Essen 2026 – novelties, Page 4

Build your Roman colony in the Mediterranean, trade and engage with the Great Harbor of Carthage, construct mighty trading ships to trade with the cities along the Mediterranean, and fight the Cilician pirates in this dice drafting, worker placement game for 2-4 players!

High quality neoprene playmat 11x29.5 inches, durable gaming mat with player zones, protocol areas, perfect for two player strategy gameplay sessions.

You are the founders of a new fox town, constructing buildings and connecting them with trails to create the most profitable settlement. The buildings you choose might create goods or turn them into points. Pick wisely and connect them efficiently to move your goods around your town to earn the most points.

Help the animals find their way back to their enclosures in this family-friendly zoo game. Use each escapee’s unique movement abilities, plan your route, and get them all home safely.

Cuba before the Revolution: In turbulent times, the island’s cities strive for independent wealth and influence. Who will trade their products and commodities profitably on the domestic market, or earn the most from merchant ships? Who will send influential delegates to parliament to influence legislation and build distilleries, hotels, and banks for the prosperity of the people? In Cubaneo,...

Investigators Unveiled Expansion turns every character you meet in the base game into a playable character. Suspects from the main game can now be played as Investigators, bringing it up to a total of 10 playable Investigators for you to choose from. Moreover, it works both ways - with this expansion every Investigator can be also turned into a Suspect. Every game can have a completely...

Taste of Luxury Upgrade Box is an invitation to make your time with Horror on the Orient Express even more exclusive! New portal minis will be placed on your Landscape tiles for a more immersive experience. They also come with acrylic Essence tokens! Place new Feature Clue minis on Suspects that have something interesting to talk about and enjoy the luxurious looks of your game!

Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game lures you into the luxurious Orient Express in the 1920s, taking you on a dangerous train ride into the realm of the Dreamlands. Everything is against you, from monsters attacking the train to murderous cults hiding among the passengers. Worst of all, an eldritch, blood-thirsty vampire hunting down everything that moves. Horror on the Orient Express:...

In Drops of Evil, players take on the role of witches competing to brew the most powerful poison. Gather ingredients from the forest by sending out your Familiars, then combine them in your Alchilab, a powerful device used for the synthesis of lethal mixtures. Place Ingredients strategically to improve their toxicity and unlock bonuses. Recruit shady Assistants and follow grim Recipes to...

Will the tech giants take over? Or is there still hope for an utopian future? In Neon Hope, you have the chance to fight back against cyberpunk’s grim vision of the future. Dystopia seems inevitable, but you can still change the world for the better. Do not lose hope! Set in the not-too-distant future, you and your friends take on the roles of everyday people stumbling into a plot much...

fter a successful first year building your Conservas business, it’s time to venture into uncharted waters. A new season awaits, and your customers are hungry for bold new flavors from the sea. But chasing new tides also brings fresh challenges—ones that will truly test your fishing skills.

Upgrade your Mechs vs. Minions: Bandle City Edition with this set of miniatures featuring your favorite mechs and minions.

Pasteles is a solo puzzle game from Salt & Pepper Games that challenges players to complete pastry orders by placing polyomino tiles on a personal board with increasing difficulty. Designed for one player and featuring scenario‑based progression, the game offers a compact, thinky experience focused on spatial planning and efficient tile placement. With its accessible rules and escalating...

Bharat is a game of epic struggle for power between the great clans of ancient India. You will play kings of these clans, all vying to become the greatest emperor of the land. You win by having the most victory points by the end of the game. You gain victory points for consolidating kingdoms, for holding the greatest rituals, and you may get extra victory points at the end of the game by...

Revenant is a standalone, competitive worker placement game of shifting allegiances, set in the Voidfall universe. Players take on the role of rival admirals coordinating the defense of a fleeing starfleet, and competing to earn influence with the factions that stand to survive the journey.

La Cuenta is a fast, interactive card game about a chaotic night out at a tapas bar. Players order tapas, wine, and use various special action cards while trying to avoid being the one who ends up paying the bill. Designed for 3–8 players and played in about 15–20 minutes, it blends set collection, push‑your‑luck, take‑that, and hot‑potato mechanics into a light, humorous experience where the...

Flourishing times in the kingdom! With every card played, the kingdom’s display grows in power – but only your last two cards in hand will score at the end of the round. Will you build up a character’s strength, or go for their victory points? And are the conditions met for a particularly lucrative scoring?

Orcs Up! is a fast, tactical stacking game from Cranio Creations, where players build towering columns of orcs to claim objectives, trigger special abilities, and outscore their rivals. Each turn you place an orc card onto your growing structure, aiming to meet specific height and color requirements while activating unique powers that can boost your position or disrupt opponents. With its...

Terravista is a fast and accessible roll‑and‑write route‑building game from Chilifox Games for 1–6 players, ages 8+, with a playtime of about 15 minutes. Each player works on an asymmetric map, drawing roads to connect olives, oranges, and strawberries to their markets while linking matching market pairs for extra progress. Two custom dice determine which terrain types can be connected each...

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!

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...

A strategic game for two players with relatively simple rules yet highly complex gameplay, infused with the flavors of fine wine and aged cheese.