Author Archives: Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

About Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

Andrea "Liga" Ligabue is a game expert contributing to many games related international projects including Gamers Alliance Report, WIN, ILSA Magazine and Boardgamenews. Member of the International Gamers Awards Committee is coordinator of Play - The Games Festival and founder of the project Ludoteca Ideale.

Father in the Messe 2017: Day 0

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

We are here again, a Father in the Messe, with two kids. Every year they grow better and I become older. As usual the trip from Modena is something special: car, plain, train and metro! We start to have problem … Continue reading →

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Play – The Games Festival

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

Modena, once again, will be the Italian Gamers Capital. The 31st of March will start the ninth edition of Play – The Games Festival, the greatest games event in Italy with more than 80 exhibitors and more than 2000 tables … Continue reading →

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Father in the Messe: day 2 – morning

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

I’m quite sure this post will get a lot of hits: Dale Yu, Potatos and a well known designer in the first page (he is Vlaada Chvatil of course!) is something gamers are not used to resist (something like video … Continue reading →

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Father in thE Messe 2016: day 1

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

The first time you enter in the Messe is something you can’t forget. Something you know will change your life for ever like the first day of school, the first kiss or the first time you eat Tortellini (for people … Continue reading →

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Father in the Messe 2016: Day 0

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

This is the usual travel day. Car from Modena to Bologna than an airplane from Bologna to Koln, a train from Koln to Essen and finally the metro to the Jung Hotel … I was wondering how to insert a … Continue reading →

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Father in the Messe 2016: a Chain Reaction

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

Dear opinionated readers, here I’m, again, with my report from Essen. This year, for the first time, also Francesco, my 9 years old kid, will join me and Caterina in the Messe. What does that means ? We are now … Continue reading →

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