Jeu De L'espace

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Description

This late 1950s French board game is unique in promoting business around the Rouen city in France. The object of the game is for players to travel to planets by business named rockets. Players then transfer to flying saucers visiting major celestial stars and finally being first to arrive at Messier 31 (better known as the Andromeda galaxy). A simple roll and move game where the pieces are constructed by a small rectangular card and a pin. Players push the pin into the board as they move along the space paths. They roll the dice 3 times during each players move. Some features on the board help players such as the Sputnik, while others apply a penalty such as the Space Monster. The first to reach Messier 31 also have to answer 3 questions (2 related to the local businesses and one space question. The game was handed out by the advertised businesses to customers. —user summary