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Shelley and I check out highlights from Halls 2 & 3 of Essen this week, but first we check out one of Bezier Games' latest

Xylotar by Christopher Wray

Thanks as always to our sponsor, Bezier Games

Here are two different links to check out the Essen titles we are most interested in:

https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?priority=2

https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/68/spiel-essen-24-preview?sharekey=ckpiaTIxS3lYN0F6M2wwM2pMY2hFQT09&priority=1,2,3&sort=priority&viewstyle=thumbs

Hall 2 Publishers/Games
Albi (2-B631):
Atoll
Tea Garden
Arcane Wonders (2-E310):
Floresta
(also at MEBO GAMES - Hall 5)
Leylines (demo)
Mezen
Super Kawaii Pets
Vegetable Stock
Bezier Games (2-D620)
Sandbag
Seers Catalog
Xylotar
Bright Eye Games (2-D210)
Sumo
EmperorS4 (2-D411)
Torii
Four Comma Game (2-D432)
Age of Automation
The Game Builders (2-E620)
Suna Valo
Jelly Jelly Games (2-E315)
Minecart Town
Little Rocket Games (2-D421)
Coney
Fall
Ludonaute (2-E125)
Arctic
Paverson Games (2-E121)
Luthier (demo)
Snovid (2-E319)
Galebari
To Be Continued...
Tiros-Games (2-E311)
Space Missions
Weird City Games (2-E111)
Canopy Evergreen
Wonderful World of Board Games (2-E330)
Loco Momo

Hall 3 Publishers/Games
2F Spiele (3-G511)
Fishing
2 Tomatoes (3-P311)
Boule Rouge
Through Ice & Snow
AEG (3-B211)
Cascadia Landmarks Mini Expansion
Nocturne & Expansion
Undergrove & Expansion
Waffle Time
Alion (3-F111)
Gardlings
Sparks
Alley Cat Games (3-N311)
Ada's Dream
Station to Station
Aporta Games (3-F113)
Saltfjord
Board&Dice (3-G210)
Barcelona Expansion
Minos
Reef Project
Chilifox Games (3-F113)
Spectacular
Cranio Creations (3-V411)
Beyond the Horizon
Golden Cup
Mesos
Czech Games Edition (3-Z411)
SETI
Deep Print Games (3-B311)
Civolution
Intarsia
Devir (3-D611)
Daitoshi
The Lie
Venturesome
White Castle: Matcha Expansion
dlp Games (3-H613)
Atlantis Exodus
DMZ Games (3-U111)
Harmony
Dranda Games (3-H511)
Explorers of Navoria
Feuerland Spiele (3-S311)
Black Forest
Tauschrausch
Frosted Games (3-B200)
Galileo Galilei (demo)
Solstis
Game Brewer (3-T112)
Algae Inc.
Bone Wars
Geek Attitude Games (3-S211)
Babylon
Grail Games (3-F102)
Chu Han
Snowcrest
Hodari Spiele (3-G412)
Galaxy Postman
ION Game Design (3-V211)
DerrocAr
Looping Games (3-D313)
1980 - Sixtina
Around the World in 80 Days
Lucrum Games (3-H512)
Night Sky Explorers
Ludonova (3-F112)
Flatiron
Men-Nefer
Matagot (3-F102)
Kyoto no Neko
Mighty Boards (3-L311)
Rebirth
Moon Gate Design (3-F102)
Panda Spin
Pendragon Game Studio (3-L124)
Escape From New York
Plotmaker Games (3-D311)
Tivoli
Red Mojo (3-C310)
Inferno
Spielefaible (3-G611)
Cube Express
Tangerine Games (3-R411)
Nestlings
TCG Factory (3-B113)
Cudillero
Food Trucks
Medang
Smart City
Trekking
Thundergryph Games (3-R211)
Darwin's Journey Expansion
Wonderbow Games (3-V110)
Nebula

Shelley and I check out Tom Lehmann's latest Rio Grande 2-player

Winter Court

and then you guys get to enjoy Tom, Matt, Joe and the gang continue our conversations from Night 1 of Meeplefest 2024

Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their support.

You can sponsor the podcast directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

OR

check out our extensive (and growing) list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, so belong on your table:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

This week Shelley and I check out one of the Spiel des Jahres nominees

Captain Flip by Paolo Mori and Remo Conzadori from PlayPunk

and then check out a heavier title

Sand by Ariel Di Costanzo and Javier Pelizzari from Devir

Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their sponsorship

You can also sponsor the podcast directly by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

OR check out our extensive list of games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Continuing our discussion of games and design that began last week, this time design is more of the focus as the wine continues to flow. Guests include

Matt Leacock - Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Daybreak, Era: Medieval Age, Forbidden Island, Roll Through The Ages, Thunderbirds

Joe Huber - Blue Skies, Caravan, Scream Machine, Starship Merchants, Burger Joint

Simon Hunt - Pick & Pack, Take Stock

Scott Caputo - Whistle Stop, Whistle Mountain, Sorcerer City, The One Hundred Torii, Kachina, Voluspa

Kris Hunt

Greg Zamira 

and others 

Help support the podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon:

www.patreon.com/garrettsgames

or help us out, get a cool game, and make space for new stuff for us to review by buying something off our for sale Google list:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks for your support!

Meeplefest is BACK! After two years away, Shelley and I once again convene the roundtable discussion. In part 1 we discuss the effects of COVID on our gaming and begin a discussion of game design and publishing as well. Joining us on this episode and next week's are

Matt Leacock - Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Daybreak, Era: Medieval Age, Forbidden Island, Roll Through The Ages, Thunderbirds

Joe Huber - Blue Skies, Caravan, Scream Machine, Starship Merchants, Burger Joint

Simon Hunt - Pick & Pack, Take Stock

Scott Caputo - Whistle Stop, Whistle Mountain, Sorcerer City, The One Hundred Torii, Kachina, Voluspa

Kris Hunt

Greg Zamira 

and others 

Support the podcast by buying one of our games! Here's the list of we have for sale at reasonable prices:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks for checking it out!

Shelley and I dip our toes once again into the Essen Wantlist this week, but start by looking at another recent Kickstarter arrival

The Gardens by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert from Grail Games

Remember you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames 

or you can purchase a game from our extensive list:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Here's the list of Essen games discussed:

Evergreen (Horrible Guild)

The Great Split (Horrible Guild)

Make It Happen (Indie Boards & Cards)

Galenus (Ion Game Design)

Discordia (Irongames)

HITSTER (Jumbo)

Expedition (Korea Boardgames Co.)

Nirvana (Korea Boardgames Co.)

Targi: Die Bonus-Box (KOSMOS)

Nimalia (La Boite de Jeu)

Tribes of the Wind (La Boite de Jeu)

Atiwa (Lookout Games)

1998 ISS (Looping Games)

Fantasy Pub 2nd Ed (Looping Games)

Precognition (Ludonaute)

Air Mail (Ludonova)

Sabika (Ludonova)

Deities (Mandoo Games)

Evora (MEBO Games)

YIMBY (Mondainai)

Maui (Next Move Games)

Town 66 (Oink Games)

The Master Builders of Cologne (Ornament Games)

Village Rails (Osprey Games)

The Wolves (Pandasaurus Games)

80 Days (Piatnik)

Eleven: Football Manager Board Game (Portal Games)

Flowar (Ediciones Primigenio)

Moesteiro (Pythagoras)

Pessoa (Pythagoras)

Quinto Imperio II (Pythagoras)

Future Energy (Queen Games)

Helsinki (Queen Games)

Powerline (Queen Games)

Keydom's Dragons (R&D Games)

Dom Pierre (R&R Games)

Chronicles of Avel (Rebel Studio)

Meadow: Downstream Expansion (Rebel Studio)

San Francisco (Rebel Studio)

Take a Seat (Salt & Pepper Games)

Clever 4 Ever (Schmidt Spiele)

Virtu (Strohmann Games)

Dulce (Stronghold Games)

Amalfi: Renaissance (Sylex)

Clockworker (Sylex)

Colorado (Sylex)

Applejack (The Game Builders)

Yosemite (WizKids)

Awimbawe (Explor8)

Crossing Oceans (PD Verlag)

Pictures X-Mas (PD Verlag)

Santiago (Trefl)

Uptown (Trefl)

Shelley and I dive into the first part of my Essen Wantlist this week, but start by looking at a recent Kickstarter arrival

Keystone: North America by Jeffrey Joyce and Isaac Vega from Rose Gauntlet Entertainment

Then it's Part 1 of my Essen "Interested" list (in alphabetical order based on publisher - list below).

Remember you can sponsor the podcast at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or you can purchase a game from our extensive list:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the list of games:

Findorff (2-F Spiele)

The Council of Shadows (alea)

Puerto Rico 1897 (alea)

Autobahn (Alley Cat Games)

Eternal Palace (Alley Cat Games)

Armadillo (AMIGO)

Dice Hunters of Therion (AMIGO)

Sauscharf (AMIGO)

Revive (Aporta Games)

Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition (Bezier Games)

Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition (Bezier Games)

Sync or Swim (Bezier Games)

FIKA (Board Game Circus)

Garden Nation (Board Game Circus)

Oros (Board Game Circus)

Founders of Teotihuacan (Board&Dice)

Loot Box #1 (Board&Dice)

Terracotta Army (Board&Dice)

Tiletum (Board&Dice)

Project L: Finesse Expansion (Boardcubator)

Project L: Ghost Piece Expansion (Boardcubator)

Terra Nova (Capstone Games)

Zookeepers (Cardslab)

Orichalque (Catch Up Games)

Come Together (Chilifox Games)

My Shelfie (Cranio Creations)

Starship Captains (Czech Games Edition)

Heat: Pedal to the Metal (Days of Wonder)

Caldera Park (Deep Print Games)

Skymines (Deep Print Games)

Woodcraft (Delicious Games)

Home Sweet Home - or Not (Devir)

Lacrimosa (Devir)

The Red Cathedral: Contractors Expansion (Devir)

Winter (Devir)

Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina (Capstone/dlp games)

Joan of Arc: Orleans Draw & Write (dlp games)

Rise (Capstone/dlp games)

Phraya (DMZ Games)

FYFE (Edition Spielwiese)

Voll auf die 18 (Edition Spielwiese)

Great Western Trail: Argentina (eggertspiele)

Honey Buzz (Elf Creek Games)

La Famiglia (Feuerland Spiele)

Sanssouci (Fractal Juegos)

Kunterpunkt: Das wuselige Wurfelspiel (Frechverlag)

Aleph Null (Frosted Games)

Rainforest (Funnyfox)

Caral (Funtails

Treehouse Diner (Funtails)

Hippocrates (Game Brewer)

The Palaces of Carrara (Game Brewer)

Cracked/Code (Game Factory)

Festival (GDM Games)

Insecta: The Ladies of Entomology (GDM Games)

Akropolis (Gigamic)

The Gardens (Grail Games) - we discuss this NEXT WEEK!

Space Craft (Granna)

Nebel uber Carcassonne (Hans im Gluck)

Planet B (Hans im Gluck)

Shelley and I head to the airport and build our airline companies in 2020's

Blue Skies by Joe Huber from Rio Grande Games

then we head back to 2010 and become cat people for some unknown reason in

Felinia by Michael Schacht from Matagot and Asmodee 

which has been recently republished in 2019with some tweaks as

Dragon Boats of the Four Seas from Maple Games

Shelley and I have a great time with two more Japanese titles, one of which is more readily available than the other, though both are worthy new titles that we need to get on our own shelves...in fact, many thanks to a BGG user who was willing to trade for his copy of Pastiche!

Exhaust by Hisashi Hayashi from OKAZU Brand

and

Pastiche: Birth of a Masterpiece by Rikkati from Twins Lion Do

You can support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or purchasing one of our many offerings on our always updating Games For Sale list. Just buy a game or two, pay the shipping, and it will wind up on your doorstep!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing

Shelley and I play a couple of very different but excellent dice games this week

Dice Realms by Tom Lehmann from Rio Grande Games

and 

Dandelions by Takashi Sakaue from Boardgametables.com

Remember that you can support the podcast by making a small donation at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or by buying one (or some) of the games on our Games For Sale list. Pay the shipping and it can arrive on your doorstep.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing