Punching Cardboard

It's that time, and we roll the dice and lay out the games that have caught our attention in this year's Essen preview show. First we cover 10 games nominated by our guild using a complex and patented formula. Then we each take a shot at adding five games of our own discovery. Throw in some expansion discussion, and you have a show of partially educated guessing that is sure to wow even the most cynical gamer. SPOILERS: ***** **** *** ** * 00:14:49 -- The Guild 10 plus 00:16:03 -- Tramways Workbook 00:17:58 -- Barrage 00:2303 -- 18Lilliput 0026:37 -- SpaceCorp 00:30:45 -- City of the Big Shoulders 00:34:20 -- Reykholt 00:37:43 -- Pipeline 00:44:06 -- Teotihuacan 00:49:05 -- Captains of the Gulf 00:56:20 -- Pax Emancipation 01:03:42 -- Blackout: Hong Kong 01:12:30 -- Our Fives 01:15:05 -- Architects of the West Kingdom (Jim #5) 01:18:56 -- Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea (Jim #4) 01:20:20 -- Underwater Cities (Jim #3) 01:22:04 -- Europa Universalis (Joe #5) 01:24:09 -- Pandoria (Joe#4) 01:25:22 -- Domin