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Planet Unknown and Mysterium Kids clinch wins at German Deutscher Spiele Preis board game awards
Dorfromantik and Heat: Pedal to the Medal take second and thorp place, respectively.
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Essen Spiel 2024 dates will see the world’s largest board game event return next October
Remains in slot at beginning of the month.
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This year’s Essen Spiel was the biggest in the Germany board game convention’s 40-year history, say organisers
Almost 200,000 people flocked to the world’s largest tabletop event.
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World's biggest board game expo Essen Spiel admits using AI artwork but claims “protection of artists rights has priority for us”
Newly created mascot Meeps is nowhere to be seen.
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Essen Spiel 2023 Day 4: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
It's the last day of Essen, but there are always more games to be played!
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Essen Spiel 2023 Day 3: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
We roll into a weekend of gaming at the massive Germany tabletop event.
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Essen Spiel 2023 Day 2: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
Get that Friday feeling as we return to Germany's enormous board game fair.
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Essen Spiel 2023 Day 1: News, reveals and previews live from the world's biggest board game convention
Join us on the show floor as we give our thoughts on this year's must-see releases.
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Essen Spiel 2022 announces early October dates but no safety restrictions, yet
Next year’s tabletop convention will run October 6th through the 9th, but no word on continuing safety restrictions.
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Gen Con’s day-one crowd left attendees and online onlookers worried despite safety guidelines
The board game and TTRPG convention proved unable to enforce vaccination cards, relying on masks and best safety practices.
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Essen Spiel 2021 to require proven COVID-19 immunisation or negative test for entry, will enforce mandatory face masks
“Masks will be mandatory at Spiel in any case, even if the government does not make it mandatory.”
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Dune: House Secrets, the story-driven board game based on the upcoming movie, gets a release date
Paul the other one.
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"Hope for the best and plan for the worst": The challenges facing tabletop gaming conventions after lockdown
Big tabletop events are likely to return this year, but they might look very different.
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Gen Con pushes back dates to September, will host digital and pop-up events at FLGS alongside in-person convention
Now running September 16th - 19th.
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Origins Games Fair 2021 postpones return of in-person convention until autumn
Columbus-based convention will run from September 30th to October 3rd.
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Splendor creator’s next game Soul Raiders is a story-driven co-op with over 1,000 cards
Playable during this month’s Spiel.Digital ahead of 2021 Kickstarter.