I’ll take Atlantic Avenue
Noted that the new school boardgames have indeed been assimilated into Finland. The local publishers, led by eponymous Lautapelit have pumped a lot of these games into the market, and the flow shows no indication of slowing down. Of course, it’s not just German games that are showing up, but boardgames in general - they seem to be undergoing a renaissance even in the states.
The classic Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan led the assault, naturally published locally years after the original editions, but lately the pace has been turned up by several notches. The extremely well-recived Caylus arrives almost instantly when it starts picking up positive reviews. And the publication schedule of lautapelit has a bunch of interesting entries slotted for spring: Oltre Mare, the reigning king of games: Puerto Rico, and a few more expansions for Carcassonne.
The games have been well-received, with positive reviews for both Carcassonne and Through the Desert in hesari, and the games have been sighted in bars - supplementing the usual Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly being offered for customers.
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