Home›Modern Hobby Strategy 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.Facts1980sFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1995 11980sFilter Results75 entriesSportAllBoard Game (49)Card Game (3)Children's Game (1)Dice Game (1)Party Game (1)Puzzle (1)Role-Playing Game (2)Strategy Game (18)Tabletop Game (2)Word Game (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (10)Single-Player (7)Small Group (3-6 Players) (46)Two-Player (14)Origin RegionAllGermany (3)New Zealand (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (4)United States (3)Derived FromAllBattlecars (1)Illuminati (game) (1)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (1)Over 90 Minutes (1)Skill or LuckAllMixed (2)Skill (1)Age SuitabilityAllAdult (1)Family (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 501830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons1980s1853 (board game)1980sA la carte (game)1980sAbilene (board game)1980sAce of Aces (picture book game)1980sAdvanced Heroquest1980sAmoeba Wars1980sArena of Death (game)1980sArkham Horror1980sAvalon (MUD)1980sBarbarian Prince1980sBattlebikes1980sBattlecars1980sBlood Bowl1980sBlood Pit1980sCar Wars1980sChaos Marauders1980sCitadel of Blood1980sCrosscheck (board game)1980sDark Blades1980sDark Tower (game)1980sDie Macher1980sDown with the King (game)1980sDuel Arcane1980sDungeonquest1980sDungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game1980sFamily Business (game)1980sFantasy baseball1980sFantasy Land (board game)1980sHeroQuest1980sHighway 2000 (board game)1980sHotel (board game)1980sIlluminati (game)1980sIlluminati (play-by-mail game)1980sInternational Cricket (board game)1980sKnights of Camelot1980sKremlin (board game)1980sLabyrinth (board game)1980sLost Worlds (gamebook)1980sMan the Lifeboat1980sMaxi Bour$e1980sMega-Mania1980sMerchant of Venus1980sMertwig's Maze1980sMr. Trucker1980sNecromancer (board game)1980sOcean Trader1980sOregon Trail (board game)1980sQuirks (board game)1980sRoma (game)1980sShowing 1 to 50 of 75, page 1 of 2.12Next →FAQsWhy isn't Monopoly classified as a Modern Hobby Strategy Game?Monopoly predates the Eurogame movement and is grouped under Race Games instead, for its mechanic rather than its era.Modern Hobby Strategy Games covers the Eurogame or German-style hobby board game movement of the late 20th century onward, such as Catan, Pandemic and Ticket to Ride. Monopoly predates this movement and is grouped instead under Race Games for its roll-and-move mechanic.Sources1. Wikipedia: Catantier 2WikipediaCatan, Gameplay sectionQuote, Catan, Gameplay sectionIt was first published in 1995 in Germany by Franckh-Kosmos Verlag (Kosmos).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.