Box for GEAUX PARADE, a Mardi Gras-themed card game, featuring colorful characters and Mardi Gras floats.

What does it take to put together a Mardi Gras Parade?

Will your Krewe be the first to build a complete parade?

Using Bands, Marching Groups, Dance Teams, and Floats to construct your very own Mardi Gras Parade!

Now Available for Purchase in our Shop!

Geaux Parade is the first game from Gentilly Games.

2-4 Players – 15-20 Minutes – Ages 8 and up

Game Object

Be the first to build a 10 unit parade using the Unit Cards while avoiding breakdowns, bad weather, and the dreaded RAINOUT!

Components

The game is made up of two sets of cards. Unit Cards consisting of Bands, Dance Teams, Floats, and Marching Groups. These cards will make up each player’s hand to start and be used to build a parade. Action Cards define an action that the player will make on each turn. Actions consist of Discards, Draws, Steals, Passes, and the disastrous RAINOUT!

Concept

Organizing a Mardi Gras Parade is incredibly complex. Geaux Parade captures a glimpse of that complexity and excitement while you compete against friends and family to be the first to build your very own parade.

Rules

Download a Copy of the Rulebook.

A parade float decorated with large pink and purple heart-shaped signs with messages like "I Love You," "Be Mine," "Love U," and "I'll Call You." People in colorful costumes and accessories are gathered around, waving and celebrating. The scene is lively with night sky and city buildings in the background.

The word 'COMPONENTS' spelled out with letter tiles resembling New Orleans street name tiles.

Unit Cards

There are 70 Unit Cards consisting of 10 Bands, 10 Dance Teams, 40 Floats, and 10 Marching Groups. These Unit Cards will make up each player’s hand to start and be used to build a parade. Many Unit Cards have restrictions on how they can be played. The Unit Cards and the restrictions are color matched.

Illustration of a marching band in blue uniforms and hats, marching in formation, with a Mardi Gras theme, celebrating New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions.

Colorful illustration of a tiger lying down next to large with blue, orange, and yellow balloons that resemble a musical instrument, with a festive background. Text at the top spells 'FLOAT.'

Stylized illustration of a dance team performing on stage, with dancers wearing blue costumes and masks, holding dance poses with a cityscape background. The caption reads 'Dance Revolution' and describes the team as featuring dancers from all walks of life.

Illustration of a colorful parade float with a person in a white jacket, black tie, and sunglasses dancing in front. Two other dancers in green are visible in the background. The float has a police car design and a sign reading 'MARCHING GROUP'. The image promotes the Selucrey Sophisticats Marching Group established in 1985, based in Houma, Louisiana.

Action Cards

There are 40 Action Cards that define an action that the player will make on each turn. Actions consist of Discards, Draws, Steals, Passes, and the disastrous RAINOUT!

Sign reading 'SPECIAL CARDS' in blue and white letters on a white brick wall.

Colorful card game packaging for "Tandem Float" featuring cartoon alligator illustrations. The first card displays an alligator head, the second shows an alligator body, and the third features an alligator tail, each with playful backgrounds and informative descriptions.

Tandem Floats

Some of the Float Cards are Tandem Floats. Tandem Floats must be played in a combination of at least two cards. It may be possible to play three or even four Tandem Floats in combination, but all restrictions on these Tandem Float Cards must also be met. The Tandems Float Cards do not have to match thematically.

Two colorful floats for a parade, each featuring a large portrait. The left float showcases Queen Nefertari, an ancient Egyptian queen, with an animated style, wearing a headdress with gold and black colors. The float has red and yellow details with a background of vibrant confetti and streamers. The right float displays a large, stylized head of Adonis, with spiky hair and a stern expression, surrounded by flowers, and has a background with tents and a crowd. The bottom text provides historical context for each float and indicates the sequence as First Float for Queen Nefertari and Last Float for Adonis.

First Float/Last Float

Some of the Float Cards will have the restriction of First Float or Last Float. If you use a card with this restriction, it must be the first or last float in your parade respectively. You do not have to start/end the parade with one of these cards.

The word 'GAMEPLAY' spelled out with white tiles and blue letters.

To start the game each player is dealt 5 Unit Cards. The Action Cards and remaining Unit Cards are placed face down in the center of the table. The top 2 Unit Cards are turned over and placed next to the Unit Card pile. This becomes the double discard pile. On your turn you may draw either top face up or face down Unit Card.

Each turn consists of Three Actions:

Unit Card – Start your turn by drawing a Unit Card and adding to your hand.
Action Card – Draw an Action Card and complete the action if able.
Build Parade – On your turn you can play as many Unit Cards as they would like to build or add to your Parade on the table face up in front of you. If you do not add to your Parade and have more than seven Unit Cards in your hand you must discard a Unit Card to end your turn.