![]() ![]() Some of their more well know titles are Kingdomino, Queendomino, Photosynthesis and Dobble!/Spot it! We'll be doing a blog from Essen, so you can see what it's like for yourself!Ĭyrielle Mathieu - Community Manager & Press Officer Blue Orange Gamesīlue Orange Games, have been publishing and promoting award-winning games for over 18 years. Realize that you can't see everything, and just go and have fun! Also, wear comfortable shoes. I'm excited to find a hidden gem that I've never even heard of! I am excited about the new CGE releases, but there are literally hundreds of new games. There are board gamers from all over the world! Tom Vasel - Founder and Host for Dice Tower and maybe something to follow up on Champions of Midgard… I might be doing more stuff for the upcoming Deep Rock Galactic board game. Lots of thematic stuff! I have both dice and card games, and would even like to do a Legacy game (but it takes time). Also, take advantage of the outer walkways between the halls - it's a nice way to get some fresh air, to skip past the most crowded areas to get somewhere fast, and to get a break and perhaps buy a snack from the food wagons. ![]() I don't know what I will get the chance to play, but I am most excited about seeing some old friends and collaborators among the publishers.ĭon't wait until Sunday buying the games you want, as the hot ones sell out quickly. That would be seeing all the new stuff, especially mid-level, highly thematic action/adventure games. Ole Steiness - Board Game Designer on Champions of Midgard I think it is a really rich design space that has a lot of tabletop game elements to it. Sol Forge Fusion (A procedurally generated card game)įrom my other current projects, the most interesting, are a few digital autobattlers. What’s something you’re working on now and would like to share with our community?Ĭreature Feature (a bluffing game for 3-6)ĭice Hunters of Therion, or Wurfelhelden (A light and fast dice game)ĭungeons, Dice, and Danger (A roll and write dungeon crawl) Don't get caught spending too much time on stuff that will be readily available. What’s the advice you’d give to someone attending Essen for the first time? I am much more interested in the games I don't know about than in the ones that I will be able to catch up on easily after the event. I probably would not be looking forward to any particular game. What are you most excited about seeing/playing this year? This sounds obvious, but until I really concentrated on this, I would spend too much time learning specific games.Īfter the hall as closed, meeting with friends and colleagues to share what we learned and try out new games is probably even better than that, though. The best part for me has always been walking the halls and seeing as much as I can. It has been many years since I have attended, and the Pandemic and young twins (5 years old now) have helped extend my absence. What is your favorite part of the convention experience in Essen? Richard Garfield - Board Game Designer on Magic the Gathering and King of Tokyo We interviewed some of the most influential and interesting people in the Board Game Industry to give us their thoughts on some of the most common questions on everyone's mind every year. Essen SPIEL 2022 review from board game designers and industry professionals There are around 1,500 new releases to discover this year and even more content to see, with EDUCATOR’S DAY and Research Day both having panels and lectures by leading scientists and professionals in their respective fields relating to use of games in education and cultural fields. This year there will be more than 950 exhibitors from 56 nations attending with thousands of visitors from all over the world. At the beginning of October every year, the world of board and card games will celebrate its annual high point at SPIEL, the world’s largest games convention at the Essen Exhibition Center. ![]()
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