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It’s Essen time again

October 17, 2008

The Christmas is coming, by which I mean Essen. There’s a pile of new games getting published, but I’m really not very interested in most of them. I mean, there’s plenty of nice stuff coming, but in the end, I don’t really care. I must say we’ve had excellent service on the Board Game Society [...]

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Essen bounty

October 22, 2006

I’ve been following the Essen discussion on the Board Game Society message, and here’s my list of the new stuff I want: Der Elefant im Porzellanladen — Mandatory Amigo card game. A friend will bring this to me to pay back a favour. Null & Nichtig was also on my list, but the same friend [...]

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Essen

August 31, 2006

Since two people have already asked: no, I’m not going to Essen this year. I won’t be going to Essen before I get a steady job, which at the moment seems to be quite far in the future. Even then, there’s my son to consider, and it’s likely I won’t go to Essen again until [...]

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Essen pictures

October 18, 2005

Last night I went and uploaded my pictures, which can be found in my Essen 2005 photo gallery. It’s a small set of 80 or so pictures, but at least it’ll give you some picture of what was going on. Have fun!

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Saturday, day three: Crowds and games

October 16, 2005

Last day of the fair! Sunday would be a definite no, since we have to leave for the airport before the fair actually opens. At the breakfast, there were a lot more people than before — the first sign of the weekend action. Lots of guys I had seen at the Gigantoskop stand were there, [...]

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Friday, day three: Games, games, games

October 15, 2005

Here’s what happened yesterday: Today was the day! I went downstairs to use the hotel laptop to send my reports, which I did, and then headed back to the room. I glanced towards the dining room, and who did I see? Reiner Knizia, of course, and he was just leaving. As he wasn’t eating, I [...]

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Thursday, day two: Shopping for games

October 14, 2005

The morning started off quite well. We were having breakfast, when I suddenly noticed a familiar-looking gentleman in a salmon-coloured shirt: herr Knizia! I wasn’t quite brave enough to go talk to him, but maybe I’ll ask for his signature tomorrow, as I now have a game to ask it to. It would be neat [...]

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Wednesday, day one: arrival

October 12, 2005

Good news! The hotel has a computer I can use, it has a DSL connection and it accepts my USB memory card reader. So, I bring you: live reports from Essen, Germany! (I apologize if I mix my Y’s and Z’s, as the German keyboards are funny that way.) My travelling companions Ismo and Raija [...]

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Essen action

October 8, 2005

Do you want to meet me at Essen? It’s starting to look likely I’ll be attending the BoardGameGeek meet at the restaurant Istra. The meeting is, I gather, Thursday around 18.15-18.30. Well, that’s when I’m going, but maybe it’s a good idea to check the facts at the Sunriver booth. I’m also probably hanging around [...]

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ESSEN!

September 28, 2005

I just realised it! It’s just two weeks to Essen! Exactly two weeks from today, I’ll be boarding the plane to Düsseldorf! I haven’t been that active in the Geek forum, but I guess I’ll be checking out Essen forums to get the last-minute tips and tricks. Oh, and Mik Svellov said Gruga, my hotel, [...]

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