Table of Contents SPIEL Guestbook 26/10/18 00:59 Our SPIEL 26 discussion at Boardgamegeek Index of all Convention Days Sunday 18th: The Return of the Dragonslayers - The Tri-Decade Triumph The SPIEL '26 Games Convention at Essen / Germany 22nd to 25th October 2026 Sunday, 18th of October: SPIEL 26 reports starting soon! We will begin our SPIEL 26 report on Tuesday 20th of October! And so, thirty years after our very first adventure at SPIEL, the time has come for another glorious quest – but first, let us return to the Broken Tankard Tavern, where two familiar heroes are preparing for their greatest adventure yet... G@mebox Special: The Return of the Dragonslayers - The Tri-Decade Triumph - In the Broken Tankard Tavern, the candles burned bright, As Basil the Bard raised his mug in delight. “Three decades of SPIEL! By the gods, can it be? And those two daft adventurers are still roaming free!” Frank, Fairfolk Fletcher, restrung his old bow, And packed thirty maps of the places to go. Ralf, Reckless Runesmith, enchanted his blade, Then accidentally set fire to the plans they had made. With backpacks for treasures and purses of gold, They prepared for new quests and adventures untold. For dragons were nothing, and dungeons mere play, Compared to the madness of SPIEL's opening day! “Thirty years of triumph!” cried Basil with cheer, “Of games, glorious blunders, and tankards of beer! So onward to Essen, where new legends await, And may fortune be kind — for our heroes run late!” And thus, with a flourish, our champions depart, With courage, confusion, and joy in their heart. The Tri-Decade Triumph is ready to begin — So just let the games and the chaos roll in! And if you are here to learn more about the SPIEL, follow these links for all our previous reports. But you should bring along some time, especially if you want to read the newer reports... The "SPIEL 25": The Ballad of the Dragonslayers! The "SPIEL 24": Back in Black again! The "SPIEL 23": Ralf in the halls - Frank SPIEL@home The "SPIEL 22": More games, more fun (?) The "SPIEL 21": Online was yesterday - Back in Essen to celebrate 25th Anniversary! The "SPIEL.digital": The pandemic (Covid) year - SPIEL goes digital The "SPIEL 19": Another year and still more games The "SPIEL 18": Bigger team - more games The "SPIEL 17": Shift change at the Gamebox! The "SPIEL 16": The Gamebox celebrates its 20th Anniversary!!! The "SPIEL 15": M.U.L.E.s in sight!!! The "SPIEL 14": The dicerollers strike back! The "SPIEL 13": New halls - same show? The "SPIEL 12": Beware of The Maya Calendar - the last SPIEL before Armageddon? The "SPIEL 11": 7 Wonders - but only one SPIEL! The "SPIEL 10": The Polish landslide! The "SPIEL 09": One convention to rule them all! The "SPIEL 08": Bigger than ever! The "SPIEL 07": Meeting lots of friends at the SPIEL 2007. The "SPIEL 06": Still growing! An even longer report from all convention days. The "SPIEL 05": Back at home! Once again living 500 meters from the convention. The "SPIEL 04": A shortened stay at Essen, but still all essential coverage. The "SPIEL 03": No excuses in 2003! Full coverage on all convention days. The "SPIEL 02": Bejing city traffic and late planes. I barely made it to the SPIEL in 2002. The "SPIEL 01": our report from 2001 - 5 days at the con... The "SPIEL 00": Once again, you will get daily reports from the SPIEL in Essen ! The "SPIEL 99": The missing year! Frank was studying in Newcastle and missed the SPIEL. The "SPIEL 98": Images, stories and more from Essen '98. For the first time with daily updates! The "SPIEL 97": our report on the 1997 convention. Copyright © 2026 Frank Schulte-Kulkmann and Ralf Togler, Essen, Germany