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Essen 2019, Day 0: Initial Thoughts, and What I Played (Article by Chris Wray)

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Chris Wray

Essen 2019 will officially start tomorrow, but Day Zero (or “setup day”) was today. Today starts my daily coverage of the fair, including mini-reviews of what I played.

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Posted in Commentary, Essen 2019 | Tagged Anubixx, Azul: Summer Pavilion, Chartae, Florian Ortlepp, Helmut Ortlepp, Michael Kiesling, Next Move Games, NSV, Reiner Knizia, Steffen Benndorf | 6 Comments
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