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I don't understand the section '2 player game'. Since the default is the 2 player game, why should any hazards be removed? It seems to contradict what's being said at the 3-player game variant. Abigail 12:32, Mar 1, 2004 (UTC)
I don't think this article is right about this bullet point about the Safety Card rules: "Safety cards are four special cards that can be played to avoid a certain type of hazard for the remainder of the game. These cards are also worth 100 points."
1. I think the Safety Cards last for the rest of the hand, not the rest of the game.
2. I don't think you get 100 points for playing them.
Can anyone confirm that?
Thanks, Throbblefoot 06:25, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I placed the link to the French wiki so you can change the name of this article. Marc Venot 23:48, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I've shuffled the sections a little, mostly to expand the outline, demoting most sections to subsections. The page as it stands is almost all about playing the game but there is much more to be said about it. Gameplay can be condensed and reorganized, too. I'm not finished working.
Coming up:
This article cries out for graphics. At least half the fun is in the beautiful cards of the 1962 deck. I think we can claim fair use on a card or two from each deck, but for obvious reasons we need one complete deck. We can solve this along both dimensions by contacting Parker Brothers for permission; who knows what we might get? For the time being, a symbolic deck can be whipped up shortly. John Reid 18:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
I won't enter into any discussion of which name is "more correct"; but the official Hasbro deck I have at hand now is titled "Mille Bornes". Google gives 9830 hits for "mille bournes" with a did you mean: mille bornes; 648,000 hits for the latter. John Reid 04:09, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Such a popular game has been released in many different versions. I suggest that variants in which the style of the cards is different are notable; however let's not clog up the article by attempting to list every variation in packaging. The sole notable exception is the "race car" package. Somebody get a photo of that? John Reid 06:38, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
This is a work page of source material, images, and text-in-process, only rudely sorted. We may have copyright issues to deal with before some of it can be moved to the article itself.
The versions of the game I have says the 700 for having all four safeties is total, that is one only gets an additional 300 points for having all four. This means by my math that the most points one can get in a hand is 4600 (1000 miles + 400*4 coup-fourees + 300 bonus + 400 finish + 300 delayed + 500 shutout + 300 safe trip + 200 extension if played). Could someone check that? Jonpin 00:50, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
The card game Grass should get a mention somewhere... John Reid 23:39, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
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Say, I just thought I should say as a courtesy: although I (obviously, from my edits) think that the "strategy" section of the Mille Bornes article is at the extent where it is best suited to the WikiBooks leisure bookshelf, I also think it looks like the makings of a good WikiBook, and certainly appreciate the work you've obviously put into it. As a little further background, I'll note that the proper resolution of strategy sections in game articles vs. WP:NOT (specifically with respect to advice, suggestions, and such) has been a topic of discussion over at WikiProject Board and table games, which might be of interest to you. - Stellmach 14:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC) |
As far as the extension strategy goes - it fails to mention the 400 points available for "Trip Completed" Statalyzer ( talk) 18:29, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
Why is there no history section, no story about when it was created, when first translated, how many languages it's in? There's nothing here that you can't get from reading the rules and playing a few hands. Night Gyr ( talk/ Oy) 00:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
A copy of this article was moved to wikibooks using the Import tool (with all revisions). If this article was marked for copy to wikibooks or as containing how-to sections, it can now be safely rewritten.
If contributors are interested in expanding on the practical information that was in this article, please do so on the wikibooks side. For pointers on writing wikibooks, see Wikibooks:Wikibooks for Wikipedians.
(Looks like a fun game, BTW) -- SB_Johnny| talk| books 23:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
The Wiki article says that playing a Safety (not as a Coup Fourre) corrects the corresponding Hazard. The 1962 Parker Brothers rulebook never says that the three non-Right-of-Way Safeties correct the Hazard, but says repeatedly that they prevent further attacks. A webpage [1] quotes the 1962 rulebook, including the section "Safety Cards". Can someone explain why the Wiki article says what it does? -- Dwallis459 20:38, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
I have removed all the {{Non-free card}} templates from the card images. The images are original designs by User:John Reid, released under the GNU FDL, and are not part of any published Mille Bornes deck. LordRM ( talk) 17:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
I have also vectorized all the card images, and replaced them in the article. LordRM ( talk) 20:14, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
The designs for the safeties there are totally diff from the last 3 sets I have owned (US, bilingual versions, c. 1970-2000). A comment on design variations and/or changes thru the ages would be a lot more useful than the ENDLESS details about the rules. My word. Does all that belong in an "encyclopedia" article?!
Really a mess. Would an entry on Hamlet paste in the entire text?! 66.3.106.6 ( talk) 03:13, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
The Stop card is improperly translated to "Roulez" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.126.254.202 ( talk) 17:15, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
The excellent previous article has been forked over to wikibooks. There is a link to it from the confines of this article. This article will continue to be about the game, but not necessarily how to play the game. I have been admiring the original article for some time, but today decided to embark on the requested changes. K3vin ( talk) 23:14, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
I recently acquired a copy of this game published by Hasbro Canada and dated 2011. In this edition:
These variations should be put into the article, and possibly should be given priority over the existing rules and terminology if they are the only version now being published.
-- 76.69.139.64 ( talk) 08:56, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Apparently what's sold in the states is now totally devoid of French (which was a critical aspect of the game's theme). Would be nice to know the publisher / print run history including significant changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.146.184 ( talk) 04:18, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
Does anyone know if there is a specific logic to the coloration of the km cards? For instance, the 25 km card has red digits in a green outline, while the 75 has green digits and a red outline. Perhaps just random? Maybe this was the original colors? Is there any pattern I'm missing here? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 14:48, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
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I don't understand the section '2 player game'. Since the default is the 2 player game, why should any hazards be removed? It seems to contradict what's being said at the 3-player game variant. Abigail 12:32, Mar 1, 2004 (UTC)
I don't think this article is right about this bullet point about the Safety Card rules: "Safety cards are four special cards that can be played to avoid a certain type of hazard for the remainder of the game. These cards are also worth 100 points."
1. I think the Safety Cards last for the rest of the hand, not the rest of the game.
2. I don't think you get 100 points for playing them.
Can anyone confirm that?
Thanks, Throbblefoot 06:25, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I placed the link to the French wiki so you can change the name of this article. Marc Venot 23:48, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I've shuffled the sections a little, mostly to expand the outline, demoting most sections to subsections. The page as it stands is almost all about playing the game but there is much more to be said about it. Gameplay can be condensed and reorganized, too. I'm not finished working.
Coming up:
This article cries out for graphics. At least half the fun is in the beautiful cards of the 1962 deck. I think we can claim fair use on a card or two from each deck, but for obvious reasons we need one complete deck. We can solve this along both dimensions by contacting Parker Brothers for permission; who knows what we might get? For the time being, a symbolic deck can be whipped up shortly. John Reid 18:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
I won't enter into any discussion of which name is "more correct"; but the official Hasbro deck I have at hand now is titled "Mille Bornes". Google gives 9830 hits for "mille bournes" with a did you mean: mille bornes; 648,000 hits for the latter. John Reid 04:09, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Such a popular game has been released in many different versions. I suggest that variants in which the style of the cards is different are notable; however let's not clog up the article by attempting to list every variation in packaging. The sole notable exception is the "race car" package. Somebody get a photo of that? John Reid 06:38, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
This is a work page of source material, images, and text-in-process, only rudely sorted. We may have copyright issues to deal with before some of it can be moved to the article itself.
The versions of the game I have says the 700 for having all four safeties is total, that is one only gets an additional 300 points for having all four. This means by my math that the most points one can get in a hand is 4600 (1000 miles + 400*4 coup-fourees + 300 bonus + 400 finish + 300 delayed + 500 shutout + 300 safe trip + 200 extension if played). Could someone check that? Jonpin 00:50, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
The card game Grass should get a mention somewhere... John Reid 23:39, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
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Say, I just thought I should say as a courtesy: although I (obviously, from my edits) think that the "strategy" section of the Mille Bornes article is at the extent where it is best suited to the WikiBooks leisure bookshelf, I also think it looks like the makings of a good WikiBook, and certainly appreciate the work you've obviously put into it. As a little further background, I'll note that the proper resolution of strategy sections in game articles vs. WP:NOT (specifically with respect to advice, suggestions, and such) has been a topic of discussion over at WikiProject Board and table games, which might be of interest to you. - Stellmach 14:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC) |
As far as the extension strategy goes - it fails to mention the 400 points available for "Trip Completed" Statalyzer ( talk) 18:29, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
Why is there no history section, no story about when it was created, when first translated, how many languages it's in? There's nothing here that you can't get from reading the rules and playing a few hands. Night Gyr ( talk/ Oy) 00:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
A copy of this article was moved to wikibooks using the Import tool (with all revisions). If this article was marked for copy to wikibooks or as containing how-to sections, it can now be safely rewritten.
If contributors are interested in expanding on the practical information that was in this article, please do so on the wikibooks side. For pointers on writing wikibooks, see Wikibooks:Wikibooks for Wikipedians.
(Looks like a fun game, BTW) -- SB_Johnny| talk| books 23:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
The Wiki article says that playing a Safety (not as a Coup Fourre) corrects the corresponding Hazard. The 1962 Parker Brothers rulebook never says that the three non-Right-of-Way Safeties correct the Hazard, but says repeatedly that they prevent further attacks. A webpage [1] quotes the 1962 rulebook, including the section "Safety Cards". Can someone explain why the Wiki article says what it does? -- Dwallis459 20:38, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
I have removed all the {{Non-free card}} templates from the card images. The images are original designs by User:John Reid, released under the GNU FDL, and are not part of any published Mille Bornes deck. LordRM ( talk) 17:40, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
I have also vectorized all the card images, and replaced them in the article. LordRM ( talk) 20:14, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
The designs for the safeties there are totally diff from the last 3 sets I have owned (US, bilingual versions, c. 1970-2000). A comment on design variations and/or changes thru the ages would be a lot more useful than the ENDLESS details about the rules. My word. Does all that belong in an "encyclopedia" article?!
Really a mess. Would an entry on Hamlet paste in the entire text?! 66.3.106.6 ( talk) 03:13, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
The Stop card is improperly translated to "Roulez" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.126.254.202 ( talk) 17:15, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
The excellent previous article has been forked over to wikibooks. There is a link to it from the confines of this article. This article will continue to be about the game, but not necessarily how to play the game. I have been admiring the original article for some time, but today decided to embark on the requested changes. K3vin ( talk) 23:14, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
I recently acquired a copy of this game published by Hasbro Canada and dated 2011. In this edition:
These variations should be put into the article, and possibly should be given priority over the existing rules and terminology if they are the only version now being published.
-- 76.69.139.64 ( talk) 08:56, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
Apparently what's sold in the states is now totally devoid of French (which was a critical aspect of the game's theme). Would be nice to know the publisher / print run history including significant changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.146.184 ( talk) 04:18, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
Does anyone know if there is a specific logic to the coloration of the km cards? For instance, the 25 km card has red digits in a green outline, while the 75 has green digits and a red outline. Perhaps just random? Maybe this was the original colors? Is there any pattern I'm missing here? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 14:48, 3 May 2022 (UTC)