Damien Glez, who was born in France but makes his home in Burkina Faso, did this cartoon for Amnesty International in Switzerland. I love his style to begin with, and I've always had an affection for game board satires, too, which makes this cartoon, with its succession of tiny Damien Glez cartoons, a lot of fun.
However, since this particular piece went straight to Switzerland, I don't think a translated version is going to appear anywhere -- or, at least, not an English translation. For those whose high-school French won't get them through this, a rough (very rough) translation through my own high-school French, aided by Google but not a whole lot. Improvements gladly accepted in the comments section:
(TITLE) The game of immigration wild-goose chase - Will you be able to install yourself in Switzerland? (playing piece to cut out)
Request a visa
Visa refused
Become a millionaire footballer
Ruptured ligament - Move back two spaces
Marry a Swiss citizen - (a little help with the quote, svp?)
Marry a resident of the European Union - ".. a bankrupt Irishwoman?"
Embark in a boat - "How do I get from the Mediterranean to Lake Leman?"
Begin a clandestine life.
Learn the Swiss customs
Choose the right religion - "Allah ... lujah!"
Disguise yourself as a typical Swiss person
... but no ostentatious zeal
Request asylum
Welcome to "(no entry while under consideration(?))" - Lose a turn
Right of appeal: You may take up a degrading occupation after a few months - "Politician?"
Final decision: Negative
Back to Square One
Mike - I, too, love the format of this strip. It almost made me head for the dice - and the poor guy would have a better chance of getting a visa by rolling dice! Happy Saturday and Superbowl Weekend.
Posted by: Helen Schmidling | 02/05/2011 at 10:34 AM
Marry a Swiss. She smells of Appenzeller [a Swiss cheese.]
Posted by: Gilda92 | 02/06/2011 at 09:56 AM
I figured it was something like that, but I didn't recognize the verb and Google wasn't helping. Thanks!
Posted by: Mike Peterson | 02/07/2011 at 12:46 PM