A val on ▁Hill ▁games ▁Category : Board ▁games ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Category : R ace ▁games <0x0A> </s> ▁H él ène ▁Smith ▁( real ▁name ▁Catherine - El ise ▁Müller , ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁Mart igny ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Gene va ) ▁was ▁a ▁famous ▁late - 1 9 th ▁century ▁French ▁medium . ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Muse ▁of ▁Autom atic ▁Writing " ▁by ▁the ▁Sur real ists , ▁who ▁viewed ▁Smith ▁as ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁sur real , ▁and ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁sur real ist ▁knowledge . ▁Late ▁in ▁life , ▁Smith ▁claimed ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁Mart ians , ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁re inc arn ation ▁of ▁a ▁H indu ▁prin cess ▁and ▁Marie ▁Anto in ette . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁a ▁Hung arian ▁merchant , ▁Smith ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁employee ▁in ▁a ▁commercial ▁house . ▁She ▁discovered ▁spiritual ism ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁joined ▁a ▁spiritual ist ▁" development " ▁circle . ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁fellow ▁bel ie vers , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁evidence ▁of ▁medium istic ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁Victor ▁Hugo ▁and ▁C agli ost ro . ▁ ▁Career ▁as ▁medium ▁She ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁Fl our no y ▁made ▁her ▁acquaint ance