title: 2019 in games
text: # 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
  
  * The Crew
  * The Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition
  * Ms. Monopoly
  * Shasn
  * Wingspan
  
  ## Game awards given in 2019
  
  * Just One won Game of the Year in the Spiel des Jahres.
  * Wingsan won the 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres Winner (Connoisseur-gamer game of the year)
  * Root won Game of the Year in the Origins Awards.
  * UBOOT The Board Game won the Charles S. Roberts Award War Boardgame of the Year.
  * Star Crossed, a role-playing game by Alex Roberts and published by Bully Pulpit Games won the Diana Jones Award
  * Chronicles of Crime won the American Tabletop Awards Strategy Game award.
  * Root won the American Tabletop Awards Complex Game award.
  * The Mind won the As d'Or Jeu de l'Année.
  * Detective won the As d'Or Grand Prix.
  * Mr. Wolf won the As d'Or Jeu de l'Année Enfant.
  * Wingspan won the Board Game Quest Awards Game of the Year.
  * Wingspan won the Deutscher Spiele Preis.
  * Wingspan won the Diamond Climber Award Game of the Year.
  * Wingspan won The Dice Tower Game of the Year.
  * Root won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.
  * Wingspan won the Golden Geek Award Game of the Year.
  * Architects of the West Kingdom, Gizmos, Gunkimono, Planet and Victorian Masterminds won the Mensa Select Award.
  
  ## Significant games-related events in 2019
  
  * Vlaada Chvátil was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.
  * Gerald Brom was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.
  * Mage Knight was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.
  * Apples to Apples was inducted into the Origins Hall of Fame.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  | Date | Name | Age | Notability |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | January 2 | Darwin Bromley | 68 | Founder of Mayfair Games |
  | March 16 | Larry DiTillio | 71 | Writer of Masks of Nyarlathotep |
  | July 26 | Richard Berg | | Prolific wargame designer |
  | August 23 | Rick Loomis | 72 | Co-founder of Flying Buffalo |
  