2016 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2016. For video games, see 2016 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 2016
Game awards given in 2016
- Mombasa won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.[1]
Significant games-related events in 2016
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | Erwin Glonnegger | 90 | Game designer |
| February 9[2][3] | Wayne England | 56 | Artist for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering |
| February 10[4] | Christopher Rush | 50 | Artist for Magic: The Gathering |
| March 25 | Ken Barr | 83 | Artist who contributed to Torg and other games |
| April 4[5] | Eric Dott | 89 | Owner of Avalon Hill |
| June 20 | Goro Hasegawa | 83 | Designer of the board game Othello |
| September 24[6] | Jeff Mackintosh | 45 | Designer with Guardians of Order |
| November 29 | Joe Dever | 60 | Designer of the Lone Wolf gamebooks |