Essen SPIEL ’18 Live Blog – Saturday

It’s just about time for us to kick things off again here at Essen SPIEL ’18 as the guys get ready for another day of awesomeness here at the convention in Germany.

Check Out Day One & Win Prizes

Decrypto – Aliens: Hadley’s Hope – Witless Wizards – Gizmos – Dragon’s Breath – Escape Tales: The Awakening – WWX Forlorn Hope Posse – 8BitBox – The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan – Magnificent Flying Machines – PlastCraft Crashed Plane Terrain

Check Out Day Two & Win Prizes

Vault Of Dragons + 2x D&D Paint Sets (Heroes & Monsters) – Aristeia Walls Terrain Set – Lincoln – Don’t Get Got – Holding On: The Troubled Life Of Billy Kerr – Dicium – Mountains – Fog Of Love (Choice Of Cover) – Swordcrafters – Silk – V-Commandos – 3x Tainted Grail Artbooks + Exclusive Coin – Pyramid Of Pengqueen

We have lots more prizes to give away, some great games to talk about, and much more besides SO with that in mind make sure to follow along AND check out the previous days too to see what catches your eye!

Embrace some tried and tested board gaming mechanics including arena control and hand management in the release of Warpgate from Wolffdesigna.

Move your fleets of star-ships on a hex-based modular game board, establish colonies and outposts and engage your enemies in battles for the control of prized commodities. Research new technologies and grow your galactic empire.

It sounds like a great excuse to try out something Sci-Fi without having to dive into a massive game like Twilight Imperium!

We dive into a look at the gameplay for Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles from Ares Games.

Win A Copy Of Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles

This game has you playing as the Vipers and Raiders from the updated version of the show that hit TV screens a few years ago. You will be embracing the array of different mechanics that made space combat in the show so awesome with lots of spinning around and blasting foes in zero gravity.

Justin stops in with Para Bellum Wargames to talk about Conquest and how things are shaping up for this immense Fantasy world that has been designed by this team.

As well as the Humans and Spire that we’ve seen before we also have the Dweghom coming to life in the game right now.

There has been a lot of buzz around this new mass battle game with rank n’ file mechanics so watch this space.

Released last year, Space Race: The Card Game from Boardcubator is a great way to show off the struggle of the major powers as they tried to beat each other into space and finally the moon.

The game can be played solo or with as many as four players and is all about construction synergies and complex combinations so that you can get the most out of your hand of cards.

You will be playing as your chosen Space Agency and during rounds which are driven by simultaneous action selection mechanisms you will be battling for control of the right cards to help you achieve victory.

Vesuvius Media are here at Essen SPIEL ’18 with Covil: The Dark Overlords which features some rather cute artwork and an interesting theme.

The game is one of area control where you are looking to make sure you can claim a stake on the land. It’s a small game with plenty of strategic value to it as you delve into the different combinations of monsters and characters you can use to enact your plans.

Sit Down Games have a host of games with them at Essen Spiel ’18, ranging from the gravity-defying Gravity Star to the tower defence of Bad Bones.

Bad Bones really seems to have caught people’s attention at the show. The game sees you fighting off a never-ending horde of walking skeletons as they try to take your tower. There is no defeating the horde of the dead, so to win you must outlast your opponents.

Knight Models are showing the fantastic models for the Harry Potter Miniatures Game.

The classic characters from the movies and books are all beautifully recreated here, carrying out magical duels over the tiled floors of Hogwarts.

We stop in with Colin from Battle Systems to learn about what’s coming up for them in the near future.

Win A Dungeon Terrain Set

These guys have been doing some great stuff with Core Space over the last few months, developing the game and introducing it to more people, giving folks a chance to delve into this storytelling Sci-Fi game.

RedImp has been delving back into history and ancient mythology with Atlantis: Island Of Gods where many different pantheons have been pushed together to fight for command.

Embark on a journey to mythical Atlantis. Recruit followers, build temples, celebrate to honour your deity. Save your people from doom.

The game was previously on Kickstarter and is now getting a good showing out at conventions like Essen SPIEL ’18.

Naylor Games are preparing to fill the skyline with their new game Magnate: The First City.

Comment To Win A Set Of Resin Buildings

In Magnate, you play as a property developer trying to make as much money as possible through a series of careful decisions and land acquisitions.

The game will boast a selection of realistic buildings, ranging from industrial to residential, letting you supply the demand of your city.

Mythbond is an award-winning game from Hong Kong which has your heroes entering into a dangerous dungeon and trying not to wake the beast that dwells within its depths.

It comes with a rather fancy looking dragon…and I really do love dragons!