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ESSEN (2014)

Players
2–4
Best: 4
Playing time
45–45 min
Age
12+
5.81
Average rating
89
Ratings
2.38/5
Weight
#23835
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Harry-Pekka Kuusela
Artist:Maciej Mutwil, Joe Pendon
Publisher:LudiCreations
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 3, Interaction 7, Complexity 4.8, Theme 5
Strategy9.0
Luck3.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity4.8
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

EconomicHumorCommodity SpeculationArea Majority / InfluenceWorker PlacementAction Queue

Overview

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.

Expansions

ESSEN: Live!
ESSEN: CW & WC
ESSEN: The Press Room
ESSEN: Waffles & Crepes
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