Essen 2026 – novelties, Page 3

In Super Auto Pets Card Battle, players build teams of cute pets with unique abilities, then match them against a friend's team in a short and sweet auto battle. Each game is played over six rounds, beginning with players receiving coins to spend on pet and food cards. After shopping, the players arrange their teams in secret and chooses their placement for battle. The round ends with players...

Jack’s tale continues in this thrilling expansion to Ace of Spades, where his dark magic has spawned an unstoppable horde of undead. This first expansion introduces 15 new zombie enemy cards and four versions of the Hellbilly Zombie Master, each bringing fresh challenges to the table. Enemies now “capture” the cards you use against them, permanently removing those cards from your deck as the...

Your path of vengeance has led you to Sweet Haven, Arizona. You know that the necromancer who has ruined your life has taken over the cemetery as his base of operations and you are going to finish him off at all costs. You face Lord Overkill, a supernatural being, but your prowess as a gambler goes beyond sleight of hand. Channel your magic through poker plays to take out Lord Overkill's...

New animals are returning to the zoo. With the expansion Latecomers, the base game Night at the Zoo gains a whole new dimension.

An expansion for World Order that adds to the game actual events that took place since 2010, allowing the players to not only see their effect on global relations, but also get the chance to prevent them and change the course of history.    

Expansion for the game World Order. World Order is a strategic board game set in the 2010s, where players embody one of four global powers — USA, China, Russia, or the EU. Using diplomacy, economics, and military might, they expand influence, forge alliances, and compete for dominance in a shifting world order. The game blends international relations theory with tense, thematic gameplay to...

World Order is a strategic board game set in the 2010s, where players embody one of four global powers — USA, China, Russia, or the EU. Using diplomacy, economics, and military might, they expand influence, forge alliances, and compete for dominance in a shifting world order. The game blends international relations theory with tense, thematic gameplay to decide who will lead in this new era....

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.  

Kalypso is a tile-laying survival game where players build floating settlements in a world swallowed by the sea. With Earth’s surface lost beneath rising waters, survivors must salvage what they can to endure storms, overcome scarcity, and adapt to a shifting oceanic landscape.  

It’s election year in Chicago, and as an aspiring politician this might be your golden opportunity to rise to the coveted position of Mayor. Will you gather enough money, popularity, and power to prevail?

Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is a standalone follow-up to the hit spatial puzzle game Cascadia!

Codenames: Critical Role Adventures is a unique take on Codenames inspired by the Critical Role universe. It reimagines the classic mechanisms players know and love in a fresh, unexpected way, transforming this game into a whole new Codenames experience.

What happens after a mad scientist rides a sandworm into an asteroid belt? Explore the universe of possible outcomes in the Codenames Sci-Fi pack! Codenames: Sci-Fi Expansion Pack features a themed set of 50 words, carefully chosen to spice up your game of Codenames or Codenames: Duet. Simply mix the new cards into the basic set of words, randomly or in whatever ratio you like, or even play...

Once upon a time, Red Riding Hood and Captain Hook wandered into Oz… Find out how the story continues in the Codenames Fairy Tales pack! Codenames: Fairy Tales Expansion Pack features a thematic set of 50 words, carefully chosen to spice up your game of Codenames or Codenames: Duet. Simply mix the new cards into the basic set of words, randomly or in whatever ratio you like, or even play two...

Tricky Time Crisis is a trick-taking game for 3-5 players with a Superhero and Time theme. It is a can't follow trick-taking game, where each player must play a different suit to the trick. If more than one card of the same suit would be played to a trick, two copies of the same person are in the same timeline and a paradox occurs with the hand ending early.

Welcome to Frosted Blooms In the soft dawn of a Dutch spring, the last breath of winter lingers in the air, leaving a delicate frost upon the awakening fields. But beneath this shimmering chill, bold tulips begin to bloom vibrant, colorful, and full of promise. You are one of the master gardeners, competing to create the most admired tulip garden of the season. Every choice you make, each...

The battle of Moytura has begun. As a leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, spread your influence across the land to succeed in your quest to become High Ruler of Ireland, invoking the powerful deities of the Tuatha Dé Danann to aid you in your cause with their command of water, travel, war, and creation — but the road will not be easy for in your path to legend stand the sinister Fomorians and other...

Create brilliant bargello embroidery in Threaded: A Game of Needles and Points, an easy-to-learn worker placement game in which you hunt for the perfect thread, fulfill intricate commissions, seek out artisan equipment, and create stunning canvases.

FLOE is an adventure‑strategy game where heroes explore icy realms, uncover secrets, sail for treasure, and battle monsters with the help of loyal familiars. Players gather resources, gain allies, build shrines, and manage warmth to survive outside the village. Featuring a fluid region‑to‑region movement system and legacy elements with unlockable content, FLOE offers a mix of exploration,...