PlayedNow.com is kicking off its open beta today! The community platform from Brettspiel-News.de brings together game highlights, events, deals, and crowdfunding campaigns all in… read more

The Underwater Office and the Giant Broccoli: KLICK today 77 percent off What connects the Underwater Office with the Giant Broccoli? KLICK is available today on Amazon for 3.99… read more

#613 BSN Team (127) | Our SPIEL 2026 Watchlist #3 - Dark Alleys, Bright Prospects! Third part of the SPIEL watchlist mini-series: Half the team takes a (un)voluntary breather—Dani… read more

New pre-orders at Fantasywelt – the highlights and all 503 games at a glance 503 new pre-orders in 60 days: *Prag im Verborgenen* (DE), *Horror on the Orient Express: The Board… read more

Here are the cheapest board game deals of the week on Amazon (September 24, 2026) Thursday is deal day: 117 board and card games are currently discounted on Amazon. Staying Alive… read more

PowerPunch! in the SPIEL catalog with demo status: The Kickstarter campaign follows in 2027 The BGG catalog lists PowerPunch! for Essen with demo status, but the publisher's event… read more

Place 21 on the BGG Hotness: Why Wireless is so in demand three weeks before SPIEL Sneak peek, designer diary, pre-order: The hype around Wireless is building itself up for SPIEL.… read more

Welcome to our new series where we bring you the most exciting board game news every month/week (we’re still figuring out the rhythm, but hey!): hot new releases, crowdfunding… read more

Test | What are the trees called? There are so many different trees with different leaves or needles, trunks, and fruits. Can you tell them apart and find all your puzzle pieces… read more

Sunfield Farm: Chill farming with a tactical twist, now in the SPIEL preview Plant first or harvest right away? In Sunfield Farm, the position of the tile decides your entire… read more

PaperGames: 46 board games for the E-Ink reader, free and open-source PaperGames offers 46 classic board games for your E-Ink reader—free, offline, and open-source. By the way,… read more

Arcade legend at the trade show table: Metal Slug comes as a cooperative board game Metal Slug: The Boardgame – an SNK license from Spain, playable at SPIEL, coming to the crowd… read more

PaperGames: 46 board games for the E-Ink reader, free and open-source PaperGames offers 46 classic board games for your E-Ink reader—free, offline, and open-source. Oh, and you… read more

The creators of *Die Rote Kathedrale* are now in Japan: *Die Weiße Burg* is 33% off today! The minds behind *Die Rote Kathedrale* are now setting up shop at Himeji Castle: *Die… read more

Hey everyone! Queen Games invited us—press reps and content creators from the board game scene—to their annual press event in Bonn on September 19 & 20, 2026. Over two packed… read more

New city, familiar concept: Beijing by Stefan Feld is the revamped version of In the Year of the Dragon Stefan Feld gives his own game a fresh look—Beijing brings In the Year of… read more

Hitster in the mega sale! Grab the music party game and expansions on Amazon Music quiz for $15.40: Amazon slashes Hitster by 43%, and half the expansion fleet too Hitster’s all… read more

Cambodia: The Monsoon is Coming – Tranjis Sends Its Dice Survival Euro to SPIEL So much hype, zero info – you won’t find Cambodia anywhere before the demo in Essen. From October… read more

New arrivals and back in stock at FantasyWelt (KW39) 6 games have just arrived at FantasyWelt, and 22 titles are finally back in stock. As of September 23, 2026: 6 board games,… read more

74% off: *The Glade* by Richard Breese for €12.90 at a specialty retailer From €49.90 down to €12.90: Milan Spiele is slashing *The Glade* by Richard Breese with a 74%… read more