Prepare to Dance Through Grand Austria Hotel

German publisher Lookout Games is preparing to launch its first Kickstarter campaign (preview page) on October 22, 2020 — the day that SPIEL.digital opens — with the featured game being Grand Austria Hotel, a 2015 design from Virginio Gigli and Simone Luciani that will be expanded in multiple ways.

First, Lookout is expanding the gameplay elements with Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!, a large expansion for the base game that contains five modules of as-yet-unknown material.

Additionally, Lookout is promising "really cool upgrades" for the Grand Austria Hotel base game in addition to a deluxe edition of the game. No details on any of this yet, but obviously you will find teasers galore during SPIEL.digital. (As for availability of the GAH base game, Lookout reprinted this title in Q3 2020 in English, Korean, Spanish, and Chinese, and these copies are expected to make their way to retail markets in Q4 2020.)

Board Game: Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!

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