Every October, tens of thousands of people descend on the city of Essen in west Germany for an event without equal: the International Spieltage, a four-day tribute to board, card and tabletop gaming.
Germany is the cultural epicentre of the modern board game movement, with such classics as Settlers Of Catan spawning from its decades-long involvement with the cardboard industry. If Germany is the holy land, then Essen is its holiest site.
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