Top 10 Anticipated Games of Essen 2024 - with Tom, Wendy, and Joey 

"The guys" behind The White Castle, etc., are a husband-and-wife design duo. FWIW-they are great folks!

Devir: "We don't do spacial reasoning in our games or our boxes. We just make great games." Polis is the last meaty game from Devir where I remember things fitting in reasonably sized boxes.

Thanks for including Algae Inc., we're psyched 😄 To answer your question: The mechanisms are built upon the actual science of producing these products out of different algae. For example the bio-fuel board has a refinery mechanism and the cosmetics can purify their formula - both to enhance their quality. Food can produce algae salad in one step or make algae burger by having longer production chains etc. You can even find many funfacts about algae production in the rulebook on which we worked on together with scientist 😊 See you in Essen? ;)

Great Manos ref, Joey :)

Excellent list, Wendy. Good job extras, for the ones you crossed over with her on.

"It's more the explosive part of the barfing." "If people would barf color, I would like barfing better." 43:17 :D

Can't wait for Wendy's list! Yay!

this intro music is so good

"Drachentreppe" is german for "Dragon's Stairway" 😉

At last, Wendy has found the beigest game.

"7 Wonders Duel" is good game, but I'm not happy to have to buy it all over again, even if it is a LotR version.

I learned what SETI stood for from playing Sid Meier's Civilization...surprised Tom didn't also-in one of the Civilizations (maybe Civ 2?)

a Game about making the perfect hamburger could be fun 🍔

Is there a second pronunciation of Hegemony, or are they just mangling it? I was pretty sure it was Huh-jeh-muh-nee

What do you mean Steam Power looks bad, it looks clean and the color palette is very nice, it's actually quite a looker compared to most train games

Can we just call it "Brown Power" and own the blandness . . . :)

Joey "One Rings" Evans

I used to drop a lot of reef balls in college ... good times. 😂

I'm so out of the loop. I have had Marvel Champions set up for over two months for some solo play and I just haven't been able to get myself to the table, nor can I make it to my game group. I can't wait until things slow down this Fall and I get to play some of my favorites. I don't think I'll play any new games unless somebody else buys them. Update: Who am I fooling? I pretty much want all the games.

Ah, that glorious time of year for people to get all hot and bothered about Dice Tower just calling it "Essen" :)

"Rurik is made up country" and "it is called dawn of something" are the most American things I heard today ;)

Totally agree with Tom about the theme of Sky Team. It's absurd. Doesn't mean the game isn't good, but I wouldn't know.

With "SETI" I probably would like the theme but so far I don't think I will like the game.

Did you say "I thought Rurik is a made up country..."?

Hey Tom. Let Wendy like what she likes.

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