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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2016. For video games, see 2016 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 2016

• Arkham Horror: The Card Game
• Beasts of Balance
• Cry Havoc
• A Feast for Odin
• Hero Realms
• Kingdomino
• Mechs vs. Minions
• Ophidian 2360
• The Oregon Trail Card Game
• Scythe
• SeaFall
• Secret Hitler
• Star Wars: Rebellion
• Tak
• Terraforming Mars
• Trumped Up Cards

Game awards given in 2016

• Mombasa won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.[1]

Significant games-related events in 2016

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability
February 9[2][3]	Wayne England	56	Artist for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering
February 10[4]	Christopher Rush	50	Artist for Magic: The Gathering
April 4[5]	Eric Dott	89	Owner of Avalon Hill
September 24[6]	Jeff Mackintosh	45	Designer with Guardians of Order
November 29	Joe Dever	60	Designer of the Lone Wolf gamebooks

See also

• List of game manufacturers
• 2016 in video gaming

References

1. "Jogo do Ano". Spiel Portugal. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
2. Mike, Vorthos. "Wayne England Passes Away by "Vorthos Mike," GatheringMagic.com, Magic the Gathering (MTG)". gatheringmagic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
3. Martindale, Jon (February 10, 2016). "Tabletop gaming artist Wayne England has passed away". KitGuru. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
4. Cooper, Christopher. "Wayne England and Christopher Rush - All Good Things in Magic: The Gathering by Christopher Cooper, Manaleak.com, Magic the Gathering (MTG)". Manaleak.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
5. "Obit". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
6. "Jeff Mackintosh Succumbs To Cancer". enworld.org. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.