Since this year GAME, the world's largest board game fair, will not be able to take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be launched in digital form to continue to present its varied range of products. SPIEL is the highlight of the year for countless board game enthusiasts around the world. Last year, over 200.000 players from more than 100 nations poured into the exhibition halls to try and buy an incredible number of new games (estimated around 1200) from all sectors of the world of play, from cards to role-playing games, from board games to miniatures. Despite Covid-19 and restrictions on trade fair events around the world, fans of analog games will not miss this edition, because the organizer - Friedhelm Merz Verlag - announced that it has an exciting alternative, which is called GAME.digital. A real online event to be held 22 from October to 25 2020, and which will set new standards for digital board game events thanks to a new “unique concept”.
In fact, it seems that the platform will not end with the event, but also after its four days of live, the information on all the novelties presented will remain online, so that interested parties can continue to inform themselves through this newly launched portal. Traditionally, SPIEL has been very significant for national and international game publishers because most of the new game releases of the year are featured here. Small producers often sell most of their editions at the event or do B2B business around the world. For this reason, This year's SPIEL.digital will also focus on the latest developments in the board game industry, which can be presented to a large audience and purchased here, just like during the actual event.
SPIEL.digital is not only aimed at regular gamers, but also inspires casual gamers to take a discovery tour in so-called "thematic worlds". Here you will be able to discover at a glance all the new releases in countless categories, such as games for children, family, cards, parties or role-playing games. The games can be played using platforms such as Tabletopia o Board Game Sand. Numerous live streams, workshops and many other highlights of the exhibiting publishing house programi will ensure ample entertainment and a special feeling of gaming events.
The event will also offer YouTubers, podcasters, bloggers and the like, the opportunity to organize their own events and publish them using specific frameworks on SPIEL.digital, also enriching the platform with independent content. We look forward to news on this event, which even if with a new formula, aims to continue its tradition as a world-leading event in the field of playful table entertainment.
