Spiel Sees Successful 2023 Show in Essen

Saturday

We arrived by car and got easy to the parking lot and only waited 20-25 min to catch a bus to the fair. I thought it was quite well organised for such a busy day. First hall we entered was 3. The hall for expert games. It was so damn crowded! The mood was good. People were asking were you found certain games. They sold the Voidfall galactic Box. A statement piece on your shelf.

The app to navigate through the Spiel was well thought out and helpful. Had everything written you needed to know. But can we please talk about the art they used?! AI pics of people playing with too many fingers? Artists are so important to game development and they advertise with bad art? Really puts me off. Use AI but please use it sensibly.

Unconcious mind and Floe - hands on a Kickstarter I backed and want to back was really cool.

Gay Sauna - as they explained to me: a WWII worker placement 😅 I am not a dungeon crawler fan but have people to try it out with. Let’s see if it is just a joke game or fun after all.

Nemesis I saw the prototype for a new one passing by. I am intrigued what new stuff they add after two pretty similar games (in my opinion)

The end I only bought few games, maybe because my main focus where the upcoming kickstarter

Arborea -backed and picked up

Satori - they explained it so nicely and with so much energy. Second game will be played tonight

Bitoku expansion - we finally have sticker for the meeple. Haven’t played yet but the cards which add drama do interest me.

The labours of Hercules - on bgg it has a lot of negative reviews but the art is nice. With the revised rule book it could be fun. Haven’t played yet though.