Luckily this year Essen Spiel coincided with the school half-term in the UK (and will again next year) – so Sarah and me took the opportunity to spend a lovely long weekend in Cologne. Afterwards I went on to Spiel … Continue reading
So the four days of gaming madness that were Essen Spiel 2018 are over for another year: 1,200 new games were released, 190,000 people crammed into the halls and I had what feels like about five hours sleep – while … Continue reading
So, with Essen less than two months away I’ve been frantically reading rulebooks and watching preview videos of all the coming games. There have been more than 600 new releases announced for the show so far, and the fantastic Tabletop … Continue reading
Welcome to my first (only?) Essen Spiel 2019 roundup. Ten games I’ve played that were released at the show, or shortly before/after. With more than 1,000 games released at Essen Spiel 2019, you simply can’t cover them all. I’ve reviewed … Continue reading
Essen 2019 is almost upon us. If you’re not aware, Essen Spiel is the annual release fest for board games. Every publisher worth its meeples is there, along with tens of thousands of gamers. I usually spend the two months … Continue reading