2017 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2017. For video games, see 2017 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 2017
- The 7th Continent
- Azul
- Bärenpark
- Bears vs. Babies
- Charterstone
- Civilization: A New Dawn
- Dark Souls: The Board Game
- Feudum
- Gaslands
- Gloomhaven
- Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
- Near and Far
- Planetarium
- Spirit Island
- Werewords
Game awards given in 2017
- Great Western Trail won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.[1]
Significant games-related events in 2017
- On December 26, 2017, Steve Jackson announced he had re-acquired rights to The Fantasy Trip products he authored for Metagaming, specifically Melee, Wizard, Death Test, Death Test 2, Advanced Melee, Advanced Wizard, In the Labyrinth, and Tollenkar's Lair.[2]
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 14[3] | Loren Wiseman | 65 | Game designer and co-founder of Game Designers' Workshop |
| March 22 | Daisuke Satō | 52 | Game designer |
| April 27 | Richard Tucholka | 63 | Game designer and co-founder of Tri Tac Games |
| June 14 | Rob Gonsalves | 57 | Artist who contributed to Magic: The Gathering |
| June 22 | Stewart Wieck | 49 | Game designer and co-founder of White Wolf Publishing |
| June 24 | Tom Kremer | 87 | Game designer |
See also
References
- ^ "Jogo do Ano". Spiel Portugal. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Jackson, Steve (Dec 26, 2017). "Daily Illuminator: The Fantasy Trip Returns Home". www.sjgames.com. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
- ^ Obituary, The Normalite, April 6, 2017, page 16