Tag Archives: Essen 2019

Larry Levy: Review of Marco Polo II

Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan Designers:  Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini Artist:  Dennis Lohausen Publisher:  Hans im Glück Players:  2-4 Age:  12+ Time:  60-120 minutes Times Played:  4, all online It’s no secret that I’m a big … Continue reading

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Essen 2019, Day One: What’s Hot, and What I Played (Chris Wray)

As with my past coverage, I’ll be posting each day about (1) what’s hot, (2) what I played, and (3) general thoughts on the convention.  I haven’t had the chance to play many games so far: I typically spend the … Continue reading

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Silver Bullet (Game Review by Chris Wray)

Designer: Ted Alspach Publisher: Bezier Games Players: 2 – 4 Ages: 14 and Up Time: 45 Minutes Times Played: > 10 Silver is a fast-playing card game designed by Ted Alspach.  Based on the system from Cabo, Silver is a … Continue reading

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Brandon Kempf – Three Games Essen 2019

I have a lot of games. A lot of games that are on my shelves, or on my table being played, that I have told myself that I want to review at some point. For one reason or another, this … Continue reading

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Chris Wray: My Essen 2019 Most Anticipated List

Spiel (Essen) 2019 is at the end of next week, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’19 Preview Tool on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The … Continue reading

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