The best games presented at the Spiel.digital 2020 fair 2023
Are you looking for a good new game? We have compared all the games presented at the game fair "Spiel.digital 2020" and listed the top100.
Game fair by Corona no longer in Essen - but online.
The International Game Days SPIEL, often called the Essen Game Fair or Essen 2020 after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day board game fair that is also open to the public. The last SPIEL was held in Essen in 2019, from October 24 to 27.
Unfortunately, it can't take place this year due to Corona, but that didn't make the organizers feel sorry for themselves.... but they took it as a chance to digitalize the fair SPIEL'20 and let it take place online from 22.10. to 25.10.2020.
Through online event also small publishers from around the world.
SPIEL will also feature board games that are difficult to find in retail stores - many international and small exhibitors will now present their products at Spiel.digital 2020 due to the elimination of travel costs. A total of 451 exhibitors from 41 countries will show their games - even Nibcard Games from Africa will be the first to represent the continent.
More info about game fair "Spiel.digital" is available on official game website.
Did we forget a game that was presented at Spiel.digital 2020?
If we forgot a game that was featured at Spiel 2020? What were your highlights of Spiel20 that aren't on our list? Then write to us at tibi+brettspiele@cephea.de.
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.
If you're generally looking for the always best new game releases, then we have another always top current list for you: The Best New Games 2023.
List with the top100 new releases of Spiel.digital 2020:
MicroMacro: Crime City
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wingspan: Oceania Expansion
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Wingspan: Oceania Expansion- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!25€ at
.deOrchard: A 9 card solitaire game
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game- 1 Players
- 5 - 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dixit: Mirrors
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Fantasy Realms
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!15€ at.dePARKS: Nightfall
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for PARKS: Nightfall- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Just One: Neue Begriffe
- 3 - 9 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Nidavellir
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Nidavellir- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Nidavellir
Dragomino
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!20€ at.deThe Isle of Cats
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for The Isle of Cats- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Isle of Cats
It's a Wonderful World
Nominated for 14 awards and won 5.
More details for It's a Wonderful World- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!45€ at.de7 Wonders (Second Edition)
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!37€ at.deLost Ruins of Arnak
Nominated for 26 awards and won 10.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Lost Ruins of Arnak- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!46€ at.deHansa Teutonica: Big Box
- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!38€ at.deL.A.M.A. Party Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Aeon's End
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Aeon's End- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Aeon's End
Krazy Wordz
🔥 Deal: 81% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Krazy Wordz- 3 - 7 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!15€ at.deVideo reviews for Krazy Wordz
My First Carcassonne
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for My First Carcassonne- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for My First Carcassonne
Detective: City of Angels
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!34€ at.deCubitos
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Cubitos- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 13 awards and won 5.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers- 2 - 5 Players
- 35 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Brass: Birmingham
Nominated for 13 awards and won 7.
More details for Brass: Birmingham- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Brass: Birmingham
Paleo
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!34€ at.deExit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave
- 1 - 99 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Go Slow!
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Endeavor: Age of Sail
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Endeavor: Age of Sail- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Endeavor: Age of Sail
The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Alchemists
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!17€ at.deParis: La Cité de la Lumière
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Paris: La Cité de la Lumière- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Spukstaben
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
New York Zoo
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
🔥 Deal: 5% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 200 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
🔥 Great price!118€ at.deGhost Adventure
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Ghost Adventure- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ghost Adventure
Aeon's End: The Depths
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The Depths
Biss 20
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Biss 20- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Biber Gang
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!10€ at.deAeon's End: The Nameless
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
- 2 - 3 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!27€ at.deVideo reviews for Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
Carpe Diem
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
7 Wonders Duel: Agora
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 7 Wonders Duel: Agora- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Fleet: The Dice Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Puerto Rico
Nominated for 12 awards and won 8.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2002
More details for Puerto Rico- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel Abaddon
- 1 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!11€ at.deTicket to Ride: Amsterdam
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Aqualin
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Aqualin- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Cities
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!23€ at.de7 Wonders (Second Edition): Leaders
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!23€ at.deDodo
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Dodo- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Krazy Pix
- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!19€ at.deAndor: The Family Fantasy Game
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Andor: The Family Fantasy Game- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
UNDO: Peak of No Return
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wild Space
- 1 - 5 Players
- 15 - 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Jaws
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Jaws- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Cartographers: New Discoveries
- 1 - 100 Players
- Easy to learn
Rustling Leaves
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!13€ at.deClever Cubed
Nominated for 1 award.
🔥 Deal: 10% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Clever Cubed- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!8€ at.deDie Legenden von Andor: Die verschollenen Legenden "Düstere Zeiten"
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!16€ at.deThe Castles of Tuscany
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!39€ at.deDeckscape: Escape from Alcatraz
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dodelido Extreme
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Dodelido Extreme- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!9€ at.de5211
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 5211- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Spirit Island: Jagged Earth
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Spirit Island: Jagged Earth- 1 - 6 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Very hard to learn
👍 Good price!53€ at.dePocket Detective №2
- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Picture Perfect
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Picture Perfect- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dominion: Menagerie
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Dominion: Menagerie
Brass: Lancashire
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Brass: Lancashire- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Brass: Lancashire
Tobago: Volcano
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Chartae
- 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!25€ at.deBandida
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Rose Ceremony
- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Spicy Dice
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Spicy Dice
Minecraft: Builders & Biomes – Farmer's Market Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Anno 1800: The Board Game
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Anno 1800: The Board Game- 2 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Switch & Signal
🔥 Deal: 8% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Switch & Signal- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!25€ at.deVideo reviews for Switch & Signal
Remember Our Trip
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Don Carlo
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Renature
🔥 Deal: 10% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Renature- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!27€ at.deExit: The Game – The Enchanted Forest
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!10€ at.deMy Farm Shop
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!23€ at.deGreenville 1989
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Easy to learn
Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Viscounts of the West Kingdom- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Small World of Warcraft
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Small World of Warcraft- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 - 80 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Power Grid: Brazil/Spain & Portugal
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!13€ at.deBresk!
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Bresk!- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
BANG! The Dice Game: Undead or Alive
- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Decipher
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Decipher- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!17€ at.deRoll Player: Fiends & Familiars
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Sagrada: The Great Facades – Life
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Monster Expedition
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Monster Expedition- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!13€ at.deVideo reviews for Monster Expedition
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One
Crime Story: Berlin
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Allegra
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Allegra- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!11€ at.deDecktective: The Gaze of the Ghost
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition – Prophecy of Kings
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition – Prophecy of Kings- 3 - 8 Players
- 240 - 480 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!87€ at.deVideo reviews for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition – Prophecy of Kings
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Armada
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!24€ at.deVideo reviews for 7 Wonders (Second Edition): Armada
Caylus 1303
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Caylus 1303- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Crime Story: Vienna
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!12€ at.dePraga Caput Regni
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Praga Caput Regni- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
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