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Dale Yu – Spiel 2022 Saturday update

Dale Yu: SPIEL 2022 Saturday update  OK, Saturday always ends up being my last day at the show because I generally leave super early Sunday morning in order to be home by Sunday night in order to make it to … Continue reading

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Dale Yu : Friday spiel 2022 report

Friday report  The convention is now in full swing, and I must say that it does feel slightly less crowded than normal. It is unclear how much of this may be related to covid and how much might be related … Continue reading

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Simon W – Report from Thursday at SPIEL 2022

The Halls seemed pretty crowded today. We got in early and sat down to Discordia – apparently 9 years in development by Berndt Eisenstein. Set in Roman times, it’s a tile laying and worker placement game with a few twists, … Continue reading

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Report from Essen SPIEL 2022, Day 1

Thursday report First thing this morning, went to the asmodee store, as some of my friends wanted to get a copy of splendor duel. This is reportedly in short supply, so this was very high on the initial to-do list. … Continue reading

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Simon W – report from SPIEL: Challengers!

Just a quick report on the day before the convention opens.  We managed to pick up “Challengers” from Z-man games – an absolutely excellent game which we played last night. Firstly let’s talk about value for money. In the days … Continue reading

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Dale Yu: Report from SPIEL 2022, Day 0

Wednesday is the usual setup day here in Essen, and it was quite busy today. Unlike in years past, many of the booths were not quite ready this morning when we walked in. In fact when we walked out of … Continue reading

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