Rhein Main Multiversum 2026

For the 12th time now, the Rhein Main Multiversum, run by the Tabletop Club Rhein Main, opened its doors this weekend, and numerous hobbyists made their way to Nidderau to check out the gaming tables and trader stands.

The Multiversum has been held for a few years now at the Kultur- und Sporthalle Heldenbergen in Nidderau, Hesse, and was open to visitors on Saturday, 12 September 2026, from 10am to 8pm, as well as on Sunday, 13 September 2026, from 10am to 3pm. You can find an overview of past events and my show reports going back to 2018 here: Rhein Main Multiversum, so we'll skip going over the car park situation again and get straight into the event.

These days, playing takes clear priority for me, but I still want to give you a general overview of the various stands and tables. Additional information can be found in the exhibitor directory on the event website. We arrived shortly after the doors opened at 10am, and within the first hour the hall filled up quickly.

Up on the gallery, alongside the traders, was also Phil from 1405 Miniature Painting, who was running a Paint a Knight with me session. This was aimed at newcomers and experienced painters alike, whether they fancied learning something new or painting something outside their usual projects. He also displayed a few of his painted historical miniatures, spanning from antiquity right through to the modern era.

Our Dino once again turned to Mortal Gods, running a fast scenario on a compact gaming board between the Thebans and the Plataeans, in which the aim over two turns was to win a King-of-the-Hill mission. A great way to start the day for us.

I really like the pace of Mortal Gods. The way it breaks up the classic I-go-you-go structure by drawing tokens from a bag, distinguishing between heroes, regular units and omens, creates a real sense of dynamism, and even when you're not the active player, you stay involved through the interaction.

The second game of the day was Drudenfuss, accompanied by the author himself, Robert from Wolpertinger Miniatures. It's a dark medieval setting that doesn't rely on high fantasy but is instead steeped in the sagas, myths and legends of the period. The system describes itself as follows:

We are in the year of our Lord 1033. A thousand years after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, mankind waited for paradise – but instead, darkness came. The sun is now nothing more than a pale smudge behind a blanket of grey cloud. It is a world in which prayers go unanswered and hunger drives people to do things that blacken their souls deeper than the night itself. This is the world of Drudenfuss.

In the scenario, which we played as a 2v2, a small band of Christian men-at-arms had to break up a pagan gathering of peasants, with the added uncertainty of a werewolf possibly lurking in the woods. The game offers interesting, fast mechanics that cover active models (the men-at-arms and peasants) and passive ones (the priests) as well as NPCs like the werewolf. Every model has activation points and a long list of possible actions, which gives the game an almost RPG-like character thanks to the wide range of ways to interact with the environment. That also opens up plenty of potential for scenarios.

Unfortunately we didn't manage to grab a free slot with Faris from Modern Miniatures, which was a shame, because I'm a big fan of the Asymmetric Warfare ruleset by Matt Adams, which we'd already tried out at CONflict, among other events. The police-raid-on-a-drug-lab scenario was also brilliantly captured by Faris as a gaming table. The scenes really do tell whole stories.

But there was plenty more to see beyond that too, whether historical, sci-fi or fantasy. Dynamic Infantry Combat showed off another modern game system at the Multiversum. Gangs of Rome was offered with a scenario carrying the kind of local flavour typical of the Multiversum, a rivalry between Nida (modern-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim) and Mogontiacum (modern-day Mainz).

At the Star Wars: Legion table, the demo team was also promoting their own upcoming event, TableTopia, on 7 and 8 November in Aschaffenburg. I was there myself back in 2019 for Asgard Aschaffenburg's own show, but I won't be able to make it this year due to a clash with Crisis in Antwerp.

Alongside the trader stands there was also a bring & buy, which I did several laps of. My haul from the Rhein Main Multiversum was as follows: Jan Solo and Concept Hunter from HBS Print2Play, the event miniature for Mortal Gods, and a blister of Frostgrave Cultist Knight & Templar from the bring & buy.

The Rhein Main Multiversum is, quite simply, a must-visit for me, for a number of reasons. For one, the event is very well structured and organised. It's also easy for me (and plenty of others) to get to, as several motorways are only a few minutes away. You could even invite international guests, since Frankfurt Airport is barely half an hour away. The move from the Willi-Salzmann-Halle to the Kultur- und Sporthalle Heldenbergen has also given the event more room, which it makes good use of. Compared to last time, there were even more tables: 25 (!) demo tables in total, which I couldn't all feature here. I'm a visitor and a player, and I don't want to just rush from table to table, but I'm confident I've managed to give you a sense of why the visit is worth it. When it comes to shopping, there's plenty on offer, from second-hand miniatures at the flea market to a wide range of models from 3D printers, injection-moulded plastic or blister packs.

For me personally, though, there are a few other, additional factors that make the event particularly appealing. There's space between the tables, so I can sit down and play without people constantly squeezing past me and bumping into my chair. The noise level is also generally moderate thanks to the larger hall, which makes it much easier to follow the game master and my fellow players without having to shout over the din. It's true that the shared car park with the shopping centre can make finding a space a bit trickier depending on the time of day, but on the other hand, it also means you can step outside for a bit on a long convention day, stretch your legs, get some fresh air, and/or grab something to eat if the catering provided by the club doesn't quite cover what you fancy (the prices for drinks and various snacks are fair).

The fact that visitors and exhibitors travel from the far north and the deep south all the way to the Rhein-Main area for the Multiversum speaks for itself. That's something I really enjoy too, since it means running into plenty of familiar faces I'll next, or last, see at Szenario, Tactica and similar events, and it also means I can catch up on demos in Nidderau that I've missed out on elsewhere. The fact that many hobbyists don't just turn up on their own at the Multiversum, but bring their kids along too, also speaks to the quality and openness of the format. In general, the visit can easily be combined with a family or weekend trip, since there's plenty to see and do in the area, such as Lochmühle, the Saalburg Roman fort, and of course the wider surroundings of Frankfurt in central Hesse, which offer both city life and plenty of nature.

All in all, the Rhein Main Multiversum 2026 was, once again, a thoroughly enjoyable day out for me. If I had to pick one personal highlight, it would have to be Drudenfuss, the unusual mix of a dark medieval setting and flexible, almost RPG-like mechanics took me by surprise, and I'll definitely be following the system further.

So, who's it worth visiting for? In short: pretty much everyone in the hobby. Newcomers can get a low-barrier introduction to new systems via the many demo tables, seasoned collectors get their money's worth from the bring & buy and the trader stands, and anyone who, like me, is after a more relaxed way to play with friends will find plenty of space and calm at the Multiversum. It also works brilliantly as a family day out, thanks to the surroundings and the relaxed atmosphere.

There's no date for 2027 yet, but I'll update this post as soon as one's confirmed. For me, it's already a given that I'll be back. And even though I can't make it to TableTopia in Aschaffenburg this year due to clashing dates, I'm hoping to swing by there next year instead.

With that, a big thank you for the invitation and for organising such a great event. Looking forward to next time!

Link: Tabletop Club Rhein-Main