spielbox (english) Magazine

20 October, 2025

Add-ons in print: - Special cards “Leon the Copycat” for The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville (Ravensburger) - Extra tiles for Garden Lake (Albi) In issue 5/2025, we present the new game “The Druids of Edora” by Stefan Feld. In the second part of our interview, Harald Schrapers and Maren Hoffmann talk about their work on the “Game of the Year” jury: This time, they discuss their collaboration with publishers, the workload of the members, and the jury's finances and expenses. We also take a look at the far north: Iceland has been home to an unusual game café for 18 years, which has also shaped and changed the gaming landscape and culture in Iceland. If you can't make it to Essen, we have plenty of reading material for you in issue 5/2025: a portrait of Hisahi Hayashi (author of Bomb Busters), an interview with Frank Jäger at Ludo Fact about the production of board games, and a visit to what may be the largest game store in the US in Rochester. And, of course, we have once again tested many new games for you in detail, such as The Druids of Edora, Artengarten, Duell um Cardia, Abroad, Saltfjord, Everdell Duo, and many more.