SPIEL Essen reports 230,000 attendance after four sold-out days

SPIEL Essen ended its October 22–25 edition with reported attendance of 230,000, according to the organiser’s closing statement. The fair sold out on all four days and used all eight Messe Essen halls, covering 81,200 square metres.

SPIEL Essen ended its October 22–25 edition with reported attendance of 230,000, according to the organiser’s closing statement. The fair sold out on all four days and used all eight Messe Essen halls, covering 81,200 square metres. The organiser counted 997 exhibitors from 53 countries and 2,012 new games. Its

statement also says a move away from Essen is not planned, despite the fair now using the venue’s full exhibition capacity. These are organiser-reported totals rather than an independently audited count. Read the official source. Image credit: SPIEL Essen / Friedhelm Merz Verlag; official event logo.

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