Essen Spiel 2020, the leading event in the tabletop gaming sector, will be canceled and postponed to 2021 due to the emergency COVID-19.
The last minute news, announced by the fair itself, concerns the cancellation of the 2020 edition for Essen Spiel and its postponement directly to the 2021 edition.
With a press release via their Facebook page, the organizers communicated to the players the decision to postpone the fair for a year due to the virus emergency still uncertain in the months to come:
“Dear players, With great regret we have to announce today that we have to postpone this year's SPIEL, which was scheduled for October 22-25, 2020, until October 14-17, 2021. However, we are already looking forward to SPIEL '21 and we look forward to welcoming you again next year. Until then, please stay safe and healthy. "
It seems like a clear-cut and well-defined decision, with the publication of the new dates for the year to come, but above all without the possibility of any intermediate stage that is spring or summer in preparation for the great edition of 2021.
One wonders if the same fate will also hit Modena, now in its second postponement, and the next Luca Comics scheduled for October-November 2020. It is undeniable how the COVID-19 has dealt another brutal blow to the world of table-top play entertainment by depriving producers, creators, exhibitors and consumers of one of the main global events of the game. The shared hope is that 2021 could mark a rebirth for this sector so badly hit by the pandemic.
