1986 in games

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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.

See also

• 1986 in video gaming