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BoardGameGeek has listed several titles associated with the 2026 Essen Spiel event, including ASHES: Blackout Protocol, Cardia: Tide & Storm, Chronocritters, Greenwood, Oil Rock, Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock, and Queen. These titles appear as part of the event’s tracking and discovery data for the upcoming tabletop gaming convention in Germany.

The Essen Spiel is one of the largest board game fairs in the world, held annually in Essen, Germany. It serves as a primary venue for publishers to debut new titles and for the global gaming community to track upcoming releases for the following year.

Titles listed for Essen 2026

According to data from BoardGameGeek, the following games are linked to the 2026 Essen event:

• ASHES: Blackout Protocol
• Cardia: Tide & Storm
• Chronocritters
• Greenwood
• Oil Rock
• Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock
• Queen

BoardGameGeek functions as a community-driven database where users and publishers log games, expansions, and event appearances. The inclusion of these titles indicates they are being tracked for presence or release during the 2026 fair.