Board games meet technology. Michaela Magin introduces 3 new titles with electronic elements.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games
We conclude our Essen coverage with some promos and outtakes.
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From Rhino poop to the streets of ancient Rome, Alfredo Berni gives us a tour of eight games from Zoch enjoyable by a wide range of players young and old. Titles include: Das Is Der Wurm Drin, Fuchs und Fertig, Kalimambo, Schnapp's, Wollmilchsau, Tante Trudel'ss Trodel, Avanti, and Aquileia
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We set the stage for our coverage of the Essen International Game Fair
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Janko Franke shows us Noris' first board game using the ToyStick pen to enhance gameplay.
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We learn about several fun titles from Goliath - Sammy Seal, Pop the Pig, and Time No Time. Games for kids and kids at heart.
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Mattias Wagner talks about new editions of the classic dice game Spiel and gives an overview of Airlines Europe.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games
Designer and publisher Philippe des Pallières talks about the anniversary edition off Werewolf, and a new edition of the bluffing game Skull & Roses.
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From Discworld to the French & Indian War to orangutan filled forests, Martin discusses the development of his most recent designs: Ankh Morpork, A Few Acres of Snow, and Old Men of the Forest.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games
A chat with designer Michel Baudoin about Space Maze. Maneuver your team of colorful wooden aliens to recover an ancient relic buried in an ever-changing maze.
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Stephen Buonocore gives us a tour of four new releases: Panic Station, Confusion, Core Worlds, and Outpost.
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Designer Antoine Bauza and artist Piero talk about collaborating on Ghost Stories, plus some news about an upcoming expansion to 7 Wonders.
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Enoch Fryxelius chats about Wilderness, a hand-crafted board game of survival and strategy built and designed by his brothers.
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Peter Eggert introduces a new title, Santiago de Cuba, and hints at some upcoming releases.
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Keith Blume introduces a full lineup of games from Eagle including 1812: The Invasion of Canada, Dragon Rampage, Mirror Mirror and new editions of Can't Stop and Montage.
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Rafal introduces Pret-a-Porter, a game about the competitive world of high fashion and New Era, the latest game set in the world of Neuroshima Hex.
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Konstantinos Kokkinis introduces Drum Roll. Each player steps into the ring to manage a traveling circus.
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HABA makes wonderful creative games for kids of all ages. From magnetic cards to stacking animals to giant-sized boards and games with dice and fruit, we survey the booth to give you a brief peek at the many fun titles they have available.
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Norwegian designer Kristian Ãstby talks about Mammut, a stone age game where players must decide how best to divide up the spoils of a great hunt.
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Stephen Buonocore discusses a truckload of new titles from Stronghold including an expansion and new edition of Revolver, two card games great for casual gamers and families, Milestones, a euro-style game with rondels, plus a sneak peek at some Essen releases later this year.
Topics: The Spiel, GenCon, Stronghold Games
Quests, Temples and Uranium! James Mathe discusses Venture Forth and Kingdom of Solomon and previews The Manhattan Project.
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Wooden games with magnetic appeal. From soccer and hockey to barrel tossing and catapults, Weykick offers tabletop fun for all.
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Gods, gold, and sandy beaches. Mortiz Brunhoffer introduces three titles: Pantheon, Stone Age: Style is the Goal, and Hawaii.
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A look at the landscape of the Messe Exhibition Halls from setup to crowds filling the aisles.
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Bears, blisters, and heavy backpacks. The trail can be a dangerous place! Max Michael from Stratamax games introduces their newest family card game.
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Carol Rapp introduces 3 new titles from Kosmos: Rapa Nui, Helvetia, and Ankh Morpork.
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A walking tour of the Messe exhibit hall "loop." We hope this gives you a sense of the scope and size of the event. Special thanks to friend and fellow Spieler John Knoerzer for filming this an hour before the doors opened.
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Vintage airplanes, new battles, and a daring escape! Guillermo Soria gives a tour of Air Show, a 2 de Mayo Expansion, and Stalag 17.
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Didier Delhez of Sit Down! Games gives a tour of Wiraqocha, a steampunk dice game set in the jungles of South America.
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A special preview press event gives publishers a chance to show off some of the nearly 800 new titles debuting at the Game Fair. We take you on a tour and give you a snapshot look at the amazing variety of fun available at the show.
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Designer Max Valembois chats about Baby Boom, a light strategy dice game where the dice are never rolled.
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Bernd Keller gives a tour of four new games from Amigo: The City, Friesmatenten, Rio d'Oro, and Carre.
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Christoph Lipsky talks about three new titles: The Last Banquet, Gully Pirates, and Dungeon Fighter. These games range from sneaky to whimsical to downright silly!
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Michaela Magin chats about three new titles from Ravensburger: one for children (Wettstreit im Hexenwald), one for gamers (Saint Malo), and one for parties (Make 'n Break: Party).
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Ravensburger
A chat with Rudolf Rühle, President of the European Society of Board Game Collectors and a tour of their Cars & Games exhibit.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, collectors
Didier Delhez talks about the new worldwide edition of Plato Magazine. Plato covers the world of board games from a truly international perspective, including interviews, reviews and features stories with designers, artists and publishers in the industry.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Plato magazine
We learn about Shitenno, a new game from Ludonaute set in feudal Japan.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Shitenno, Ludonaute
Timothee Leroy discusses three games: Mana, an abstract strategy game with leather pieces Docker, a puzzle game about manuevering shipping containers and Blue Lion, a pattern building tile laying game about jewel thieves
Topics: The Spiel, Jactalea, Mana, Docker, Blue Lion
Noted game designer Bruno Cathala discusses three new games: Button Up, Okiya, and Shadows Over Camelot: The Card Game.
Topics: Bruno Cathala, The Spiel, Essen, board games
Gil d'Orey introduces Kosmonauts, the latest title from Mesa Board Games. Kosmonauts is a rocket race around the solar system with players programming their rocket to visit each planet.
Topics: kosmonauts, mesa board games, the spiel, essen
Artist Antonis Papantoniou discusses his career in the game industry and the differences between creating artwork for board games and video games.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Antonis Papantoniou
Mattias Wagner chats about Abacusspiele's new edition of Hanabi, a crazy, clue-driven, co-operative card game. We also discuss a fast, fun dice game version of Zooloretto.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Abacusspiele, Hanabi
There is a Press Event the day before the game fair opens to the public. Publishers large & small display their games to an eager crowd of journalists. Over 800 new games made their debut at Essen. Of course, no one can see them all! Here's a small sample of the hundreds of games released this year.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, press event
So many possibilities with a simple deck of cards. Bernhard Naegele gives a tour of four new titles: Flying Carpet, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo- Bah!, Taureg, and Ladybug and So.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, card games
AEG's Todd Rowland gives us the scoop on Guildhall, a set collecting game about medieval professions. We also discuss the Tempest series of board games - each game is a stand alone title but it is also part of a shared world and narrative that will evolve over time with each new title and designer.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, AEG, Guildhall, Tempest
We chat with Kevin Cook, owner of the world's largest dice collection, to see what what dice he has his eye on this year.
Topics: board game, dice, Kevin Cook, GenCon, The Spiel
We chat with artist "Prof" Herbert about the art show and his latest contributions to some upcoming games.
Topics: board game, art, prof herbert, GenCon, The Spiel
Tabletop Producer Boyan Radakovich chats about plans for Season 2 and his plans for an international game day coming in 2013.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, TableTop, Boyan Radakovich
Designers Nikolas and Sotirios talk about the development of their game Briefcase, a deck-building resource management game where players create their own business empire.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Artipia Games, Briefcase
Andreas discusses two new releases that draw their inspiration from Asia. From China, we have Qin, an abstract strategy game from Reiner Knizia. And from Japan we have Yedo, a worker placement game set in the early years of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Topics: The Spiel, Essen, board games, Eggertspiele, Qin, Yedo
