Despite the prospect of ever orbiting schedules we have somehow collided for a long moment to record another installment of As the Podcast Turns, Essen edition. Yea us! In fact, what we recorded was so long that this will be the first of two concurrent releases today. And yeah, we know you know how to use the pause button, but it actually makes the editing job easier.

Last week we attended a small con in Bellevue that focuses on getting the most recent Essen releases to the table. A couple hundred folks attend and there seems to be at least one copy of each Essen title available to play. Much cheaper and more intimate than a trip to Germany

Between us we put in over 80 hours playing our most anticipated games. We then rushed home through a torrential downpour to tell you about it (or was it to get soaked taking our kids out Halloween night?). Anyway, sit back and enjoy the first half of our Essen game coverage. Maybe grab some strudel while you’re at it.

TIMES

04:35 — Old Pulteney 12 year

13:18 — Sasquatch Fest & Shout Outs

21:53 — Inhabit the Earth

25:40 — M.U.L.E.

30:16 — Adventureland

34:53 — Simurgh

38:57 — Favor of the Pharaoh

43:00 — The Dilluvia Project

54:00 — Mombasa

60:05 — My Village