The best games presented at the Spiel 2012 game fair in Essen, Germany 2021
Are you looking for a good new game? We have compared all the games presented at the game fair "Spiel 2012" 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 2012 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.
SPIEL'12 - the biggest game fair in the world
The first time the fair was held was in 1983 at the Volkshochschule Essen. In 2012, Spiel'12 was once again the world's largest trade fair for board games, with 827 exhibitors from 37 nations and 149,000 game-loving visitors.
More info about game fair "Spiel" can be found on the official game website.
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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'12:
Dixit 3: Journey
3 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!17€ at
.deKing of Tokyo: Power Up!
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for King of Tokyo: Power Up!- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Love Letter
Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.
More details for Love Letter- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Love Letter
The Resistance: Avalon
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for The Resistance: Avalon- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
7 Wonders: Cities
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 7 Wonders: Cities- 2 - 8 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Concordia
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2014
More details for Concordia- 2 - 5 Players
- 100 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!38€ at.deVideo reviews for Concordia
Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Survive: Escape from Atlantis!- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Dominion: Dark Ages
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Dominion: Dark Ages- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Qwixx
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2013
🔥 Deal: 13% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Qwixx- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!5€ at.deCoup
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Coup- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!19€ at.deVideo reviews for Coup
Cockroach Poker Royal
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
😕 Questionable price11€ at.deVideo reviews for Cockroach Poker Royal
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Nominated for 9 awards and won 1.
More details for Escape: The Curse of the Temple- 1 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Hanabi
- 2 - 5 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Carcassonne: Winter Edition
- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Expansion 1: Illusions
- 1 - 6 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!26€ at.deVideo reviews for Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Expansion 1: Illusions
Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small – More Buildings Big and Small
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!45€ at.deMage Knight Board Game: The Lost Legion Expansion
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Mage Knight Board Game: The Lost Legion Expansion- 1 - 5 Players
- 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!76€ at.deEclipse: Rise of the Ancients
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients- 2 - 9 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Tokaido
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Tokaido- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Tokaido
Kemet
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Kemet- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Kemet
Zug um Zug: Deutschland
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Suburbia
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Suburbia- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Flash Point: Fire Rescue – 2nd Story
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Terra Mystica
Nominated for 17 awards and won 13.
More details for Terra Mystica- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Terra Mystica
Keyflower
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Keyflower- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!39€ at.deLibertalia
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Libertalia- 2 - 6 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Libertalia
Alien Frontiers: Factions
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Alien Frontiers: Factions- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Seasons
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Seasons- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Seasons
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Nominated for 19 awards and won 9.
More details for Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!38€ at.deTaluva
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Taluva- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!36€ at.deTurn the Tide
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Turn the Tide- 3 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Pluckin' Pairs
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Pluckin' Pairs- 3 - 8 Players
- 50 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Galaxy Trucker: Another Big Expansion
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
Nominated for 1 award.
🔥 Deal: 18% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery- 3 - 4 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!22€ at.deThe Enchanted Tower
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
More details for The Enchanted Tower- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
War of the Ring: Lords of Middle-earth
- 2 - 4 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: hard
🔥 Great price!135€ at.deAscension: Storm of Souls
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ascension: Storm of Souls- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Stick 'Em
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Stick 'Em- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Stick 'Em
Village
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Village
Rivals for Catan: Age of Enlightenment
- 2 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Rallyman
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Rallyman- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Trains
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Trains- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Trains
Among the Stars
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Among the Stars- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!46€ at.deCheeky Monkey
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Cheeky Monkey- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Thunderstone Advance: Caverns of Bane
- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Okiya
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Okiya- 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Kulami
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Kulami- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
KIPP X
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for KIPP X- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Neuroshima Hex! 3.0: Steel Police
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Tanto Cuore: Expanding the House
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
BraveRats
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for BraveRats- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!12€ at.deRobinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
Core Worlds: Galactic Orders
- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price38€ at.deBling Bling Gemstone
- 2 - 6 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!13€ at.deQuarriors! Quest of the Qladiator
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Ginkgopolis
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Ginkgopolis- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Guildhall
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Guildhall- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!15€ at.dePower Grid: Northern Europe/United Kingdom & Ireland
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Secret Code 13+4
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Legends of Andor
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Thunderstone Advance: Root of Corruption
- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Room 25
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Room 25- 1 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price42€ at.deSmash Up
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Smash Up- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!15€ at.deThe Palaces of Carrara
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2013
More details for The Palaces of Carrara- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!40€ at.deFleet
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Fleet- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Samurai Sword
- 3 - 7 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Samurai Sword
Troyes: The Ladies of Troyes
- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Snowdonia
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Snowdonia- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Rumble in the Dungeon
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!16€ at.deModern Art Card Game
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Modern Art Card Game- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!18€ at.deHeimlich & Co.
- 2 - 7 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!18€ at.deRondo
- 2 - 4 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!100€ at.deYggdrasil: Asgard
- 1 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Neuroshima Hex! 3.0: Dancer
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Qin
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Qin- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!40€ at.deMake 'n' Break Party
- 3 - 9 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!95€ at.deMonster Factory
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Monster Factory- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Sticky Stickz
- 2 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Qwirkle Cubes
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Qwirkle Cubes- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!97€ at.deStar Trek: Fleet Captains – Romulan Empire
- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Yam Master
- 1 - 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Yam Master
River Dragons
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for River Dragons- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for River Dragons
The Great Zimbabwe
- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Clash of Cultures
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Clash of Cultures- 2 - 4 Players
- 180 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Ogre
- 1 - 3 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Power Grid: Québec/Baden-Württemberg
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!13€ at.deSeven Dragons
- 2 - 5 Players
- 10 - 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!6€ at.deVideo reviews for Seven Dragons
Belfort
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Belfort- 2 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!50€ at.deBANG! 10th Anniversary
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for BANG! 10th Anniversary
Kolejka
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Kolejka- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Pax Porfiriana
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Pax Porfiriana- 1 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: hard
HomeStretch
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for HomeStretch- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Völuspá
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Völuspá- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Revolver Expansion 1.1: Ambush on Gunshot Trail
- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Bora Bora
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Bora Bora- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Shark Attacks!
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Pastiche
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Pastiche- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Homesteaders
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Homesteaders- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Sleuth
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Rialto
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Rialto- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
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