Just in time for Essen, this is our Essen Overload episode, where we discuss all the games we're looking forward to at and around the Spiel fair in Essen.

A couple of corrections to make:
Mordred Correction: If Mordred wins, the player who is the LEAST EVIL wins. That is, the player who has moved the fewest
spaces on the Mordred track.

Cuba:  This was before the rules were released, so there is a lot of incorrect information.  Most importantly, there isn't simultaneous action selection.

Hosts
Mark Haberman (habermanm)
Jim Cote (ekted)

Index
00:00 Intro
01:11 Agricola
07:19 Cold War: CIA vs KGB
11:29 Cuba
16:48 Roma II
21:14 Ra Dice Game
22:57 Through the Ages
29:45 Race for the Galaxy
34:14 Kingsburg
39:36 TZAAR
40:50 Akkon: Machtkampf der Tempelritter
43:09 Jantaris
50:29 Amyitis
51:06 Galaxy Trucker
53:58 Chang Cheng
54:14 Ghost For Sale
55:27 Im Jahr des Drachen
56:55 Gangster
57:54 Neuroshima Hex
61:50 Mordred
64:17 Pandemic
65:04 Brass
65:51 Utopia
67:01 Big Boss
67:28 Great American Rail Game
68:41 Container
69:30 King of Siam
70:32 Hamburgum
70:48 Ming Dynastie
71:22 Im Reich der Jadegottin
72:22 Municipium
72:52 Key Harvest
73:06 Veritas
73:51 Merchants
74:06 League of Six
75:47 Essen Wrap Up
78:00 Outro

Games Mentioned

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