Spiel

So this is some of the main conventions.

We've got GenCon, UK Games Expo, Tabletop Scotland, Dragon Meat, Origins, Pax Unplugged, and Spiel Essen and their policies.

And I divided it into two, on the trade floor and in other things, because some of them were like banning it in the art show, but there's no policy on the trade floor.

So

Pax Unplugged, they've got no policy for the trade floor, but it is banned in sort of Pax's programs and events.

So that's things like archos and stuff like that.

And Spiel Essen, no policy whatsoever.

It feels like an exercise.

And we're going to talk about all those other really cool stuff because it is the season.

Eschen Spiel is coming up.

So, obviously, we're looking at another huge slate of games coming up.

And we'll talk more about that when that comes up.

But who knows? Maybe the new Spiel des Jahres winners or maybe some game that comes out from there might actually be huge and change the industry moving forward.

So we got a lot of fun stuff to talk about.

Before we get into that, Tim, let's get into the thing that everybody wants to know about.

So, a little bit of the background.

We, each year, make most anticipated board games for Essen Spiel.

So, we basically do a top, and we want to do two tops, and we will probably do two tops in each channel.

So, basically, the board games we're most excited to see at Essen.

And I know that I at least bought a ton of stuff there because it was just so much fun stuff.

yeah yeah on both topics so wandering inns i feel like i'm just slightly frustrated at the start because i mean the main character is just so bad but i guess if the main character is very good already there's nothing to grow you know and then the story is not that interesting because there's also this like feeling of okay wanting the i mean this different type obviously of books but this is this type where okay it's relatable it's not that very good it's just an ordinary people like us type of thing um with gen con i was thinking actually was not going to go again next year but i had a good time so i will come back to gen con um so one american convention and one well UK I think I'd like to come back to UKGE and upcoming is actually Essence Spiel which is in mid to end of October I will go there and it's just the biggest board game hobby conventions in the world so hobby is the key because there are other ones as well like Nuremberg is way bigger or something I haven't been

is that a toy fair?

I think so yes yeah

Okay, fair.

I heard from a friend who went there, a board game publisher, and I don't think, I haven't been because I didn't think that there was, yeah, as Eric said, it's more mass market, which is not really what we do, more hobby gamers.

So yeah, Essence Spiel, very exciting.

I'm going to come earlier.

Yeah.

I'm not going to Essendon Spiel this year.

Is that what you were heading into, or have I just spoiled your whole evening? Ruined.

Well, so this year, basically, in conversation with Ian and Becky, at the moment, obviously, I've got Leila, who's under one, and Becky didn't feel comfortable with me going for more than one day.

as well,

if

You've got a game that you're very excited about from Essendon Spiel that we have not mentioned.

Pop it below

On any topic whatsoever, if you have a reaction, it's bound to be that.

Yes, but I was depressed that I'm not going to Essendon.

I felt legitimately bad for you and it was depressing.

And

do feel invigorated.

I've got more energy.

And you told me even back then that you put it in my contract that I take to Essendon and I take thousands like an adult man.

I'm just going to complain about it.

So PAX, how it happens, November, December.

And the next big kind of release event for board games is Essen Game Fair in Germany, which is in October.

All right.

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