The best games presented at the Spiel 2002 game fair in Essen, Germany 2023
Are you looking for a good new game? We have compared all the games presented at the game fair "Spiel 2002" 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 2002 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.
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If we have forgotten a game that was presented at Spiel 2002.... 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'02:
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
Odin's Ravens
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
BANG!
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
More details for BANG!- 4 - 7 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Loot
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Loot- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Clans
Nominated for 4 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2003
More details for Clans- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
O Zoo le Mio
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
War & Sheep
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Age of Steam
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Age of Steam- 1 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
Keythedral
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Keythedral- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Canal Grande
- 2 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Tony & Tino
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Tony & Tino- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Settlers of the Stone Age
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for The Settlers of the Stone Age- 3 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Trias
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Moderne Zeiten
- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Drake & Drake
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fische Fluppen Frikadellen
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Fische Fluppen Frikadellen- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Monkeys on the Moon
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Monkeys on the Moon- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Bayon
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Street Illegal
- 1 - 7 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Kanaloa
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Im Schatten des Sonnenkönigs
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Bean Trader
- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Cannes: Stars, Scripts and Screens
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Cannes: Stars, Scripts and Screens- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Krone & Schwert
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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