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Akropolis (2022) - BGG 7.5, 8618 ratings (top)
Decrypto (2018) - BGG 7.8, 24923 ratings (top)
Gosu X (2023) - BGG 7.7, 526 ratings (top)
Gosu X Qualifying Tournament Gosu X
Prizes for every level and the top two finalists will be invited to the tournament on Sunday at 10am. All participants and winners receive exclusive promo packs.
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Gosu X Final Tournament Gosu X
This invite-only event is for players who won a Gosu X Qualifying Tournament at Gen Con or participating game stores. All participants will receive exclusive promo cards.
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- Sun 12 tickets
Hellapagos (2017) - BGG 6.6, 3608 ratings (top)
Iki (2015) - BGG 7.6, 6061 ratings (top)
In the Footsteps of Darwin (2023) - BGG 7.3, 2205 ratings (top)
Katamino (1992) - BGG 6.5, 1183 ratings (top)
Miller Zoo (2022) - BGG 7.0, 175 ratings (top)
Northgard: Uncharted Lands (2022) - BGG 7.6, 2500 ratings (top)
Essen Pub Preview: Northgard & expansions Northgard: Uncharted Lands
Experience the video game through cards and minis. Explore with your vikings, hoisting buildings and defending territories, with light deck-building and an evolving map.
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Learn & Play: Northgard & expansions Northgard: Uncharted Lands
Experience the video game through cards and minis. Explore with your vikings, hoisting buildings and defending territories, with light deck-building and an evolving map.
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Oltree: Undead & Alive (top)
Rauha (2023) - BGG 7.0, 1016 ratings (top)
Learn & Play: Rauha Rauha
Draft cards and place them on your 3x3 grid to bring your planet back to life. Activate different rows and columns each turn to create huge combos!
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- Sun 1 tickets
Essen Pub Preview: Rauha Rauha
Draft cards and place them on your 3x3 grid to bring your planet back to life. Activate different rows and columns each turn to create huge combos!
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Sky Team (2023) - BGG 8.2, 19446 ratings (top)
Essen Pub Preview: Sky Team Sky Team
Work together to land the plane safely. Place dice without talking to engage the breaks, open the wings, make sure the plane is level, and clear the runway of traffic!
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Learn & Play: Sky Team Sky Team
Work together to land the plane safely. Place dice without talking to engage the breaks, open the wings, make sure the plane is level, and clear the runway of traffic!
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Suspects: Adele and Neville, Investigative Reporters (2023) (top)
Tribes of the Wind (2022) - BGG 7.3, 2691 ratings (top)
Virtual Revolution (2023) - BGG 7.1, 157 ratings (top)
Essen Pub Preview: Virtual Revolution Virtual Revolution
Vie for control of Neo-Paris as a mega corporation. Gain influence over neighborhoods, then deploy your agents to maintain control, managing your hand and resources!
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Board Games & Breakfast: Virtual Revolution Virtual Revolution
Vie for control of Neo-Paris as a mega corporation. Gain influence over neighborhoods, then deploy your agents to maintain control, managing your hand and resources!
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Isle of Misfit Events
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Party Game Hour: CDSK, Bravo Bravo, Romi Rami, & more!
Try all the newest party games by Randolph, the studio specializing in small games perfect for a pub atmosphere! The rules for all the games are simple, so you can jump straight into fun times!
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Giant Abstract Freeplay: Quoridor, Quarto, Qawale & More
Enjoy a few rounds of the giant wooden abstract games by Gigamic! The rules are taught in just 60 seconds, so you can try all four larger-than-life games we'll have available!
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- Thurs 32 tickets
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- Sat 18 tickets
- Sun 4 tickets
Giant Abstract Tournament: Quoridor, Quarto, Qawale & More
Enter and prove yourself the brainiest of the bunch!
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- Thurs 7 tickets
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- Sun 7 tickets
Essen Pub Preview: Nautilus Island, Sky Team, ZhanGuo, & Virtual Revolution
Try our biggest Essen releases early! Rebuild a wrecked submarine in Nautilus Island, land a plane safely in Sky Team, earn the Emperor's favor in ZhanGuo, or control Neo-Paris in Virtual Revolution!
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Akropolis Tournament Akropolis
Play 2 games back-to-back, adding up your scores in each game. The participant with the highest score will receive a $40 gift card to our Gen Con shop.
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Learn & Play: Vaalbara Vaalbara
Send your clan out to explore the lands. Decide when to play a card based on its power or initiative order. Collect Territories that have unique ways to score.
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Learn & Play: Tribes of the Wind Tribes of the Wind
Build a new home in the treetops as you try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Play cards that have different effects based on what other players have.
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Essen Pub Preview: ZhanGuo ZhanGuo: The First Empire
Earn the Emperor's approval by deciding the best places for your multi-use cards: building palaces, working on the Great Wall, or more! Watch out for uprisings!
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Board Games & Breakfast: Tribes of the Wind Tribes of the Wind
Build a new home in the treetops as you try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Play cards that have different effects based on what other players have.
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Learn & Play: Vivarium Vivarium
Collect all sorts of strange creatures using dominoes to choose your card from the board. Use equipment and complete contracts to make your expedition successful!
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Turing Machine Tournament Turing Machine
Complete 4 challenges of increasing difficulty. The participant with the lowest average score will receive a $40 gift card to our Gen Con shop.
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Learn & Play: Galileo Project Galileo Project
Settle on Jupiter's four moons to help humanity survive. Use your influence on Mars and Earth to hire crew, develop technologies, and deploy robots.
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Board Games & Breakfast: Sky Team Sky Team
Work together to land the plane safely. Place dice without talking to engage the breaks, open the wings, make sure the plane is level, and clear the runway of traffic!
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Board Games & Breakfast: Nidavellir Nidavellir
Build the strongest dwarven army to fight the dreaded Fafnir. Hire dwarves from taverns, use your coins to bid for turn order, then upgrade your coins for huge plays!
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Essen Pub Preview: Iki & expansion Iki
Spend a year in feudal Japan, making sure your community thrives. The expansion extends the board, adding more action spots and introducing new locations and characters.
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Board Games & Breakfast: ZhanGuo ZhanGuo: The First Empire
Earn the Emperor's approval by deciding the best places for your multi-use cards: building palaces, working on the Great Wall, or more! Watch out for uprisings!
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Nidavellir Tournament Nidavellir
Enter the swiss-system Nidavellir tournie! Play 2 games back-to-back, adding up your scores in each game. The participant with the highest score will receive a $40 gift card to our Gen Con shop.
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Board Games & Breakfast: Rauha Rauha
Draft cards and place them on your 3x3 grid to bring your planet back to life. Activate different rows and columns each turn to create huge combos!
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Board Games & Breakfast: Turing Machine Turing Machine
Find the 3-digit code by testing your logic against analog artificial intelligence. Use punchcards to get yes or no answers to narrow down your choices.
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