1993 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1993. For video games, see 1993 in video gaming.

Game awards given in 1993

• Spiel des Jahres: Call My Bluff
• Deutscher Spiele Preis: Modern Art
  • Best Children's Game: Verflixt Gemixt
• Games: Inklings

Significant games-related events in 1993

• Magic: The Gathering released by Wizards of the Coast, to become the first popular collectible card game.
• Alderac Entertainment Group founded.

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability
February 3	Paul J. Gruen	52	Game designer
April 4	Alfred Mosher Butts	93	Designer of Scrabble
September 15	Ethan Allen	89	Baseball player who designed All Star Baseball

See also

• 1993 in video games