I would venture to say that Vladimír Suchý and Delicious Games have cracked the code for SPIEL Essen. Same as with Woodcraft the previous year, they had managed to create a high level of anticipation for their new game Evacuation before the fair even started. But many other publishers managed to do that part as …
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There are few auto-buys I have in my life: a new Matthew Reilly novel, a month of Disney Plus whenever a new season of the Mandalorien is on, … and Concordia expansions. I came to Concordia rather late and at that point, my group of friends had already moved on to other games. So it …
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Standing in front of the soon to be opened gates of the world’s largest board game convention, I was ready. A large crowd had been building up, waiting. But I had arrived early, so I was towards the front and would be inside the halls among the very first. I had read the pre-fair coverage …
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And here is the write up for the last day of Essen and beyond. Again, a day I spent at home and not on the fair, but the very kind Reni & Kristóf from Board Game Diaries (@board.game.diaries on Instagram) send me some pictures from the convention floor for your enjoyment. Multiple friends reported that …
In my mind, there are three schools of thought when it comes to Essen-Saturday: those that love the buzz of the busiest day of the fair, those that had to do it because they could not go earlier due to work, and those that give up and just stay home. I’m in the latter camp. 😀 I’ve …
Welcome back! Day 2 started off quite different for me than day 1: I was late. Well, I didn’t have any concrete plans or appointments, so I guess technically I was not, but rather on my own time. 😀 With all the crucial purchases already done yesterday, there was really no reason to wake up early …
Day 1 of Essen 2023 is over. It’s been a long day, having only gotten 4-5h of sleep due to probably the worst AirBnB I ever had. To make things worse, the Deutsche Bahn decided to replace the Duisburg – Essen train connection with shuttle busses. Still, it’s been exciting to be back to Essen …
Part of the fun of Essen for me is reading the pre-event buzz. Which game do we supposedly HAVE to get? What game will we be running for when the doors open? What’s an obscure game that you won’t get anywhere else? Checking preview lists, reading top Essen game lists of other people, etc. I …
This is part 2 of my conversation with Asger about Heat: Pedal to the Metal. The full conversation was 90min long, so I had to edit it down a bit and split into two parts for better readability. If you haven’t read part 1, you should do so here. In this part, we talk about …
For the third instalment in my series Origin Stories, I had the pleasure to talk to Asger Harding Granerud, one of the two designers (with Daniel Skjold Pedersen) behind what is very likely the most in-demand board game of 2023, Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Fresh off a prestigious nomination for the Deutsche Spielepreis, I …