Shelley and I get a new title to the table that's set in post-Gold Rush San Francisco,
Embarcadero by Adam Buckingham and Ed Marriott from Renegade Game Studios
then get a classic out of the closet to make sure it remains as vital as it has been in the past
Qwirkle by Susan McKinley Ross from Mindware and Schmidt Spiele
Shelley and I spend this week going through the second half of my curated list of games arriving at Essen 2021 in less than 2 weeks. Here's a rundown of the games discussed (organized alphabetically by publisher):
The Game Master
Geek Attitude Games
Giant Roc
Grail Games
Granna
GRRRE Games
Hall Games
Helvetiq
IGAMES
Jolly Dutch Productions
Kobold Spieleverlag
Kolossal Games
KOSMOS
La Boite de Jeu
Looping Games
Ludonova
MEBO Games
Next Move Games
Oink Games
Plan B Games
Portal Games
PSC Games
PYTHAGORAS
Schmidt Spiele
Sit Down!
Spielefaible
Spielworxx
Studio Stratosphères
This is Part 1 as Shelley and I go through BGG's Essen Preview after I spent some time curating the list. Here are this week's titles:
The following are listed by Publisher, as that's the best way to find them if you are actually going to the fair.
AEG
All or None Games
AMIGO
Aporta Games
Arcane Wonders
BLAM!
Blue Cocker Games
Blue Orange Games
Board Game Circus
Bombyx
Bright Eye Games
BYR Games
Capstone Games
Catch Up Games
Chilifox Games
Cranio Creations
Delicious Games
Demonic Games
Devir
dlp Games
Dragon Dawn Productions
dV Giochi
eggertspiele
Feuerland Spiele
Funnyfox
Shelley and I head out on the hiking paths in
TRAILS by Henry Audubon from Keymaster Games
then head back to the 19th century and a rather dirty industry in
Coal Baron: The Great Card Game by Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer
Shelley and I set out to explore parts of the world this week in
Lost Explorers by Cédrick Chaboussit from Ludonaute
and then focus on the African continent in
Africana by Michael Schacht from ABACUSSPIELE and Z-Man Games
Shelley and I head to ancient Babylon to build the hanging gardens in 2007's
Amyitis by Cyril Demaegd from Rio Grande and Ystari
then we head north to the Pacific Northwest to build lands and populate them with animals in
Cascadia by Randy Flynn from AEG and Flatout Games
Shelley and I go to taverns and draft the help of dwarves in
Nidavellir by Serge Laget from GRRE Games
then get abstract with polyominoes with
Project L by Michal Mikes, Jan Soukal, and Adam Spanel from Boardcubator
Shelley and I check out new iterations of some of our favorites this week, trying out the new version of Let's Make A Bus Route
Let's Make A Bus Route: The Dice Game by Saashi and from Saashi and Saashi
and then we were happy to receive a copy of the excellent re-issue of On The Underground
On The Underground: London & Berlin by Sebastian Bleasdale from LudiCreations
Shelley and I check out the 'card-game' version of Terraforming Mars (one of our favorite heavier titles of the past few years):
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition by Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, and Nick Little from Stronghold Games and FryxGames
then go back to one our first heavier titles when we were just getting into boardgames
La Città by Gerd Fenchel from Rio Grande Games, KOSMOS, and ABACUSSPIELE
Shelley and I enjoy some fruity goodness this week, looking at
Juicy Fruits by Christian Stöhr from Deep Print Games and Capstone Games' new family line
and then check out
Finca by Wolfgang Sentker and Ralf zur Linde by Rio Grande Games
Shelley and I were fortunate enough to travel to Portugal this summer and returned with an awesome card game that's well worth hunting for
Café by Rôla and Costa from Pythagoras Games
and then we pull a favorite HEAVY game off the shelf designed by two Portuguese friends whom we had the great fortune of spending time with
Nippon by Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro and Paulo Soledade from What's Your Game
along with its small expansion Nippon: Keiretsu
Shelley and I get a chance to play a cool new forthcoming game from Mebo Games
Lisbon Tram 28 by Pedro Santos Silva
then we pull a classic of camel caravan building to which we have referred often
Through The Desert by Reiner Knizia from Kosmos, Fantasy Flight Games, and Z-Man Games
Shelley and I compete to build our zoos the fastest in
New York Zoo by Uwe Rosenberg from Feuerland Spiele and Capstone Games
then we head Down Under to check out new birds and interesting modifications to rules in
Wingspan: Oceania Expansion by Elizabeth Hargrave from Stonemaier Games
Shelley and I check out a "new to us" game from BGG's store:
Legacy - The Testament of Duke de Crecy by Michiel Justin Elliott Hendriks from Portal Games, IELLO and Pegasus Spiele
then we do a re-review of another Feldian classic
In The Year of the Dragon by Stefan Feld from alea, Ravensburger, and Rio Grande Games
Shelley and I head to Mars to mine for riches in
Mining Colony by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games
and then head to Medieval France to make our fortunes and deal with rats as we re-review
Notre Dame by Stefan Feld from alea, Ravensburger and Rio Grande
Shelley and I create towers with our hands of card in
Sky Towers by Charles Ward from Ex1st Games
and then build different colored subway lines to manipulate how people travel around London in
On The Underground by Sebastian Bleasdale - originally published by JKLM and Rio Grande Game, but picked up in 2019 by Ludicreations
Shelley and I capture animals and attempt to gain a foothold on the mountain in
Nanga Parbat by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games
then we reflect on an older titles as we sail to gather spices and attempt to overcome some luck in 2004's
Goa by Rudiger Dorn from Rio Grande Games and Hans Im Gluck.
Shelley and I capture, then deliver butterflies to beautiful outdoor spaces in
Butterfly Garden by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games
then head to ancient Rome to get our mancala mechanism in play as we build and conquer in
Trajan by Stefan Feld from Ammonit Spiele, as well as Huch and Renegade Game Studios.
Shelley andI roll dice to collect books, travel as a novice, develop influence, and then spend it in
Biblios - Quill and Parchment by Steve Finn from Dr. Finn's Games
then we head back further in time to develop our lands and gain resources in
Lions of Lydia by Jonny Pac from Bellwether Games
Shelley and I pick food mancala-style in
Fruit Picking by Jun-ichi Shinde from Korea Board Games
and then race from our jobs and try to get as happy as possible in
Finishing Time/Feierabend by Friedemann Friese from 2F Spiele and Boardgamegeek.
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