SPIELWIESN

SPIELWIESN is a participatory fair and family festival for board and card games, held since 1991. It mixes a games festival, hands-on stations, information and shopping, and it welcomes visitors from age three. It is organized by MPA Public Relations & Event Agentur once a year.

At its center is a giant game library where visitors can borrow from about 4,000 games free of charge, with volunteer explainers teaching the rules and a separate library for children. The program adds tournaments and championships, a Pen & Paper arena with role-playing demos, a Science Playground with experiment stations for STEM fans, a flea market for buying and selling games, and game exchange points in every hall.

Small and large publishers of board and card games, game authors and retailers. Among the exhibitors: Abacus, Amigo, Asmodée, Kosmos, Pegasus Spiele.

Families with children from age three, teenagers, groups of friends, casual and tournament players, role-players and STEM enthusiasts.