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2009 In Games
This page lists board game, board and card games, Wargaming, wargames, Miniature wargaming, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2009. For video games, see 2009 in video games. Games released or invented in 2009 Game awards given in 2009 *Mensa Select: ''Cornerstone'', ''Dominion (game), Dominion'', ''Marrekech'', ''Stratum'', ''Tic-Tac-Ku'' *Spiel des Jahres: ''Dominion (game), Dominion'' * Games (magazine), Games: ''Small World (board game), Small World'' * ''Maria'' won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano. Significant games-related events in 2009 *Mattel, Mattel, Inc. purchases Sekkoia SAS, makers of ''Blokus'', ''Blokus Trigon'', ''Blokus 3D'', ''Blokus Duo'', and ''Blokus Giant'' for an undisclosed sum. Deaths {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Date , , Name , , Age , , Notability , - , March 13 , Keith Herber , 60 , RPG designer , - , April 7 , Dave Arneson , 61 , co-creator of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' , - , September 6 , David J. Ritchie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players. To show a few examples: in checkers (British English name 'draughts'), a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while Eurogames often end with a calculation of final scores. '' Pandemic'' is a cooperative game where players all win or lose as a team, and peg solitaire is a puzzle for one person. There are many varieties of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, such as checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, such as ''Cluedo''. Rules can range from the very simple, such as in snakes and ladders; to deeply complex, as in ''Advanced Squad Leader''. Play components now often include custom figures or shaped counters, and distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
