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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2009. For video games, see 2009 in video games.
Games released or invented in 2009
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Game awards given in 2009
- Mensa Select: Cornerstone, Dominion, Marrekech, Stratum, Tic-Tac-Ku
- Spiel des Jahres: Dominion
- Games: Small World
- Maria won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.[1]
- Mattel, Inc. purchases Sekkoia SAS, makers of Blokus, Blokus Trigon, Blokus 3D, Blokus Duo, and Blokus Giant for an undisclosed sum.[2]
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 13 | Keith Herber | 60 | RPG designer |
| April 7 | Dave Arneson | 61 | co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons |
| June 9 | Dave Simons | 54 | Comics artist who also drew for Dungeons & Dragons |
| September 6 | David J. Ritchie | 58 | RPG designer |
| October 14 | Wilf K. Backhaus | 62 | RPG designer, co-creator of Chivalry & Sorcery |
| November 7 | Gene D. Cohen | 65 | Psychiatrist who also created therapeutic board games |
| November 16 | Edward Woodward | 79 | English actor who hosted the Battleground wargaming TV series in 1978 |
| November 17 | Richard Snider | 56 | RPG designer, creator of Powers & Perils |