The Essen Feather (German: Essener Feder) is an award for German-style board games, given at the Deutscher Spiele Preis ceremony at the October game fair in Essen, Germany. The award is given to games with well-written rules, as it was felt that too many good games were spoilt by incomprehensible rules. German-style board games, also known as designer games, family strategy games, or European games, are high quality family games designed primarily for the European markets. ... The Deutscher Spiele Preis (German for German Game Prize) is arguably the next most prestigious award for German-style games after the Spiel des Jahres. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Map of Germany showing Essen Essen [ˈɛsn̩] is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...
The trophy is a brassgoosequill and inkwell on a chessboard. Some trophies seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. ... Other uses: Goose (disambiguation) Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ... This article discusses the quill pen. ... An inkwell is a small jar or container, often made of glass, ceramic, or pewter, that is used for holding ink in a place convenient for the person who is writing. ... A chessboard is the board used in the game of chess, which consists of eight rows and eight columns of squares arranged in alternating colors. ...
It was among the most important monasteries in the 10th century, when it was led by Mathilde, a granddaughter of emperor Otto I, and two other women who were related to the Ottonian emperors: Sophia, a sister of Otto III and Theophanu, a granddaughter of Otto II.
On April 11, 2006 "Essen for the Ruhrgebiet" was declared European Capital of Culture for 2010.
As a speciality, Essen has a Spurbus guided bus line on the median of the A40 autobahn connecting the borough of Kray, as well as a Stadtbahn line on the median of the same autobahn leading towards Mülheim.
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