Garrett's Games 797: Essen 2021 Preview Part 2

<p>Shelley and I spend this week going through the second half of my curated list of games arriving at Essen 2021 in less than 2 weeks. Here's a rundown of the games discussed (organized alphabetically by publisher):</p> <p>The Game Master</p> <ul> <li>King of the Valley</li> </ul> <p>Geek Attitude Games</p> <ul> <li>Magellan: Elcano</li> <li>Pessoa</li> </ul> <p>Giant Roc</p> <ul> <li>Origins: First Builders</li> <li>Tabannusi: Builders of Ur</li> </ul> <p>Grail Games</p> <ul> <li>Hibachi</li> </ul> <p>Granna</p> <ul> <li>Gutenberg</li> </ul> <p>GRRRE Games</p> <ul> <li>Nidavellir: Thingvellir</li> </ul> <p>Hall Games</p> <ul> <li>Bonfire: Trees & Creatures</li> </ul> <p>Helvetiq</p> <ul> <li>Save Patient Zero</li> </ul> <p>IGAMES</p> <ul> <li>Settlement</li> </ul> <p>Jolly Dutch Productions</p> <ul> <li>Polders: Flip & Write</li> </ul> <p>Kobold Spieleverlag</p> <ul> <li>Village Green</li> </ul> <p>Kolossal Games</p> <ul> <li>Almanac: The Crystal Peaks</li> </ul> <p>KOSMOS</p> <ul> <li>High Score</li> <li>Kingsbridge: Das Spiel</li> </ul> <p>La Boite de Jeu</p> <ul> <li>It's a Wonderful Kingdom</li> </ul> <p>Looping Games</p> <ul> <li>1923 Cotton Club</li> <li>Journey to the Center of the Earth</li> </ul> <p>Ludonova</p> <ul> <li>Shinkansen: Zero Kei</li> </ul> <p>MEBO Games</p> <ul> <li>Lisbon Tram 28</li> </ul> <p>Next Move Games</p> <ul> <li>Azul: Queen's Garden</li> </ul> <p>Oink Games</p> <ul> <li>Hey Yo</li> <li>Moon Adventure</li> </ul> <p>Plan B Games</p> <ul> <li>Equinox</li> </ul> <p>Portal Games</p> <ul> <li>Dune: House Secrets</li> </ul> <p>PSC Games</p> <ul> <li>Caesar! Seize Rome in 20 Minutes</li> <li>Rome & Roll: Gladiators</li> </ul> <p>PYTHAGORAS</p> <ul> <li>Café: Expresso</li> </ul> <p>Schmidt Spiele</p> <ul> <li>Clever hoch Drei: Challenge</li> </ul> <p>Sit Down!</p> <ul> <li>Dive</li> </ul> <p>Spielefaible</p> <ul> <li>Schichtwechsel: Die Förderung</li> </ul> <p>Spielworxx</p> <ul> <li>Squaring Circleville</li> </ul> <p>Studio Stratosphères</p> <ul> <li>Velonimo</li> </ul>