| List of years in games |
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2005. For video games, see 2005 in video gaming.
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Frank Kelly Freas[1] | 82 | illustrator |
| January 29 | Ephraim Kishon[2] | 80 | Writer who also designed games |
| March 9 | Redmond A. Simonsen[3] | 62 | wargame designer |
| March 11 | Karen Wynn Fonstad[4] | 59 | cartographer of fictional worlds |
| March 12 | Edward E. Simbalist | 61 | RPG designer, co-creator of Chivalry & Sorcery |
| June 6 | David C. Sutherland III[5] | 56 | illustrator, known for work on Dungeons & Dragons |
| October 26 | Keith Parkinson[6] | 47 | illustrator, known for work on Dungeons & Dragons |
