Spiel
Internationale Spieltage SPIEL, often called Essen after the city where it is held, is an annual four-day game trade fair which is also open to the public held in October[1] (Thursday to the following Sunday) at the de exhibition centre in Essen. With 910 exhibitors from 41 nations (in 2015) SPIEL is the worldwide biggest fair for boardgames. Many German-style board games are released at the fair.
The fair begun in 1983.[2]
| year | attendance | source |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 149 000 | [3] |
| 2013 | 156 000 | [4] |
| 2014 | 158 000 | [5] |
| 2015 | 162 000 | [6] |
See also
- Going Cardboard (documentary)
References
- ^ "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 (16 August 2012). Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games. McFarland. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7864-6797-6.
- ^ "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". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ Markus, Böhm. "Spiel 15: Das sind die Neuheiten der Spielemesse". Spiegel online (in German). Retrieved 2015-10-29.
External links
- Official web-site
- Essen FAQ at BoardGameGeek
- Pilling, Stewart (2015-10-06) Spiel? Essen? What is the fuss about?
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