Just wanted to let you know that I'm running an auction for about 100 games/items (including a few RPGS and miniature things) from my collection on BGG.com right now.
 
Shipping costs can be saved for the locals - we can arrange pick up for those of you who live in Southern California.
 
Check it out here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/48764
 
Some featured games from the list:
Factory Fun plus the new expansion
Tricky Trek (new Essen 2009 release)

Taj Mahal (RGG/Alea)
Naval War
Essen and Strategicon exclusive Zooloretto, Power Grid and Ghost Stories expansions
huge set of Clan War
Lots of kid games (yay! They've moved on!)
A bunch of old D&D minis from the 80's

Happy Bidding!

Thanks for all the great feedback on the Essen shows. I still have a few more to release when I can get a chance (and shake the jetlag after three weeks out of the country).

At this time of year, I always appeal to listeners doing their holiday online shopping to please shop through the Amazon.com link on the top left corner of the page here. If you search for items you are going to buy on Amazon anyway, a small percentage of your purchase goes to BGB to help keep the podcast going. It is no additional cost to you but helps out here, especially now that I am getting all those Essen bills in (eek!) And it couldn't be easier - just search for your item and then go through the regular purchase process.

Thanks for supporting the show and for listening to Boardgame Babylon.

Another Essen show with some brief comments and then I dive right in on Reinhard Staupe's Havana, Nils Funkemeyer's Sherwood Forest and Michael Sohre's silly dexterity game, Cheese.

Warning - I meant to edit this show all week but never had time while I am down here in India. So, here it is, warts and all.

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.

Finally a second show from Essen. In this one, I talk about Martyn F's TWRS (designer and game shown to the side here), Dirk Henn's Colonia and Inka & Markus Brand's Wurfel Ligretto (which I'll note since in the podcast I neglect to say the designers for this title).

This is pretty much how I think I'll do my Essen shows - a brief vignette or two and then three quick reviews of games (roughly, one I like, one I didn't particularly and then a filler or lighter game).

And if you watched the live streaming from the Boardgamegeek.com booth at Essen, you saw a lot of me! I am there for the Czech Games Edition demos, Colonia, part of the Jay Tummelson interview and at various other times. The BGG.COM booth was the place to be and I'm thrilled I got to attend the show for their debut. I hope they make it back again next year.

Thanks for downloading and listening to Boardgame Babylon.