Essen 2026 – novelties, Page 2

Chronocritters from the renowned publisher Delicious Games is a complex, heavy Euro-style strategy board game designed by Tristan Geeraert. This sci-fi title transports 1 to 4 players to the post-apocalyptic year 2562, where time and space are collapsing in the wake of a catastrophe. The players’ task is to use robotic animals capable of time travel – known as chronocritters – to build and...

When the Ironclad’s reckless excavations uncovered Steel, a powerful new material used to create mighty Constructs and build a vast railway network across the mountains, they also awakened the ancient Primals. These elemental spirits joined the Woodwalkers, who now wield enchanted Lanterns filled with magic, ready to be unleashed on the battlefield.

The year is 1971, but not the history we know. The wait is over! You and your research team have finally arrived in the eternal ice of Antarctica. But this is only the beginning of a series of thrilling expeditions in this alternate era. Your objectives are clear: establish a highly efficient network of stations, scout the unforgiving wilderness, and be the first to reach the mysterious...

In medieval Europe, trained physicians were a rarity. Traveling barbers did their best to care for the health of the people, and more than one of them may have dreamed of one day attaining the knowledge and reputation of a learned Medicus. In this game, you take on the role of such barbers, striving over the course of your journeys to acquire the knowledge needed to be worthy of the title of...

In Duplicity, nothing in the network is as it first appears. A new SMC alternates between two states, forcing you to constantly adapt. To help counter this threat, dual-colored Deckers can flip their profile card, revealing a different special ability when they flip.Dive straight into the action with the two new missions and freely combine the new content with the base game to challenge...

Search, compare and catch the panda. In each round, one player rolls a die, then each player tries to collect the panda card that best meets the condition indicated by the die. After comparing the results on the back of the cards, one player becomes the winner and takes the card. The player who is the first to collect the right number of cards wins.

Bathed by the crystal-clear waters of Cabo de Gata and under the white light of Andalusia stands Níjar, a small town in the province of Almería, Spain, with a pottery tradition dating back to the Bronze Age and which gained great significance during the Muslim period (10th–15th centuries). In Níjar, we travel back to the 1920s, long before the tourism boom of the 1950s. The local economy...

Skřítkov (Minikin City - Czech Edition) is a strategic game where every card you play has a double meaning. Colors and values give you rewards each round, while icons and effects give you points at the end, but only if you fill the card with Minikins!

V háji (Czech edition of Brushwood) is a peaceful yet strategic set-collection game for 2–4 players. Players take on the role of hikers navigating a vast, ever-changing forest trail to observe local wildlife, pick up berries, and forage for mushrooms.

Players explore the visionary world of Antoni Gaudí as they balance the three pillars that shaped his work: Nature, Catalonia, and Religion. By collecting cards and arranging colorful trencadís tiles, they build patterns and advance along their personal boards. Movement around the central Chandelier determines which resources and actions they can take each round. Success requires keeping all...

Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control "zaibatsu": massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japan's economy in the Industrial Revolution era.

Step into the magical Prague of the 19th century! Discover a fascinating world where industrial progress intertwines with Czech myths and mythical creatures.

Take control of an expanding oil company; step into the shoes of a determined leader set on dominating the market, optimizing every phase of the refining chain, and building your reputation to enhance your abilities.

ATRAH plunges you into the deepest, darkest trenches of the ocean … Designed by Johannes Goupy and Jérémy Ducret, this tactical game for 2 to 4 players perfectly blends set collection, area majority, and a volatile stock market economic engine.

An expansion for the game Endangered. The environment is at a tipping point. Australia’s wildlife habitats face devastation, but with your leadership, their future can be rewritten. It's time for you to take action and restore balance before it’s too late!

Gold Country is a California Gold Rush strategy game by Reiner Knizia, published by Bitewing Games, where players develop mining companies, buy and sell shares, and manipulate a dynamic stock market as new gold veins are revealed across modular maps. Featuring streamlined rules, tactical ability cards, and lush illustrations by Beth Sobel, the game blends classic Knizia elegance with modern...

Timespan is a streamlined, friendly and highly replayable civilization game from Alion Games, built around six asymmetric civilizations, six unique technology boards and more than 175 cards representing historic figures, buildings, technologies and wonders. Designed to be played in about 90 minutes, it lets players guide their culture from the stone age to the space age without warfare,...

Kluster TRIOis an incredibly fun family-friendly dexterity game! 

Flip 7 is back - With a Vengeance! All of the fun of the original game, plus new player interactions and special take-that cards! Flip over cards one by one without flipping the same number twice. Sound easy? Think again! This isn't just any deck of cards… In Flip 7: With A Vengeance, there's only one 1 card, two 2's, three 3’s, etc., plus a bunch of special cards that can cut your points in...

Navigate the Karak labyrinth with a marker and solve tricky mini-games. This fast-paced and adventurous drawing game for ages 6 and up can be played independently. Pre-orders come with a free promo set of three task cards, which will then be available for purchase while supplies last.

Compile: Aux 3 is an exciting expansion pack for the tactical sci-fi card game Compile, designed by Michael Yang. The base game is a competitive cyberpunk duel for 2 players aged 14 and up, featuring a fast-paced playtime of 20 to 30 minutes. In it, players act as competing Artificial Intelligences trying to understand the world by playing cards into command lines to manipulate protocols and...

Compile: Main 3 brings 12 new Protocols, fully compatible with all other Compile material, including all Seven Deadly Sins. Confront pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, greed, and sloth as you Compile your way to victory.