Ep. 50: Tekhenu & Essen Top 10

We review the redundantly named Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, and look at many of the new games showcased at Essen Spiel, including the 10 games we are most anticipating playing.

2:25 Marco Polo 2
3:35 Race for the Galaxy
4:52 Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game
9:00 FEATURE REVIEW – Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
7:14 Stone Age: Style is the Goal/The Expansion, Fractal: Beyond the Void, Cape Horn, Batman: Love Letter, Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
37:15 FEATURE DISCUSSION – Essen Top 10
40: 45 Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers, Super Skill Pinball: 4Cade
42:06 Crash Octopus
43:20 Velocity: Vanguard
44:25 Renature & Almanac: The Dragon Road
44:50 Seastead & Flotilla
45:50 Furnace
46:45 Lost Ruins of Arnak
47:30 Renature
48:38 The Castles of Tuscany
50:38 Athaneum
52:14 Super Skill Pinball: 4Cade
53:24 Cafe
54:48 Curious Cargo & Pipeline
56:03 New York Zoo
57:25 Cloud Age, Maracaibo, Blackout: Hong Kong
59:14 Whistle Mountain, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Dwellings of Eldervale
1:00:16 Hallertau
1:01:34 Dune: Imperium & Clank: A Deckbuilding Adventure
1:05:40 Venice
1:06:34 The Lost Ruins of Arnak, Endless Winter, Tyrants of the Underdark, Supermotherload
1:09:24 Tawantinsuyu
1:10:50 Red Cathedral
1:12:49 Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
1:13:49 Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar: 2049, Underwater Cities, Last Will, Maracaibo, Rajas of the Ganges
1:16:16 Beyond the Sun
1:18:30 Anno: 1800
1:20:20 Paris, Whaleriders, Bonfire, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Raiders of Scythia