We're not going to Essen, and frankly, may never, but that won't stop us from wishing we were going. From the mountain of games we won't get to play in person, we've mined for the diamonds that we think you should keep your eyes on. Before we get to digging, we talk about Hanami, Brink, and Railway Boom. 02:14 - Hanami 12:06 - Brink 24:22 - Railway Boom 36:05 - Essen SPIEL 2026 Preview 38:16 - 1st CEO 39:24 - Robo Run 40:56 - -60° 43:49 - Apocalypse 45:31 - Kalypso 46:51 - Timespan 49:42 - 17 Dice Bets 52:51 - KumoKumo Park 54:11 - Chronocritters 56:09 - Tikal Legend 57:38 - Ancient Empires 59:10 - Almighty 1:01:41 - Old Ones Origins 1:06:02 - Courtroom: The Noir Trilogy 1:08:51 - For the Gods! Get added to the BGB community map at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/map Send us topic ideas at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/topics Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

We're not going to Essen, and frankly, may never, but that won't stop us from wishing we were going. From the mountain of games we won't get to play in person, we've mined for the diamonds that we think you should keep your eyes on. Before we get to digging, we talk about Hanami, Brink, and Railway Boom. 02:14 - Hanami 12:06 - Brink 24:22 - Railway Boom 36:05 - Essen SPIEL 2026 Preview 38:16 - 1st CEO 39:24 - Robo Run 40:56 - -60° 43:49 - Apocalypse 45:31 - Kalypso 46:51 - Timespan 49:42 - 17 Dice Bets 52:51 - KumoKumo Park 54:11 - Chronocritters 56:09 - Tikal Legend 57:38 - Ancient Empires 59:10 - Almighty 1:01:41 - Old Ones Origins 1:06:02 - Courtroom: The Noir Trilogy 1:08:51 - For the Gods! Get added to the BGB community map at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/map Send us topic ideas at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/topics Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

#371: Essen SPIEL 2026 Hype List

We talk about what we've been playing (1830, Archipelago and Gaia Project), we dive deep into math trading for board games, and close out with what we're looking forward to in the weeks ahead. Games and topics discussed: 1:10 - 1830 7:39 - Archipelago 14:04 - Gaia Project 20:34 - Math Trading 42:09 - Guards of Atlantis

We talk about what we've been playing (1830, Archipelago and Gaia Project), we dive deep into math trading for board games, and close out with what we're looking forward to in the weeks ahead. Games and topics discussed: 1:10 - 1830 7:39 - Archipelago 14:04 - Gaia Project 20:34 - Math Trading 42:09 - Guards of Atlantis

We talk about what we've been playing (1830, Archipelago and Gaia Project), we dive deep into math trading for board games, and close out with what we're looking forward to in the weeks ahead. Games and topics discussed: 1:10 - 1830 7:39 - Archipelago 14:04 - Gaia Project 20:34 - Math Trading 42:09 - Guards of Atlantis

#2: Catching Trains and Mathing Trades

We talk about what we've been playing (1830, Archipelago and Gaia Project), we dive deep into math trading for board games, and close out with what we're looking forward to in the weeks ahead. Games and topics discussed: 01:10 - 1830 07:39 - Archipelago 14:04 - Gaia Project 20:34 - Math Trading 42:09 - Guards of Atlantis

We talk about what we've been playing (1830, Archipelago and Gaia Project), we dive deep into math trading for board games, and close out with what we're looking forward to in the weeks ahead. Games and topics discussed: 01:10 - 1830 07:39 - Archipelago 14:04 - Gaia Project 20:34 - Math Trading 42:09 - Guards of Atlantis

We each talk about a game we liked from 2017, a game that let us down, and what we're looking forward to in 2018, including When I Dream, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Battle For Rokugan, and more. Games discussed: 01:55 – When I Dream 04:16 – Charterstone 07:38 – Bob Ross: Art of Chill 09:45 – Battle for Rokugan 14:45 – Gloomhaven 18:01 – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 21:27 – Tiny Epic Quest 24:01 – Sagrada 27:11 – Photosynthesis

We each talk about a game we liked from 2017, a game that let us down, and what we're looking forward to in 2018, including When I Dream, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Battle For Rokugan, and more. Games discussed: 01:55 – When I Dream 04:16 – Charterstone 07:38 – Bob Ross: Art of Chill 09:45 – Battle for Rokugan 14:45 – Gloomhaven 18:01 – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 21:27 – Tiny Epic Quest 24:01 – Sagrada 27:11 – Photosynthesis

#1: I'm Not Upset, I'm Just Disappointed

We each talk about a game we liked from 2017, a game that let us down, and what we're looking forward to in 2018, including When I Dream, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Battle For Rokugan, and more. Games discussed: 01:55 – When I Dream 04:16 – Charterstone 07:38 – Bob Ross: Art of Chill 09:45 – Battle for Rokugan 14:45 – Gloomhaven 18:01 – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 21:27 – Tiny Epic Quest 24:01 – Sagrada 27:11 – Photosynthesis

We each talk about a game we liked from 2017, a game that let us down, and what we're looking forward to in 2018, including&nbsp;When I Dream, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Battle For Rokugan, and more. Games discussed: 01:55 – When I Dream 04:16 – Charterstone 07:38 – Bob Ross: Art of Chill 09:45 – Battle for Rokugan 14:45 – Gloomhaven 18:01 – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 21:27 – Tiny Epic Quest 24:01 – Sagrada 27:11 – Photosynthesis

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