12-14 rue de la Corne, Bulle de Jeux It’s that little shop where, the moment you push open the door, you realise you’re going to spend more time there than you’d planned. Not your run-of-the-mill toy shop: a a real shop specialising in board games, with all that this entails in terms of specific advice, tests to be carried out and a desire to return.
Three spokes that stand up
The selection covers the full range: board games from accessible family games (Dixit, Catan, Concept) to strategic blockbusters (Terraforming Mars, Gloomhaven and others) and cooperative games ; trading cards (Magic, Pokémon, and their accessories) ; figurines from Warhammer and other universes, complete with the paint pots and brushes to go with them. In short, there’s something for everyone – from the novice looking for «something for my bored parents» to the hobbyist preparing for their next tournament.
Advice, above all
The real value of Bulle de Jeux, as with any good games shop, is the personalised advice. «My children are 7 and 9; we like games that aren’t too long, and we tend to prefer co-operative games»: he’ll suggest three or four titles, explain the mechanics in two sentences, and advise against one because the rules are too complicated for weekday evenings. It’s hard to get this sort of quality discussion on an online marketplace.
A loyalty scheme that pays for itself quickly
For regular customers, the shop offers 10 % discount on all purchases for one year, once you’ve spent a total of €130 or more. If you're the kind of gamer who releases one game a month or paints two miniatures a week, the maths is pretty simple.
Practice
12-14 rue de la Corne, 77300 Fontainebleau. Telephone: 09 53 14 76 94. Bulle de Jeux network - bulledejeux.com to get an idea of what’s in the catalogue, but the important thing is still to pop in and ask, «Do you have anything for…?».
