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Category Archives: Essen 2012
Essen 2012: State of the Wishlist – Wednesday
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
Father in the Messe 2012: Day 0
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
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2012
Tagged board games, essen 2012, keyflowers, La Loitre, spellbound
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Dale Yu: Report from Essen Media Day (Wednesday)
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
Posted in Essen 2012
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Essen 2012 … from the sidelines
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)
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)
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
Posted in Essen 2012
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