This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2022. For video games, see 2022 in video gaming.
| Date | Name | Age | Notability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | Mark Tseitlin | 78 | Israeli chess player | |
| January 28 | Gilles Mirallès | 55 | French chess player | |
| February 6 | Abram Khasin | 98 | Russian chess international master | |
| February 14 | Borislav Ivkov | 88 | Serbian chess Grandmaster | |
| May 7 | Yuri Averbakh | 100 | Russian chess grandmaster | |
| June 5 | Aleksandr Nikitin | 87 | Russian chess player | |
| July 13 | Igor Naumkin | 56 | Russian chess Grandmaster | |
| July 14 | Nikolai Krogius | 91 | Russian chess Grandmaster | |
| September 2 | Mišo Cebalo | 77 | Croatian chess Grandmaster | |
| November 29 | John Prados | 71 | Wargame designer, notably Third Reich | |
| December 12 | Kim Mohan | 73 | Game designer and editor for TSR, New Infinities Productions, and Wizards of the Coast | |
| December 31 | Darren Watts | 53 | Game designer, one of the founders of DOJ Inc., and president of Hero Games |