The best games presented at the Spiel 2017 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 2017" 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 2017 after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day board game fair that is also open to the public. In 2017, the Spiel'17 game fair took place from October 26 to 29 (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'17 - the biggest game fair in the world
The first time the fair took place was in 1983 at the Volkshochschule Essen. With 1,100 exhibitors from 51 nations, over 1,000 new launches and 182,000 game-loving visitors, Spiel'17 was once again the world's largest trade fair for board games in 2017.
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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 novelties, then we have another always top current list for you: The Best New Games 2023.
List with the top100 new releases of Spiel'17:
Azul
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!35€ at
.deVideo reviews for Azul
Sushi Go Party!
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for Sushi Go Party!- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Kingdomino
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Kingdomino
Codenames: Duet
Nominated for 9 awards and won 4.
More details for Codenames: Duet- 2 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.deVideo reviews for Codenames: Duet
Decrypto
Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.
More details for Decrypto- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Decrypto
Dixit: Harmonies
- 3 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
No Thanks!
- 3 - 7 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Flamme Rouge: Peloton
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Flamme Rouge: Peloton- 1 - 12 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Flamme Rouge: Peloton
Carcassonne Big Box 6
- 2 - 6 Players
- 35 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Carcassonne Big Box 6
Hanamikoji
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Hanamikoji- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!13€ at.deVideo reviews for Hanamikoji
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Lovecraft Letter
- 2 - 6 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.deVideo reviews for Lovecraft Letter
When I Dream
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for When I Dream- 4 - 10 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for When I Dream
Ethnos
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Ethnos- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Ethnos
Meeple Circus
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Meeple Circus- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Valeria: Card Kingdoms
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Memoarrr!
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Memoarrr!- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.deDice Forge
Nominated for 9 awards and won 1.
More details for Dice Forge- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!28€ at.deVideo reviews for Dice Forge
King of the Dice
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
The Game: Face to Face
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Istanbul: The Dice Game
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Istanbul: The Dice Game- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Bunny Kingdom
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Bunny Kingdom- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!47€ at.deVideo reviews for Bunny Kingdom
Gloomhaven
Nominated for 22 awards and won 10.
More details for Gloomhaven- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!143€ at.deVideo reviews for Gloomhaven
Queendomino
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Queendomino- 2 - 4 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!29€ at.deMajesty: For the Realm
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Majesty: For the Realm- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dragon Castle
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Dragon Castle- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Dragon Castle
Claim
Nominated for 1 award.
🔥 Deal: 19% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Claim- 2 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!6€ at.deThe Lost Expedition
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for The Lost Expedition- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 50 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Lost Expedition
Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 6 – France & Old West
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 6 – France & Old West- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2018
More details for Pandemic Legacy: Season 2- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
Splendor: Cities of Splendor
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Splendor: Cities of Splendor- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Splendor: Cities of Splendor
Hellapagos
- 3 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Okiya
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Okiya- 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
7 Wonders: Leaders Anniversary Pack
- 2 - 7 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Rajas of the Ganges
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Rajas of the Ganges- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!45€ at.deYogi
- 3 - 12 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Exit: The Game – The Sunken Treasure
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
7 Wonders: Cities Anniversary Pack
- 2 - 8 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Voodoo Prince
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for The Godfather: Corleone's Empire- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Vikings Gone Wild: Ragnarok!
- 1 - 4 Players
- 40 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Vikings Gone Wild: Ragnarok!
Pairs
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Pairs- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- Immediately playable
Kodama: The Tree Spirits
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Kodama: The Tree Spirits- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
- 1 - 5 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!16€ at.deVideo reviews for The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
Nations: The Dice Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Nations: The Dice Game
Loot N Run
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Exit: The Game – The House of Riddles
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Exit: The Game – The House of Riddles- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – King Kong
- 2 - 6 Players
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – King Kong
London (Second Edition)
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for London (Second Edition)- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Photosynthesis
Nominated for 10 awards and won 4.
More details for Photosynthesis- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!27€ at.deVideo reviews for Photosynthesis
Nusfjord
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Nusfjord- 1 - 5 Players
- 20 - 100 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Exit: The Game – Dead Man on the Orient Express
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Cortex Challenge 2
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Cortex Challenge 2- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Schummel Hummel
- 3 - 5 Players
- 20 - 25 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Deckscape: Test Time
🔥 Deal: 6% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Deckscape: Test Time- 1 - 6 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!8€ at.de13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Qwixx: Characters
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pandemic: Rising Tide
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Pandemic: Rising Tide- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Clans of Caledonia
Nominated for 12 awards and won 2.
More details for Clans of Caledonia- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Karuba Junior
- 1 - 4 Players
- 5 - 10 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!24€ at.deLorenzo il Magnifico
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Lorenzo il Magnifico- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Lorenzo il Magnifico
Zooloretto Würfelspiel Trio
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Unearth
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Unearth
My First Stone Age: The Card Game
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Nations: The Dice Game – Unrest
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Nations: The Dice Game – Unrest
The Bloody Inn: The Carnies
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Bloody Inn: The Carnies
Magic Maze: Maximum Security
- 1 - 8 Players
- 1 - 24 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fabled Fruit: The Lime Expansion
- 2 - 5 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Path to Carcosa: Expansion
- 1 - 2 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Path to Carcosa: Expansion
L'Arbre
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Fast Forward: FEAR
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Fast Forward: FEAR
Tales & Games: Aladdin & the Magic Lamp
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Tales & Games: Aladdin & the Magic Lamp
Würfel Bingo
🔥 Deal: 49% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Würfel Bingo- 1 - 12 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!9€ at.deKaruba: The Card Game
- 2 - 6 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Karuba: The Card Game
Manhattan
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
StoryLine: Fairy Tales
- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Captain Sonar: Upgrade One
- 2 - 8 Players
- 12 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Captain Sonar: Upgrade One
Secrets
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Secrets- 4 - 8 Players
- 15 - 35 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Secrets
Yokohama
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Yokohama- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Hostage Negotiator
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Hostage Negotiator- 1 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!27€ at.deVikings Gone Wild
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Vikings Gone Wild
Carcassonne für 2
- 2 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Carcassonne für 2
Concordia: Aegyptus / Creta
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Imhotep: A New Dynasty
- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Imhotep: A New Dynasty
T.I.M.E Stories: Estrella Drive
- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for T.I.M.E Stories: Estrella Drive
Fast Forward: FORTRESS
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Fast Forward: FORTRESS
This War of Mine: The Board Game
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
More details for This War of Mine: The Board Game- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 120 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!53€ at.deAxio
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Axio
Schollen Rollen
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Quadropolis: Public Services
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Five Tribes: Whims of the Sultan
- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Fieber
- 2 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Ex Libris
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Ex Libris- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Ex Libris
Caverna: Cave vs Cave
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Caverna: Cave vs Cave- 1 - 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Caverna: Cave vs Cave
Masmorra: Dungeons of Arcadia
- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Boom, Bang, Gold
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Boom, Bang, Gold- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tybor the Builder
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Smash Up: Sheep
- 2 - 4 Players
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mini Rails
- 3 - 5 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Iquazú
- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
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