Category Archives: Essen 2012

Essen 2012: State of the Wishlist – Wednesday

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Melissa

With Press Day over and several hours of streaming demos under my belt, I thought I’d talk about the state of my wishlist. I’m maintaining a list of the demos at Boardgamegeek, so you can see which I’ve seen already, … Continue reading →

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Father in the Messe 2012: Day 0

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

Here again with my Father in the Messe story: my special report about being in Essen with a kid (actually a 11 years old daughter). Me and Caterina finally arrived in Essen. Too late to play something or to access … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu: Report from Essen Media Day (Wednesday)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Dale Yu

Wednesday is always an exciting day at Essen for me because it usually signals the real start of the fair.  Each year around noon, the press room is opened up and many of the companies are there showing off their … Continue reading →

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Essen 2012 … from the sidelines

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Melissa

Well Essen is starting and once again I am at home in Australia, watching eagerly from the sidelines. Both Fraser and I love reading others’ reports of what they do at the fair – not only because it gives us … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu – Pictures from Essen Setup Day (Tuesday)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Dale Yu

It’s still drizzling here, but that’s no big deal as the majority of my time will be indoors for the rest of the week. Tuesday is the day when some people start setting up their booths, though most definitely not … Continue reading →

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Dale Yu – Pre-Essen Day 2 (Monday)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Dale Yu

Like yesterday, I’m having a great time being a tourist and seeing the sights.  As i mentioned earlier, started out Monday morning in the middle of a Monty Python skit – there must have been a church service in Cologne … Continue reading →

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