2020 in games explained

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2020. For video games, see 2020 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 2020

• Calico
• Oceans
• Undaunted: North Africa
• Eclipse: Second Dawn for The Galaxy
• Hansa Teutonica: Big Box

Game awards given in 2020

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

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability
January 29^[2]	Kim Eastland	67	Game designer for TSR
February 17^[3]	Scott Palter		Founder of West End Games
March 27	Brian Blume	70	Co-founder of TSR
May 25	Arnold Hendrick		Designer and developer of RPGs, board games and video games
June 28	Jim Holloway		Role-playing game artist
September	Martin McKenna	51	Artist for Games Workshop
October 23	Lenard Lakofka		Influence on Greyhawk

See also

• List of game manufacturers
• 2020 in video gaming

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jogo do Ano . Spiel Portugal . 1 September 2021.
2. Web site: Kimber Eastland Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information. memorials.wendtfuneralhome.com.
3. Web site: Shelburne. Hunter. 19 February 2020. The Passing Of RPG Legend Scott Palter. live. 2021-05-06. www.sjgames.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200220004519/http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2020-02-19 . 2020-02-20 .