1980 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1980. For video games, see 1980 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 1980

• Ace of Aces
• Across Suez
• Annihilator & One World
• Apocalypse
• Arena of Death
• Artifact
• Asteroid
• Azhanti High Lightning
• Barbarian Kings
• Basic Role-Playing (role-playing game system)
• Beachhead
• Berlin '85
• Can't Stop
• Car Wars
• Citadel of Blood
• Civilization
• Dark Nebula
• Death and Destruction
• Deathmaze
• Devil's Den
• Doctor Who: The Game of Time & Space
• DragonQuest (role-playing game)
• Duel Arcane
• Empire Builder
• Empires of the Middle Ages
• Engage & Destroy
• Fifth Corps
• Final Frontier
• Forest Wars of the Haven
• Fast Attack Boats
• The Hammer of Thor: The Game of Norse Mythology
• Hero
• Hof Gap
• Intruder
• Journey
• King of the Mountain
• Kings & Castles
• Knights and Magick
• Land of the Rising Sun (role-playing game)
• Laser Tank
• The Longest Day
• The Morrow Project (role-playing game)
• The Mystic Wood
• Mythology
• Odysseus (role-playing game)
• O.K. Corral
• Panzer Pranks
• Quirks
• Raid on Iran
• Ram Speed
• Revolt on Antares
• Robots!
• Rolemaster (role-playing game)
• Rommel's Panzers
• Shooting Stars
• Skull & Crossbones (role-playing game)
• The Sorcerer's Cave Extension Kit
• Space Opera (role-playing game)
• Space Warrior
• Spellbinder
• Star Commandos
• Starfire II
• Swashbuckler
• Tau Ceti 2015 AD
• Time Tripper
• Timelag
• Titan
• Top Secret (role-playing game)
• Trax
• Valkenburg Castle
• Valley of the Four Winds
• The War of the Worlds
• Warlock (card game)
• World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting
• The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora

Games awards given in 1980

• Spiel des Jahres: Rummikub

Significant game-related events in 1980

• FASA Corporation was founded by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock III.
• Iron Crown Enterprises was founded.
• Steve Jackson Games was founded by Steve Jackson.

See also

• 1980 in video gaming