This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1986. For video games, see 1986 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1986
- 1830: Railroads and Robber Barons
- 2300 AD (role-playing game)
- AeroTech
- After The Bomb (role-playing game)
- Blood Bowl
- Britannia
- CityTech
- Die Macher
- Federation and Empire
- Fortress America
- Ghostbusters (role-playing game)
- Generic Universal RolePlaying System (GURPS)
- MechWarrior (role-playing game)
- Platoon
- Polarity
- Road Hogs (role-playing game supplement)
- Shogun (Samurai Swords)
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Game awards given in 1986
- Spiel des Jahres: Top Secret Spies (German title is Heimlich and Co.)
Significant games-related events in 1986
- Coleco purchases Selchow and Righter for US$75 million.