Join Meeple Mountain as we look at our most anticipated games of Spiel 2025, the world’s largest board game convention, taking place in Essen, Germany.
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The Most Anticipated Games of Essen SPIEL 2025
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes
Cascadia: Alpine Lakes is a standalone follow-up to the hit spatial puzzle game Cascadia! Featuring all new wildlife, new scoring conditions and more beautiful art by Beth Sobel!
Super Auto Pets Card Battle
In Super Auto Pets Card Battle, players build their own teams of super-cute pets, organize them in the most clever ways they can, then send them off to auto battle.
DJ Icon
DJ Icon: A game about tactics, timing and turntables Scratch, mix and spin the record as you battle it out against the best DJs in the world in this unique board game for 2 to 8 turntablists.
PocketParks
PocketParks is a set collecting card game featuring all 63 US national park. From Acadia to Zion explore all the parks with gameplay inspired by Chinese Mahjong
Plakks Hockey
The new board game for all ages, inspired by the thrill of hockey. Use the stick to shoot the puck and score as many goals as possible. Compete with friends and family in exciting tabletop.
Welcome to Susberg
Welcome to Susberg is a coop deck-building game for 2–4 players that plays in 30–45 minutes. Become childhood friends in a puzzle-solving adventure to save Susberg from the strange and supernatural.
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Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth
A sandbox adventure game with map exploration and Choose Your Own Adventure vibe.
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Speakeasy
Earn money running a Manhattan speakeasy business during Prohibition.
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The Old King's Crown
Out-manoeuvre your rivals as you vie for control of an ancient, crumbling kingdom.
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