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ESSEN

ESSEN 2014

5.8 /10
BGG rating
#24415
BGG rank
2.4
Weight
2–4
Players
4
Best at
45
Minutes
12
Age

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About the Game

In ESSEN, players are exhibitors who are trying to sell their games at a large board game fair in the well-known western German city of Essen. By placing their sellers, creating buzz, and managing their promotional efforts correctly, they can turn a profit and get board game geeks excited about their games. Each player board is themed as a certain type of game publisher (eurogames, ameritrash, war games, RPGs) with the reverse side showing other possibilities (abstract, children's games, party games, LARP).

ESSEN is a game for 2-4 players, and by combining two copies of the game up to 8 players can play at the same time.

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BGG ratings
90 · geek rating 5.51
BGG data
refreshed Sep 7, 2026

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