Spiele Messe Essen

5 Mark Lee - 3 weeks ago

Great event at a great venue.
The biggest board game event in the world

5 Lars Clausen - 2 weeks ago

First time at SPIEL, and I loved it! So much to see and do. Crowded Saturday and Sunday, of course, but one can always duck out in the nearby park to get some quiet.

4 icegini - 3 weeks ago

We went for the third time to the Essen spiel (always on Saturday) and again it was organized really well. Last year we managed to park near the fair, but unfortunately this year just as last year already towards nine o'clock these were full and we had to go to parking 10. It is a huge parking and with the constant busses coming and going this isn't a problem. But for a yearly fair like this, you wouldn't expect to have to drive away from the city, crossing the motorway (with long queues of other visitors by car having to do the same). Once parked, you have to join the long queue of people for the busses. Parking is to be paid. Like I said, it is all really well organized, but disappointing if you have to drive as far as getting over the motorway and then get back with a bus. Like always the Essen spiel fair is great.

5 Mario López Menés - 3 weeks ago

Just the place to be in Europe if you like board games.

4 Kryysh F Gómez - 3 weeks ago

(Translated by Google) First time I go, and I have to say that I liked it a lot, although somewhat crowded, especially on Saturday. An advantage to be able to try games before buying them, or for mere enjoyment.

There were 6 pavilions to bursting with game stores and publishers, somewhat crowded, while there were 2 left over that were empty. I think they should use the latter to distribute something else. Even so, I liked it, especially the second day, in which I was able to play several games and hardly wait.

(Original)
Primera vez que acudo, y he de decir que me gustó bastante, aunque algo masificado, sobre todo el sábado. Una ventaja el poder probar juegos antes de comprarlos, o por mero disfrute.

Había 6 pabellones a reventar de tiendas y editoriales de juegos, algo abarrotados, mientras sobraban 2 que estaban vacíos. Creo que deberían usar estos últimos para repartir algo más. Aún así, me gustó, en especial el segundo día, en el que pude jugar a varios y sin esperar apenas.

4 angi Miu - 3 weeks ago

(Translated by Google) We were at a game fair for the first time and found a lot of games that we took with us straight away. The respective booths always explained everything well. You could try most of them and the employees even taught you how to do it. Also the Anime/Manga offers were cool. I really had fun exploring all the new stuff. The drinks were very expensive and we didn't know that you could bring your own. In addition, there were quite a few toilets at the beginning, but further back there were more. Still, they were clean.

(Original)
Wir waren zum ersten Mal auf einer Spielemesse und haben echt viele Spiele gefunden, die wir auch direkt mitgenommen haben. Die jeweiligen Stände haben eigentlich immer alles gut erklärt. Bei den meisten konnte man antesten und es wurde von Angestellten sogar beigebracht. Auch die Anime/Manga Angebote waren cool. Ich hatte richtig Spaß, die ganzen neuen Sachen zu erkunden. Die Getränke waren sehr teuer und wir wussten nicht, dass man sich was selber mitbringen konnte. Außerdem waren es zum Anfang ziemlich wenige Toiletten, weiter hinten wurden es dann mehr. Trotzdem waren sie sauber.

3 Ser Duncan The Tall - 3 weeks ago

(Translated by Google) There are very good things and some bad things in this fair of board games.

I start with the bad: I find it despicable that they give press passes to enter a day before the rest of the mortals. Because in most cases they end up with the scarce stock of the interesting games that arrive. It is elitist and unfair, the only solution is to get yours. I arrived a day later and there was nothing that interested me.

On the other hand, it is a great opportunity to have fun and practice English. And try at least the games that you will NOT be able to buy.

It was also overcrowded, perhaps more space would not hurt, there were almost empty ships so perhaps, distribute it better.

For me it will surely be the last year, without the press pass at least

(Original)
Hay cosas muy buenas y cosas algo malas en esta feria de los juegos de mesa.

Empiezo con lo malo: me parece deleznable que den pases de prensa para entrar un día antes que el resto de los mortales. Porque en la mayoría de los casos acaban con el escaso stock de los juegos interesantes que llegan. Es elitista e injusto, la única solución es conseguir el tuyo. Llegué un día más tarde y ya no había nada de lo que me interesaba.

Por otra parte es una oportunidad genial para divertirse y practicar inglés. Y probar al menos los juegos que NO vas a poder comprar.

También estaba masificado, quizá más espacio no vendría mal, había naves casi vacías así que quizá, repartirlo algo mejor.

Para mí será seguramente el último año, sin el pase de prensa por lo menos