The best games presented at the Spiel.digital 2020 fair 2021
Are you looking for a good new game? We have compared all the games presented at the game fair "Spiel.digital 2020" and listed the top100.
Game fair by Corona no longer in Essen - but online.
The International Game Days SPIEL, often called the Essen Game Fair or Essen 2020 after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day board game fair that is also open to the public. The last SPIEL was held in Essen in 2019, from October 24 to 27.
Unfortunately, it can't take place this year due to Corona, but that didn't make the organizers feel sorry for themselves.... but they took it as a chance to digitalize the fair SPIEL'20 and let it take place online from 22.10. to 25.10.2020.
Through online event also small publishers from around the world.
SPIEL will also feature board games that are difficult to find in retail stores - many international and small exhibitors will now present their products at Spiel.digital 2020 due to the elimination of travel costs. A total of 451 exhibitors from 41 countries will show their games - even Nibcard Games from Africa will be the first to represent the continent.
More info about game fair "Spiel.digital" is available on official game website.
Did we forget a game that was presented at Spiel.digital 2020?
If we forgot a game that was featured at Spiel 2020? What were your highlights of Spiel20 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're generally looking for the always best new game releases, then we have another always top current list for you: The Best New Games 2021.
List with the top100 new releases of Spiel.digital 2020:
This list was last updated on March 2, 2021. We compared 149 board games for this list and selected the top 100. There's also a print version for this list.
MicroMacro: Crime City
1 - 4 Players
15 - 45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!26€ at
.deGloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Wingspan: Oceania Expansion
- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!30€ at.deThe Isle of Cats
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for The Isle of Cats- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for The Isle of Cats
Dixit: Mirrors
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Just One: Neue Begriffe
- 3 - 9 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!10€ at.deIt's a Wonderful World
Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.
More details for It's a Wonderful World- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Brass: Birmingham
Nominated for 12 awards and won 7.
More details for Brass: Birmingham- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Brass: Birmingham
Aeon's End
Nominated for 5 awards.
🔥 Deal: 22% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Aeon's End- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!47€ at.deVideo reviews for Aeon's End
Fantasy Realms
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Lost Ruins of Arnak
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Ghost Adventure
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
😕 Questionable price25€ at.deVideo reviews for Ghost Adventure
Endeavor: Age of Sail
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Endeavor: Age of Sail- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Endeavor: Age of Sail
PARKS: Nightfall Expansion
- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Leaders
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!22€ at.deNidavellir
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Nidavellir
Aeon's End: The Depths
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The Depths
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Cities
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!18€ at.dePuerto Rico
- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price30€ at.deAeon's End: The Nameless
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Krazy Pix
- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!16€ at.deSpukstaben
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
- 2 - 3 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
L.A.M.A. Party Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!6€ at.deDragomino
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!19€ at.deCarcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers- 2 - 5 Players
- 35 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Carpe Diem
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!30€ at.deEXIT: Das Spiel – Adventskalender
- 1 - 99 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!65€ at.dePaleo
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Brass: Lancashire
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Brass: Lancashire- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Brass: Lancashire
Cubitos
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Carcassonne Junior
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Carcassonne Junior- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Carcassonne Junior
Krazy Wordz
- 3 - 7 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Krazy Wordz
Dominion: Menagerie
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Paris: La Cité de la Lumière
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Paris: La Cité de la Lumière- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Jaws
Nominated for 1 award.
🔥 Deal: 29% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Jaws- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!15€ at.deDie Quacksalber von Quedlinburg: Die Alchemisten
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
New York Zoo
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Fleet: The Dice Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – Japanese Islands
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Small World of Warcraft
- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 - 80 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!42€ at.de7 Wonders Duel: Agora
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Der Kartograph: Neue Entdeckungen
- 1 - 100 Players
- Complexity: easy
Decipher
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
😕 Questionable price25€ at.dePower Grid: Brazil/Spain & Portugal
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!30€ at.deThe Castles of Tuscany
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!31€ at.deRajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Minecraft: Farmer's Market Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!17€ at.deAndor: The Family Fantasy Game
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Andor: The Family Fantasy Game- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!25€ at.deAftermath
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price83€ at.deVideo reviews for Aftermath
Clever Cubed
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price12€ at.deHarry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!25€ at.deExit: The Game – The Enchanted Forest
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!10€ at.dePraga Caput Regni
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Bears&Bees
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Bears&Bees
Blätterrauschen
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price13€ at.deSagrada: The Great Facades – Life
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price19€ at.deRemember Our Trip
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price34€ at.deTwilight Imperium: Fourth Edition – Prophecy of Kings
- 3 - 8 Players
- 240 - 480 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition – Prophecy of Kings
Caretos
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Endeavor: Age of Expansion
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price28€ at.deVideo reviews for Endeavor: Age of Expansion
Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Big Monster
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Big Monster
Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Kyoto
- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Celtic
- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!28€ at.deDer Perfekte Moment
- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
5211
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Rose Ceremony
- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – Roman Banners
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
BANG! The Dice Game: Undead or Alive
- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Die Wikinger Saga
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!28€ at.deCaylus 1303
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Caylus 1303- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One
- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One
Aqualin
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!15€ at.deChartae
- 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Biss 20
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!11€ at.deCloudAge
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 100 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!8€ at.deBonfire
- 1 - 4 Players
- 70 - 100 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Bonfire
Pocket Detective №2
- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!12€ at.deSwitch & Signal
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!30€ at.deVideo reviews for Switch & Signal
Anno 1800
- 2 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Bandida
- 1 - 4 Players
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Sidereal Confluence: Remastered Edition
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for Sidereal Confluence: Remastered Edition- 4 - 9 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Video reviews for Sidereal Confluence: Remastered Edition
Bad Bones
- 1 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Bad Bones
Paris
- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Innsmouth Conspiracy: Expansion
- 1 - 2 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
😕 Questionable price33€ at.deDetective: Signature Series – Dig Deeper
- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!13€ at.deThe Artemis Project
- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 75 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Red Outpost
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!22€ at.deCivilization: A New Dawn – Terra Incognita
- 2 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
😕 Questionable price40€ at.deMonster Expedition
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!20€ at.deVideo reviews for Monster Expedition
The West Kingdom Tomesaga
- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 240 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
My Farm Shop
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Faiyum
- 1 - 5 Players
- 110 - 140 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!43€ at.deFeierabend
- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Cosmic Encounter Duel
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!37€ at.deDreamscape
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
😕 Questionable price36€ at.deVideo reviews for Dreamscape
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