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Games released or invented in 1996
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Game awards given in 1996
- Origins Awards (for 1995):
- Best Card Game: Middle-earth: The Wizards
- Best Fantasy or Science-Fiction Board Game: Dragon Dice
- Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game: RoboRally - Armed and Dangerous
- Best Miniatures Rules: Warzone - A Fast & Furious Miniatures Battle Game
- Best Modern-Day Board Game: Empire of the Rising Sun
- Best Pre-20th Century Board Game (tie): Colonial Diplomacy, Three Days of Gettysburg
- Best Roleplaying Rules: Mage: The Ascension (2nd edition)
- Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame
- Games: 25 Words or Less
- Five Rings Publishing Group formed as a spin-out of Alderac Entertainment Group and ISOMEDIA.
- Looney Labs is founded after the demise of Icehouse Games, Inc.
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 17 | Piet Hein[1] | 90 | Scientist and game designer |
| July 18 | Stephen Donaldson[2] | 49 | Activist and wargame designer for Simulations Publications, Inc. |
| December 18 | Charles Deaton[3] | 75 | Architect who designed Gusher (1946) |
See also
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