My co-creator Shusha Oliveira and I, are so excited to share our newest creation with you—L’Affaire du Trésor Caché! 🔎 This thrilling board game, inspired by the classic Clue (or Cluedo), lets you step into the grand Versailles palace of France, uncover secrets, and solve an exciting mystery. 🏰
Your mission? Figure out which treasure is missing, who took it, and where they’ve hidden it! 🗝️ You’ll explore elegant rooms like the Galerie des Glaces and, Salle du Trône, collecting clues and making deductions. 🕵️♂️🕵️♀️ It’s the perfect mix of fun, strategy, and a touch of French history—and it’s finally ready for you to play! ✨
What makes this game special? 💡
- Practice French while playing: It’s a creative way to practice French vocabulary and cultural references while having a great time. 🇫🇷 Two levels are available so that even beginners of the language can participate!
- Sharpen your detective skills: Work with your friends to crack the case using logic and teamwork. 🧠🤝
- Print-and-Play: No fancy equipment needed—just download, print, and start playing. 🖨️🎲
- Comprehensive Game Manual: We’ve created a detailed manual with instructions on the setup of the game, gameplay mechanics and use of the game as a pedagogical tool to make learning interactive and fun. 📘🎓
Why is the game Free? And will always be free! 💡
As fellow teachers, we know that not everyone can afford expensive commercial games. That’s why we created L’Affaire du Trésor Caché as an economical, accessible resource for classrooms and beyond, that can be used in multiple ways. We’ve released it under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND) so that:
- 🆓It’s free for anyone to use, as long as it’s for non-commercial purposes.
- You can share it with others (just remember to credit us! 💬). However, the license doesn’t permit sharing of any modifications or changes to the original game or game manual. The game and the game manual stays original, so the quality is always top-notch. 📝
🎉 French version out now!
The French version of the Game Manual of L’Affaire du Trésor Caché is officially live. 🕵️♀️🕵️♂️. The components of the game are made available in the manual.
Versions of the game: We are so grateful to the community of teachers, students, players and board gamers who have provided valuable feedback to improve the game. The table below contains links to the previous and latest versions of the game.
| Sr. No | Title | Date, location and audience | Links |
| 1 | Game Manual (in French) – for Participants of Workshop (Level 0.5 of the game) – for paper presentation (Edition 1 containing Level 1 and Level 2 of the game) | November 2024, Jaipur, Conference organised by IATF, French Teachers | PDF downloadable – Link to level 0.5 of the game – Link to Game Manual: level 1 and Level 2 of the game + activities. Note: these are PDFs of older versions of the game. The design of the board has not changed in the newer versions provided below, but the rules are modified for optimum usage. |
| 2 | Game Manual (in French) for Participants of Workshop (Edition 2 containing Level 0.5, Level 1 and Level 2 of the game). Livret d’activités (containing activities proposed by the teachers) | April 2025, Chennai, Invitation by IATF South Zone, French Teachers | PDF downloadable – Link to the Game Manual – Link to the booklet of activities. |
New edition coming soon with colored version of the board and cards!
In addition, the English version is on its way🚀, so keep an eye out for updates!
Help us improve! ✍️
The game and the game manual is currently undergoing review. We know there might still be a few typos or small errors in the manual. If you spot any, we’d be so grateful if you could let us know! Your feedback will help us make the next version even better.
Try it out and share your thoughts! 🗣️
We’d love for you to try the game and tell us what you think!
- What did you enjoy? 🎉 and more importantly What could we improve? 🛠️
- Have ideas for fun pre- or post-game activities? 🤔 Share them with us! We will be happy to include your name and activity in the activity booklet of the game. This Activity booklet is released under the Creative Commons License CC BY NC SA. For more details consult the Game Manual️ for teachers as the Activity Booklet.
- If you want us to conduct the game for your students (or conduct a demo for your teachers), do let us know! We would love to come to your city (or country😃) and conduct it.
Ready to start the adventure? 🏁
Get your detective hat on 🕵️♂️, and let’s uncover the mystery together! We can’t wait to hear about your experience with L’Affaire du Trésor Caché.
Natasha 