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
[edit]- 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
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- Spiel des Jahres: Enchanted Forest (German title is Sagaland)[4]
Significant game-related events in 1982
[edit]- Trivial Pursuit was published, becoming the first trivia game.[dubious – discuss]
- TSR, Inc. purchased assets of Simulations Publications, Inc. following its bankruptcy.[dubious – discuss]
Deaths
[edit]| 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 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Rolston, Ken (May 1994). "Treasures from the Archives". White Wolf Magazine. No. 43. p. 61-62.
- ↑ "Gangbusters: 1920's Role-Playing (1st edition box set)". Open Library. TSR Hobbies. 1982. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ Kanouse, Patrick (22 July 2020). "Protect the Frontier: Star Frontiers Roleplaying". Black Gate (magazine). Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Sagaland". Spiel des Jahres (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ "Master of Kung Fu's Gene Day Dead at 31". The Comics Journal. No. 77. November 1982. p. 14. Also: Obituary, p. 6