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The special edition of spielbox (23rd year) for the fall novelties will be handed out free of charge to visitors at the entrances from 9.00 to 11.30 a.m. and at the spielbox stand (2 A100) on all days of SPIEL. It will also be available in many hotels in Essen and the surrounding area. Subscribers to the German spielbox will receive it with issue 5/2025.

It can be ordered here in the webshop for shipping costs and a small handling fee.

Traditionally, this issue contains the presentation of many new games from A to Z, which are newly released in Essen (a further part can be found in spielbox 5/2025 and of course it also contains the ever-popular checklist (yellow pages) with novelties selected by the spielbox editorial team.

The current issue of spielbox already contains (as in issue 5/25) detailed reviews of some of the new releases at SPIEL, such as Rebirth, Am Goldenen Fluss, Fromage and Kavango. Hans im Glück Verlag, together with author Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, has given the basic game and the ten expansions of Carcassonne a fresh new look. Udo Bartsch has managed to summarise Reiner Knizia's 40 years as an author in five pages. And Till Kühne accompanied SPIEL ambassador Mháire Stritter on a tour of the exhibition halls. You can read about this and much more in issue 6/2025. 

E-Paper spielbox 6-2025 without add-ons.

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Die aktuelle Ausgabe enthält wieder eine spannende Mischung aus Reportagen, Hintergrundberichten und Brettspielkultur! Wie z.B. ein Porträt über die Spielefamilie Brand: Wir werfen einen ausführlichen Blick hinter die Kulissen der wohl bekanntesten Autorenfamilie der deutschen Brettspielszene. In unserem Interview erzählen Inka und Markus Brand, wie aus einer gemeinsamen Leidenschaft eine ganze Spielekarriere wurde – und warum auch die nächste Generation mitmischt.

In der Reportage über die „Traumfabrik“ Ludo Fact, wo die Spiele zum Leben erwachen, begleitet ihr uns auf eine Reise in die Produktionshallen eines der weltweit größten Brettspielherstellers. Wir zeigen euch, wie aus einer Idee ein fertiges Spiel wird – vom ersten Druckbogen bis zum versandfertigen Karton.

Wir erzählen euch die Geschichte über Die Burgen von Burgund, das längst ein moderner Klassiker geworden ist.

Wir waren natürlich bei der Preisverleihung der „Spiele des Jahres“ und haben dort auch mit den Preisträgern gesprochen. Und last but not least gibt es wieder viele Spiele, die wir vorstellen und empfehlen.

Add-ons: 
- Special cards “Leon the Copycat” for The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville (Ravensburger)
- Extra tiles for Garden Lake (Albi)

In issue 5/2025, we present the new game “The Druids of Edora” by Stefan Feld. In the second part of our interview, Harald Schrapers and Maren Hoffmann talk about their work on the “Game of the Year” jury: This time, they discuss their collaboration with publishers, the workload of the members, and the jury's finances and expenses. We also take a look at the far north: Iceland has been home to an unusual game café for 18 years, which has also shaped and changed the gaming landscape and culture in Iceland.

If you can't make it to Essen, we have plenty of reading material for you in issue 5/2025: a portrait of Hisahi Hayashi (author of Bomb Busters), an interview with Frank Jäger at Ludo Fact about the production of board games, and a visit to what may be the largest game store in the US in Rochester. And, of course, we have once again tested many new games for you in detail, such as The Druids of Edora, Artengarten, Duell um Cardia, Abroad, Saltfjord, Everdell Duo, and many more.

Add-ons: 
Promo adventure for TOP TEN Adventures (Asmodee)

The current issue of spielbox already contains (as in issue 5/25) detailed reviews of some of the new releases at SPIEL, such as Rebirth, Am Goldenen Fluss, Fromage and Kavango. Hans im Glück Verlag, together with author Klaus-Jürgen Wrede, has given the basic game and the ten expansions of Carcassonne a fresh new look. Udo Bartsch has managed to summarise Reiner Knizia's 40 years as an author in five pages. And Till Kühne accompanied SPIEL ambassador Mháire Stritter on a tour of the exhibition halls. You can read about this and much more in issue 6/2025.