1977 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top tabletop role-playing games published in 1977. For video games, see 1977 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1977
- After the Holocaust
- Air Assault on Crete
- Air War
- Alpha Omega
- Arab-Israeli Wars
- Arduin (role-playing game)
- BattleFleet Mars
- Chitin: I
- Chivalry & Sorcery (role-playing game)
- CirKis
- Cosmic Encounter
- Down Styphon!
- Elric: Battle at the End of Time
- The Emerald Tablet
- Entropy
- Gondor: The Siege of Minas Tirith
- Hexagony
- Highway to the Reich
- Imperium
- Lords & Wizards
- Lords of Valetia
- Machiavelli
- Melee
- Middle Earth
- Nomad Gods
- Obsession
- Ogre
- Pente
- Professional Wrestling (role-playing game)
- Quazar
- Rail Baron
- Rivets
- Rummikub
- Sauron
- Skirrid
- Snit's Revenge
- Space Marines
- Space Quest (role-playing game)
- Squad Leader
- Star Empires
- StarSoldier
- Starwars
- Traveller (role-playing game)
- Victory in the Pacific
- War of the Ring
- The Warlord Game
- WarpWar
Significant games-related events of 1977
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. publishes first issue of Games magazine.
- Games Workshop publishes first issue of White Dwarf magazine.
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 10 | Dennis Wheatley | 80 | Writer who also designed board games | [1] |
See also
References
- ^ Hamilton, Alex (November 12, 1977). "The dean of the occult". The Guardian. Retrieved December 25, 2025.