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Category Archives: Essen 2012
Dale Yu: Pictures part 2 from Saturday
I was honestly too busy looking and gathering games earlier in the SPIEL to write anything – but I thought I’d try to at least catch up on some pictures.. One of my favorite stands to buy games from … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2012
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Saturday Picture Post from Essen
ok, managed to break free again to upload some pictures! A super cool idea – Pegasus has sponsored an interesting treasure hunt – you go around the Messe to marked stands and use your phone to scan the QR code. … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2012
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Dale Yu: Quick Saturday Lunchtime Update
Report from the Messe – Saturday Morning OK, finally taking a little break from the hustle and bustle on Saturday morning. This year has been a great fair for me, lots of new games in my bag, lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2012
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Father in the Messe Day 2
Hallo gamers. Here we are with the report of our second day of gaming. Today I have had to attend both the International Gamers Awards Committee lunch and also the presentation, so we are not been able to play as … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2012
Tagged aztlan, briefcase, essen 2012, Fairy Land, lady alice, Legend history of 1000 miglia, pescado, twin tin bots, unites square
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Father in the Messe Day 1
Today we wake up early to be able to be in the Spiele at opening time, 9:00 for press-tickets owners. First all we make a quick tour in the press room to take our press kit: the usual book and … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2012
Tagged ark & noah, Costruction Zone, courtier, Desperados, Escape, essen 2012, love letters, Okyia, out of gears, Potions-Making Practice, Slavika, tea time, trivitiar
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Dale Yu: Spellbound
Normally I wouldn’t make a post with just one picture – but I wanted to show you how big the Spellbound box really is Terra Mystica and Keyflower are in traditional rectangular boxes Look on my Spellbound and despair for … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2012
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