Home›Games›Origin Year›By Decade›1980sBrowse By1980sOrigin year places a game in the year its rules were first fixed in writing. Wikipedia notes rugby football's "rules were first put down in written (codified) form in 1845," even though students had already been playing an informal version "since at least the early 1820s." Browsing by origin year separates when a game's rules were formalized from when it was actually first played.1980sConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)1980sFilter Results306 entriesSportAllAbstract strategy board game (2)Board game (3)Board wargame (1)Card game (2)Chess variant (1)Combination puzzle (1)Drawing and word-guessing party game (1)Fantasy combat board game (1)Fantasy role-playing game (1)fighting game (1)Game of magical combat (1)microgame (1)Physical skill and dexterity game, stacking (1)platform game (1)role-playing game (1)Role-playing game adventure (1)shogi variant (1)Single-player telephone-based roleplaying game (1)Solitaire board game (1)text-based MUD (1)toy (1)wargame (1)Wargame ruleset (1)Word guessing party game (1)Derived FromAllBasic Role-Playing (3)Charades (1)Chess (5)Crazy Eights (1)Illuminati (game) (1)Monopoly (1)RuneQuest (1)Scrabble (1)Shogi (1)Simon (game) (1)Squad Leader (1)Tic-tac-toe (1)Twilight: 2000 (1)Xiangqi (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (38)Single-Player (19)Small Group (3-6 Players) (111)Team-Based (Two Teams) (1)Two-Player (88)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3061830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons1980s1853 (board game)1980s2300 AD1980s3D tic-tac-toe1980s6-Tage Rennen1980sA Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam1980sA la carte (game)1980sAbalone (board game)1980sAbilene (board game)1980sAce of Aces (picture book game)1980sAce of Aces (video game)1980sAdeptus Titanicus1980sAdvance to Boardwalk1980sAdvanced Heroquest1980sAdvanced Squad Leader1980sAmbush!1980sAncients (board game)1980sApocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation1980sArena of Death (game)1980sArkham Horror1980sArs Magica1980sAstrojax1980sAuf Achse1980sAvalon (MUD)1980sAxis & Allies1980sAzhanti High Lightning1980sB-17, Queen of the Skies1980sBalderdash1980sBAOR (game)1980sBarbarian Prince1980sBasic Role-Playing1980sBataille de la Marne 19141980sBattle Over Britain1980sBattleForce1980sBattlesuit (game)1980sBlood Bowl1980sBritannia (board game)1980sBroadsides and Boarding Parties1980sBug Hunter (game)1980sBug-Eyed Monsters1980sBulge (game)1980sCafé International1980sCall of Cthulhu (role-playing game)1980sCanadian Monopoly1980sCan't Stop (board game)1980sCar Wars1980sCaribbean stud poker1980sCastle Risk1980sChaos Marauders1980sChase (board game)1980sChesquerque1980sChessence1980sCitadel of Blood1980sCivilization (1980 board game)1980sClassic BattleTech1980sCongo (chess variant)1980sConquest of the Empire1980sCrossbows and Catapults1980sCrosscheck (board game)1980sCyberpunk (role-playing game)1980sDark Blades1980sDark chess1980sDark Tower (game)1980sDawn of the Dead (game)1980sDemon's Run (board game)1980sDesert Falcons (board game)1980sDie Macher1980sDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei1980sDimension Demons1980sDingbats (board game)1980sDown with the King (game)1980sDr. Ruth's Game of Good Sex1980sDragonchess1980sDragonQuest1980sDragonslayer (board game)1980sDrakar och Demoner1980sDreeg1980sDuel Arcane1980sDungeonquest1980sDungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game1980sEchelon (board game)1980sElfquest (role-playing game)1980sEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine Game1980sEmbassy chess1980sEmergo (board game)1980sEmpire Builder (board game)1980sEmpires in Arms1980sEnchanted Forest (game)1980sEncounters (card game)1980sEpic (tabletop game)1980sEscape from Atlantis1980sExtinction chess1980sFamily Business (game)1980sFantasy baseball1980sFantasy Interactive Scenarios by Telephone1980sFantasy Land (board game)1980sFast Attack Boats1980sFederation and Empire1980sFire in the East1980sFireball Island1980sFlip-O-Potamus1980sFringeworthy1980sGame of the Amazons1980sGammarauders1980sGhostbusters (role-playing game)1980sGiganten (board game)1980sGirl Talk (board game)1980sGNU Chess1980sGood & Bad Ghosts1980sGrand Chess1980sGrav Armor1980sGulf Strike (board game)1980sGURPS1980sHavannah (board game)1980sHelltank Destroyer1980sHeroes of Olympus (role-playing game)1980sHeroic Fantasy1980sHeroQuest1980sHexagony1980sHexshogi1980sHighway 2000 (board game)1980sHitler's Last Gamble1980sHitler's War (game)1980sHotel (board game)1980sI.C.B.M. (board game)1980sIcehouse (game)1980sIlluminati (game)1980sIlluminati (play-by-mail game)1980sIn Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas1980sInkognito1980sInternational Cricket (board game)1980sJames Bond 007 (role-playing game)1980sJenga1980sJudge Dredd (board game)1980sJudge Dredd (role-playing game)1980sKings & Castles1980sKnights of Camelot1980sKremlin (board game)1980sKriegsmarine (board game)1980sKursk (board game)1980sLa Bataille d'Albuera: Espagnol1980sLabyrinth (board game)1980sLands of Adventure1980sLandsknecht (game)1980sLaserburn1980sLee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 18641980sLegends (play-by-mail game)1980sLigretto1980sLiving Steel1980sLost Treasure (board game)1980sLost Worlds (gamebook)1980sLotto 6/491980sMafia (party game)1980sMan the Lifeboat1980sMarvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)1980sMasonic shogi1980sMaxi Bour$e1980sMega-Mania1980sMekton1980sMerc (role-playing game)1980sMercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes1980sMerchant of Venus1980sMertwig's Maze1980sMiddle-earth Role Playing1980sMilton (game)1980sMixmath1980sModern Naval Battles1980sMoon Base Clavius1980sMr. Trucker1980sMutant (role-playing game)1980sMystery Mansion (board game)1980sNapoleon's Last Triumph1980sNecromancer (board game)1980sOcean Trader1980sOrder and Chaos1980sOregon Trail (board game)1980sOutburst (game)1980sPanzer Pranks1980sParanoia (role-playing game)1980sPatton's 3rd Army1980sPatton's Best1980sPendragon (role-playing game)1980sPersonal Preference1980sPhase 101980sPhoenix Command1980sPictionary1980sPizza Wars Imperium1980sPolarity (game)1980sPowers & Perils1980sPretty Pretty Princess1980sPrince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game1980sPuck puzzle1980sQuadromania1980sQuirks (board game)1980sRadar Scope1980sRage (trick-taking card game)1980sRenegade Legion1980sRevolt On Antares1980sRingworld (role-playing game)1980sRolemaster1980sRoller Coaster Hippo1980sRoma (game)1980sRubik's Snake1980sSamurai Blades1980sSanctuary (board game)1980sSantorini (game)1980sScattergories1980sScotland Yard (board game)1980sScourge of God (wargame)1980sScruples (game)1980sSeapower & the State1980sSeaside Frolics1980sSequence (game)1980sShadow World (role-playing game)1980sShare Mania1980sSherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (gamebook)1980sShogun (1986 board game)1980sShowbiz (game)1980sSilo 141980sSixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean1980sSolarquest1980sSpace Battle (play-by-mail game)1980sSpace Hulk1980sSpace Master1980sSpace Opera (role-playing game)1980sSpace shogi1980sSpace: 18891980sSpectrangle1980sSpies!1980sStar (board game)1980sStar Frontiers1980sStar Trek III Starship Combat Game1980sStar Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator1980sStar Trek: The Adventure Game1980sStar Trek: The Role Playing Game1980sStar Viking1980sStar Wars: The Roleplaying Game1980sStarleader: Assault!1980sStriker (miniatures game)1980sSuperpower (board game)1980sSupremacy (board game)1980sSword Lords1980sTaboo1980sTake It Easy (game)1980sTake Off!1980sTaki (card game)1980sTalislanta1980sTalisman (board game)1980sTantrix1980sTeam Yankee (board game)1980sTerror of the Lichemaster1980sThe Castle (board game)1980sThe Fall of South Vietnam (game)1980sThe Fellowship of the Ring (board game)1980sThe Fury of Dracula1980sThe Great Khan Game1980sThe Lords of Underearth1980sThe Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game1980sThe Metric Mile1980sThe Mystic Wood1980sThe Omega War1980sThe Revenge of Kang1980sThe Succession Wars1980sThe Warlock of Firetop Mountain (board game)1980sThe Wilderness (wargame)1980sThe Worlds of Boris Vallejo1980sThin Ice (game)1980sThomas the Tank Engine Game1980sThree-man chess1980sThunder Road (board game)1980sTimberland (board game)1980sTitan (board game)1980sTo Challenge Tomorrow1980sTokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign - 19421980sTomorrow the World (board game)1980sTop Secret (role-playing game)1980sTrax (board game)1980sTreasure of the Silver Dragon1980sTreasure of Unicorn Gold1980sTri Peaks (game)1980sTrial of Strength1980sTrishogi1980sTrue Dough Mania1980sTurning Point: Stalingrad1980sTwilight: 20001980sUltra-Warrior1980sUndead (board game)1980sUniverse (role-playing game)1980sUp Front (game)1980sUpwords1980sUrban Champion1980sVampyre (microgame)1980sWarhammer (game)1980sWarhammer 40,0001980sWarhammer Fantasy Roleplay1980sWarrior Knights1980sWest of Alamein1980sWhat the Heck?1980sWildebeest chess1980sWizard (card game)1980sWizards (board game)1980sWiz-War1980sWonder Boy (video game)1980sWorld in Flames1980sYari shogi1980sYom Kippur (game)1980sConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 2,384 connections.SourcesThe Oxford History of Board Gamestier 2Oxford University Press, 1999Contains: XiangqiContains: JanggiContains: PachisiContains: SenetContains: Nine Men's MorrisContains: ReversiComments (0)No comments yet. 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