Essen 2026 – novelties, Page 4

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:...

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.

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...

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...

Buried Memories is a competitive push‑your‑luck and set‑collection game for 2–4 players, ages 10+, with a playtime of 20–30 minutes. Players reveal and manipulate tiles to gather valuable sets while deciding how far to press their luck before the round ends. With streamlined rules, fast turns, and a tactical focus on timing and risk evaluation, Buried Memories delivers a sharp, replayable...

A fast-paced card game for everyone. Adapt and "dnup" your game! Quick decision-making, working with combinations, and constantly changing card values create a dynamic game where every round feels different. dnup is based on simple principles, but these constantly evolve during play, forcing you to react to other players and the developments on the table. Be the first to get rid of all your...

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.

A great American city awaits your vision! Step into the shoes of an urban planner as you take on the challenge of transforming a bustling metropolis into a modern masterpiece. Raise gleaming skyscrapers, build bridges connecting roads and shape green spaces and water fronts to create a city that stands the test of time. Each decision matters; every building, every street, every neighborhood is...

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.

An expansion for Inis that adds gods and heroes, sacred groves, and new actions to the game.

Rocking Raft is a lively pirate themed dexterity game where gems shift and slide as the raft tips from side to side. Players must carefully rock the raft to collect treasures and fill their Lifeboats before the Pirate Flag signals the end. Easy to learn and full of tactile fun, it is an ideal choice for family game nights. With an advanced variant included, the challenge grows along with your...

In the bustling Italian city-states of the early 1500s, art was not only beauty but power. Workshops competed fiercely for prestige, fueled by the rivalry of great masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Artists labored tirelessly to create masterpieces—from sweeping frescoes to marble statues—each work a statement of skill and vision.

Battle across the Solar System through a branching narrative campaign in this deck-building game for 2 or 4 players. Asteroid belt – RareMetal Ventures mining facility, 2205 CE. For five years, conflict between the Lunar Frontier Authority and a resistance movement known as the Breakers has destroyed peace across the solar system. Their war has drawn in the Galilean Federation, and now...

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...

Not standalone expansion for the game Revenant that introduces two new, sophisticated modules. "Reason" introduces a new type of spacecraft to the game, while "Faith" introduces new doctrines.