Jeux Descartes was founded in 1977 and went out of business in 2005. Their assets are now owned by former rival
Asmodée Éditions, and are sold under the Descartes Editeur imprint.
Products
Role-playing games
Malefices (1985-1994): An investigative horror roleplaying game set in
Belle Époque France.
L'Appel de Cthulhu (1984-2005): A French translation of the Second Edition Call of Cthulhu rules.
Boardgames
Card games
Wargames
Amirauté (1979): A set of tactical or strategic ship-level
World War II naval warfare miniatures rules. The rules simulated ship-to-ship combat, torpedoes, naval bombardment, and naval aviation.
Dune (1979): A wargame based on the
Dune book series. Players play one of the factions: Bene Gesserit, Emperor Shaddam IV, Fremen, House Atreides, House Harkonnen or the Spacing Guild.
Les Aigles: A set of
Napoleonic Wars miniatures rules. The Boxed Set edition (1987) came with the wargame rule booklet and cardboard scenery pieces that could be assembled. The Rule Book edition (1990) was just the rules booklet by itself. The Supplement Number 1 (1990) came with army lists for Austria and Russia, 14 scenarios, and colored cardboard unit chits.