Spiel
| Spiel | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Spiel 2008 | |
| Genre | Board game trade fair |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Messe Essen |
| Country | Germany |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Attendance | 204,000 (2024) |
| Website | www |
Internationale Spieltage SPIEL, often called the Essen Game Fair after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day public boardgame trade fair held in October[1] (Thursday to the following Sunday) at the Messe Essen exhibition centre in Essen, Germany. It began in 1983.[2] With 1,021 exhibitors from 50 nations in 2016, SPIEL is the biggest fair for board games in the world.[3] Many new games are released at the fair each year, especially (but not exclusively) European-style board games.
At SPIEL, board games that are often hard to find in retail are offered by international and small exhibitors. While the prices for buying these games at the fair do not tend to be significantly lower than in retail, games are typically available sooner than in regular board game shops and may come with promotional materials (mostly extra cards or tokens with a few more game mechanics, but also T-shirts and similar merchandise). SPIEL also provides an environment for board gamers to meet and chat with game designers, illustrators, and game reviewers.[citation needed]
Years and attendance
[edit]| year | attendance | source |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 147 000 | [4] |
| 2012 | 149 000 | [5] |
| 2013 | 156 000 | [6] |
| 2014 | 158 000 | [7] |
| 2015 | 162 000 | [8] |
| 2016 | 174 000 | [9] |
| 2017 | 182 000 | [10] |
| 2018 | 190 000 | [11] |
| 2019 | 209 000 | [12] |
| 2020 | [a]0 | [13] |
| 2021 | 93 600 | [14] |
| 2022 | 147 000 | [15] |
| 2023 | 193 000 | [16] |
| 2024 | 204 000 | [17] |
See also
[edit]- Going Cardboard (documentary)
- Spiel des Jahres (award)
- Gen Con
- UK GamesExpo
- Festival International des Jeux
- Origins Game Fair
Notes
[edit]- ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by a digital convention.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Not twilight, but sunrise. Table-top games are booming in the video-game age". The Economist. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Stewart Woods (2012-08-16). Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games. McFarland. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7864-6797-6.
- ^ Duffy, Owen (2015-10-31). "For board gamers, heaven is a place on earth – located in Germany". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "147 000 Besucher bei der Spielemesse in Essen". WAZ. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "149 000 Besucher kamen zur Spielemesse Spiel 12 nach Essen". WAZ. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ "Spiel '13: Con Report". Big Shiny Robot. 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Friedhelm, Merz Verlag. "Exhibitor information". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ Markus, Böhm. "Spiel 15: Das sind die Neuheiten der Spielemesse". Spiegel online (in German). Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Tom (2016-10-22). "Essen 2016: Best board games from the biggest board game convention". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "Spielemesse Spiel'17 endet mit Besucherrekord". WAZ. 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "„Spiel 2018" bricht Besucherrekord: 190.000 Gäste kommen nach Essen". WAZ. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Spielemesse in Essen endet mit mehr als 200 000 Besuchern". RTL. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b Jarvis, Matt (2020-05-19). "Cancelled Essen Spiel 2020 board game convention replaced by online event Spiel.Digital". Dicebreaker. Gamer Network Limited, ReedPop. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Hutchins, Robert (2021-07-12). "Face masks will be mandatory at Essen Spiel '21 along with vaccination or negative Covid tests". ToyNews. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Volkmann, Andre (2022-10-10). "Spielemesse: Neuheitenrekord lockt Spielefans nach Essen". Supertipp (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ Volkmann, Andre (2023-10-09). "SPIEL Essen: No record number of visitors". Spielpunkt. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Slater, Ellen (2024-10-07). "Spiel Essen 2024 breaking records". Toybook. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
External links
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