The best games presented at the Spiel 2016 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 2016" 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 2016 after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day board game fair that is also open to the public. In 2016, the Spiel'16 game fair was held from October 13 to 16 (Thursday to the following Sunday) at the Messe Essen exhibition center in Essen, Germany. Many new games are released at the fair every year, especially (but not exclusively) European-style board games.
More info about game fair "Spiel" is available at official game website.
SPIEL'16 - the biggest game fair in the world
The first time the fair took place was in 1983 at the Volkshochschule Essen. In 2016, Spiel'16 was once again the world's largest trade fair for board games, with 1,021 exhibitors from 51 nations, nearly 1,200 new launches and 174,000 game-loving visitors.
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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.
If you are generally looking for the always best game new releases, then we have another always top current list for you: The Best New Game Releases 2021.
List with the top100 new releases of Spiel'16:
Dixit: Revelations
3 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
6+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Kingdomino
2 - 4 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!12€ at.de
Video reviews for Kingdomino
Junk Art
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Junk Art2 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon2 Players
30 - 45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Mansions of Madness: Second Edition1 - 5 Players
120 - 180 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
King of Tokyo
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo2 - 6 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!34€ at.de
Dominion: Empires
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Dominion: Empires2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
Raiders of the North Sea
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017
More details for Raiders of the North Sea2 - 4 Players
60 - 80 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
Star Wars: Rebellion
Nominated for 15 awards and won 4.
More details for Star Wars: Rebellion2 - 4 Players
180 - 240 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Star Wars: Rebellion
Encore!
1 - 6 Players
20 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!9€ at.de
Video reviews for Encore!
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Arkham Horror: The Card Game1 - 2 Players
60 - 120 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!36€ at.de
Video reviews for Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Tempel des Schreckens
3 - 10 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Tempel des Schreckens
Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition)
2 - 6 Players
45 - 90 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: easy
Arboretum
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Arboretum2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Arboretum
Orléans: Trade & Intrigue
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Orléans: Trade & Intrigue2 - 5 Players
90 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!23€ at.de
Word Slam
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
More details for Word Slam3 - 99 Players
45 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Word Slam
A Feast for Odin
Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.
More details for A Feast for Odin1 - 4 Players
30 - 120 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!63€ at.de
Video reviews for A Feast for Odin
Viticulture: Moor Visitors Expansion
1 - 6 Players
45 - 90 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: medium
Mystic Vale
Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.
More details for Mystic Vale2 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Mystic Vale
Dr. Eureka
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Dr. Eureka2 - 4 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!20€ at.de
Tiefe Taschen
4 - 8 Players
20 - 50 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Tiefe Taschen
World's Fair 1893
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for World's Fair 18932 - 4 Players
35 - 45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!10€ at.de
Fuji Flush
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Fuji Flush3 - 8 Players
10 - 20 Minutes
7+ years old
Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!10€ at.de
Video reviews for Fuji Flush
51st State: Master Set
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 51st State: Master Set1 - 4 Players
60 - 90 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!40€ at.de
Do De Li Do
🔥 Deal: 11% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Do De Li Do2 - 6 Players
10 - 20 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!7€ at.de
Cottage Garden
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Cottage Garden1 - 4 Players
45 - 60 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Cottage Garden
First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!2 - 4 Players
40 - 80 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price70€ at.de
Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails
2 - 5 Players
60 - 120 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!69€ at.de
Video reviews for Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails
Aventuria: Ship of Lost Souls
1 - 4 Players
30 - 180 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!25€ at.de
Escape Room: The Game
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Escape Room: The Game3 - 5 Players
60 Minutes
16+ years old
Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!39€ at.de
Port Royal: Unterwegs!
2 - 4 Players
15 - 30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
💸 Too expensive!18€ at.de
Video reviews for Port Royal: Unterwegs!
Fields of Green
2 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Fields of Green
Evolution: The Beginning
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Evolution: The Beginning2 - 5 Players
30 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
Risk Europe
2 - 4 Players
45 - 180 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
La Granja: No Siesta
1 - 4 Players
30 - 45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for La Granja: No Siesta
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game
2 - 5 Players
30 Minutes
15+ years old
Complexity: easy
Five Tribes: The Thieves of Naqala
2 - 4 Players
40 - 80 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: medium
Railroad Revolution
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Railroad Revolution2 - 4 Players
45 - 90 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price47€ at.de
Video reviews for Railroad Revolution
Deus: Egypt
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Deus: Egypt2 - 4 Players
60 - 90 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Deus: Egypt
Costa Rica
2 - 5 Players
30 - 45 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Xibalba
2 - 4 Players
30 - 60 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!16€ at.de
Key to the City: London
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Key to the City: London2 - 6 Players
90 - 120 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!38€ at.de
Video reviews for Key to the City: London
Game of Thrones: The Trivia Game
2 - 4 Players
30 - 60 Minutes
18+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Game of Thrones: The Trivia Game
Legendary Inventors
2 - 5 Players
30 - 40 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
Doom: The Boardgame
2 - 4 Players
180 Minutes
12+ years old
Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!70€ at.de
Video reviews for Doom: The Boardgame
In the Name of Odin
2 - 5 Players
45 - 60 Minutes
13+ years old
Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price50€ at.de
Video reviews for In the Name of Odin
The Architects of the Colosseum
2 - 4 Players
30 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!5€ at.de
Video reviews for The Architects of the Colosseum
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