{"id":5012,"date":"2025-09-26T13:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boardgamewire.com\/?p=5012"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:46:04","slug":"french-board-game-retailers-unveil-their-designer-illustrator-and-publisher-of-the-year-in-latest-prix-des-boutiques-ludiques-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boardgamewire.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/french-board-game-retailers-unveil-their-designer-illustrator-and-publisher-of-the-year-in-latest-prix-des-boutiques-ludiques-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"French board game retailers unveil their designer, illustrator and publisher of the year in latest Prix des Boutiques Ludiques awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The designer and illustrator of co-operative card game Pr\u00e9sages<\/a> have both picked up awards in this year’s Prix des Boutiques Ludiques, chosen by French board game retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxime Rambourg and Ben Renaut were joined as award winners this year by French board game publisher Gigamic<\/a>, which won the prize for editorial work for its release Lula, a 144-piece children’s jigsaw puzzle across 18 boxes which “evolves” through mini-puzzles that are then assembled and nested together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pr\u00e9sages, which is published by Spiral Editions, sees players working together to get rid of cards until they have only one remaining in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual Prix des Boutiques Ludiques is awarded by the Groupement des Boutiques Ludiques, an association of French board game retailers created in 2016 – with the awards designed to highlight professions whose combined skills and passion give originality to games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pr\u00e9sages || Photo Credit: Spiral Editions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Winning designer Rambourg is best known for his work creating games The Loop, The Big Book of Madness and Dracula vs Van Helsing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runners up for this year’s designer award were Julien and\u00a0Tom Prothi\u00e8re for co-operative narrative work Fil Rouge, and Thomas Dagenais-Lesp\u00e9rance for children’s deduction game Mimose & Sam et le Voleur de Fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Castle Combo<\/a> artist St\u00e9phane Escapa and 15 Jours en France<\/a> illustrator Julie Gruet picked up nominations for their artwork, while Ch\u00e8vre Edition\/Moon Editions and Disto Studio finished as runners up in the publisher awards for their work on La Cour de Versailles<\/a> and Daydream<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award was presented at this year’s Vichy Games Festival in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prix des Boutiques Ludiques 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer award:
Winner: Maxime Rambourg, Pr\u00e9sages<\/strong>
Julien and Tom Prothi\u00e8re, Fil Rouge
Thomas Dagenais-Lesp\u00e9rance, Mimose & Sam et Le Voleur de Fruits <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illustration award:
Winner: Ben Renaut, Pr\u00e9sages<\/strong>
St\u00e9phane Escapa, Castle Combo
Julie Gruet, 15 Jours en France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher award:
Winner: Gigamic, Lula<\/strong>
Disto Studio, Daydream
Ch\u00e8vre Edition and Moon Editions, La Cour de Versailles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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