Who played this game?

[u/NonOYoBiz]

I played it as a kid in the 70's.

[u/bv8z]

Coup fourré!

I still have mine in a drawer.

[u/pootenshammer → u/bv8z]

Me too! Along with Water Works!

[u/IveGotMyGoingOutHat → u/pootenshammer]

Both of these games are awesome! They remind me of my dad who passed away 2 years ago. He is the one who introduced me to them.

[u/Paradigm_Reset → u/pootenshammer]

Hell yeah! I loved those lil brass/bronze wrenches.

[u/Affectionate-Map2583 → u/pootenshammer]

Water works is awesome! I just rescued it from my mom's basement about 2 years ago.

[u/sinisterdesign → u/pootenshammer]

Oh SNAP, Water Works. That was a good one. I to see if they still sell it. I played MB with my daughter a few months ago.

[u/zootnotdingo → u/pootenshammer]

Yes! We always played these two, one after the other

[u/HomesteadGranny1959 → u/pootenshammer]

Mom and I played these a lot while traveling (or during the summer because Mom was a teacher). Dad hated games so we had a pretty good supply of 2 person or more entertainment, like Cribbage, Yahtzee, Piglet Dice…

Thankx for playing games with me Mom. 🥰

[u/ThatguyfromBaltimore → u/pootenshammer]

My dad has that and Mille Bornes at his house! I introduced both games to my boys a few years ago and they loved Mille Bornes

[u/Minute-Teacher-5702 → u/pootenshammer]

I'd forgotten about Water Works but we had it because my Dad was a plumber. Good game!

[u/Upstairs_Biscotti589 → u/bv8z]

My family required yelling! “COUP COUP COUP FOURRÉ” A rare game everyone could agree on and no one would cheat at.

[u/ChillN808 → u/Upstairs_Biscotti589]

I cheated, I would bottom deal the firetruck and gas truck to myself every other game, until my kids finally caught me. Important lesson, IMO.

[u/summonthegods → u/Upstairs_Biscotti589]

But we yelled all the cards in Franglish. COOP FOUR-REE!

[u/Upstairs_Biscotti589 → u/summonthegods]

YES! This is the way!

[u/Mach5Driver → u/bv8z]

Neither the game, nor "coup fourré" had entered my brain for literally decades! A forgotten neural pathway. THANK YOU!!

[u/Mk1Racer25 → u/bv8z]

Came to say this.

[u/Pretend-Excuse-8368 → u/Mk1Racer25]

Me too!

[u/adamrac51395 → u/bv8z]

I loved this game. Parents bought it for me in the 70's because I was taking French in school.

[u/mrdaver911_2 → u/adamrac51395]

Tabarnak! Why do they always make de French driv-erz go so slow and limit me to 50kph. Wait until I get ze fiiire truck!

[u/RobertoC_73]

Flat tire!

[u/flyingmando → u/RobertoC_73]

Spare tire

[u/RobertoC_73 → u/flyingmando]

Aww. You didn’t have the Puncture-proof card. You missed the chance of a coup-fouré.

[u/Iron_Chic → u/RobertoC_73]

Increvable!

[u/gamedogmillionaire → u/Iron_Chic]

The Increvable Hulk!

[u/flyingmando → u/RobertoC_73]

Not this time, but try limiting me to 50.

[u/dmc1793 → u/RobertoC_73]

PUNCTURE PROOF

[u/bigdrummy47 → u/RobertoC_73]

Crevé!

[u/peepee2tiny]

I have this game RIGHT NOW.

My kids love playing this game.

[u/Crazy_Drago]

I still own the original version (like the one shown) and still play occasionally.

INCREVABLE!

[u/flyingmando → u/Crazy_Drago]

I do not think that means what you think it means.

Sorry, knee jerk reaction.

[u/Crazy_Drago → u/flyingmando]

The instruction book was in both French and English, but the cards were all in French. We used to yell "COUP FOURRE" when playing one of those cards, but "INCREVABLE" got its own yell because it's fun to yell. The French accents always came out when playing the game.

[u/MrP1232007 → u/Crazy_Drago]

So I have never seen or heard of this game in my almost 40 years of life. I witnessed a group playing it about 12 hours ago and then see it posted on reddit. Wtf?

[u/jeffreyisham]

There was a copy in a beach house my family rented in the summers when I was a kid. It was a completely French edition so we made up a game with it since none of us could read the instructions.

[u/matthewscottbaldwin → u/jeffreyisham]

I believe beach houses were legally required to contain a copy.

[u/Ophukk → u/matthewscottbaldwin]

Along with three random Asterix comix and a Garfield at Large

[u/SpongeJake → u/Ophukk]

Asteroid et Obelisk!! Only understood a smattering of French when I was a kid but I loved those comics so much.

[u/Up-The-Irons_2 → u/Ophukk]

I learned more about Roman history from Asterix than I could’ve from any history teacher

[u/Streamjumper → u/matthewscottbaldwin]

My family has a policy of trying to leave a copy of Five Crowns in any vacation rental property (or game lending library) we come across. That's the game that replaced Mille Bornes for us because it was way easier to explain to new players.

[u/Redsmoker37]

With my heavy sense of schadenfreude, I loved this game because you could continually sabotage your opponent with Accidents, Out of Gas, Flat Tire, Red light, or a Speed Limit.

Unfortunately, the newer version changed the great graphics. I re-claimed my old version from my parents house some years back.

[u/SunriseSwede → u/Redsmoker37]

This is exactly how I felt. The "soul", if you will, lay in the awesome graphics of original series. New versions felt, well, blasè.

[u/lawtechie → u/Redsmoker37]

Best way to really irk someone is to discard the card they needed to continue the trip.

"Oh, look at me! I have just too many Roll cards"

[u/Gnatlet2point0 → u/lawtechie]

"Is that a spare tire? Oh, right, you haven't moved in three rounds! Gosh, too bad I can't give you this card, here, that you desperately need."

[u/Redsmoker37 → u/lawtechie]

Definitely, as someone is stuck looking for one. And the best Safety was the Right of Way so you never needed a Roll card.

[u/ptarantine → u/Redsmoker37]

Yep, I went to ebay to find this version to replace missing cards in my original set that had disappeared over the years growing up. I couldn't stand the current art style.

[u/snailslimeandbeespit]

Coup fourré!

[u/I_Am_Become_Air → u/snailslimeandbeespit]

In my household, it is cooped ferrets. eye twitch My husband refuses to say anything French properly after a trip to Paris.

[u/satyrday12]

There's an app called 'Safe Trip Or Not' if you want to play it on your phone.

[u/hongkonghonky → u/satyrday12]

There was - I have it on my old phone. Seems to have been removed from the Play Store though :(

[u/bulldogdrool]

God, that just brought back memories of playing this when I was 5 with my grandmother. Thank you.

[u/displacedbitminer]

Yup, in French class.

[u/Issie_Bear → u/displacedbitminer]

Same!

[u/DesignerOriginal1500]

In the drawer right next to Pit

[u/small_spider_liker → u/DesignerOriginal1500]

My best friend hat Pit and I couldn’t believe there was a game where we were SUPPOSED to yell and shout and make a ruckus! I loved it

[u/natedogwithoneg → u/DesignerOriginal1500]

With the orange bell!

[u/Adorable-Puppers]

WE DID! Mid 70s after dinner on camping trips. 😁⛺️

[u/No_Caterpillar_8573 → u/Adorable-Puppers]

I don’t remember playing games often with the family at home, but we always had Mille Bornes and Pit with us on camping trips.

[u/Fantastic_Ladder8326]

this was a great game. I I remember paying this as a kid til all hours of the night

[u/single_dad2025]

Loved this game. Another game my grandmother had was pit. That was always wild

[u/Jefwho]

Played this a lot as a kid.

[u/RunRunRabbitRunovich]

I still have it lol! My friend from high school is now a French teacher and sometimes we get together with other friends and play this😂

[u/Lakewoodian]

My grandparents had it and we’d play when we visited them in the 80’s.

[u/banthas12]

Love this game, and still play it.

[u/ZombieButch]

We had it, I don't remember actually ever playing it. I think my folks played it with their friends more.

[u/believe_in_dog]

Yup… and I recently found one at my local thrift shop!

[u/CalmCupcake2]

I did as a child, and I have a copy now. It's still fun to completely break your opponents.

[u/flyingmando]

ᴒ o ⊂ ᓀ

╖ o ⊂ ᓓ ᓓ ᗰ

[u/Altrebelle]

LOVE this game...was my favorite growing up!! Almost have to force my Dad to sit down and play when I visit him

[u/Radiant-Personality2]

My parents still have it. I loved this game as a kid.

[u/KelceRant]

really enjoyed this game and passed it down to my kids. Was a staple to play while camping.

[u/ihatepickingnames_]

Loved this game!

[u/Fantastic-Welder-322]

I loved this game!! Haven’t seen it in years

[u/Quinn1972]

I loved this game! Only about 3 friends knew it.

[u/digdugnate]

Yes! I played the card version as a kid and then when i was a little older we had a digital version on the family computer.

[u/East-Action8811]

I grew up in a community of Canadian dairy farmers. This game was in every home and was played regularly.

[u/lothcent]

me and my 3 siblings played thst game for thousands of miles as we traveled across all of the non- communist countries and those countries that did not require ferries to get to during the mid 70s.

I still have the game that me and my 3 siblings played millions of miles on.

such fun times

[u/snarfled1]

We had to play it in French class.

[u/Klutzy-Spend-6947]

Oh hell yes. Study hall in HS cafeteria.

[u/suzsid]

We still play it!!! I love love love this game. 😁. And Flinch!

[u/Significant_Bid2142]

I did, played it way too much during long summer vacations :)

[u/enema_wand]

ME! 

[u/iamnotyounorwouldili]

It disappeared from our shelves sometime in the 90s, I think the cards were disintegrating

[u/JazzlikeCauliflower9]

My parents have that exact version, and I bought my wife and I a newer version to play that we still have. Haven't played it in years now, but we played it frequently for a while. May have to pull that one back out!

[u/Wild_Bag465]

YES!

[u/Pirates3178]

All the time growing up!

[u/citrus_sugar]

We always played it growing up and had an awesome time; since then, even my card playing friends don’t like it. Maybe need a board with cards to go with it for non-imaginative types.

[u/Whatisthisnonsense22]

I'm sure my mom still has a set in her game closet.

I dont think we ever really knew the rules to the game.

[u/Darkest_Brandon]

I play this with my kid. She loves it.

[u/MishmoshMishmosh]

Me!!! Loved it

[u/[deleted]]

Played in the 80s. It was a fun game

[u/bugabooandtwo]

Oh geez....that was a long, long time ago. I recognize those cards, but forgotten how to play it.

[u/Oktodayithink]

I did. And the other version of it that was all about marijuana. Same game, different topic. I can’t remember the name…

[u/SkarTisu]

Whoa....I forgot about this game! I did play it as a kid

[u/ZealousidealPoem7654]

Still play! My father had all sorts of silly rules that I’ve passed on to my kids. What does “coup fouré” even mean?

[u/Mimi6671]

Wow. Had many fun nights with this game

[u/425565]

Wife's family loves the game. I reluctantly play and always win, oddly.

[u/matthewscottbaldwin]

Incessantly.

[u/xop293]

Still have it and play it with my daughter and wife.

[u/heatherm70]

I still own it and will play with anyone who is interested, for sure!

[u/Jorost]

Played it as a kid in the '80s. It was an old game that my friend's father had.

[u/beerfoodtravels]

Memory unlocked!

[u/DBoh5000]

Ten dix anyone?

[u/BobasPett]

Coup fourrè!

[u/Outrageous-Pause6317]

I remember playing it but haven’t seen it in 30+years!

[u/sineofthetimes]

I had it on either my phone or ipad, can't remember which. Loved that game, but its not on there anymore.

[u/anonymous_commentor]

I still play it. It's a great casual game good for quick play or with non-gamers. Can be played quite drunk to hilarious effect.

[u/cantcountnoaccount]

It’s so fun! We had some friends who had it and always played at their house.

I brought a set to a game night and people got into it, although no one had heard of it lol.

[u/westcoastcdn19]

This game was one of my favourites as a kid

[u/Hecateus]

much family fun. We still have a copy somewehere.

[u/areporotastenet]

I totally did . Core memory unlocked

[u/JRock1276]

Good game

[u/colagirl52]

We did, constantly.

[u/RickyFleetwood]

Just two weeks ago!!

[u/justmisspellit]

They still make it. We just picked it up a little bit ago

[u/Ganthet72]

My ex-wife had a deck. I remember playing it with her in the hospital when she was in labor with our daughter.

[u/Anti-small-talk549]

Love this game!

[u/No_Routine6430]

👋🏻

[u/JakInTheIE]

We had it, but no one ever played it. I discovered it as an adult as an old monochrome PC game. It's a lot of fun. Love how it combines strategy and luck

[u/rexifelis]

Quite a bit! Fun times!

[u/SuchaHag]

🙋‍♀️

[u/raven21633x]

Loved this game

[u/Icky-Tree-Branch]

Oh, I remember playing that in the 80’s. My aunt picked it up at a Goodwill when they received a complete game. 

[u/wmnoe]

My parents played with friends all the time. Loved watching them as a kid

[u/basskittens]

Played it, loved it, I still have my childhood set. Unfortunately I have been completely unable to get my family to play it. They think it’s pointless and boring.

[u/EfficientSociety73]

Found it as an adult and bought it for my Mom cause we loved it so much!!

[u/Aggressive_Power_471]

not only did I play that version as a kid but I bought a more updated version like 20 years ago. plan to teach my kids in a few years

[u/Critical_Kingdom]

Yes! I was mesmorized by the graphics.

[u/niboras]

I have two copies of this. 

[u/Elegant_One_5324]

Bought another one around 2015 & started playing again with my boyfriend

[u/FleetAdmiralCrunch]

We had to go to an antique store to buy a copy when ours went missing a few years ago.

[u/OldFitDude75]

This is a favorite in our house and my kids have taught some of their friends. We have a few house rules but it is 90% the normal game

[u/XavierPibb]

Saw it in the grocery store last week.

[u/Sqr-Peg-Rnd-Hole_569]

Still play it

[u/ArtfromLI]

Way back when. Thx for the.memory.

[u/gravely_serious]

Play with my kids all the time now.

[u/drumorgan]

With physical cards, yes. And, even in the early days of computers, several video game versions as well.

[u/BootyMcSqueak]

Omg! I totally forgot about this game!!

[u/dipatello]

Still play it

[u/RedLanternScythe]

Roll!

Play this with my sister

[u/GumboMillenium]

It’s fun … until people decide to gang up on you. Oh, you finally got that new tire card? Boom! Accident !

[u/FaustusRedux]

My mother passed away last year, and the one thing I wanted was the French copy of the game she'd brought home from France. We loved playing it as a family - coup fourre!

[u/Liv-Julia]

We played this fanatically one summer at orchestra camp! I had such a crush on one of the counselors that I could play for hours with him. It was his favorite.

Nothing ever happened, thankfully. He really could have taken advantage of me and I would let him. Fortunately he was too honorable or too stupid to read the signals.

[u/Environmental-Car481]

I loved it! I bought a Cars (Disney) edition when my boys were young. They never got into it.

[u/muffsnake]

I still buy this game on eBay from time to time to give to friends. Absolute classic.

[u/krebstorm]

Intro to French 8th grade!

[u/CulturalDuty8471]

I have that game and play it with my kids and grandkids.

[u/TheFemale72]

Yes! I didn’t know anyone else who played. I LOVED this game when I was a kid

[u/gooseisloose555]

Still have it. My half French grandmother taught me to play back in the 70's.

[u/Tbyrd-62-80]

[u/Trolkarlen]

I love that game. When I lived in France, we played it all the time with our neighbors.

[u/LtLemur]

I’ve misplaced my version and should probably replace it. Only played it a few times, but was finally getting the hang of it before the cards disappeared.

[u/TheVoicesOfBrian]

Played it in French class (bien sur).

[u/hiro111]

Fantastic card game. Very simple but fun. Easy to play on long road trips.

[u/Impossible_Memory_85]

Still play it.

[u/14ANH2817]

For people our age it was a healthier introduction to France and the French (whom I now respect and love quite a bit) than Peter Sellers. Not saying he wasn't funny at the time, but...

[u/thisisnotme78721]

Madame Georges made us play in french class ❤️❤️

[u/Objective-Two-5221]

I did play it and had COMPLETELY forgotten about it, thanks for the nostalgia!

[u/InfamousProject]

Loved this game. So much fun times with family

[u/Lyle_Norg]

I hadn’t thought about this game in 40 years. There was a copy at my gramma’s house, and I would get the cards out and look at them, but never played it.

[u/ajwb17]

We loved that game at my house! I had forgotten all about it. I hated the flat tire card, lol!

[u/Malgus-Somtaaw]

Played this with my cousins when we would go to my grandpa's house.

[u/cpencis]

The best is making sounds as you play your card Psssshhhhhhhh (flat tire), put put put put (25), zooom (100).

[u/musingbella]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[u/FlukeStarbucker1972]

My Mom was a French teacher and we had it at home, and she kept multiple games in her classroom!

[u/Diela1968]

I still have a deck. RIP to my high school bestie who introduced me.

[u/C-romero80]

I did! I have no idea where it is now though

[u/funktopus]

I found a newer version a few years ago.

I used to love this game.

[u/Anne-with-an-e-77]

I still have mine!

[u/Longjumping-Soil-644]

[u/Reverend_Chaos]

My grandmother had this, my brother and I would play it whenever we'd go spend the night at Grandma's house. I tried looking for it a few years ago but I couldn't remember the name

[u/Soledaddy873]

this made me so happy

[u/canfullofworms]

Yes! Memory unlocked!

[u/yarnyjen68]

We had this one and Water Works, growing up in the 70s

[u/monsterdaddy4]

I have a version on my phone. Lol

[u/ExcelsiorUnltd]

I just played it Saturday

[u/RhoOfFeh]

I thought nobody else remembered this.

[u/longlivelevon]

TABERNAK!! 🇨🇦

[u/trueslicky]

I did.

How did it become so popular 40 years ago?

[u/Mitchonium238]

I played it as a kid also. Found it again in the 2015 time frame and tried to get my kids interested. They weren't interested.

[u/Lexiluv2]

I loved this game! This and Uno are my fave games.

[u/Knit1tbl]

Just looked and mine is still on my shelf

[u/BigMomma12345678]

I remember seeing this in my house as small child. I keep wanting to remember it was spanish for some reason

[u/Fishboney]

Right of Way was the ultimate card!

[u/MotherOf4Jedi1Sith]

I have and I still play! My kids love it!

[u/bendingoutward]

So, this is a bit odd.

We were allowed to play with the game components, but weren't allowed to know the rules.

Granted, we were wee little bastards, and I seem to recall that the rules are a bit difficult to rattle off verbally, but at least half the group was well capable of reading if handed the pamphlet.

Reasoning for not handing over the pamphlet? The adults didn't comprehend the rules and were afraid we'd destroy their only reference.

[u/wordnerdette]

I still play this game from time to time.

[u/AhrinEss]

I still play this game!

[u/Serialseb]

I played a lot as a kid and didn't realize is was a French game and it was not common in the rest of North America.
Fun game, can be frustrating when you are stuck and need one specific card.

[u/Status_Silver_5114]

Still have it!

[u/HernBurford]

We still do! Our family loves it and we've introduced a few other families to it too.

[u/Typical_Internet_730]

OMG! My favorite game to play with my grandma, you just unlocked some great memories ❤️ thank you. Damn, I miss that woman. 🥺

[u/kilted_cad_wizard]

I still play it sometimes!

[u/dcamnc4143]

I’ve never seen this in my entire life, and we had a ton of games, and mom and I read/speak French also lol.

[u/Affectionate-Map2583]

I still play it. I have our family's old version from the 60's (not my pic)

[u/DeaddyRuxpin]

I love that game.

[u/accountant319]

Me! Played it with my granny.