Spiel 2015: Pre-Preshow Non-Report

Spiel 2015 opens on Thursday, October 8, which means that many exhibitors have already spent a day or longer on the construction of their booths, especially the larger publishers that create more intricate structures, as with this playspace for T.I.M.E Stories:

#Spiel2015: Thematic play space/holding pen for T.I.M.E Stories. Trying to keep mysteries from leaking out... —WEM pic.twitter.com/vuScQnu67d
— BoardGameGeek (@BoardGameGeek) October 6, 2015

I'm not sure whether they're trying to contain you from the rest of the fair, keep what you say from spoiling the game for others, or encourage you to start dancing on the tables for money.

I've posted a few pics from Spiel 2015 on BGG's Twitter feed and will do much more of that today as more booths come together — especially from the smaller publishers who tend to wait until the final prep day. What's more, Wednesday at Spiel is press day, so I'll be tweeting game pics from the press room once that's opened up following the press conference that starts at 11:00 Essen time.

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Despite my recent post suggesting otherwise, I've still been adding titles to BGG's Spiel 2015 Preview, such as White Wizard Games' Star Realms: Colony Wars, which will debut here, and the little known game Virus! from Spanish publisher Tranjis Games.

Maybe it seems like overkill to mention every new and new-ish title appearing at Spiel, but three hours after I had added Virus! to the preview, the publisher contacted me to say thanks and mention that they had already been contacted about the game by people who will attend Spiel. Well, how about that? I suppose that if you have only one shot of easily acquiring an obscure Spanish game about containing virus outbreaks, you probably want to take advantage of it, which is why I create the preview in the first place.

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Okay, time for breakfast, then on to the fair for pics, preparation, and the launching of nine hours of livestreamed game demonstrations on BoardGameGeekTV. Check out the module on the front page to follow along and see what's new!