This year, we were able to make the trip over the pond to Europe to attend SPIEL Essen in Essen, Germany. SPIEL Essen, often referred to as Essen Spiel, is the world’s largest public fair for board games. The convention is held annually in Essen, Germany, typically in late October, and attracts a massive crowd of visitors and exhibitors. The fair is intended for board gamers to be able to discover new games, play demos, meet with game designers, and purchase new products. The convention is more about board games than wargames but we went over due to the generosity of Sound of Drums and Uwe Wallentin. While there, we also spent time driving through Germany, France, Belgium and Holland to take in various historical sites.
While there, I posted a daily summary of our activities on the blog and you can read those at the following links:
Europe Trip and SPIEL Essen Convention Road Show Daily Debrief Series Introduction
Day 1 – Ouvrage Hackenberg (Maginot Fort), Metz and Verdun
Day 3 – Paris, Versailles and Caen
Day 4 – Sainte-Mère-Église, Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc
Day 6 – Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem
Day 7 – Day 1 of the Convention
Day 8 – Day 2 of the Convention
Day 9 – Day 3 of the Convention
-Grant
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