x
search
menu

Spielwarenmesse 2020 I: Pics from the Pegasus Spiele Booth — Hansa Teutonica: Big Box, Celtic, Web of Spies, and More

Spielwarenmesse 2020 I: Pics from the Pegasus Spiele Booth — Hansa Teutonica: Big Box, Celtic, Web of Spies, and More
Board Game Publisher: Pegasus Spiele
For four days at Spielwarenmesse 2020, Lincoln Damerst and I recorded video overviews of new game releases coming in 2020, and only on the morning of that fourth day did I realize that I had taken almost no pictures of the games on display at the trade fair.

That's not really surprising given the tight schedule that we had — moving to a new booth every 20-60 minutes to set up two cameras, lay out the games, ask and answer questions about this-and-that, then pack up again — but it's a lost opportunity given that the games are right there! Thus, I took an hour on Sunday morning, then two more hours later that day to run to all the booths again to shoot pics. I didn't get everything since many games aren't on display, but are set up only because we're recording a video of it, so here's a note to the Eric of 2021: Spend an extra minute or two to take pics while Lincoln is setting up. We'll see in twelve months whether I listened to myself.

To kick off coverage of the fair, let's lay out all the pics I took in the Pegasus Spiele booth, which possibly had the most titles on display, albeit with many of them featuring German editions of games already released elsewhere in English or other languages. Note that all components and artwork are subject to change prior to publication. These images are previews of what's coming, not guarantees of what will be in the box.

Here's the top draw for many people:

From gallery of Photodump

Ronja Lauterbach at Pegasus told me that Hansa Teutonica: Big Box contains all of the HT material released to date: the base game, the Britannia and East expansions, and the Emperor's Favour promo included in the 2016 Brettspiel Adventskalender. This item is currently due out in May 2020.

From gallery of W Eric Martin

Die Zwerge: Big Box was the other collected item on display in the Pegasus booth.

From gallery of Photodump

Board Game: Celtic

Celtic is a re-working of Dirk Hillebrecht's 2013 release Wunderland, with the game being set in the part of Germany near Pegasus' HQ in Friedberg.

From gallery of Photodump

Board Game: My Farm Shop


Board Game: UNDO: 600 Seconds


Board Game: Doodle Dungeon


From gallery of W Eric Martin


Board Game: Shadowrun: Schattenland

Shadowrun: Schattenland has been in the BGG database since 2016, and Pegasus was showing this new cover image, but no other components.

Board Game: Treelings

Board Game: Memorinth

Treelings and Memorinth are Edition Spielwiese titles that Pegasus co-produces and distributes, with Pegasus now distributing such titles in North America in addition to Europe.

From gallery of W Eric Martin

Both Pegasus and KOSMOS have "murder mystery" games in their line-ups for 2020.

Board Game: Turtle Mania

Board Game: Turtle Mania

I imagine the turtles shown here are not in their final color.

Board Game: Honey

Board Game: Mary Magica

From gallery of W Eric Martin

Games for kids in Pegasus' 2020 line-up, including one (Hexen Hochhaus) that still needs a BGG listing.

Board Game: Dice Flick

We didn't film an overview of Dice Flick given that the title is due out in time for SPIEL '20, but a mock-up was on display, so here it is for you to contemplate.

From gallery of Photodump

Web of Spies from Brett J. Gilbert and Matthew Dunstan is another SPIEL '20 release that had only a box on display to invite speculation.

Board Game: Poo Poo Pets

Poo Poo Pets is another SPIEL '20 release, and Pegasus is still trying to figure out exactly what the plastic poo should sound like when you squeeze it, you know, as one does.

Board Game: Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy

Board Game: Point Salad

Board Game: Detective: City of Angels

Related

Designer Diary: The Grand Trunk Journey, or Does the World Need Another Train Game?

Designer Diary: The Grand Trunk Journey, or Does the World Need Another Train Game?

Feb 04, 2020

Let's go back to 2012, even if just for a few minutes...You remember 2012? Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States, the UEFA Euro was held in Poland and Ukraine, and "Gangnam...
Game Overview: The Isle of Cats, or Getting Blocky Kitties on Board

Game Overview: The Isle of Cats, or Getting Blocky Kitties on Board

Feb 03, 2020

I first got a look at Frank West's The Isle of Cats in June 2019 when BGG recorded an overview of the game at the Origins Game Fair. While Gen Con is the main U.S. convention for game releases,...
New Game Round-up: Create Tranquil Rainforest of Succulents, Then Welcome Free Peoples to War of the Ring

New Game Round-up: Create Tranquil Rainforest of Succulents, Then Welcome Free Peoples to War of the Ring

Feb 03, 2020

• While making lists of titles that BGG needed to preview at Spielwarenmesse 2020, one game shot to the top of the list when news of it popped up in late January 2020 — War of the Ring: Kings...
Hans im Glück Returns to the Stone Age with Paleo

Hans im Glück Returns to the Stone Age with Paleo

Feb 02, 2020

On January 29, 2020, the day that the Spielwarenmesse trade fair opened in Nürnberg, Germany, publisher Hans im Glück finally revealed what it has in the works for 2020:While filming video...
Blue Orange Games in 2020: Create Rose Bouquets, Shake Maracas, Draw on Dice, Slap Hands, and Explore Dungeons

Blue Orange Games in 2020: Create Rose Bouquets, Shake Maracas, Draw on Dice, Slap Hands, and Explore Dungeons

Feb 01, 2020

The European branch of Blue Orange Games — which sometimes releases the same titles as the U.S.-based Blue Orange Games and sometimes doesn't — has unveiled a 2020 "1st semester" catalogue...
ads