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and card games, wargames,

miniatures games Miniatures games are a form of tabletop game which prominently features the use of miniature models or figures. War games One of the oldest and most popular miniatures game genres is that of war games, where figures are arranged into competing " ...

, 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 Mensa Select is an annual award given by American Mensa Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organisation open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised I ...

: ''Cornerstone'', '' Dominion'', ''Marrekech'', ''Stratum'', ''Tic-Tac-Ku'' * Spiel des Jahres: '' Dominion'' *

Games A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such ...

: '' Small World'' * ''Maria'' won the Spiel Portugal

Jogo do Ano Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a title awarded by various magazines, websites, and shows to a deserving game. Many publications award a single "Game of the Year" to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievemen ...

Significant games-related events in 2009

Mattel, Inc. Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...

purchases Sekkoia SAS, makers of ''

Blokus Blokus ( ) is an abstract strategy board game for two to four players, where players try to score points by occupying most of the board with pieces of their colour. The board is a square regular grid and the pieces are polyominoes. It was designe ...

'', ''Blokus Trigon'', ''Blokus 3D'', ''Blokus Duo'', and ''Blokus Giant'' for an undisclosed sum.

Deaths

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Keith Herber Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons i ...

, 60 , RPG designer , - , April 7 , Dave Arneson , 61 , co-creator of '' Dungeons & Dragons'' , - , September 6 ,

David J. Ritchie David James Ritchie (October 6, 1950 - September 6, 2009) was a game designer and author. Early life and education David Ritchie was a native of Canton, Ohio. He was a graduate of Lehman High School in Canton and attended Grove City College in Pen ...

, 58 , RPG designer , - , October 14 ,

Wilf K. Backhaus Wilfried Karl Backhaus (7 November 1946 – 14 October 2009) was a role-playing game designer, business professor, and lawyer. Career Wilf K. Backhaus and Edward E. Simbalist designed a role-playing game called ''Chevalier'', which they brought ...

, 62 , RPG designer, co-creator of ''

Chivalry & Sorcery ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1977 by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Created by Edward E. Simbalist and Wilf K. Backhaus in 1977, ''Chivalry & Sorcery'' (''C&S'') was an early competitor to ''Dungeons & Dr ...

'' , - , November 17 ,

Richard Snider Richard Leonard Snider (August 29, 1953–November 17, 2009) was a game designer who worked primarily on role-playing games. Early life and introduction to role-playing games Richard Snider was born to Leonard and Elizabeth Snider, one of ten c ...

, 56 , RPG designer, creator of '' Powers & Perils''

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Games by year

Games released or invented in 2009

Game awards given in 2009

Significant games-related events in 2009

Deaths

See also

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