Essen!

This week is International Spieltage, the ginormous celebration of board games in Essen, Germany. (Also crepes, currywurst, and dark German beer, if you're into any of those things.)

I will not be going, but we're sending Andreas Stein -- who speaks the language, which is both less and more important than you think -- and Leonard Balsera to represent us . . . and, of course, our fantastic German partners at Pegasus will have their usual impressive array of games, gamers, and gaming, (Plus lots of our other partners in other countries will make the trip over. Essen is BIG, y'all.)

If you're going to be at Essen, be sure to look up Lenny and Andreas and make them feel welcome. If you aren't going, play some games anyway!