Best game I saw at the Spiel Essen preview event was Mole Racing, where you have to put on a blindfold and move your little car around the track as far as you think you can, with a penalty if you hit a wall or another racer. From Danish publisher Gameplay Publishing

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Author copies of my 10th novel are here! They're gorgeous, but as always, not as beautiful as Buffy the guinea pig.

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Spiel o’clock!

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Duck out every so often. We found some nice coffee shops / bakeries & just chilled. There's not really open gaming or community spaces so it is much more of a trade show than other cons. I'd really focus on international exhibitors who don't come to UKGE - that's where the value in going is

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Loops/ear defenders, try to look up stalls & plan in advance - if you're hitting the press event it's actually a really good way to get a preview of what you want to see, & a press pass lets you walk the halls before the public arrive, which is handy for getting your bearings.

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