Festival Ludique International de Parthenay
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The Festival Ludique International de Parthenay, otherwise known as the Festival de Jeux or FLIP, is a games festival
Gaming convention
A gaming convention is a gathering that centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, or other types of games. These conventions are typically two or three days long, and often held at either a university or in a convention center hotel...
held in the town of Parthenay
Parthenay
Parthenay is an ancient fortified town and commune in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, sited on a rocky spur that is surrounded on two sides by the River Thouet...
in western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The festival is held over a period of 12 days in early July. Most of the festival is held out of doors throughout the streets and squares of the town centre, although some elements are held indoors or under canvas. A shorter indoor version of the festival (FLIP d'hiver) runs in November.
The festival is organised by the communauté de communes of Parthenay
Communauté de communes de Parthenay
The Communauté de communes de Parthenay is a communauté de communes in the département of Deux-Sèvres, in the Poitou-Charentes région of France...
, with the support of many different partners and sponsors. The first festival was in 1986. In 2011, it ran from the 6th to the 17th of July.
Villages
Traditionally, the festival is divided into a number of themed 'villages' spread throughout Parthenay. For example, in 2008, the festival comprised the following villages:- Village des Créateurs
- Village des Jeux
- Village des Jeux et Environnement
- Village des Jeux Sportifs
- Village des Jouets
- Village des Jeux Médiévaux
- Village Multimédia
- Village Récréatif
- Village des Jeux de Simulation
- Village des Jeux Traditionnels
In addition to the themed villages, various board games are left scattered throughout the town's shopping streets. The town's congress hall holds a computer games fair, and various organised team games are held in the Place du Drapeau.