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Chris Wray: My Essen 2018 Most Anticipated List

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Chris Wray

Spiel (Essen) 2018 is a little more than two weeks away, and I’ve been reading rulebooks and combing through Eric Martin’s oh-so-amazing Spiel ’18 Preview on BGG. As in past years, I’ll be doing coverage from the fair for The … Continue reading →

Posted in Essen 2018 | Tagged 2F-Spiele, Anna Wermlund, Aporta Games, Azul, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, bernd eisenstein, Bezier Games, Convention Reports, days of wonder, Eilif Svensson, Essen 2018, Feuerland, fortune, friedemann friese, Frosted Games, Fryx Games, Fuji, futuropia, Helge Meissner, Iron Games, Isaac Fryxelius, Ismaël Perrin, Jacob Fryxelius, Jeff Allers, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Next Move Games, One Week Ultimate Werewolf, Pandoria, Plan B Games, Rebel Nox, Renegade Game Studios, Reykholt, sebastien pauchon, Social Deduction, Stronghold Games, Ted Alspach, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars Colonies, the river, Trick Taking, Uwe Rosenberg, Wolfgang Warsch | 3 Comments
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