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 September 1, 2021. We compared 179 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
12+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Dixit: Mirrors
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Wingspan: Oceania Expansion
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Wingspan: Oceania Expansion- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!25€ at
.deFantasy Realms
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Isle of Cats
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for The Isle of Cats- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!44€ at.deVideo reviews for The Isle of Cats
Just One: Neue Begriffe
- 3 - 9 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!9€ at.deIt's a Wonderful World
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
More details for It's a Wonderful World- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Ghost Adventure
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Ghost Adventure- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Ghost Adventure
Nidavellir
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Nidavellir- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!30€ at.deVideo reviews for Nidavellir
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Krazy Pix
- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Nominated for 12 awards and won 1.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Lost Ruins of Arnak- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!63€ at.dePARKS: Nightfall Expansion
- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!18€ at.deCarcassonne 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
Biss 20
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Dragomino
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Spukstaben
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!12€ at.deEndeavor: 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
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers- 2 - 5 Players
- 35 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Dodo
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!20€ at.deCubitos
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!50€ at.deL.A.M.A. Party Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!5€ at.deDodelido Extreme
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Adventure Games: The Grand Hotel Abaddon
- 1 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!11€ at.deBrass: 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
Krazy Wordz
- 3 - 7 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Krazy Wordz
Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
- 2 - 3 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared
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
Puerto Rico
- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Carpe Diem
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!19€ at.deNew York Zoo
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Paleo
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!38€ at.deAeon's End: The Depths
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The Depths
Aeon's End: The Nameless
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!12€ at.deJaws
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Jaws- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar
- 1 - 99 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Decipher
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!19€ at.deGreenville 1989
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!19€ at.deThe Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Alchemists
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!17€ at.deThe Castles of Tuscany
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Aqualin
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Aqualin- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!15€ at.deRenature
🔥 Deal: 16% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Renature- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!27€ at.de7 Wonders (Second Edition): Cities
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Andor: 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!26€ at.deTobago: Volcano
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!17€ at.de7 Wonders Duel: Agora
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 7 Wonders Duel: Agora- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz
🔥 Deal: 10% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!6€ at.deRose Ceremony
🔥 Deal: 10% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Rose Ceremony- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!8€ at.deSmall World of Warcraft
- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 - 80 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – Japanese Islands
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Don Carlo
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!8€ at.deMinecraft: Farmer's Market Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Crime Story: Vienna
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!8€ at.de7 Wonders (Second Edition): Leaders
🔥 Deal: 5% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for 7 Wonders (Second Edition): Leaders- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!19€ at.deCrime Story: Berlin
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!8€ at.deBlätterrauschen
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!11€ at.deExit: The Game – The Enchanted Forest
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!10€ at.deRajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Der Kartograph: Neue Entdeckungen
- 1 - 100 Players
- Complexity: easy
Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars
- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!20€ at.deClever Cubed
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Dominion: Menagerie
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Big Monster
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!20€ at.deVideo reviews for Big Monster
Remember Our Trip
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Power Grid: Brazil/Spain & Portugal
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Bandida
- 1 - 4 Players
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Spicy Dice
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Spicy Dice
BANG! The Dice Game: Undead or Alive
- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!15€ at.deAftermath
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!65€ at.deVideo reviews for Aftermath
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game – Season One
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 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
Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Bears&Bees
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Bears&Bees
Die Wikinger Saga
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Caretos
Nominated for 1 award.
🔥 Deal: 8% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for Caretos- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!27€ at.dePicture Perfect
- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Praga Caput Regni
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Praga Caput Regni- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Switch & Signal
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!27€ at.deVideo reviews for Switch & Signal
Bad Bones
- 1 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!35€ at.deVideo reviews for Bad Bones
Caylus 1303
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Caylus 1303- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Exit: The Game – The Cursed Labyrinth
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!13€ at.deMy Farm Shop
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Monster Expedition
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Monster Expedition- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Monster Expedition
Kyoto
- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Pocket Detective №2
- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Paris
- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Red Outpost
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!20€ at.deCloudAge
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 100 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Bresk!
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!9€ at.deEiner geht noch!
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!8€ at.deEndeavor: Age of Expansion
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Endeavor: Age of Expansion
Sagrada: The Great Facades – Life
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Celtic
- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Anno 1800
- 2 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!45€ at.deImperial Settlers: Empires of the North – Roman Banners
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
The Artemis Project
- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 75 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Feierabend
- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
7 Wonders (Second Edition): Armada
- 3 - 7 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for 7 Wonders (Second Edition): Armada
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