The best games presented at the Spiel 2019 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 2019" in Essen and listed the top100.
Game fair in the German city of Essen
The International Spieltage SPIEL, often called the Essen Game Fair or Essen 2019 after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day board game fair that is also open to the public. The Spiel19 game fair was held in 2019 from October 24 to 27 (Thursday to the following Sunday) on the grounds of Messe Essen in Essen, Germany. Many new games are released at the fair every year, especially (but not exclusively) European-style board games.
SPIEL'19 - the biggest game fair in the world
The first time the fair was held was in 1983 at the Volkshochschule Essen. With 1,200 exhibitors from 53 nations, nearly 1,500 new launches and 209,000 visitors, Spiel'19 was once again the world's largest trade fair for board games in 2019.
Buy board games on site, even from small publishers.
At SPIEL, board games are offered that are hard to find in retail stores - many international and small exhibitors present their products at Spiel'19. While the prices for buying the games at the fair are usually not much lower than in retail stores, the games are usually available earlier than in regular board game stores, come with promotional materials (usually extra cards or game pieces with a few more game mechanics, but also T-shirts and similar goodies), and it's an opportunity for passionate board gamers to meet and chat with game designers, illustrators, and famous game critics.
More info about game fair "Spiel" is available at official game website.
Did we forget a game that was featured at Spiel'19?
If we forgot a game that was featured at Spiel 2019? What were your highlights of Spiel19 that aren't on our list? Then write to us at tibi+brettspiele@cephea.de.
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 looking for the best new games in general, we have another list for you: The Best New Games 2023.
List with the top100 new releases of Spiel'19:
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
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Nominated for 24 awards and won 12.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Point Salad
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Point Salad- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!10€ at.deVideo reviews for Point Salad
Clank!: Legacy – Acquisitions Incorporated
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Clank!: Legacy – Acquisitions Incorporated- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Trails of Tucana
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Trails of Tucana- 1 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.deCartographers
- 1 - 100 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
Smart10
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
More details for Smart10- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Project L
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Project L- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pictures
- 3 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Pictures
Draftosaurus
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Draftosaurus- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Draftosaurus
Cthulhu: Death May Die
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Cthulhu: Death May Die- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!85€ at.deCahoots
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Cahoots- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!9€ at.deVideo reviews for Cahoots
Azul: Summer Pavilion
Nominated for 7 awards and won 3.
More details for Azul: Summer Pavilion- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!34€ at.deVideo reviews for Azul: Summer Pavilion
PARKS
Nominated for 10 awards and won 2.
More details for PARKS- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!44€ at.deWatergate
Nominated for 9 awards and won 4.
More details for Watergate- 2 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!22€ at.deVideo reviews for Watergate
The Castles of Burgundy
- 1 - 4 Players
- 70 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Mandala
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Mandala- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Mandala
Planet Unknown
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023
More details for Planet Unknown- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 80 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Undaunted: Normandy
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Normandy- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Undaunted: Normandy
Hellapagos: They're No Longer Alone
- 3 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
KLASK 4
- 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Similo
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Similo- 2 - 8 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Ticket to Ride: London
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ticket to Ride: London- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ticket to Ride: London
The Fox in the Forest
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for The Fox in the Forest- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
It's a Wonderful World
Nominated for 14 awards and won 5.
More details for It's a Wonderful World- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!45€ at.deSprawlopolis
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Sprawlopolis- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Clank! Expeditions: Temple of the Ape Lords
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
The King's Dilemma
Nominated for 7 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The King's Dilemma- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The King's Dilemma
CuBirds
Nominated for 3 awards and won 3.
More details for CuBirds- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Unlock!: Timeless Adventures
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Nova Luna
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Nova Luna
Champions of Midgard: Valhalla
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Champions of Midgard: Valhalla- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Hansa Teutonica: Big Box
- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!38€ at.deClank! Expeditions: Gold and Silk
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!30€ at.deVideo reviews for Clank! Expeditions: Gold and Silk
Modern Art
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Modern Art- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 7 – Japan & Italy
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mini-Mutabo
- 3 - 6 Players
- 25 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Viva Topo!
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
More details for Viva Topo!- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!26€ at.deThe Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
TEAM3 PINK
- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Awkward Guests: The Walton Case
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Awkward Guests: The Walton Case- 1 - 8 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Oriflamme
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Oriflamme- 3 - 5 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Champions of Midgard: The Dark Mountains
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Cat Lady: Premium Edition
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Detective: City of Angels
🔥 Deal: 22% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Detective: City of Angels- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!40€ at.deTiny Towns
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Tiny Towns- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!31€ at.deGo Slow!
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Palm Island
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Palm Island- 1 - 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Palm Island
Conspiracy: Abyss Universe
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Conspiracy: Abyss Universe- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Assembly
- 1 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Campy Creatures
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Roll Player: Monsters & Minions
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Roll Player: Monsters & Minions- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!36€ at.deMonsieur Carrousel
- 1 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
The Mind Extreme
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for The Mind Extreme
Bärenpark: The Bad News Bears
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Bärenpark: The Bad News Bears
Nemesis
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Nemesis- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Calavera
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!10€ at.deVideo reviews for Calavera
TEAM3 GREEN
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for TEAM3 GREEN- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tuki
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Tuki- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Tuki
Everdell: Bellfaire
- 1 - 6 Players
- 40 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
War Chest: Nobility
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for War Chest: Nobility
Qwixx On Board
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Slide Quest
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Slide Quest- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Paris: La Cité de la Lumière
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Paris: La Cité de la Lumière- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Century: A New World
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Century: A New World- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Letter Jam
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Letter Jam- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!19€ at.deVideo reviews for Letter Jam
Everdell: Spirecrest
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Everdell: Spirecrest- 1 - 4 Players
- 40 - 100 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Zombie Dice Horde Edition
- 2 - 8 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 200 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!128€ at.deLittle Town
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Little Town- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
What's Missing?
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wonderland's War
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Wonderland's War- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 - 125 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Crusoe Crew
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!13€ at.deVideo reviews for The Crusoe Crew
Soviet Kitchen Unleashed
- 1 - 6 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Hedgehog Roll
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 25 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Obscurio
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Obscurio- 2 - 8 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Coffee Roaster
- 1 Players
- 10 - 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Patchwork Doodle
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Patchwork Doodle- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Patchwork Doodle
The Grimm Forest
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Grimm Forest- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Atlantis Rising (Second Edition)
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Atlantis Rising (Second Edition)- 1 - 7 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Opale
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Babylonia
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Chop! Chop!
- 2 - 5 Players
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dragonrealm
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!23€ at.deVideo reviews for Dragonrealm
Glen More II: Chronicles
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Glen More II: Chronicles- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Ninja Academy
- 3 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Jetpack Joyride
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Miyabi
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Miyabi- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Miyabi
Kingdomino Duel
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Kingdomino Duel- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
10 Days in Europe
Nominated for 2 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
More details for 10 Days in Europe- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for 10 Days in Europe
5er Finden
- 1 - 4 Players
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!11€ at.dePanic Island!
- 1 - 8 Players
- 2 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dungeon Academy
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Villagers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Villagers- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Villagers
Bravo!
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Bravo!- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!10€ at.deVideo reviews for Bravo!
Clank! In! Space!: Apocalypse!
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Clank! In! Space!: Apocalypse!
Kitchen Rush
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Kitchen Rush- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Kitchen Rush
Talisman (Revised 4th Edition): The Reaper Expansion
- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
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