1982 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1982. For video games, see 1982 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1982
- Ant Wars[1]
- Battle Damage: Code Red
- By the Sword!
- Continuo
- Duel Magical
- Dawn Patrol
- Fields of Action
- Fighting Fantasy
- Fringeworthy (role-playing game)
- FTL:2448 (role-playing game)
- Gangbusters (role-playing game)[2]
- Man, Myth & Magic (role-playing game)
- Phase 10
- Sequence
- Survive!
- Star Frontiers (role-playing game) [3]
- Star Trek: The Role Playing Game
- Starfleet Voyages (role-playing game)
- Starship Captain
- Swordbearer (role-playing game)
- True Dough Mania
- Wizards
Game awards given in 1982
- Spiel des Jahres: Enchanted Forest (German title is Sagaland)[4]
Significant games-related events in 1982
- Trivial Pursuit published, becoming the first trivia game.[dubious – discuss]
- TSR, Inc. purchases assets of Simulations Publications, Inc. following its bankruptcy.[dubious – discuss]
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24 | Karol Borsuk | 76 | Mathematician and board game designer |
| June 8 | Harriet T. Righter | 104 | President of Selchow and Righter |
| September 23 | Gene Day[5] | 31 | Comics and games artist |