Our Most Anticipated Games of SPIEL Essen 2026 (ft. Matthew Jude) — Zero Crossover

Matthew Jude joins me to count down our most anticipated games coming to SPIEL Essen 2026 — 10 picks each, plus a few honorable mentions. We built our lists separately, without seeing each other's, and somehow ended up with almost zero overlap. This video is part of our Essen Countdown on Luzapalooza: every day until SPIEL Essen 2026, we spotlight one game worth putting on your radar — from the big anticipated releases to the tiny games you could easily miss in the crowd. This one's the big crossover episode with a guest. Full list of everything we cover is in the chapters below. None of us have played any of these yet — this is pure hype based on themes, designers, and publishers we trust, so plenty of these could turn out great, or could turn out to be duds. That's the fun of it. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 03:09 Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Dave's Honorable Mention) 05:00 Robo Run (Matthew #10) 06:18 Kano (Dave #10) 08:42 Terra Vista (Matthew #9) 09:50 Schadenfreude (Dave #9) 11:41 Kumo Park (Matthew #8) 12:42 Queen Alice (Dave #8) 15:03 Nakasendo (Matthew #7) 16:55 Enchanted Ivy (Dave #7) 18:29 Loyalty: Rome (Matthew #6) 21:08 Potemkin Villages (Dave #6) 22:26 Delfos (Matthew #5) 24:58 TimeSpan (Dave #5) 27:32 -60 Degrees (Matthew #4) 31:25 Kalypso (Dave #4) 32:37 North Green (Matthew #3) 35:10 Class of '89 (Dave's Honorable Mention) 36:28 Mountain Goats: Legacy (Dave #3) 38:54 La Cosecha (Matthew #2) 40:45 Carl von Linné (Dave #2) 42:43 Medicus (Matthew #1) 46:26 ICE (2nd Edition) (Dave #1) 52:03 Outro & Essen Meetup Info Whose list do you think has the better picks — mine or Matthew's? Let us know in the comments! If this is your third video on the channel, maybe it's time to subscribe. :-) Luzapalooza on Twitch:   / luzapalooza   This Game Is Broken — the board game comedy podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXyynk... Thanks for watching, and check out the rest of our Essen Countdown for more games!BOARDGAMES · GOOD TIMES · HUGS #Luzapalooza #SpielEssen2026 #SpielEssen #BoardGames #BoardGameGeek #TabletopGames #MostAnticipated #BoardGame #TabletopGaming #EssenSpiel