SPIEL Essen 2026 – Day 2: Logistics & Meeting Friends

Hi everyone, day two is over and I’m super tired! Writing these posts (and roughly editing photos) takes a surprising long time and I made the mistake yesterday to push through to get the day 1 post done on the day of … which completely mess up my sleep cycle So I’ll try to stay short today and catch up on some sleep. The day started quite funny: I spontaneously had thought about trying to pick up Queen Alice after all. Maybe all the exhibitor/press people would have gotten their copy yesterday and I’d have a better chance today? Just as I was thinking that—standing outside and waiting for the press to be allowed in—a friend posted they had been standing in line since 8:30 and wasn’t even at the front! Not sure what it is about this game, but it definitely has a pull on people. They kindly grabbed a copy for me as well and so I now against all odds and just 10 mins after the thought popped in my mind, I had a copy to review when I’m back home. Thanks to … you know who you are. This is…