Some games are a long time in the works before getting published. The first steps of the project for publishing an online version of Djambi on Board Game Arena were taken in early 2013, so we are really happy to release this game today for everyone to enjoy!
Djambi, also called "Machiavelli's chessboard", is a game created by Jean Anesto in the 70's which holds a very special feel since it was designed to display the dark side of politics with all the negociation, dirty tricks and treachery leading to power! You are the leader of a political party, your objective is absolute power, and you are not above political assassination... That's just a means to an end, and your goal is clear: there can be only one leader left!
Djambi is played like chess, with specific pieces (Chief, Reporter, Assassin, Diplomat, Necromobile and Militants) and 4 contenders around the board instead of just 2. The center of the board is the seat of power, called the Maze. Getting your Chief there will allow you to play more often (once after each of your opponents) which can be a decisive advantage, but you should be careful as it's a very exposed situation... Also, when taking a piece, it doesn't leave the board like in most games but stays here as a corpse, that can be used for protection or to hinder the progress of your opponents! Did we say "politics"? A large part of the game relies on setting up public alliances with other players to get them to help you crush an opponent, but then of course, sometimes an ally outlives it's usefulness. Nothing personal there! When playing with friends, you should make sure that they understand this before starting a game of Djambi... 😉
The rules were written with a strong focus on the theme: they are pretty fun to read, but leave some space for interpretation on fine points of the game. Rather than making available a lot of possible options, we made some choices for maximum machiavellian play:
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you can kill your own pieces, except the leader (sometimes sacrifice is necessary);
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the Reporter has the choice not to kill (the Press is not above making some arrangements with political parties);
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a Chief is eliminated if fully entrapped by corpses with no Necromobile left in play;
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the master move of the Diplomat is available (removing a Chief from the Maze, then replacing him/her by another Chief when leaving the Maze);
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the master move of the Assassin is available (killing a Chief in power, then killing another Chief when leaving the Maze and setting up his/her corpse in the Maze as a puppet regime!)
The longer the game takes to get released, the longer the list of thanks to be given! We would like to thank:
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Alkazar who was the first developer interested in implementing Djambi, who got information about the game, started developing it but unfortunately could not finish;
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marcgenesis who took over to create a new and complete implementation;
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Didier Hallépée who was close to the publisher "L'impensé radical" when it existed and got back to us with answers about the game and the possibility to publish an online version;
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the illustrators Reno (http://reno-pixellu.com/blog/), Boulet (http://www.bouletcorp.com/) and Lucie Albon (http://www.luciealbon.net/) for their kind authorization to propose their illustrations of the pieces as an optional graphical theme for the game (visible on the right of the illustration image for this news, and available through the game preferences).
We hope that you'll have fun working your very convoluted way to absolute power in this game!
占碑 （马基雅维利的棋盘）
有些游戏的出版经历了很长时间。
发布占碑在线版本的第一步始于2013 年初，所以我们真的很高兴今天能发布这个游戏给大家欣赏 ！
占碑，也被称为"马基雅维利的棋盘"，是一个在 70 年代由Jean Anesto创造的别致游戏，因为它揭示了以谈判、 肮脏的把戏和背叛导致权力政治的黑暗的一面！
你是一个政党的领袖，你的目标就是绝对的权力，你并不免于政治暗杀...
那只是达到目的的手段，而你的目标很明确︰一山不容二虎 ！
占碑就像国际象棋，有特定的角色（首席记者、 刺客、 外交官、 Necromobile、 激进分子） 但有4 个竞争者而不只是2个。
棋盘中心是权力之座，它被称为迷宫。
获得领导权将给你一次操作更多的机会 （在对手动作之后） ，它可以是一个决定性的优势，但你应该谨慎，因为你将陷入暴露自己的境地......
而且，当服用一片，它不会留下像板在大多数游戏中，但留在这里作为一具尸体，可用于保护或阻碍你的对手 ！
我们谈论"政治"吗？
这个游戏相当依赖于与其他玩家成立联盟以击败对手，但有时也难免兔死狗烹。
对事不对人！
当和朋友一起玩之前，应该确保他们理解这一点......
规则聚焦于主题：读起来有趣，但保留某些细节的解读空间。
而不是提供很多可行的选择，使我们作出最大的权谋玩的一些选项︰
-你可以杀了你自己的作品，除了领袖 (有时牺牲是必要的);
-记者已经选择不去杀（新闻上面作出一些安排与政党不是）;
-首席消除如果完全包埋尸体满没有 Necromobile 的游戏;
-大师移动的这名外交官是可用 （首席去除迷宫，然后用另一个长官取代他/她离开迷宫时）;
-大师移动的刺客是可用 （杀害长官的权力，然后杀死另一个长官时离开迷宫和设置其尸体在一个傀儡政权作为迷宫 ！）
游戏发行所需的时间越长，感谢名单就越长！
我们的感谢名单如下︰
- Alkazar第一个有志于开发占碑，他收集游戏信息，开始开发它，可惜功亏一篑;
- marcgenesis接手，开发了一个新的完整版本;
-Didier · Hallépée他与出版商"L'impensé radical"相邻，给我们带来了开发线上版本的许可;
-插画里诺( http://reno-pixellu.com/blog/ )， Boulet ( http://www.bouletcorp.com/ ) 和露西埃尔本( http://www.luciealbon.net/ ) 为他们善良的授权提出其插图作品作为一个可选的图形主题游戏 （可见右边的图图像的这一消息，并可用通过游戏优惠）。
我们希望你能在运筹帷幄获取绝对权力中得到乐趣！
