Good day today with two nice games played…very busy in the Halls again! EvenfallThis is a great meaty game from DLP and Nanox games – it’s a card driven worker placement game which I really enjoyed. In your turn you … Continue reading →
Day 1 of Essen Spiele First impressions: the new owners of the convention have changed the traditional logo, and rearranged the halls completely – I don’t have any issue with any of that. I rather like the new arrangements of … Continue reading →
As someone who usually wants to play board games that are 10-20 years old, like Stephensons Rocket or War of the Ring, I don’t tend to get excited about many new games these days. But recently, I’ve found myself looking … Continue reading →
The Deutsche Spielepreis (DSP) award is one of the most important annual game awards in the hobby, probably only second in significance to the SdJ. The results were just announced at the Spiel in Essen and the winner is Planet … Continue reading →
Ok. Here’s what I’ve picked up so far Here is the Wednesday (setup day) haul So many important designers here!
The promo card for the show has arrived! It’s a Donald Duck Musketeer card, non foil. With the Spiel logo as the rarity icon. Back to the Novelties show!
Well, Tuesday is the day before setup day, and I did spend some time today helping out at a booth or two moving boxes and the like. In my breaks, I did take a few pictures, and I’ll post them … Continue reading →
Yes I know that Tuesday is a little early to start reporting on the fair, but I ended up helping out some friends set up a booth, and I ran into the nice Folks at Matagot. I was able to … Continue reading →
Here is just some scenes from my phone about the last two days… Here’s a phrase that I had not needed to translate prior to this trip… Also getting very used to seeing these little yellow boxes. This train (when … Continue reading →
Neotopia Designer: Tiago Lobo Pimentel Publisher: MEBO Games / Arcane Wonders Players: 2-4 Age: 8+ Time: 60 minutes Played with review copy provided by Arcane Wonders Says the publisher: In Neotopia, a competitive fast paced tile placement pattern building game, … Continue reading →
