Talk:Mille Bornes

message: 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)
:As far as I know, the 'default' version of Mille Bournes is the 4 player game.  That's at least how any instruction manual I've ever found is written, having more emphasis on the 4 player game than 2 player.  The name of the game also makes more sense that way, as 4 player lacks the Extension rule by default (games must go to 1000 miles, not 700 with an Extension afterward).  A game called Sept Cents Bournes would just be silly. :-) CaptainSpam 16:37, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconded: the four player game is the default, per Parker Brothers. DanielCristofani 11:27, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  2 or 4 players 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Jeu des mille bornes 

message: 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: 
* Untangle the text formerly under Types of cards into discussion of the Deck and explanation of the Play. The game should be explained as other card games: Deck, Play, Scoring, Strategy. 
* Deck information should be presented in table form. 
* Condense all the minor sections under With larger or smaller groups into a single bullet list. Four-player play is the "default", the way that the game should be explained under the previous sections -- no need for recap here. 
* More history of the game, particularly of the different deck versions. 
* I'd like to see the French names for the cards in the English version of the article -- once only, in table form. This is en, but much of the charm of the game comes from the French terms. I wouldn't play with someone who slapped down a Right-of-Way card without shouting "coup fourré". 
* Discussion of the game outside the context of the game itself. MB has been around for a long time and millions of people have played it, no? What might a little research discover? 
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)
thread_title:  Major refactor 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Bornes vs Bournes 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Versions 

message: 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)
replies: text: I'll confirm that. DanielCristofani 10:57, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  That seems correct and I've made the edit -- good notice, Jonpin. John Reid 23:36, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Four Safety bonus 

message: The card game Grass should get a mention somewhere... John Reid 23:39, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Done. --Fullobeans (talk) 03:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grass 

message: 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)
replies: text: I second this request for information.  This type of information would be very encyclopedic. Val42 20:53, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I saw that need a long time ago and put some research on the workpage. Check it out. John Reid 18:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: 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)
thread_title: Notice of import

message: 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 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)
thread_title:  Prevention Safety Question 

message: I have removed all the  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)
thread_title:  Card images 

message: The Stop card is improperly translated to "Roulez"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.126.254.202 (talk) 17:15, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  English to French translation 

message: 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)
thread_title:  New Form Article 

message: 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)
thread_title:  What was the last bilingual (English/French) printing? 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Colors of the km cards