2009 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2009. For video games, see 2009 in video games.
Games released or invented in 2009
- Aksharit
- All Things Zombie
- Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940
- Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune
- Castle Panic
- Connect 4x4
- Dominion: Intrigue
- Dominion: Seaside
- Dungeon Lords
- Endeavor
- Ex illis
- Fiasco
- Finca
- FITS (board game)
- Martian Fluxx
- Granada
- (The) Green Game
- Grind
- Hansa Teutonica
- Havana
- Imperial 2030
- Jaipur
- København
- Logo Board Game
- The Magic Labyrinth
- Malifaux
- Monopoly City
- Murus Gallicus
- My First Carcassonne
- Mythgardia
- Reminiscing:21st Century Edition
- Sector 41
- Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
- Thunderstone
- Words with Friends
- World War IV: One World, One King
- The Sims 3
- MySims Racing
- MySims Party
- MySims Agents
Game awards given in 2009
- Mensa Select: Cornerstone, Dominion, Marrekech, Stratum, Tic-Tac-Ku
- Spiel des Jahres: Dominion
- Games: Small World
- Maria won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.
Significant game-related events in 2009
- Mattel, Inc. purchased Sekkoia SAS, makers of Blokus, Blokus Trigon, Blokus 3D, Blokus Duo, and Blokus Giant for an undisclosed sum.
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | Keith Herber | 60 | RPG designer |
| April 7 | Dave Arneson | 61 | co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons |
| June 9 | Dave Simons | 54 | Comics artist who also drew for Dungeons & Dragons |
| September 6 | David J. Ritchie | 58 | RPG designer |
| October 14 | Wilf K. Backhaus | 62 | RPG designer, co-creator of Chivalry & Sorcery |
| November 7 | Gene D. Cohen | 65 | Psychiatrist who also created therapeutic board games |
| November 16 | Edward Woodward | 79 | English actor who hosted the Battleground wargaming TV series in 1978 |
| November 17 | Richard Snider | 56 | RPG designer, creator of Powers & Perils |