Category Archives: Essen 2012

Essen Preview #31 – Three games from AEG – Smash Up, Courtier and Love Letter

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Dale Yu

AEG has been making a move over the past year or so to break into the Euro-game market. Previous to this effort,  I had known them most for role playing games and L5R games. This year at GenCon, they released … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #30: Terra Mystica Rules Preview and Interview with one of the Designers

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Dale Yu

Terra Mystica http://www.feuerland-spiele.de/dateien/Terra_Mystica_EN_1.0_.pdf (rules summarized by Luke Hedgren) Board is a hex grid, with 7 different terrain types, plus some rivers, dividing the land up into irregular islands and peninsulas. Each player chooses a faction that determines special abilities and … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #29: Dragon Rage and Rumble in the Dungeon (Flatlined Games)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Andrea "Liga" Ligabue

In the crowd of small publishers attending Essen 2012 there is one that caught my attention last year with a small but really nice release, Rumble in the House, I reviewed here months ago. This year Flatlined Games will strike … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #28: Interview with Scott Alden (Aldie) from Boardgamegeek.com

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dale Yu

One of my other jobs in the gaming industry is serving as one of the file admins for Boardgamegeek.com – perhaps you’ve heard of the site?  When the site started, it was merely an online repository for session reports.  Since … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #27: White Goblin Games – Rules Previews of Essen 2012 Releases Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Dale Yu

White Goblin Games will be back in Essen for 2012 – I’ve been reading through the rulebooks, and I have already previewed some of the new White Goblin releases.  The releases for 2012 are like a travelogue – the releases from … Continue reading →

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Essen Preview #26: Rules Previews of White Goblin Games (Part 1)

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Dale Yu

White Goblin Games will be back in Essen for 2012 – this year with 8! releases: Völuspá, Saqqara, Expedition: Congo River, Vampire Empire, Revolver 2, Pyramidion, Nieuw Amsterdam and Rattus Cartus. At this point, I have a hard time pigeon-holing … Continue reading →

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