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.de
King 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 Letter2 - 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: Avalon5 - 10 Players
30 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: easy
7 Wonders: Cities
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 7 Wonders: Cities2 - 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 Concordia2 - 5 Players
100 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!38€ at.de
Video 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 Ages2 - 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 Qwixx2 - 5 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!5€ at.de
Coup
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Coup2 - 6 Players
15 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!19€ at.de
Video reviews for Coup
Cockroach Poker Royal
2 - 6 Players
15 - 25 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
😕 Questionable price11€ at.de
Video 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 Temple1 - 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.de
Video 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.de
Mage Knight Board Game: The Lost Legion Expansion
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Mage Knight Board Game: The Lost Legion Expansion1 - 5 Players
240 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!76€ at.de
Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Eclipse: Rise of the Ancients2 - 9 Players
120 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: hard
Tokaido
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Tokaido2 - 5 Players
45 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Tokaido
Kemet
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Kemet2 - 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 Suburbia1 - 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 Mystica2 - 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 Keyflower2 - 6 Players
90 - 120 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!39€ at.de
Libertalia
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Libertalia2 - 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: Factions2 - 5 Players
60 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: easy
Seasons
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Seasons2 - 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 Calendar2 - 4 Players
90 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!38€ at.de
Taluva
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Taluva2 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!36€ at.de
Turn the Tide
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Turn the Tide3 - 5 Players
30 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
Pluckin' Pairs
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Pluckin' Pairs3 - 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 Treachery3 - 4 Players
120 - 180 Minutes
17+ years old
Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!22€ at.de
The Enchanted Tower
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
More details for The Enchanted Tower2 - 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.de
Ascension: Storm of Souls
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ascension: Storm of Souls1 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: easy
Stick 'Em
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Stick 'Em3 - 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 Rallyman1 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
9+ years old
Complexity: easy
Trains
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Trains2 - 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 Stars2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!46€ at.de
Cheeky Monkey
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Cheeky Monkey2 - 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 Okiya2 Players
10 Minutes
7+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Kulami
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Kulami2 Players
30 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
KIPP X
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for KIPP X2 - 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 BraveRats2 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!12€ at.de
Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island1 - 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.de
Bling Bling Gemstone
2 - 6 Players
10 - 20 Minutes
4+ years old
Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!13€ at.de
Quarriors! Quest of the Qladiator
2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: easy
Ginkgopolis
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Ginkgopolis1 - 5 Players
45 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: medium
Guildhall
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Guildhall2 - 4 Players
30 - 45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!15€ at.de
Power 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 251 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price42€ at.de
Smash Up
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Smash Up2 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!15€ at.de
The Palaces of Carrara
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2013
More details for The Palaces of Carrara2 - 4 Players
60 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!40€ at.de
Fleet
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Fleet2 - 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 Snowdonia1 - 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.de
Modern Art Card Game
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Modern Art Card Game2 - 5 Players
20 - 30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!18€ at.de
Heimlich & Co.
2 - 7 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!18€ at.de
Rondo
2 - 4 Players
25 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!100€ at.de
Yggdrasil: 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 Qin2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!40€ at.de
Make 'n' Break Party
3 - 9 Players
45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!95€ at.de
Monster Factory
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Monster Factory2 - 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 Cubes2 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
6+ years old
Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!97€ at.de
Star 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 Dragons2 - 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 Cultures2 - 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.de
Seven Dragons
2 - 5 Players
10 - 30 Minutes
6+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!6€ at.de
Video reviews for Seven Dragons
Belfort
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Belfort2 - 5 Players
120 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!50€ at.de
BANG! 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 Kolejka2 - 5 Players
60 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: easy
Pax Porfiriana
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Pax Porfiriana1 - 6 Players
120 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: hard
HomeStretch
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for HomeStretch2 - 6 Players
60 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: easy
Völuspá
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Völuspá2 - 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 Bora2 - 4 Players
60 - 120 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: hard
Pastiche
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Pastiche2 - 4 Players
45 - 60 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
Homesteaders
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Homesteaders2 - 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 Rialto2 - 5 Players
45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: medium
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