SPIEL has LOOT to offer!
SPIEL now is not just all about games. They are getting into merchandise… t-shirt, mascot plushie, mugs, and even an official SPIEL game! Read all about the Essen Spiel mercs on offer this year!
A record-breaking ESSEN SPIEL this year?
Over 68,000 sq meter, fully occupying all 6 halls – a first time record for ESSEN SPIEL! It’s Boardgamecafe.net’s 11th Spiel and yet we are as excited as those attending this for the 1st time! Stay tune here for more pictures and quick reports in three weeks time!
Countdown to Essen 2024
This will be my first time going to Essen and I am stoked.
The 40th SPIEL is happening in 13 days!
60,000 sq meter. 6 halls. 1000 exhibitors. 56 countries. Estimating 180k attendees. Friedhelm Merz Verlag’s 40th Anniversary of Essen Spiel and Boardgamecafe.net’s 10th – T-13 days and counting. Stay tune here for more pictures and quick reports in two weeks time!
Growing up with board games; from 2015 to 2022
Looking back fondly at Food Chain Magnate’s first release back in 2015 and Rachel’s growing up years in parallel.
Spiel21: It’s Day Zero
The Day before Spiel. As we Malaysians look forward to entering an endemic phase for COVID-19, some are looking forward to waking up tomorrow to the largest boardgame convention in Essen!
Spiel15: What does a 6-mth-old do in Essen Spiel?
Spiel15: What does a 6-mth-old do in Essen Spiel? You are just 6 months old. Never mind walk, you have yet to find your voice. So what do you do if your mom brought you to Essen Spiel, the largest board game convention in the world?
Before MARS was ON
As we completed our 2nd Lacerda back-to-back Meetups last Sat starting with 2 tables of ON MARS, here’s a look back at ON MARS the board game while Vital was still tuning its prototype version back in 2018.
Spiel19: Are there good food in Essen?
No good food in Essen? Of course there are. Plenty too. A rhetoric question no less. But now that we’ve started, let’s eat out. Pun intended. Hah.
B’day, wine, camaraderie and Vinhos
An intersection of events reminded me of a gaming buddy who first taught me VINHOS years back. My first foray into the world of Lacerda.
Spiel20*
Even Spiel is not spared. This October is not happening. See you next October! #staysafe
Spiel19 – Wooden wheels of Barrage; aye or nay?
Wooden Wheels and 5th Player Map for BARRAGE. Are they worth the upgrade / add-on? Here’s what CK thinks from his first-look at Spiel19. A Happy 10 Birthday to Cranio and quick look at their 2020 line-ups. #spiel19
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