Essen/SPIEL 2023 (Okt. 5-8)

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As every year… (yes, yes forum my topic is similar to other topics) SPIEL is happening.

And the preview is out:

And to nobody’s surprise: Devir, Suchy, and CGE reign supreme in the hype list. Still… the hive’s taste is fine with me–I partially agree with it :wink:

I made my own list of what I am looking forward to before the preview came out so there is that.

My own plans this year are not quite finalized. I hope we’re going because more and more I go to meet people and missing out on that would be worse than missing out on the crazy shopping experience and the games.

So who else is going, considering, planning?

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I’ll be there. I have a hotel booked. Haven’t even thought about what’ll be there yet…

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I want to go, really enjoyed last year. But haven’t booked anything yet, that might well change now we have a proper announcement.

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Apparently the Shut Up and Sit Down people want some help:
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(I’m assuming this is from Twitter; I saw it here.)

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I just booked a hotel–our friends are traveling–for Thursday-Saturday and bought tickets. Yay :smiley: Now I just need a train ticket for getting there early Thursday (my partner will follow in the evening, giving me a day for solo shopping) and preserving his vacation days :wink:

Yay. So excited.

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Got a hotel (about 20 minutes’ walk from the Messe). Got my exhibitor’s parking ticket (the car will be staying under the Messe all show, because the hotel doesn’t have parking). I should probably bring my cargo net in case I overload the games-trolley…

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I am staying in Mülheim where our friends live but Hotel this time. I figured out last year that Öffis work really nicely from Mülheim and I am too late booking because I didn’t know for the longest time if I had the time and energy to go.

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Yeah, I’ve stayed there before (at the Holiday Inn Express), but I wanted to be somewhere a bit more central. And since this hotel is to the north of the Messe, I’ll be walking past the Currywurst stand each evening.

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I guess it’s time to ask: Who wants me to bring them back Nokosu Dice? (Or anything else really.)

Don’t pay in advance. Give me a maximum € price, and once I’m back in the UK I’ll post the things to you, or hand them over in person or at another convention (e.g. ACNW or ACWest).

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Thanks, Roger! I’m keen on a copy, please. I doubt it will be higher than 25 EUR.

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I hope they bring enough copies. I’m a bit worried that they’ll sell out first thing Thursday morning.

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I will not be there first thing. my train is a bit late because I didn’t want to get up at 5 only at 6:30. but I can also go check ASAP. I want the game as well and I’ll definitely meet with Roger at some point.

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Thanks! Probably a good idea, I’ll be working the opening shift at Indie as usual so not available for shopping till lunchtime. (Total of three copies wanted so far, one for me and one for a Zatu-blogs colleague.)

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