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Fettnapf
First of the Essen games reviewed! A Finnish review of Fettnapf is up on the Finnish site. I went to the fair looking for a good Amigo card game. I had tagged Fettnapf and played it the first chance I got. It wasn’t a disappointment, but a rather pleasing little game. It’s basically a game…
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Gamewire is no more!
How can we survive? First The Game Journal quits, now Rick Thornquist says he quits Gamewire. Where will we get our news from now on? Thanks to Rick for his amazing work with the Gamewire, it’s been a very good resource! I would’ve been completely lost in Essen without Rick’s list.
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Through the Desert vs Go
There’s a long rant at the Game Table about Through the Desert vs Go, where he goes to show that Through the Desert has absolutely nothing to do with Go, and thus the games shouldn’t be compared. I agree — his analysis makes sense. In the ways he describes, Go and Through the Desert have…
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Two-player Caylus
Last night Johanna, in celebration of her birthday, wanted to play something. Something new, that wasn’t too quick or too long — now that’s a task! I chose Caylus, as I thought she could like it. It should also be pretty quick with just two and I was keen to play it. Well, off we…
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Essen pictures
Last night I went and uploaded my pictures, which can be found in my Essen 2005 photo gallery. It’s a small set of 80 or so pictures, but at least it’ll give you some picture of what was going on. Have fun!
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Saturday, day three: Crowds and games
Last day of the fair! Sunday would be a definite no, since we have to leave for the airport before the fair actually opens. At the breakfast, there were a lot more people than before — the first sign of the weekend action. Lots of guys I had seen at the Gigantoskop stand were there,…
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Jenseits von Theben
To all the people anxious to help me to get rid of my extra copy of Jenseits von Theben, stay calm! I won’t do anything about it before next week when I get back home. Then I’ll probably see if there’s any interest in Finland, because that will be the easiest thing for me (Helcon-goers…
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Friday, day three: Games, games, games
Here’s what happened yesterday: Today was the day! I went downstairs to use the hotel laptop to send my reports, which I did, and then headed back to the room. I glanced towards the dining room, and who did I see? Reiner Knizia, of course, and he was just leaving. As he wasn’t eating, I…
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Thursday, day two: Shopping for games
The morning started off quite well. We were having breakfast, when I suddenly noticed a familiar-looking gentleman in a salmon-coloured shirt: herr Knizia! I wasn’t quite brave enough to go talk to him, but maybe I’ll ask for his signature tomorrow, as I now have a game to ask it to. It would be neat…
abstracts, Age of Steam, Amigo, Antike, Aqua Romana, Batik, Blokus, BoardGameGeek, Cash’n Guns, Caylus, Dawn Under, Diamond Joe, Essen, expansions, Fettnapf, fillers, Frische Luft für die Gruft, Havoc: The Hundred Years War, Heckmeck am Bratwurmeck, Indonesia, Jenseits von Theben, Kaivai, Niagara, Pünct, Reiner Knizia, Shear Panic, Sunriver Games -
Wednesday, day one: arrival
Good news! The hotel has a computer I can use, it has a DSL connection and it accepts my USB memory card reader. So, I bring you: live reports from Essen, Germany! (I apologize if I mix my Y’s and Z’s, as the German keyboards are funny that way.) My travelling companions Ismo and Raija…