Dau Barcelona is a board game festival, but beware, it is not a festival aimed at children, Dau is a festival for all ages, with its own space for children's game. From the age of three, everyone will find a space in the Dau. The festival, organized by the Barcelona Institute of Culture, is held on November 18 and 19 at the Fabra i Coats site, but days before presentation activities are organized in various civic centers and activities in schools. The night before the start of the Gran Dau (which is what the main nucleus of the festival is called), the Dau Barcelona Awards 2023 will be awarded at the Sant Andreu Teatre to the best game authors in the world. Dau Barcelona is aimed at families and the community of experienced players, offering them a wide variety of games that are currently available. Board game publishers and entities such as Ludo participate in the festival , the Spanish game creators association.
The sections of the DAU
- Gran DAU: gaming tables for all types of players. At the Gran Dau you can discover the latest novelties and the classics that have triumphed in recent years. You just have to sit down and play, and if you have any questions, don't worry, at each table a demonstrator will answer your questions.
- DAUET: the Dauet is the space in which publishers specializing in children's games present their catalog for boys and girls from 3 to 10 years old.
- Expert DAU: section for those who have experience in board games or want to delve into this world, here you will find more advanced games to discover or rediscover.
- Historical DAU: the space of historical simulation games or wargames, strategy games that represent historical or fantastic events.
- Traditional DAU: popular games from Catalonia such as the Levantada de cántaros de Argentona, and games from other countries such as learning kendama, the great Japanese game.
- Role DAUS: space to learn and start playing in this type of games, always full of imagination.
- Authors' DAU: to play with 12 board game authors from Catalonia and the rest of Spain, who will present their creations to you.
- Other activities: section where you will find activities such as Softcombat in which Softcombats Barcelona Events will discover this team and strategy sport, in which you learn combat techniques and participate in live role-playing games.
Free admission with limited capacity.
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