Q&A met Etienne Espreman & Frédéric Delporte: ESSEN The Game

[Elsje07]

Nederlandse versie

Vanaf zondag 1 juni tot en met zondag 8 juni zullen Etienne Espreman en Frédéric Delporte elke dag inloggen om al jullie vragen te beantwoorden. Etienne is de auteur van Bruxelles 1893 (uitgegeven door Pearl Games) en ontwierp nu samen met Frédéric Delporte en Fabrice Beghin het spel ESSEN The Game: Spiel 2013, dat vanaf vrijdag 6 juni op Kickstarter verschijnt. Meer info over hun spel vind je in dit topic: http://www.bordspelmania.eu/nieuws-en-g ... 12031.html

Graag rekening houden met volgende regels:

1. Iedereen mag vragen stellen, maar doe dit liefst in het Engels.
2. Zij zullen proberen elke dag in te loggen, maar hebben een drukke agenda. Heb dus even geduld als je ’s ochtends een vraag post en er niet direct antwoord komt.
3. Nummer aub je vragen en houd rekening met de nummering van de vorige poster. Dat maakt het makkelijker voor Etienne en Frédéric om te antwoorden en voor de lezer om te herleiden welk antwoord bij welke vraag hoort.
4. Overbodig om te melden, maar toch: uiteraard gelden alle huisregels over etiquette, respect, etcetera. Behandel hen als onze gasten en zorg dat hij zich hier welkom voelen… Maar dat kunnen we vast aan jullie overlaten, daar twijfelen wij niet aan.

Vanaf vandaag kunnen jullie vragen stellen in dit topic.

Etienne en Frédéric zijn zo vriendelijk geweest een exemplaar van ESSEN The Game beschikbaar te stellen voor deze Q&A*. Het enige wat je moet doen is één of meerdere vragen stellen in dit topic.** Na afloop zal het spel worden verloot onder alle vragenstellers.

* Op voorwaarde dat de Kickstarter campagne slaagt.
** Gelieve ook je woonplaats en top-10 in te vullen op je profiel.


English version

From Sunday June 1st until Sunday June 8th, Etienne Espreman and Frédéric Delporte will answer all your questions in this topic. Etienne is the author of Bruxelles 1893 (published by Pearl Games) and developed ESSEN The Game: Spiel 2013 together with Frédéric Delporte and Fabrice Beghin. This will be launched at Kickstarter at Friday June 6th. You can find some more info about their game in this topic: http://www.bordspelmania.eu/nieuws-en-g ... 12031.html

Please concern next rules:

1. Everyone is allowed to ask Etienne and Frédéric some questions, but please do this in English.
2. Please number your questions and reckon with the numbering of your predecessor. This will make it easier for Etienne and Frédéric to answer, and for us, to find out which answer belongs to which question.
3. Needless to say, but... of course, all our houserules apply. Treat them with the utmost respect and make Frédéric and Etienne feel very welcome!

From now on you can start posting the questions you would like to ask them below!

Etienne and Frédéric will offer a copy of ESSEN The Game for this Q&A*. The only thing you need to do is ask one or more questions in this topic**. The winners will be announced shortly after the end of this Q&A.

* On the condition that the Kickstarter campaign is funded.
** Please do also add your place and top-10 on your profile page.

[bionicman]

1) Why did you guys want to make a game about Essen Spiel?

2) What was the most difficult part in de design process?

3) Do you still find the time to play boardgames?

4) What are your favorite boardgames?

[Aras]

5) How often do you play games?

[maxitaxi777]

6) Did you implement some special mechanics, what hasn't been used in a boardgame before?

[humske]

Hi Great to see you here for the Q&A! Welcome!

7) How often did you have to visit the gamefair to make a game about it?
Are you going to Essen this year as well?

Have fun with the Q&A! Looking forward to your answers!

[Duiker]

8a) Why did you got rid of the trees in the board art of the prototype? That made the board look more rustic. Also, the entrances of the convention were more clear in the prototype.
8b)So why did you got rid of the 'calm' visuals of the prototype and made the game board really hectic?

(just my opinion, and just based on the picture here http://www.bordspelmania.eu/nieuws-en-g ... ml#p152223 and prototype in Undead Viking's video review)

[rober]

10) Am I correct that there are no Dutch publishers present in the game?
If so, can you tell us why?

[Tinky68]

11) Why did you call the game Essen and not Spiel?

[Spelmaecker Davy]

12) How did you choose which logos of companies you would use for the game. Were there companies that were hard to persuade?

[robbebob]

Welcome back at BSM! I like the idea of your game and will almost certainly back your game.

13) I saw in the preliminary version of the rules the first player token is identical to the Stronghold of Terra Mystica. The sheep used in Undead Viking might resemble Agricola, but looked more Animal upon Animal. Will that stay like this? Are there more component-wise hints to other games?

[Robertopellizini]

First of all, thanks for doing this Q&A! This game has been on my watch list ever since I heard of it and it sounds like quite a cool (and realistic!) Essen experience .
Now for my questions:

14) Did you have any problems with copyright, licensing, etc, since it's about the Spiel Essen fair?

15) To what extent is this game inspired by your own experiences of going to Essen? (I like the idea of having to run back and forth to the car cause you can't carry any more games).

16) Were you aware of another Essen game being made right now? http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/157014/essen . If so, how does or did this influence you (if at all)?

[The Iced One]

17) Did you really set out to make a game about Spiel or did you start with another idea, mechanic, theme... ?
18) It sounds like a really thematic game, the mechanisms make it realistic, but what has been the biggest change (for you personally) that you implemented because of playtesting?

[kwazimodo]

19) will there be the yearly "new board and cards " as an expansion ?

[marcaronie]

(from what I have seen of it) The game looks great!

I can imagine, that it is sometimes difficult to develop a game with three people...

20) Which one of you was the first to come up with the idea of making a game about Essen?

21) How were the tasks divided between the three of you?

22) Were there 'things' (rules, mechanisms, images...) you wanted to implement in this game, which aren't in the final version?

23) (approx.) How many time did you spend on this game before you were really satisfied with the end result?

24) Why do YOU think this kickstarter will be succesful?

25) If you could only play ONE game for the rest of your life...which one would it be?

thanks in advance for answering the questions and good luck!!

[Oxyligen]

26. Hi. Bruxelle, Essen, what will be the next town in a new game?

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