1000 Bornes de la France

1000 Bornes de la France Rulebook

Table of Contents

Composition of the Game

The game contains 110 cards, made up of:

75 stage cards, divided into 15 itineraries of 5 cards each
8 attack cards
12 parade cards
3 "bottes" (seven-league boots) cards
12 "joker" cards, "Carte de France"

Also included: a scoreboard (tableau de marque), a marker, and an eraser; a shoe (sabot) for placing the cards; and a poster showing the itineraries and stages with the towns that make them up.

Goal of the Game

Score 500 points over several games. For each game, obtain all the cards of at least one itinerary and score as many points as possible. (See the scoring section below.)

Start of the Game

The youngest player deals the cards and plays first. Play then passes to the next player clockwise.

Each player receives 6 cards. The remaining cards are placed face down in the empty part of the shoe and form the draw pile.

Start of the Partie

To gather the stages of a single itinerary, place the 5 cards that make it up in front of you, face up on the table. Start by laying down at least 2 cards at the same time. For example, for the itinerary "Bordeaux-Nîmes / Nîmes-Bordeaux: Agen-Toulouse and Toulouse-Carcassonne", the two cards must follow each other, but they do not have to be the ones that begin the itinerary.

Unless the players agree at the start of the game, a joker cannot replace one of these cards. The players may instead agree to start an itinerary by laying down 3 cards at once, one of which is a joker. The 3 cards must follow each other.

On each turn, the player lays down, if they can or wish to, one or more cards, then discards one card face up onto the shoe.

A player must always have 6 cards in hand.

To do this, after playing (whether or not they laid down cards), the player takes from the draw pile the card or cards they are missing.

For one of these cards, the player also has the option of taking the last card discarded onto the shoe, in place of a card from the draw pile.

To do so, the player proceeds as follows: they place beside the shoe the card they are about to discard, take the card that interests them, then discard into the shoe the card they had set aside.

It is then the next player's turn.

When the draw pile is exhausted, take the pile of face-up cards, turn it over and place it in the empty part of the shoe to rebuild the draw pile.

The Joker Card "Carte de France"

Only stage cards can be replaced by this joker card. It therefore cannot replace an "attack", "parade" or "boots" card.

During play, a card that has been laid down cannot be taken back, except in the case of the joker card. A player may take this card back when it has been laid down in their own tableau or in that of another player, if they have the matching card among the 6 cards in their hand.

A single itinerary may contain at most 2 jokers.

When a player lays down a joker, they announce aloud the stage it replaces, so that the other players can check that there is no error.

Attacks and Parades

A player, even one who has not yet laid down any card, may on their turn stop another player's progress by laying down an attack on one of that player's itineraries. This prevents that player from continuing to lay down further cards on that itinerary, but they may continue to play on the other itineraries in their tableau, if they have any.

An attack cannot be laid down in front of a player who has not started an itinerary.

To unblock the attacked itinerary, the player must, on their turn, cover the attack with a parade. In the same turn, they may lay down cards and play normally.

Each attack has a particular matching parade, given in the summary table.

"Attack" cards are edged in red and "parade" cards are edged in green.

The Boots ("Bottes")

A boots card is a card which, once exposed, prevents any corresponding attack (see the summary table). There are 3 in the game.

You have two ways of exposing a boots card in your tableau:

On your normal turn to play, even if it is the first card you play.
At the precise moment when another player attacks you and your boots card matches the attack (even if it is not your turn to play). This is the Coup-Fourré described below.

As soon as you expose a boots card, the other players no longer have the right to lay down the corresponding attack on you until the end of the game.

The Coup-Fourré

This consists of exposing the boots card matching an attack that an opponent places in your tableau, even if it is not your turn to play, and saying to them: "Coup-Fourré".

As soon as a player has announced "Coup-Fourré", the player whose turn it was immediately ends their turn by:

discarding a card into the shoe
taking from the draw pile the cards they are missing to have 6 cards in hand.

It is then the turn of the player who announced "Coup-Fourré" to play. If players are seated between the one who attacked and the one who answered with a "Coup-Fourré", they lose their turn. The player who announced "Coup-Fourré" immediately takes a card from the draw pile (or from the discarded cards) to replace the one they have just laid down. They play.

As soon as they have finished playing, it is the turn of the player seated to their left to continue.

To remember a "Coup-Fourré", the matching card is placed perpendicular to the other cards, which makes scoring at the end of the game easier.

To avoid the risk of being unable to lay down the cards you intended to play, because your opponent has answered your attack with a "Coup-Fourré" and will therefore immediately take the turn, it is in your interest to always lay down the cards you want to play before making attacks.

End of the Partie

The partie ends in one of the following cases:

When a player, after having gathered at least the 5 cards of a single itinerary, manages to lay down all of their cards in one go. They must discard one card, and only one, into the shoe. On this occasion they may lay down cards in the other players' tableaux.
When a player can no longer draw to have 6 cards in hand.
When no playable card remains, that is, when no player can draw or lay down any card that scores points.

Teams of Two

The game consists of being able to play on one's partner's tableau, but each player lays down in front of them the itinerary they start.

Attack and parade cards only concern the tableau of the player on whom they are laid.
A player may play on their partner's tableau to complete one of their itineraries or to parry an attack, but may not complete an itinerary that is under the effect of an attack.
A player may make a Coup-Fourré on an attack laid on their partner's tableau. The player who laid down the card to make the Coup-Fourré takes the turn.
At the end of the game, the partners' points are added together to determine the winning team.

Attacks, Parades and Boots: Summary Table

The summary table lists, in three columns, the attacks, the matching parades, and the matching boots. Each row is one matching set. The scan's left edge is cropped; the attack text "non-respect des distances de sécurité" is read from the printed table.

Attack (Attaques)	Parade (Parades)	Boots (Bottes)
Speeding and not keeping safe distances (Excès de vitesse et non-respect des distances de sécurité)	Appropriate speed and distance (Vitesse et distance adaptées)	Champion of the Highway Code (Champion du Code de la Route)
Lost: which direction? (Perdu – Quelle direction ?)	Itinerary found: right direction (Itinéraire retrouvé – Bonne direction)	Road map: itinerary prepared (Carte routière – Itinéraire préparé)
Fatigue	Break: I stop every 2 hours (Pause – Je m'arrête toutes les 2 heures)	Welcome to Bon Port (Bienvenue à Bon Port)
Incident	Car serviced before leaving (Révision de la voiture avant de partir)	Welcome to Bon Port (Bienvenue à Bon Port)

Note: as printed, the "Welcome to Bon Port" boots appear in both the Fatigue row and the Incident row. The notice itself says there are 3 boots in the game; the table is transcribed as printed.

Scoring

The game is played to 500 points. The players may also agree that the game ends when the playing time agreed at the start of the partie has elapsed. The player who has scored the most points then wins. For each partie, cards left in hand count against the player and cards laid down count in their favour.

Scoring Summary

Item	Points
End-of-partie bonus (for the player who lays down all their cards)	10 points
Each stage and each joker (added if laid down, subtracted if left in hand)	5 points
Attack and parade cards	0 points
Each boots card	10 points
The 3 boots in the same tableau	50 points (instead of 3 × 10 = 30)
Complete itinerary without joker (in addition to the points of the cards)	40 points
Complete itinerary with joker (in addition to the points of the cards)	30 points
Coup-Fourré (in addition to the points of the boots card)	30 points

Scoreboard

The printed scoreboard sheet (tableau de marque) lists the following lines, with one column per player for the points of each partie and a row for the total:

Line	Points
End-of-partie bonus	+10
Each card laid down	+5
Each boots card	+10
3 boots in the same tableau	+50
Complete itinerary without joker	+40
Complete itinerary with joker	+30
Coup-Fourré	+30
Each card left in hand	−5
TOTAL

Note: the scoreboard says "each card laid down" and "each card left in hand", while the scoring summary above applies the 5-point card value to stages and jokers. Both are transcribed as printed.

List of the 15 Itineraries and Their Stages

The notice lists the 15 itineraries, each with its five stages, the illustration on each stage card, and the itinerary symbol (symbole) that appears on every card of that itinerary. Each itinerary is played in either direction, as shown by its two headings.

Bordeaux - Nîmes / Nîmes - Bordeaux (Symbol: Bull)

Stage	Illustration
Bordeaux - Agen	Prune (Pruneau)
Agen - Toulouse	Rocket (Fusée, Centre National d'Études Spatiales / Toulouse)
Toulouse - Carcassonne	Ramparts of Carcassonne
Carcassonne - Montpellier	Bull
Montpellier - Nîmes	Pont du Gard

Calais - Colmar / Colmar - Calais (Symbol: Stork)

Stage	Illustration
Calais - Reims	Reims Cathedral
Reims - Verdun	Trench soldiers, 1914-1918 War
Verdun - Metz	Quiche Lorraine
Metz - Strasbourg	European flag
Strasbourg - Colmar	Stork

Le Mans - Quimper / Quimper - Le Mans (Symbol: Puffin)

Stage	Illustration
Le Mans - Laval	Rillettes
Laval - Rennes	Crêpes
Rennes - Saint-Brieuc	Breton woman in costume
Saint-Brieuc - Brest	Puffin (Macareux)
Brest - Quimper	Trawler (Chalutier)

Limoges - Annecy / Annecy - Limoges (Symbol: Unicorn)

Stage	Illustration
Limoges - Aubusson	"Limousine" cow
Aubusson - Clermont-Ferrand	Tapestry
Clermond-Ferrand - Saint Etienne	Tyre (Pneu)
Saint Etienne - Lyon	Ties (Cravates)
Lyon - Annecy	The Alps

Note: the printed spelling "Clermond-Ferrand" (for Clermont-Ferrand) is kept as printed, here and in the Orléans - Perpignan itinerary.

Lyon - Ajaccio / Ajaccio - Lyon (Symbol: Napoleon's Hat)

Stage	Illustration
Lyon - Avignon	Hot-air balloon (Montgolfière)
Avignon - Marseille	Palais des Papes in Avignon
Marseille - Toulon	Sailor's beret / Rascasse
Toulon - Bastia	Ferry
Bastia - Ajaccio	Napoleon

Metz - Grenoble / Grenoble - Metz (Symbol: Chamois)

Stage	Illustration
Metz - Nancy	Part of the gate of the Place Stanislas
Nancy - Vittel	Mineral water
Vittel - Dijon	Mustard
Dijon - Lyon	Puppet (Marionnette)
Lyon - Grenoble	Chamois and skier

Nîmes - Menton / Menton - Nîmes (Symbol: Flowers)

Stage	Illustration
Nîmes - Arles	Arena of Arles (Arènes d'Arles)
Arles - Aix-en-Provence	Flamingos
Aix-en-Provence - Cannes	Cinema
Cannes - Grasse	Rose
Grasse - Menton	Mimosas

Orléans - Perpignan / Perpignan - Orléans (Symbol: Volcanoes)

Stage	Illustration
Orléans - Bourges	Joan of Arc
Bourges - Clermont-Ferrand	Volcanoes
Clermond-Ferrand - Saint Flour	Garabit Viaduct
Saint Flour - Narbonne	Laguiole knife and cheese
Narbonne - Perpignan	The Pyrenees

Paris - Bordeaux / Bordeaux - Paris (Symbol: Duck / Church)

Stage	Illustration
Paris - Blois	Château de Chambord
Blois - Tours	Château de Chenonceau
Tours - Poitiers	Futuroscope
Poitiers - Niort	Marais poitevin
Niort - Bordeaux	Bordeaux wines

Paris - Cherbourg / Cherbourg - Paris (Symbol: Boat)

Stage	Illustration
Paris - Versailles	Château de Versailles
Versailles - Saint-Germain-en-Laye	Locomotive
Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Rouen	Norman farm
Rouen - Caen	Normandy Bridge and apples
Caen - Cherbourg	Boat

Paris - Dunkerque / Dunkerque - Paris (Symbol: Factory)

Stage	Illustration
Paris - Saint-Denis	Notre-Dame de Paris
Saint Denis - Chantilly	Racehorses
Chantilly - Compiègne	Napoleon III
Compiègne - Lille	Miner
Lille - Dunkerque	Dish of mussels (Plat de moules)

Paris - Mulhouse / Mulhouse - Paris (Symbol: Lion of Belfort)

Stage	Illustration
Paris - Fontainebleau	Climbing
Fontainebleau - Dijon	Hospices de Beaune
Dijon - Besançon	Clock (Montre)
Besançon - Belfort	Lion of Belfort
Belfort - Mulhouse	Alsatian house

Paris - Saint-Nazaire / Saint-Nazaire - Paris (Symbol: Castle)

Stage	Illustration
Paris - Chartres	Chartres Cathedral
Chartres - Le Mans	"24H" of Le Mans
Le Mans - Angers	Château d'Angers
Angers - Nantes	Anne of Brittany and the ermine
Nantes - Saint-Nazaire	Shipyard (Chantier naval)

Périgueux - Tarbes / Tarbes - Périgueux (Symbol: Henri IV)

Stage	Illustration
Périgueux - Bordeaux	Prehistoric fresco
Bordeaux - Biarritz	Shepherd on stilts
Biarritz - Pau	Basque pelota
Pau - Lourdes	Henri IV
Lourdes - Tarbes	Basilica of Lourdes

Troyes - Montauban / Montauban - Troyes (Symbol: Cheese and Fruit)

Stage	Illustration
Troyes - Auxerre	Champagne
Auxerre - Bourges	Stained glass of the Palais Jacques Cœur in Bourges
Bourges - Limoges	Porcelain
Limoges - Brive	Mushrooms
Brive - Montauban	Geese (Oies)