2019 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2019. For video games, see 2019 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 2019

Game awards given in 2019

Just One won Game of the Year in the Spiel des Jahres.^[1]^[2]^[3]
Wingsan won the 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner (Connoisseur-gamer game of the year)^[4]^[3]
Root won Game of the Year in the Origins Awards.^[5]^[6]
UBOOT The Board Game won the Charles S. Roberts Award War Boardgame of the Year.^[7]
Star Crossed, a role-playing game by Alex Roberts and published by Bully Pulpit Games won the Diana Jones Award^[8]
Chronicles of Crime won the American Tabletop Awards Strategy Game award.^[9]
Root won the American Tabletop Awards Complex Game award.^[10]
The Mind won the As d'Or Jeu de l'Année.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Detective won the As d'Or Grand Prix.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Mr. Wolf won the As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Enfant.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Wingspan won the Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year.^[14]
Wingspan won the Deutscher Spiele Preis.^[15]^[16]
Wingspan won the Diamond Climber Award Game of the Year.^[17]
Wingspan won The Dice Tower Game of the Year.^[18]
Root won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.^[19]
Wingspan won the Golden Geek Award Game of the Year.^[20]
Architects of the West Kingdom, Gizmos, Gunkimono, Planet and Victorian Masterminds won the Mensa Select Award.^[21]

Significant games-related events in 2019

Vlaada Chvátil was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.^[22]
Gerald Brom was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.^[22]
Mage Knight was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.^[22]
Apples to Apples was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.^[22]

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability
January 2^[23]	Darwin Bromley	68	Founder of Mayfair Games
January 16	Bob Pepper	80	Game illustrator
March 16	Larry DiTillio	71	Writer of Masks of Nyarlathotep
April 21	Theo Coster	90	Co-founder of game company Theora Concepts
July 26	Richard Berg	76	Prolific wargame designer
August 23	Rick Loomis	72	Co-founder of Flying Buffalo
August 23	Thomas Nicely	72	Mathematics professor who also designed sports board games for Avalon Hill
October 23	Francis Tresham		Board game designer
November 14	Chad Jensen	52	Wargame designer
November 19	Tom Lyle	66	Comics artist who contributed to Champions
December 17	Roger Raupp	56	Games artist

References

^ Breuer, Hendrik (July 22, 2019). ""Just One" is the game of the year 2019". Spiegel Online. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ ""Just One" ist das Spiel des Jahres 2019". buchreport. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Gorner, Thomas (22 July 2019). "Spiel des Jahres 2019 Winners Announced". Zatu. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Flügelschlag". Spiel des Jahres. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Origins Awards 2019 Winners". icv2.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ STAFF. "Root dominates winners at 2019 Origins Awards". tabletopgaming.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ Capaldi, Dan. "The Charles S Roberts Awards Oct 25 2020". No Enemies Here. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ "The 2019 Award". The Diana Jones Award. 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Chronicles of Crime". The American Tabletop Awards. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Root". www.americantabletopawards.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Boulin, Arnaud (21 February 2019). "Les gagnants des As d'Or 2019" (in French). jeux.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c nico (21 February 2019). "Le palmarès des AS D'OR 2019". jedisjeux.net. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "As d'Or" (in French). philibertnet.com. 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ Mastrangeli, Tony (17 April 2020). "2019 Board Game Award Winners". boardgamequest.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Deutscher Spielepreis 2019 - Sieger". www.reich-der-spiele.de. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
^ "Preisträger". www.spiel-messe.com (in German). Essen: SPIEL. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ Matthews, Andy (17 January 2020). "2019 – Diamond Climber Board Game Award Winners". meeplemountain.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "The Dice Tower Awards 2019". The Dice Tower. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Jogo do Ano". Spiel Portugal. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ Alden, Scott (4 May 2020). "14th Annual Golden Geek Awards Winners for 2019". BGG. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "2019 Mensa Select® Winners Announced". Wadsworth, Ohio: American Mensa. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Academy - Hall of Fame". www.originsawards.net.
^ "Darwin Paul Bromley : Obituary". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[Spiegel-1] Breuer, Hendrik (July 22, 2019). ""Just One" is the game of the year 2019". Spiegel Online. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[Winnipeg_Free_Press-2] ""Just One" ist das Spiel des Jahres 2019". buchreport. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

[zatu2109-3] Gorner, Thomas (22 July 2019). "Spiel des Jahres 2019 Winners Announced". Zatu. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[4] "Flügelschlag". Spiel des Jahres. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[icv2-5] "Origins Awards 2019 Winners". icv2.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[tabletop-6] STAFF. "Root dominates winners at 2019 Origins Awards". tabletopgaming.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[7] Capaldi, Dan. "The Charles S Roberts Awards Oct 25 2020". No Enemies Here. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[8] "The 2019 Award". The Diana Jones Award. 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[ATTA_-_Chronicles_of_Crime-9] "Chronicles of Crime". The American Tabletop Awards. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[ATTA_-_Root-10] "Root". www.americantabletopawards.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[jeux.ca-11] Boulin, Arnaud (21 February 2019). "Les gagnants des As d'Or 2019" (in French). jeux.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[jedisjeux.net-12] (21 February 2019). "Le palmarès des AS D'OR 2019". jedisjeux.net. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[philibertnet-13] "As d'Or" (in French). philibertnet.com. 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[bgq2019-14] Mastrangeli, Tony (17 April 2020). "2019 Board Game Award Winners". boardgamequest.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[15] "Deutscher Spielepreis 2019 - Sieger". www.reich-der-spiele.de. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

[spiel-16] "Preisträger". www.spiel-messe.com (in German). Essen: SPIEL. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[17] Matthews, Andy (17 January 2020). "2019 – Diamond Climber Board Game Award Winners". meeplemountain.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[18] "The Dice Tower Awards 2019". The Dice Tower. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[19] "Jogo do Ano". Spiel Portugal. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[20] Alden, Scott (4 May 2020). "14th Annual Golden Geek Awards Winners for 2019". BGG. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[mensa2019-21] "2019 Mensa Select® Winners Announced". Wadsworth, Ohio: American Mensa. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[hall_of_fame-22] "Academy - Hall of Fame". www.originsawards.net.

[FTU-23] "Darwin Paul Bromley : Obituary". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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