1980 in games

none November 2025 November 2025 1980 games__NOTOC__ 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 30em 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: Rummikubhttp://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/cms/front_content.php?idcatart=474&id=351 Spiel des Jahres 1980: Rummikub de Spiel des Jahres 2 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20120525200259/http://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/cms/front_content.php?idcatart=474&id=351 2012-05-25 Significant game-related events in 1980 FASA Corporation was founded by Jordan Weisman and L. Ross Babcock III. Iron Crown Enterprises was founded.https://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory8.phtml A Brief History of Game #8: ICE, Part One: 1980-1992 English rpg.net Steve Jackson Games was founded by Steve Jackson. See also 1980 in video gaming References Games Lists Games Category:Games by year