Cover art for ESSEN

ESSEN

2014 · BGG
Avg rating
5.81
Bayes rating
5.51
Weight
2.38 (Medium Light)
Players
2-4
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
84

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Description

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.



Mechanics

Action Queue Area Majority / Influence Commodity Speculation Worker Placement

Themes

Economic Humor Theme Boardgaming

Publishers

LudiCreations

Designers

Harry-Pekka Kuusela