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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1998. For video games, see 1998 in video gaming.

Contents

• Games released or invented in 1998
• Game awards given in 1998
• Significant games-related events in 1998
• Deaths
• See also
• References

Games released or invented in 1998

Game awards given in 1998

• Spiel des Jahres: Elfenland - Alan R. Moon, Amigo Spiele
• Games: Fossil ^[1]

Significant games-related events in 1998

• Hasbro purchases the name "Avalon Hill", back inventory of that company, and rights to Avalon Hill titles for US$6 million. ^[2]
• Rio Grande Games founded.

Deaths

See also

• 1998 in video gaming

References