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Essen Friday was as busy as yesterday and by now I am used to once again the Essen shuffle through the aisles and the huge number of small steps taken - I think I walked 5 miles today! Anyway ...

Wild World Designers: Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson, Viljar Opdal Svensson Publisher: Chilifox Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 45-90 minutes Played with review copy provided by publis ...

As always, it was great to be back in Essen, which is even bigger this year, occupying the entirety of Halls 1-8. Apparently sold out for the weekend despite the increased capacity, the crowds were ...

OK, so much for trying to post every day - to be honest, there's just not enough time in the day here! If you've never been, the show is simply a giant firehose of game inf ...

Timespan Designers: Kenneth Minde, Kristian Amundsen Østby Publisher: Alion Players: 1-5 Age: 12+ Time: 90 mins Played with review copy provided by publisher Timespan is a streamlined, frie ...

Minikin City Designer: Simone Luciani, Matthieu Verdier Publisher: Cranio Creations / Capstone Games Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Preorder link: Played with review copy prov ...

So officially, the Wednesday at Essen is the setup day. But it's also really the first actual day for the press. One of the highlights of the show every year is the annual new games exhibitio ...

This is part 3 of my recap of the Renegade Games virtual "convention" (RenegadeCon) and the new information they revealed about the next wave of armies and terrain (due to be released in the first ...

Ashes & Amber Designer: David Falla de Acebo Publisher: David's Games Players: 1-4 Age: 14+ Time: 40 min/player Played with review copy provided by publisher The inevitable ...

Well, I've had a few days to travel around Germany prior to SPIEL, and I've had a grand time seeing old castles, beautiful vistas, and yummy plates filled with meat and potatoes. We ha ...