1983 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1983. For video games, see 1983 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1983
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- Ambush!
- B-17, Queen of the Skies
- Stalking the Night Fantastic (role-playing game)
- Calamity
- Dark Cults
- Dampfross
- Empires in Arms
- File 13
- James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Lost Worlds
- Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes (role-playing game)
- The Omega War
- Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game
- Scotland Yard
- Superworld (role-playing game)
- Valley of the Pharaohs (role-playing game)
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Game awards given in 1983
Deaths
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! Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| February 24
|76 |Fantasy illustrator who did work for Fantasy Games Unlimited |