Essen 2026 – novelties, Page 9

From Phil Walker-Harding– the designer of Sushi Go!, Imhotep, and Cities– comes Misfit Heroes, combo crafting competitive tableau-builder for 2-4 players! Bizarre interdimensional events alter Earth as we know it forever, creating the new land of Absurdia, where the mundane and the fantastic collide! In this place of improbable combinations, players will organize crews of Misfit Heroes to...

Do robots dream of electric sheep after a long day of manufacturing widgets and thingamabobs? Or do they sleep at all? Maybe they break off into teams and hop into the machine to blow off a little steam with a race for anodic glory and a chance at upgrading themselves into more skilled bots. Into the Machine is a highly tactical race in which circle-bots race to one end of the machine to tag...

Become the leaders of scientific teams venturing into uncharted boreal territories to observe and photograph the Arctic’s most adorable inhabitants. Play cards from your hand to one of 3 locations on your player board to snap a photo and send your scientists sliding to the left and to the right - but only if their colors match the ones printed on your card! Line up vehicle symbols, race to...

Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control "zaibatsu": massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japan's economy in the Industrial Revolution era.

The ancients have granted you the charter you need to found a settlement on the distant shore. It is up to you to journey there, and turn the boatload of workers, resources, and food that will accompany you on your voyage into a sprawling settlement, and a thriving community. Game version: Retail Edition                  ...

As their house influence grows, players will be able to play more actions, generate more resources, and house more people. This will bring forth new technological advancements which are much needed to get the plague under control. The game ends after the 6 round is over and players count their final amount of Renown (victory points). The player with the most Renown is the winner and declared...

Deluxe expansion for  The Great Harbor.

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!