ExhaustedFrancefinancially, but itstill remainedthe mostpowerful stateCost of thepalace ofVersailles wasaround 2 billiondollars intoday's money.declared thathe wouldgovern aloneFrance got theFranche-Comteand SpanishNetherlands,making FranceEurope's strongestpoweroutcome ofNine Years' Warwas Englandand Francebattling forNorth Americareplacednobles inparliamentwith loyalcitizensmonarchy wasless oppressiveto daily lives ofpeople thanprevious yearsLed frenchforces againstSpanishNetherlandsand theFranche-Comtéinvaded theUnitedProvinces oftheNetherlandsBecause offinancialdebt heheavily taxesthe peasantsinheritedthe thronewhen hewas 5orderedpersecutionofprotestantsrevocation ofthe Edict ofNates led toreligiouspersecutionnational debtwas redeemedthroughefficienttaxationIncreasedroyalauthority atexpense ofclergyThe war ofthe Spanishsuccessionled France todebtsaid “L’etat,c’est moi”meaning “Iam the state”Taxednobles nearthe end ofhis reignEnlargedtheFrenchArmyLed Frenchforces againstthe grandalliance in theNine Years’ Warreplaced theold militaryaristocracywith the newbuilt thepalace ofVersailles tokeep an eyeon the noblesBecause offinancialdebt heheavily taxesthe peasantstraumatized bythe Fronde CivilWars which ledhim to beAbsolutistExhaustedFrancefinancially, but itstill remainedthe mostpowerful stateCost of thepalace ofVersailles wasaround 2 billiondollars intoday's money.declared thathe wouldgovern aloneFrance got theFranche-Comteand SpanishNetherlands,making FranceEurope's strongestpoweroutcome ofNine Years' Warwas Englandand Francebattling forNorth Americareplacednobles inparliamentwith loyalcitizensmonarchy wasless oppressiveto daily lives ofpeople thanprevious yearsLed frenchforces againstSpanishNetherlandsand theFranche-Comtéinvaded theUnitedProvinces oftheNetherlandsBecause offinancialdebt heheavily taxesthe peasantsinheritedthe thronewhen hewas 5orderedpersecutionofprotestantsrevocation ofthe Edict ofNates led toreligiouspersecutionnational debtwas redeemedthroughefficienttaxationIncreasedroyalauthority atexpense ofclergyThe war ofthe Spanishsuccessionled France todebtsaid “L’etat,c’est moi”meaning “Iam the state”Taxednobles nearthe end ofhis reignEnlargedtheFrenchArmyLed Frenchforces againstthe grandalliance in theNine Years’ Warreplaced theold militaryaristocracywith the newbuilt thepalace ofVersailles tokeep an eyeon the noblesBecause offinancialdebt heheavily taxesthe peasantstraumatized bythe Fronde CivilWars which ledhim to beAbsolutist

- Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Exhausted France financially, but it still remained the most powerful state
  2. Cost of the palace of Versailles was around 2 billion dollars in today's money.
  3. declared that he would govern alone
  4. France got the Franche-Comte and Spanish Netherlands, making France Europe's strongest power
  5. outcome of Nine Years' War was England and France battling for North America
  6. replaced nobles in parliament with loyal citizens
  7. monarchy was less oppressive to daily lives of people than previous years
  8. Led french forces against Spanish Netherlands and the Franche-Comté
  9. invaded the United Provinces of the Netherlands
  10. Because of financial debt he heavily taxes the peasants
  11. inherited the throne when he was 5
  12. ordered persecution of protestants
  13. revocation of the Edict of Nates led to religious persecution
  14. national debt was redeemed through efficient taxation
  15. Increased royal authority at expense of clergy
  16. The war of the Spanish succession led France to debt
  17. said “L’etat, c’est moi” meaning “I am the state”
  18. Taxed nobles near the end of his reign
  19. Enlarged the French Army
  20. Led French forces against the grand alliance in the Nine Years’ War
  21. replaced the old military aristocracy with the new
  22. built the palace of Versailles to keep an eye on the nobles
  23. Because of financial debt he heavily taxes the peasants
  24. traumatized by the Fronde Civil Wars which led him to be Absolutist