2019 in games
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2019. For video games, see 2019 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 2019
Game awards given in 2019
- Just One won Game of the Year in the Spiel des Jahres.[1][2][3]
- Wingsan won the 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner (Connoisseur-gamer game of the year)[4][3]
- Root won Game of the Year in the Origins Awards.[5][6]
- UBOOT The Board Game won the Charles S. Roberts Award War Boardgame of the Year.[7]
- Star Crossed, a role-playing game by Alex Roberts and published by Bully Pulpit Games won the Diana Jones Award[8]
- Chronicles of Crime won the American Tabletop Awards Strategy Game award.[9]
- Root won the American Tabletop Awards Complex Game award.[10]
- The Mind won the As d'Or Jeu de l'Année.[11][12][13]
- Detective won the As d'Or Grand Prix.[11][12][13]
- Mr. Wolf won the As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Enfant.[11][12][13]
- Wingspan won the Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year.[14]
- Wingspan won the Deutscher Spiele Preis.[15][16]
- Wingspan won the Diamond Climber Award Game of the Year.[17]
- Wingspan won The Dice Tower Game of the Year.[18]
- Root won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.[19]
- Wingspan won the Golden Geek Award Game of the Year.[20]
- Architects of the West Kingdom, Gizmos, Gunkimono, Planet and Victorian Masterminds won the Mensa Select Award.[21]
Significant games-related events in 2019
- Vlaada Chvátil was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.[22]
- Gerald Brom was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.[22]
- Mage Knight was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.[22]
- Apples to Apples was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.[22]
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2[23] | Darwin Bromley | 68 | Founder of Mayfair Games |
| January 16 | Bob Pepper | 80 | Game illustrator |
| March 16 | Larry DiTillio | 71 | Writer of Masks of Nyarlathotep |
| April 21 | Theo Coster | 90 | Co-founder of game company Theora Concepts |
| July 26 | Richard Berg | 76 | Prolific wargame designer |
| August 23 | Rick Loomis | 72 | Co-founder of Flying Buffalo |
| August 23 | Thomas Nicely | 72 | Mathematics professor who also designed sports board games for Avalon Hill |
| October 23 | Francis Tresham | Board game designer | |
| November 14 | Chad Jensen | 52 | Wargame designer |
| November 19 | Tom Lyle | 66 | Comics artist who contributed to Champions |
| December 17 | Roger Raupp | 56 | Games artist |
See also
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.