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1989 in games
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November 2025
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1989. For video games, see 1989 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1989
BattleTroops
Cyberspace (role-playing game)
Death By Diet
HeroQuest
Prince Valiant (role-playing game)
Quicksand
Red Storm Rising
Shadowrun (role-playing game)
Taboo
Teenagers from Outer Space (2nd edition)
Game awards given in 1989
Spiel des Jahres: Café International
Significant game-related events in 1989
Coleco declared bankruptcy, and was acquired by Hasbro.$85-Million Deal: Coleco OKs Hasbro Buyout Offer https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-16-fi-2178-story.html Los Angeles Times 3 November 2025
Deaths
Date Name Age NotabilityApril 14Laurence Meynell89Author who designed the card game I Commit (1948)June 25Stephen D. Hassenfeld47Chairman and CEO of Hasbro
See also
1989 in video gaming
References
Games
Category:Games by year