Bruxelles depuis une grosse douzaine d'années. Ma carte nationale d'identité étant arrivé à expiration depuis, disons, un temps certain, je me suis finalement résolu à la renouveller. Je prends donc rendez-vous au consulat de France pour procéder à l'opération.
Le jour dit, je me présente à l'accueil du consulat avec les pièces nécessaires, à savoir ma carte périmée, et la traditionnelle série de photos d'identité sortie d'un photomaton, datant du récent renouvellement de ma carte de résident belge. Incroyable mais vrai, j'allais utiliser plusieurs photos d'identité d'un même tirage!
La dame jette un demi-regard à mes photos, et m'informe immédiatement qu'elles ne conviennent pas, car au "format belge".
Heureusement, un photomaton est disponible dans les locaux, et j'obtiens donc une nouvelle série de photos, estampillée "conforme". La suite de la procédure se déroule sans encombres, et je serai donc très bientôt à nouveau en possession de papiers en ordre.
En comparant les deux séries de photos, je m'interroge toutefois sur la différence de format, loin d'être flagrante. Une petite recherche confirme mes soupçons :
- format français d'après service-public.fr : largeur 3,5 cm, hauteur 4,5 cm, taille du visage entre 3,2 et 3,6 cm
- format belge d'après ibz.rrn.fgov.be : largeur 3,5 cm, hauteur 4,5 cm, taille du visage entre 3,1 et 3,6 cm
J'en déduis donc que mon visage mesurait 3,1 cm, dimension acceptable en Belgique mais irrémédiablement trop courte pour la France. Bravo en tout cas à la dame de l'accueil du consulat, dont les yeux d'aigle ont repéré le millimètre manquant en une fraction de seconde.
EDIT : u/Koningrey a donné la vraie différence : les photos belges sont sur fond blanc, et l'administration française veut un fond bleu ciel
Hi, im thinking of moving to Bruxelles with my 2 friends. I have some doubts and i hope you guys can help me. Is it possible for 3 people to rent a house? What types of work foreign people get usually? Is english enough or do we have to learn other languages? Thank you
Hey everyone ! My gf and I are travelling to Bruxelles and we are staying there for 4 days. We were wondering how the public transports work here, and what would be the best deal for us to visit the city. I'm not sure if "train, métro, bus" share the same tickets. Any advice would be welcome :) thank you !
J'hésite fortement à faire 3 ans de bachelier soit à Rotterdam ou alors à Bruxelles (ULB) (Je suis consciente qu'aux Pays-Bas ca sera enseigné en anglais mais ça ne me pose pas de soucis). Est-ce que pour vous Bruxelles est une bonne ville étudiante?
Hi everyone I would appreciate some help with this bird identification
I have been searching online and tried using my Merlin ID but keep coming up empty. I have never seen this type of bird in Bruxelles and we do have quite varied bird life. I live right next to a big park.
Also if the photo looks a bit off its because her neck was broken after flying into a small window :( I cried the rest of the day about it....
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