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Jennifer Geske: BGG.CON 2011 – Closing Thoughts

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jgeske

I had the best intention of writing something up at the end of each day at the convention, but I totally failed at time management and ended up staying up way late every night. So instead of a more timely … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Geske: BGG.CON 2011 – Before the Weekend

Posted on November 18, 2011 by jgeske

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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Jennifer Geske: BGG.CON 2011 – Behind the Scenes

Posted on November 16, 2011 by jgeske

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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Jennifer Geske: Recap of Sasquatch Boardgame Festival 2011

Posted on November 11, 2011 by jgeske

  For those of you who followed Patrick Korner’s Essen Mule Train reports, the train made a few more stops (Vancouver, B.C. -> Everett, Washington -> Redmond, Washington -> Issaquah, Washington) before finally arriving at the venue for this year’s … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #27 – Age of Steam: African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories

Posted on October 18, 2011 by jgeske

Age of Steam Expansions – African Diamond Mines /Taiwan Cube Factories Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Like the other AoS expansions in the Bezier Games’ Essen pack, this is a double-sided board intended to work with either the Age … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #25: Vintage

Posted on October 17, 2011 by jgeske

Designer: Gil d’Orey Publisher: MESAboardgames Players: 2 to 4 Playing Time: 90 minutes Ages: 10+ Last year’s SPIEL fair at Essen brought us multiple games with winemaking theme: Vinhos, Grand Cru, and Toscana. This year’s show will welcome the latest … Continue reading →

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