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This is pretty obsolete at this point I guess, but when just the other day the invitation arrived I was struck the other day that it's been 7 years since I last attended the Essen Spiel. Seems like just yesterday really.

And I started wondering how the various games of that year have done in the ratings, so here's a list of them, in average rating order.
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 17:43:43
Edited On: 2007-05-28 17:08:12

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1. Roads and Boats [Average Rating:7.90 Overall Rank:57]
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by Jeroen Doumen & Joris Wiersinga/Splotter Spellen
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 20:57:07
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Looking to buy it this year in Essen :D
2. RoboRally - Crash and Burn [Average Rating:7.73 Unranked]
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by Richard Garfield/Amigo

(German premiere of this American game)
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 20:42:54
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3. Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.57 Overall Rank:51]
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by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede/Hans-im-Glück

Was to become one of the few games to go on to win both the Spiel des Jahres and the Deutscher Spiele Preis.
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 17:38:12
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4. Siedler von Catan, Die - Das Buch zum Spielen [Average Rating:7.45 Unranked]
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by Klaus Teuber/Kosmos
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 20:48:25
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5. Hollywood Blockbuster [Average Rating:7.44 Overall Rank:86]
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by Reiner Knizia/Hasbro
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 21:04:20
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I will be looking for this too.
6. Blokus [Average Rating:7.38 Overall Rank:94]
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by Bernard Tavitian/Sekkoia
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 20:54:02
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7. Unpublished Prototype [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:608]
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Some games were there, but only as prototypes, including:

EuroMille
Wyatt Earp

There were also some prominent games that were supposed to be at the show, but didn't make it:

Allies vs. the Reich - believe this one from the late QED Games never appeared

Apples to Apples - delayed to the next year

Industria - the disagreement between Tom Lehmann and Hans-im-Glueck

Patton in Flames - delayed to 2001

Qin by Reiner Knizia (cancelled, and apparently still has not appeared)

San Marco - delayed to Nuremberg

Solaris (from FFG and and still has not appeared? or maybe the name was changed because of trouble from the movie people?)

There are some that are not in BGG:

Das E.R.S.T.E (RPG)
Lotto-Zoo
Zahnputz-Memo
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Posted On: 2007-05-28 17:34:35
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8. Meuterer [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:170]
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by Marcel-André Casasola Merkle/Adlung
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Posted On: 2007-05-23 16:42:42
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9. New England Railways [Average Rating:7.17 Unranked]
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by Martin Wallace/Winsome Games
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Posted On: 2007-05-26 18:51:42
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10. Java [Average Rating:7.11 Overall Rank:202]
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by Wolfgang Kramer & Michael Kiesling/Ravensburger
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 17:40:19
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11. Lord of the Rings [Average Rating:7.08 Overall Rank:187]
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by Reiner Knizia/Hasbro
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Posted On: 2007-05-22 17:42:37
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12. Starfarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion [Average Rating:7.04 Unranked]
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by Klaus Teuber/Kosmos

Also premiering, but not as a separate entry in BGG, the Starfarers alien figures.
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Posted On: 2007-05-26 18:26:17
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13. Kontor - Das Exportlager [Average Rating:6.99 Unranked]
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by Michael Schacht/Goldsieber