Garrett's Games 693 - Essen Preview 2019: Publishers A-L, plus Sierra West

Shelley and I spend a few minutes previewing a game that will be readily available at Spiel 2019, then dive head first into the Essen Preview with a look at publishers A-L. Sierra West by Jonny Pac Cantin from Board&Dice Preview Titles in order of discussion: Category 1: Pre-Ordered The Magnificent Santa Maria: Exploration Deck Trails of Tucana Era of Tribes Montmartre Save The Meeples Cooper Island Masters of the Renaissance: Lorenzo Il Magnifico The Card Game Trimau: Grand Tour Orchard Ocean On The Origin of Species Maracaibo Orléans Stories   Category 2: Check out & Possibly Buy A-Games 4-F101 Grund: Kids on playground try to gain happiness points/cat messes with plans Portolano: Random tiles to make up sea around which players sail/goods collection & simultanesous planning/run out of rum and the player's sailors rebel  Abacusspiele 3-E114 Tajuto: Knizia with beautiful plastic bits making up pagodas which are drawn from a bag. Amigo #MyLife: Card Game about Birth to Death 6 Nimmt! Brettspiel: Is it more than Tanz der Hornochsen? Grizzly: Maybe too young, but cute bears trying to catch salmon without slipping Tatort Tonne: Players are raccoons trying to get the best garbage Board&Dice 2-C112 Dust in the Wings: Butterflies & Mancala actions to collect or distribute Cucafera Games 4-H100 Zoom Barcelona: Take the best pictures around Barcelona by taking bikes/taxis/etc. Czech Board Games 1-B137 Spring on a String: Cloth game with stringing together flowers on a felt board. Devir 2-D118 Karekare: Tile laying and cool bits for island discovery Paris La Cité de la Lumiere: 2-player only about lighting the buildings during the Universal Exposition La Viña: Card game about grape growing and wine making! Drei Magier Spiele Kakerlaken Sushi Rauber Raupe Druid City Games 4-H106 Sorcerer City: Scott Caputo (review in time for podcast PRE-Essen) Edition Spielwiese 2-D114 Evidence: Journalists trying to prove world mysteries Nova Luna: Uwe Rosenberg & Corne van Moorsel Eggertspiele Heaven & Ale Expansion (Kegs & More) EmperorS4 4-C102 Jiguan: The Eastern Mechanist: Not sure – it's about building 'mechanical beasts' but the pub is good Trial of the Temples: Same designer as Burano, etc. Walking in Provence: We loved Walking in Burano, so this is a must. Feuerland 4-C116 Crystal Palace: Heavy, good buzz, and should be solid. Geek Attitude Games 2-C138 Bruxelles 1897: Card game based on the Bruxelles 1893 board game from Pearl HABA Miyabi: Game from HABA at 8+ and by Michael Kiesling – and you're designing a Japanese garden. Hans im Gluck 2-B110 2 Hadara Expansions Marco Polo II Hobby Japan 4-G113 Queen of Hansa: Looks like an interesting card game HUCH! 3-D120 Coralia: Coral reef preservation/ Michael Rieneck (Pillars of the Earth) Humboldt's Great Voyage: Designer of Manitoba, cool graphics Rajas of the Ganges expansion Irongames 2-A128 Pandoria Expansions (two of them)   Category 3: Curiosities to Peruse Adam's Apple Games 1-C108 Truck Off: Roll & Write Agie Games 1-G157 Botantists: Buy flowers in the market, then plant in various different land types. Alderac Entertainment Group 3-K107 Ecos First Continent: John D. Clair/shaping landscapes so species thrive  Alley Cat Games 5-H119 Chocolate Factory: Dunstan /Glibert (Elysium & Great City of Rome) Dino World: Roll & Write/plays up to 75! Ankama 2-A113 Welkin: Craft and sell floating islands – pretty! Baloise Group 2-F111 Sarah's Vision: Story-driven co-op Bedsit Games 6-G122 Pauper's Ladder: Maybe too young, but beautiful and could be interesting. Blue Orange Games 3-M107 Tan-Tan Caravan: Set collection/€20/8+/30 min. Uxmal: Another filler-esque game with a 20-40 minute playing time Catch Up Games 3-O106 Pharaon: Interesting wheel mechanism that determines which resources are needed for an action Cosmodrome Games 2-D113 Aquatica: mentions a "3-layered player board" and a "card-rising" mechanism – I'm intrigued. Squire: The Collector of the Glorious Rarities: Animal player characters are collecting art/adjusting the market for quality items. Dachshund Games 5-K117 Mint Condition: Card game about trying to prevent wear & tear on your games! Days of Wonder 3-B107 Deep Blue: Gather the right crew and dive to wrecks to gain treasure Djeco 5-A101 Space Builder: It's 8+, so we need to see what it's all about (in our hall) dV Giochi 3-E108 Penguinramids: Won 'Best Unpublished Game' in Italy Gam'inBIZ 6-L100 Rollecate: Cute quick rail game Gen-X Games 4-F111 Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung: Need to check out a game based on an opera (based on Norse legends) Genius Games 5-D110 Periodic: A Game of Elements: Uses the periodic table in the game  Giochix.it 1-C123 De Vulgari Eloquentia Deluxe (getting the upgrade through Kickstarter) Gotha Games Aqua Mirabilis: Always looking for games with interesting themes – creation of perfumes & working on one's standing in court.  Happy Baobab 5-A111 Edamame: Love the food, so need to check out the game. IELLO 3-M109 Ishtar: Bruno Cathala & Looks gorgeous with plastic pagodas Jolly Dutch Productions 4-D108 Chartered: The Golden Age – very cool 3-D plastic buildings Jolly Thinkers 4-A110 Cellar des Triplettes (the re-pub of Weinhandler) Keep Exploring Games 5-A121/5-B125 Old Masters/Colors of Paris: Compete to get paint/blend, etc. Keymaster Games 3-E102 Parks: more people should check out this game! KOSMOS 3-B112 Cities Skylines: Rustan design/Co-op. Need to check out.     29