Live from SPIEL 26

Our team is on site: reports, photos and impressions straight from the fairgrounds – curated by our editors.

SPIEL 2026 runs from 22.10. to 25.10.2026 at Messe Essen. PlayedNow is reporting live – find us at the Brettspiel-News.de booth: hall 2, stand 2A515.

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Whacktown

This thing is seriously awesome. Competitive with action selection? Bam!! read more

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Podcast Team 2.0 steht bereit zur Aufnahme.

All day on your feet, so the team deserves to kick back on the podcast chairs too. read more

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Salt & Pepper Games sind zum Teil leer gekauft

3 games already sold out. But the big new thing is still here. read more

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Die Galleria ist gut gefüllt

Hey, lots of people are still heading towards Hall 3. read more

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Night at the Zoo ist ausverkauft

Only available for pre-orders. read more

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Nemesis lebt!

In Hall 4 at the Awaken Realms stand, there's a lot going on 😉 read more

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Zwei Titel ausverkauft

Valley of Sky Lanterns and Isle of Bears are sold out. read more

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Möge die Macht mit euch sein…

At Silver Dragon Sabers in Hall 4, there are lightsabers with awesome light and sound effects. read more

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Tabletop Charaktere auf der SPIEL

These two young guys love cosplay. Thanks for letting me take a picture! read more

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Spielezentrum Herne

Here you can borrow and play games. Even bigger seating area this year. Highly recommended. Super nice people! read more

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Grow Sky

Grow Sky is now sold out at CMON. read more

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Dino Museum

Ben Rosset and Eric M. Lang let us dig up dinosaur bones that determine how we build our museum. Points are awarded for dinosaurs, certain combos, and kids seeing their favorite… read more

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Lumbibricks

If you need a break from board games, head over to Hall 6 at the Lumibrick stand to check out their cool building block sets—and grab some if you can! But just like with the… read more

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Lumbibricks

If you need a break from board games, head over to Hall 6 at the Lumibrick stand to check out their cool building block sets—and grab some if you can! But just like with the… read more

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IELLO 2027 Line Up

Some live impressions from the IELLO Business area read more

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Spacedogs

Give Spacedogs a try! Super cute, cooperative hex crawler with a strong focus on narrative and worldbuilding. You’ll be blown away by the insane art style! Playable this afternoon… read more

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Chivalry

Chivalry is the latest spin-off from DLP Games and David Turczi. I was lucky enough to get the game explained to me directly by David. It’s a Meeple-Bagbuilding game with… read more

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Robo Run

Robo Run (engl.) is almost sold out at Portal Games! read more

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The Vibe

Bei Uloomi is the German version of "The Vibe" unfortunately sold out. English copies are still available though. read more

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