This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2009. For video games, see 2009 in video games.
Games released or invented in 2009
Game awards given in 2009 Mensa Select: Cornerstone, Dominion, Marrekech, Stratum, Tic-Tac-Ku Spiel des Jahres: Dominion Games: Small World Maria won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.
Significant game-related events in 2009 Mattel, Inc. purchased Sekkoia SAS, makers of Blokus, Blokus Trigon, Blokus 3D, Blokus Duo, and Blokus Giant for an undisclosed sum.
Deaths Date Name Age NotabilityMarch 13Keith Herber60RPG designerApril 7Dave Arneson61co-creator of Dungeons & DragonsJune 9Dave Simons54Comics artist who also drew for Dungeons & DragonsSeptember 6David J. Ritchie58RPG designerOctober 14Wilf K. Backhaus62RPG designer, co-creator of Chivalry & SorceryNovember 7Gene D. Cohen65Psychiatrist who also created therapeutic board gamesNovember 16Edward Woodward79English actor who hosted the Battleground wargaming TV series in 1978November 17Richard Snider56RPG designer, creator of Powers & Perils
See also List of game manufacturers 2009 in video games
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