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It's time for Luis and Joonas to say bye bye Spiel Essen 2026.

Joonas is getting tired but Luis is keeping the show alive at Spiel Essen 2026!

Luis and Joonas are still going strong on day two of Spiel Essen 2026!

Joonas and Luis report from Spiel Essen's first day!

Luis and Joonas are getting ready to start Spiel Essen 2026 at Essen!

Luis and Joonas go through the games they are most looking forward to in Spiel Essen 2026. 09:13 Fragments: Fungataï 12:29 The Mix 15:01 Courtroom: The Noir Trilogy 18:06 The Glasgow Train Robbery 21:32 Last Lemming 26:02 Medico 32:09 Nein! Doch! Ohh! 36:32 Drillers 42:56 Near: Echoes of Civilizations 47:16 Avalon: The Riven Veil 49:05 Final Titan 53:38 Queen Alice + -60° 55:58 Gaudi 58:31 Night a...

Luis and Joonas look back to Essen Spiel 2025. What games stood the test of time and what are the games they should have left in Germany? Joonas's first impressions review on Forestry: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3626033/bob-the-builder-chops-down-a-forest 01:19 Behind 05:23 Calimala 06:23 Aquatica: Duellum 06:48 Fearless 08:54 ANTS 10:08 ARDEVUR: The Game of Resources 11:17 Bid Coin 14:08 Fe...

Csilla and Joonas have been playing tons of co-operative games and want to award the best with Thumbs. Luis and Joonas also review Lata and Cross Bronx Expressway. The full review for Pandora's Legacy by Joonas can be found here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3757008/baby-thinks-game-hard 01:18 Lata 16:49 Cross Bronx Expressway 32:26 Csilla's and Joonas's Thumb Awards 33:52 Animal Rescue Team 3...

Luis asks Joonas whether Aquaria is a worker placement game or not. The two also review Gold Country, Totally Human, and Aquaria. 01:07 Gold Country + Totally Human 21:46 Aquaria 33:22 Board Game Categories

Luis and Joonas share their experiences from the RPGs and LARPs they played and ran at Ropecon 2026. 05:33 Mythic Bastionland 17:53 Mothership 24:43 Radioactive Bison 30:19 I Just Want To Enjoy My Peaceful Life In Another World \But The Truck That Sent Me Here Has Developed A Thirst For My Blood 37:28 Benediction 44:37 Game Mastering for Strangers 49:03 Spire 59:25 Ten Candles 01:11:13 Final GM ti...

Joonas and Luis go through the board games they played at Ropecon 2026. 09:52 Mamma Mia! 18:08 Rebirth 32:39 Condottiere 43:32 Tobago 51:27 El Grande 53:47 Flip 7 + HIT! Extreme 01:07:54 Riichi Mahjong 01:13:45 Things in Rings 01:22:04 Aquatica: Duellum 01:30:08 Indonesia

Luis goes through his picks for GenCon 2026. 04:00 Games to checkout 20:57 Games not to check out 24:57 Demos to checkout

Should you have a smaller collection? Yes. Should Joonas and Luis have a smaller collections? No. The two also talk about Power Vacuum and Soothsayers. 00:55 Power Vacuum 12:45 Soothsayers 24:22 Collection Sizes

Luis and Joonas list the top 10 games they played in the past six months. 05:32 Worse games 05:56 Tea Witches 11:58 Insider 18:58 Top 10 of 2026/H1 20:15 EXIT: The Game + Puzzle – Nightfall Manor 22:11 Bomb Busters 25:35 Nusfjord: Big Box 27:15 The Quest for el Dorado + Spicy 30:29 Dark Pact 33:53 Pictures 35:44 L.L.A.M.A. 38:39 Durak 45:27 Hitster 49:41 Race for the Galaxy 51:09 Feed the Kraken 0...

Congratulations! You now own a cottage. What games will you fill it up with? Joonas and Luis list their choices. 14:23 Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective 18:13 Pickomino 21:50 Thousand Year Old Vampire 26:42 Menara 32:05 Toy Battle 34:08 Cottage Garden 39:50 L.L.A.M.A. 42:09 Medici 47:04 Cribbage 53:48 Luxor

Luis and Joonas discuss board game conventions. They also review Dark Pact and Glen More II: Chronicles. 0:55 Dark Pact 17:03 Glen More II: Chronicles 33:07 Board Game Conventions

Who ended up winning the Golden Geek predictions, Luis or Joonas? We will also review Bomb Busters and Isle of Skye, and talk a little bit about Spiel des Jahres 2026 and the BGG Artist Series. 01:01 Bomb Busters 17:02 Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King 31:06 Spiel des Jahres 2026 Nominees 39:27 BoardGameGeek Artist Series: Series 11 42:17 Golden Geek 2025 Predictions Winners

Joonas and Luis discuss boardgame meetups: when are they great, and when do you feel like you'd rather be somewhere else instead? 02:09 Age of Rail: South Africa 16:16 Moon Colony: Bloodbath 32:19 The Good 41:11 The Bad 47:50 The Ugly

Luis tries to snatch the title of Golden Geek Prediction Champion from Joonas. You can find all the nominees for the Golden Geeks at https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3696572/20th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced 12:47 Cooperative Game 16:22 Wargame 22:25 Artwork & Presentation 29:33 Heavy GOTY 35:58 2-Player Game 40:26 Party Game 44:53 Light GOTY 49:47 Thematic Game 58:06 Medium G...

Debate club is back! This time we debate whether crowdfunding is good for the hobbyist or not. You can vote who made the better argument! Luis and Joonas also talk about Last Will and The Druids of Edora. Vote here: https://forms.gle/nQZUFFcNJBts5Sz27 1:02 Last Will 14:27 The Druids of Edora 29:24 Debate: Is Crowdfunding Good for the Hobbyist?

Joonas lists the top 10 family games of all time and Luis tries to guess the order. 12:15 Games that didn't make it 17:40 Biblios + For the King (and Me) 20:26 Azul 23:38 Junk Art 25:41 No Thanks 26:23 ito 29:12 Bohnanza 30:32 For Sale 33:05 Hitster 37:16 Pictures 41:22 Penguin Party 44:31 Strike 45:37 L.L.A.M.A. 50:18 Luis's final score 53:54 Can't Stop + Circus Flohcati 54:16 Smart10

Luis and Joonas talk about the exciting world of board game news. They also review Cyclades: Legendary Edition and Stone Age. 01:36 Cyclades: Legendary Edition 16:54 Stone Age 29:00 Main topic

Luis and Joonas finish reviewing Wingspan and the art of reviewing Wingspan. 01:06 Length of a review 11:43 Opinions of a review 25:37 Ratings of a review 39:24 Future of a review

Joonas and Luis review the reviewing of Wingspan. Well, almost. Part 2 is needed to get the job done.

What games are Luis and Joonas looking forward to in 2026? 08:55 Container 13:35 The Mix 18:07 Gold Country 28:08 Ministry of Lost Things: Case 2 – Finders Keypers + Emerald Echoes 31:27 Marker 31:46 Indonesia 38:42 Lords of Heaven 42:56 Stellar Ventures 47:51 The Glasgow Train Robbery 54:17 Cross Bronx Expressway 01:02:20 Shadow Moon Syndicates 01:07:50 ...and the rest