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Spiel Essen sells out for first time as 204,000 attendees set post-Covid record

The world's biggest board game fair, Spiel Essen, has posted a new post-Covid attendance record amid completely selling out of tickets for the four-day event for the first time in its 41-year history.

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Spiel Essen set for another record-breaking year as upsized show sells out for exhibitor space

Spiel Essen, the world’s biggest board game fair, is set for another record-breaking year after a surge of interest saw it completely sell out its floor space for exhibitors - despite a big expansion in available capacity this year.

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Spiel Essen, the world’s biggest board game fair, scraps using AI art to promote event after backlash last year, ongoing legal uncertainty

Spiel Essen, the world's biggest board game fair, has stopped using AI generated images to market the event, citing criticism from industry professionals and consumers about last year's campaign and ongoing uncertainties about the legality of the technology.

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Essen Spiel, Tokyo Game Market are looking to team up to promote each other’s events

Essen Spiel, the world’s biggest board game fair, hopes to launch a co-promotion partnership with Japan's largest tabletop convention Tokyo Game Market to help boost awareness of both events.

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“It’s clear there are too many games being published”: Pegasus Spiele’s co-founder talks Dorfromantik, economic uncertainty and how it keeps winning board gaming’s biggest prize

Pegasus Spiele's co-founder talks Dorfromantik, economic uncertainty and how it keeps winning board gaming's biggest prize

Crowds at the Essen Spiel board game fair 2023

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Essen Spiel celebrates record post-Covid attendance with 193,000 visitors

Essen Spiel, the world’s biggest board game fair, has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a record post-Covid attendance of 193,000 - up more than 30% compared to its 2022 event.

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The world’s biggest board game fair is using AI art on its tickets, posters and app

Essen Spiel, the world's biggest board game fair, has admitted using controversial AI-generated art on its tickets, posters and app for this year's event, which kicks off in three days.

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Essen Spiel’s new head on how the world’s biggest board game fair is reinventing itself for its 40th year and beyond

Carol Rapp, a long-time Asmodee and Kosmos senior marketing executive, only joined the Essen Spiel team in November last year - and quickly found herself in charge of managing its biggest event yet.