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Episode 47: Essen Top 5 Preview

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The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast
Episode • Sep 25, 2023 • 2h 27m

Welcome to episode 47! In this episode we talk about some of the games coming out or being previewed at Essen 2023. It is incredible how many games have been announced and we found the ones we are most excited about. We also talk about what we've been playing lately and some crowdfunding games that caught our eye. But before we get to any of the game discussions, we kick it off with a taste test... 

Pigs & Blankets Vienna Sausages - 00:01:35

Games we've been playing lately: 00:09:20
Lorcana - 00:11:24
Deep Dive - 00:23:44
Knarr - 00:33:08
Undaunted: Stalingrad - 00:43:09
(Check out Episode 43 for our all-things Undaunteds feature episode and David Thompson interview)
Expeditions - 00:49:53

Essen Top 5 Preview - 01:05:31:
Tyson's #5 Imperial Miners - 01:07:21
Kevin's #5 Shipyard (2nd Edition) - 01:10:42
Tyler's #5 Orleans: The Plague - 01:14:06
#4 Sea Dragons - 01:19:55
#4 ZhanGuo: The First Empire - 01:23:21
#4 How Dare You? - 01:26:48
#3 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods - 01:31:44
#3 Evenfall - 01:36:45
#3 Tricky Badger - 01:41:03
#2 Rats of Wistar - 01:46:37
#2 Cascadia: Landmarks - 01:50:20
#2 FLOE - 01:53:26
#1 Books of Time - 01:56:57
#1 Evacuation - 02:02:23
#1 Doggerland - 02:05:47

What we're excited about: 
Final Girl S3 - 02:12:59 (KRAMPUS!!!)
Battle Card, Millennia - 02:16:47
Beast: Shattered Isles - 02:17:50
Vagrantsong: Encore & Off The Rails - 02:19:44
Fromage, Cascadero & Cascadito, Creature Caravan, Dragon Eclipse, Sirens/Defrag/16 Candies - 02:20:30

Outtakes - 2:26:44

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