Caesar! and Suzan went to Essen (2007) and they bought....

1. Board Game: Bazaar [Average Rating:6.49 Overall Rank:1084]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Looking through the used games I said: "I haven't seen Bazaar yet

" I turned around and was looking straight at it.

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:00 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:38 pm

2. Board Game: Black Box + [Average Rating:7.43 Overall Rank:2019]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

I absolutely love Blackbox, and although I already have an older Dutch version I still wanted this, expecially for the hexagonal board.

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:51 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:38 pm

Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

Please post photos. I love the original and am very interested in this new version.

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:40 pm
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Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

I'm a bit disappointed in the flat boards. I love the indentations and marbles of the original Parker Brothers edition.

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:37 am
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Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

True, this looks a lot nicer, I love the colors.

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:52 pm
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Eerko Vissering

(Caesar!)

Netherlands
Enschede

I've created a Session report on our first games with the hexagonal board.

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:39 pm
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Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

I love the look of the European Parker Brothers edition.

The version I was referring to was:

Not as colorful, but beautiful in its own, retro way.

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:38 pm
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3. Board Game: Bohnröschen [Average Rating:6.77 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.77 Unranked]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Essen is not Essen without buying a Bohn-game.

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:53 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:35 pm

Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

I think Bohn games are overrated

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:36 pm
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Tor Iver Wilhelmsen

(JadedGamer)

Norway
Oslo
Unspecified

citizen k wrote:

I think Bohn games are overrated

Now you are meing bean.

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:32 pm
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Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

I really like this expansion because it allows us to play Bohnanza with 2.

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:16 pm
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Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

Suzan wrote:

I really like this expansion because it allows us to play Bohnanza with 2.

Hear that popping sound?

That was the sound of this game exploding onto my radar!

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:40 pm
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4. Board Game: Café International: Das Kartenspiel [Average Rating:5.68 Overall Rank:4305]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

The cardgame because it's smaller

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:14 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:50 pm

5. Board Game: Castle [Average Rating:6.11 Overall Rank:1649]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

I hope it's nice for 3 euro.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:46 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:12 pm

(The Artist formerly known as) Arnest R

(arnest_r)

Germany
Munich
Bavaria

worth at least 4 !

laugh

actually I had fun playing it and would like to play it again...

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:52 pm
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6. Board Game: Caylus [Average Rating:7.97 Overall Rank:11]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Finally I can remove this one from the wishlist.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:35 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:46 pm

7. Board Game: Claim It! [Average Rating:6.31 Overall Rank:3009]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Simple therefor brilliant. Great little game from Wattsalpoag.
Played it, won it, bought it.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:51 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:44 pm

8. Board Game: Dungeons & Dragons Boardgame: Diablo II Edition [Average Rating:5.17 Overall Rank:6999]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

This was not in shrink, but also not punched. Wanted this for a long time!

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:54 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:36 pm

9. Board Game: Elfenland [Average Rating:6.79 Overall Rank:433]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Lots of these around, hope I took the best one.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:07 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:43 pm

10. Board Game: Gemblo Expansion Set [Average Rating:6.69 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.69 Unranked]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Plus Gemblo puzzle. I love Gemblo, so for 2 euro I coudn't resist.

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:02 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:42 pm

11. Board Game: GIPF [Average Rating:7.16 Overall Rank:320]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Bought this together with TZAAR to complete the series.

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:59 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:38 pm

12. Board Game: Goa [Average Rating:7.75 Overall Rank:28]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Used. The one and only box of Goa on the whole fair.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:10 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:47 pm

13. Board Game: El Grande: Grandissimo [Average Rating:6.89 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.89 Unranked]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Present from Suzan!

(Caesar!)

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Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:13 pm

14. Board Game: Liebe & Intrige [Average Rating:6.00 Overall Rank:3957]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Heard about this first wednesday-night, loved the theme. Got the spielbox with this on the cover in the mail the morning right before we left. I took that as a sign and bought it.

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:56 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:37 pm

Melissa

(melissa)

Australia
Melbourne
Victoria

Best wishes to you all for 2011. xxx

Mostly offline, but trying.

I'm intrigued by this one, and have put it on my Essen wishlist. Looking forward to trying it.

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:01 pm
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Nataline VF

(Metaphora)

United States
San Diego
California

We stayed in the booth for quite a while today quizzing folks about their impressions. They seemed to like it quite well. Even those who didn´t speak German got the humor. I´m thinking about picking up a copy before we leave.

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:19 am
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Diane Close

(pdclose)

United States
St. Paul
Minnesota

I loved Familienbande, and the theme to this one sounds just as fun (and a lot more interesting to me than Emira). Plus it claims to play as a 2 player too! I want one!

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:04 pm
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Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

We've just played it, and it's really fun. The theme fits perfectly with the gameplay and it's easy and fast to learn and play. You have to 'date' (collect 3 the same men cards from different locations) before you can marry and you can only date 3 different men at the same time.

The different locations have a different amount of men you can meet there, but the locations where there are less men, will boost your stats and where there are more men, you can loose those stats (in the Spelunke or the park).

It all looks very nice and shiny and pink and good quality. I'm happy I bought is.

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:26 pm
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15. Board Game: Lost Valley [Average Rating:6.92 Overall Rank:505]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Sounded good for 5 euro.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:07 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:44 pm

Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

Another Dutch poster mentioned this deal (BasL) - incredible. I don't know how good a game it is, but for 5E I'd love to find out

edit: corrected BasL 's user ID

Edited Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:08 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:38 pm
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Sure.

(BaSL)

Netherlands
Rijen
Noord Brabant

Yep, maybe I should have bought this one as well...

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:47 am
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"Kurosawa"

(William Hunt)

Belgium
Antwerp

I can't believe that U found this for a mere 5 euros. I bought it on ebay a year ago. This game oozes theme, it has original mechanics and the components are of excellent quality, I absolutely love it.

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:12 pm
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Uisge Beatha

(Celtic)

Scotland

http://www.thekanofoundation.com/

gugi wrote:

Got my copy of Through the desert for 5 euros at the same booth laugh

Wow. Top, top, game for loose change. At that price I'd be tempted to buy another copy

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:57 pm
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Iain K

(citizen k)

United States
Arvada
Colorado

Celtic wrote:

gugi wrote:

Got my copy of Through the desert for 5 euros at the same booth laugh

Wow. Top, top, game for loose change. At that price I'd be tempted to buy another copy

This is why I can never go to Essen - not even in the Summer when there is no convention. I would have bought several copies of both of these as gifts.

Posted Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:42 pm
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16. Board Game: Monkey Business [Average Rating:6.68 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.68 Unranked]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

Included in Spank the monkey.

(Caesar!)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:11 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:49 pm

17. Board Game: Mr. Jack Extension [Average Rating:7.31 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.31 Unranked]

Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

There is something wrong with the cards, will get those in the mail soon (I hope!)

(Suzan)

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Edited Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:57 pm
Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:37 pm

Diane Close

(pdclose)

United States
St. Paul
Minnesota

Can you explain your comment a little further? Do you mean there's an issue with the cards, like they had with the base game, or do you mean that one (or more) of your copy's cards are damaged?

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:21 pm
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Suzan

(Suzan)

Netherlands
Enschede

I really don't know what the problem is exactly, the game looks ok to me. I guess it could be the same problem as with the base game, but that never really bothered me either.

Posted Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:29 pm
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Nataline VF

(Metaphora)

United States
San Diego
California

The expansion cards don´t have rounded edges, while all the other cards in the original game have rounded edges. So they don´t match.

Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:21 am
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AB

(Doc_Adam)

England

I think I read that the corners had been cut square rather than rounded or something like that.

AB

EDIT: post above didn't display on my computer until after I posted, spookey!

Edited Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:00 am
Posted Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:57 am
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