The best games presented at the Spiel 1986 game fair in Essen, Germany 2024

Are you looking for a good new game? We have compared all the games presented at the game fair "Spiel 1986" in Essen and listed the top100.

Game fair in the German city of Essen

The International Game Days "SPIEL", often called the Essen Game Fair or Essen 1986 after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day board game fair that is also open to the public. Many new games are released at the fair each year, especially (but not exclusively) European-style board games.

More info about game fair "Spiel" is available on official game website.

Did we forget a game that was presented at Spiel'86?

If we have forgotten a game that was presented at Spiel 1986.... please write us at tibi+brettspiele@cephea.de. Then we will add it to the list.

Spiel-Messe Essen from other years

The Essen Game Fair has been held since 1983, we have listed for you both across all game years and listed separately by year at the bottom of the page.

List with the top100 new releases of Spiel'86:

Unfortunately, we couldn't find any clear clues as to which games were newly introduced at Spiel'86. If you have any tips for us, we would be very happy to receive a list with the games presented at the game fair:

tibi+brettspiele@cephea.de

This list was last updated on November 30, 2024. We compared 15 board games for this list and selected the top 10. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Arbora

    All details for the board game Arbora and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Arbora

    • YouTube Review for the game "Arbora" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  2. Spiel

    All details for the board game Spiel and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1980

    More details for Spiel
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Spiel

    • YouTube Review for the game "Spiel" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  3. Jade König

    All details for the board game Jade König and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Die Macher

    All details for the board game Die Macher and similar games

    Die Macher is a deeply strategic board game centered around seven sequential political races in various regions of Germany. Players take on the roles of leaders of national political parties, tasked with wisely managing their resources to lead their party to victory across these regional elections.

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.

    More details for Die Macher
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 240 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  5. Chicago

    All details for the board game Chicago and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  6. Pirate Inc.

    All details for the board game Pirate Inc. and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. Corda

    All details for the board game Corda and similar games
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Wildwechsel

    All details for the board game Wildwechsel and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Dame 2000

    All details for the board game Dame 2000 and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  10. Via Bavaria

    All details for the board game Via Bavaria and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • Immediately playable

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