Monthly Archives: November 2011

Review: Sentinels of the Multiverse

Designers: Christopher Badell, Paul Bender Publisher: Greater Than Games, LLC Ages: 10+ Time: ~60 mins Players: 2-5 Reviewed by:  Matt J. Carlson  (review copy provided) Just a few short weeks after GenCon 2011, I came across a posting on a … Continue reading

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Tweets from #bggcon

A sampling of what people are saying about the con in the Twittersphere – you can think of each as a 140-character glimpse of the goings on in Dallas!  You can see what’s being played, and sometimes get super mini … Continue reading

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Jennifer Geske: BGG.CON 2011 – Before the Weekend

The first two days of BGG.CON 2011 has been a flurry of activities for me. I still haven’t gotten more than 4 hours of sleep a night, and so far have only left the hotel once (for a quick lunch) … Continue reading

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BGGCon 2011: Hey, I’m not there! (an iBoardgaming update)

Just like 99.999999% of the world, I am not attending BGGCon.  (It’s OK, I’ll survive.  I didn’t get to attend Essen, Origins, or the GoF either!)  However, since our intrepid leader, Dale, has opened up the posting schedule on the … Continue reading

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Jennifer Geske: BGG.CON 2011 – Behind the Scenes

While Essen is where the boardgaming industry introduces many of the new games for the next year, BGG.CON is where many non-Europeans in the community get to play those games. I usually try to get to BGG.CON at least one … Continue reading

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Italians at Essen Messe

I remember the first time I was in Essen, many years ago. The fair was really smaller than now and not so many foreign publishers (foreign means non German) were there. Italians, both publishers and gamers, were isolated. StudioGiochi, with … Continue reading

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