Spiel

Template:Short description {{#invoke:other uses|otheruses}} Template:Infobox recurring event 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<ref name="Economist2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Thursday to the following Sunday) at the Messe Essen exhibition centre in Essen, Germany. It began in 1983.<ref name="Woods2012">Template:Cite book</ref> With 1,021 exhibitors from 50 nations in 2016, SPIEL is the biggest fair for board games in the world.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Many new games are released at the fair each year, especially (but not exclusively) European-style board games.

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Messe Essen, the event venue

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.Template:Citation needed

Years and attendance

Year	Attendance	Source
2011	147 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	149 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2013	156 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	158 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	162 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	174 000	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017	182 000	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018	190 000	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019	209 000	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020	Template:Efn0	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	93 600	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	147 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	193 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	204 000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Going Cardboard (documentary)
• Spiel des Jahres (award)
• Gen Con
• UK GamesExpo
• Festival International des Jeux
• Origins Game Fair

References

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External links

• Official website
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