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
👍 Good price!18€ at
.deWingspan: 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!22€ 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
👍 Good price!16€ 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
7 Wonders (Second Edition)
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!36€ 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
Nidavellir
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Nidavellir- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!28€ at.deVideo reviews for Nidavellir
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
Dragomino
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Nominated for 24 awards and won 8.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
🔥 Deal: 7% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Lost Ruins of Arnak- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!50€ at.deAeon'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
Ghost Adventure
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Ghost Adventure- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!29€ at.deVideo reviews for Ghost Adventure
L.A.M.A. Party Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Hansa Teutonica: Big Box
- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!40€ at.deMy 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
Spukstaben
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 12 awards and won 5.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Cubitos
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Cubitos- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Detective: City of Angels
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!51€ at.deGo Slow!
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Krazy Wordz
🔥 Deal: 55% 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!17€ at.deVideo reviews for Krazy Wordz
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
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
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
Paleo
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!35€ at.deExit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave
- 1 - 99 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!30€ at.deThe Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Alchemists
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
UNDO: Peak of No Return
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
🔥 Deal: 10% 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!104€ at.deParis: La Cité de la Lumière
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Paris: La Cité de la Lumière- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
New York Zoo
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel Abaddon
- 1 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!12€ at.deDisney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
- 2 - 3 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
Dodo
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Dodo- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Cartographers: New Discoveries
- 1 - 100 Players
- Easy to learn
Biber Gang
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!10€ at.deAeon's End: The Depths
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The Depths
Aeon's End: The Nameless
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!15€ at.deCarpe Diem
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Cities
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!23€ at.dePuerto 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
Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
7 Wonders Duel: Agora
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 7 Wonders Duel: Agora- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Biss 20
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Fleet: The Dice Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Aqualin
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Aqualin- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Krazy Pix
- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Andor: 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
👍 Good price!21€ at.deDecipher
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Decipher- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wild Space
- 1 - 5 Players
- 15 - 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!21€ at.deJaws
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Jaws- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Leaders
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Castles of Tuscany
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dodelido Extreme
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!8€ at.deClever Cubed
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Clever Cubed- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 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
🔥 Great price!47€ at.deDeckscape: Escape from Alcatraz
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!8€ at.deRustling Leaves
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Picture Perfect
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Picture Perfect- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Tobago: Volcano
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 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
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Chartae
- 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Renature
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Rose Ceremony
- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Minecraft: Builders & Biomes – Farmer's Market Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Greenville 1989
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Easy to learn
Spicy Dice
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Spicy Dice
Exit: The Game – The Enchanted Forest
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!10€ at.deAnno 1800
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Anno 1800- 2 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!38€ at.deMy Farm Shop
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!20€ at.deSwitch & Signal
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!25€ at.deVideo reviews for Switch & Signal
Remember Our Trip
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ 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
Crime Story: Berlin
🔥 Deal: 5% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Crime Story: Berlin- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!8€ at.deSmall 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
🔥 Great price!44€ at.deBresk!
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Bresk!- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!11€ at.deSagrada: The Great Facades – Life
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!18€ at.deCrime Story: Vienna
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Power Grid: Brazil/Spain & Portugal
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!13€ at.deDon Carlo
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!9€ at.de7 Wonders (Second Edition): Armada
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for 7 Wonders (Second Edition): Armada
Bandida
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
Big Monster
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Big Monster
Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – Japanese Islands
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
BANG! The Dice Game: Undead or Alive
- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars
🔥 Deal: 19% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!18€ at.deRoll Player: Fiends & Familiars
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Aftermath
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Aftermath
Die Wikinger Saga
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!24€ at.deEndeavor: Age of Expansion
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Endeavor: Age of Expansion
Caretos
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Caretos- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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