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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

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* The Crew
* The Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition
* Ms. Monopoly
* Shasn
* Wingspan

## Game awards given in 2019

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* 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

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* 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

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Date | Name | Age | Notability

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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

## See also

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* List of game manufacturers
* 2019 in video gaming

## References

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1. ^ Breuer, Hendrik (July 22, 2019). ""Just One" is the game of the year 2019". Spiegel Online. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
2. ^ ""Just One" ist das Spiel des Jahres 2019". buchreport. July 26, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
3. ^ a b 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.
5. ^ "Origins Awards 2019 Winners". icv2.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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.
9. ^ "Chronicles of Crime". The American Tabletop Awards. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
10. ^ "Root". www.americantabletopawards.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
11. ^ a b c Boulin, Arnaud (21 February 2019). "Les gagnants des As d'Or 2019" (in French). jeux.ca. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
12. ^ a b c nico (21 February 2019). "Le palmarès des AS D'OR 2019". jedisjeux.net. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
13. ^ a b c "As d'Or" (in French). philibertnet.com. 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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.
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.
21. ^ "2019 Mensa Select® Winners Announced". Wadsworth, Ohio: American Mensa. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
22. ^ a b c d "Academy - Hall of Fame". www.originsawards.net.
23. ^ "Darwin Paul Bromley : Obituary". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

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