In this abstract board game, travel the stars to control space -Pieces can be of 3 ranks, lower ranks can move further -Follow the spherical pattern lines to leap over opponent's pieces, lowering their rank -Control planets to attack opponents or for new pieces Game is called Aster #boardgames

This climbing & shedding card game adds deckbuilding to standard playing cards -Start with a personal deck, shed it as many times as possible -If passing, buy unique cards (i.e. a card with multiple suits, multiple numbers, etc.) -Use to make stronger melds Game is 5 of a Kind #boardgames

This strategy board game is the sequel to Through the Desert, one of Reiner Knizia's most well known games -Place yaks to build routes & control territory -Gets messy quick, others are also building routes -New spaces where multiple pieces are allowed Game is Through the Mountains #boardgames

In this Euro game, become a historian building scientific knowledge -Travel across the map to collect specimens, grow botanical gardens, and give lectures -Based on the biologist who developed modern taxonomy -5 Actions Euro & brings the combos The game is Carl von Linné #boardgames

In this medium worker placement board game, send fantasy creatures to rebuild Prague -Create new board routes through bridges -Four areas to fight over with their own games -Fight over a Marketplace, River/Mill Wheel, Cauldron, & Clockwork mechanisms The game is Prague Unseen #boardgames

In this tile laying board game, build a floating settlement in the middle of the sea by salvaging waste -Draft & place polyomino tiles to expand your settlement -Rescue survivors, send boats, & capture fish -Place buildings on top, like a warehouse The game is called Kalypso #boardgames

It's SPIEL Essen time! Highlighting 3 big #boardgames expansions coming to SPIEL Essen! -Endeavor: Deep Sea - Uncharted Waters has new scenarios & deeper oceans, new specialists -Lost Ruins of Arnak: Surprise Shipment has 50 new cards -Harmonies: Crescendo adds new recipes and boards

In this heavy euro work placement board game, set portals to time travel selecting actions from the past & future -Game plays over rounds, but only certain rounds allow certain actions -Setup portals to travel to other rounds -Place dice to fill contracts The game Chronocritters #boardgames

In this action selection board game, you play as a space cowboy hunting bounties in a cartoon styled world -Place workers in a Mancala like system -Capture bounties from resources gained -Use rewards to upgrade your personal planets This game is called Cosmic Cowboy #boardgames

In this strategy city builder board game, become the best architect by constructing large 3D rainbows -Fulfill blueprint recipe cards to score for your rainbows -Score on any player's turn -Pursue contracts for extra prestige The game is Rainbow Blvd. #boardgames

In this worker placement Euro board game, lead a clan to save creatures from a druid ran sanctuary -Asymmetric clan abilities that introduce new game rules when selected -Clans come with companions & all players can use each other's companion abilities The game is called Greenwood #boardgames

In this real time roll and write, compete to run the best food truck. -Roll ingredient dice to fill customer meals -Fight real time over dice to take -Combo your ingredients to unlock upgrades for your food truck This game is called Chicken Fried Dice #boardgames

In this sandbox engine builder board game, explore an alien planet and use its resources to build factories -Build a space elevator to save humanity -Explore a map, build on it, & collect resources -Automate & upgrade resource production The game is Satisfactory: The Board Game #boardgames

In this strategy game build mosaics while balancing 3 point types as only your 2 lowest scoring types count at the end -Unlimited movement rondel for action selection -Play cards & arrange tiles on a personal board -Inspired by Antoni Gaudí famous for Sagrada Família The game is Gaudí #boardgames

In this vibrant Euro board game, build solar systems & fill them with life -Features a double rondel track: outer for action selection, inner for future bonuses -You plan a loop with this game, so moves setup future payoffs -Set collection & multi-use cards This game is Entropy #boardgames

In this programming board game, help escaped zoo animals sneak back to the zoo before the keepers notice -Draft tiles to build paths -Trigger actions and plan routes for the animals -Each animal moves and scores differently This game is called Night at the Zoo #boardgames

In this Euro game, lead an Antarctic team to a crashed meteorite site -Explore tiles and build network of research stations -Manage resources & develop technology -Use worker placement and deck building with a push your luck element This game is called -60° (Sixty Below) #boardgames

In this flip & write board game, you lead critters underground to build a home -Fill out polyomino shapes on a grid, but you can overlap the shapes (very flexible) -Gain resources by digging to build workshops fueling a point engine -Asymmetric factions The game is Glimmerdeep #boardgames

In this Euro strategy game, plan vacations in space in this in universe Galactic Cruise game -Shorter & faster than Galactic Cruise -Gather resources to upgrade ships and launch space cruises -Everyone performs selected action simultaneously The game is Excursions

In this 90's styled JRPG board game, you go through a campaign in an open world kingdom -Explore a world map and participate in minigames & quests -Fight enemy creatures for XP -Take on bosses and dungeons This game is called Boken #boardgames

In this horror board game, the game is both coop and one vs all -One player plays a spirit -The spirit receives a role, either good or evil -Players explore a manor helping the spirit gain powers -The spirit can use those powers to trap or help players The game is The Presence #boardgames

This card-engine building board game has you spinning gears to build the best ecosystem in the Arctic -Colonize, migrate, and withstand climate change -Place resources in your gears, then spin them to make them drop out for use -Rotating action markers determine actions This game is called Arctica

In this area control semi-coop game, work together to fight an enemy clan over Ireland, but your opponent is also greedy for land... -Invoke & upgrade the power of deities -Choose how much you want to cooperate...or not -Control your own clan Game is called Moytura #boardgames

In this team based deduction game, players fight in court -Players divide between Prosecution & Defense -Investigate the same case from two perspectives -Teams submit evidence and can choose only to reveal some to the other team This game is called Courtroom: The Noir Trilogy #boardgames

In this set collection board game you become merchants attracting tourists in Japan -Place shops on your side of a river to attract tourists -Tourists must move over two bridges in the center of play -The game is played using the actual insert & box The game is Shimoda: Perry Road #boardgames

A Final Fantasy Board Game is being developed -Cooperative adventure game -Split between 3 modules, one for Final Fantasy 1 through 3. -22 heroes each with their own abilities This game is called: Origins of Light: A Final Fantasy Board Game #boardgames

In this engine building strategy board game you build the best electricity producing engine you can! -Activate & upgrade business sectors -Played simultaneously; positive player interaction if match sectors with others -Chain multiple sectors for combos This game is called Electrify #boardgames

In this Euro board game, your goal is to explore and preserve the ocean -Collect marine life cards -Take part in the ocean's food chain -Food is shared across all players, the strategy is in the timing -Assist biomes like the Coral Reef & Abyss This game is called Oceanic

In this card drafting & spatial puzzle game creating a summoning circle to defeat your demons -Conjure your inner demons & build sins -Place cards down to build sigils or gain resources -Gain courage to build a mini engine This game is called Personal Demons #boardgames

In this area control board game you lead a faction to explore and control a mysterious island -Asymmetric factions -Play cards to add units, fight, or build by paying with other cards -Push your luck & bluffing combat mechanics This game is called Avalon: The Riven Veil #boardgames