1987 in games
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1987. For video games, see 1987 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1987
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- Ars Magica (role-playing game)
- Auf Achse
- BattleForce
- Block Mania
- Central America
- Chainsaw Warrior
- Chaos Marauders
- Cyborg Commando
- Federation and Empire
- The Fury of Dracula
- Gammarauders
- Illuminati: Deluxe Edition
- Living Steel (role-playing game)
- Rogue Trooper
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (West End Games version)
- The Succession Wars
- Talislanta (role-playing game)
- Tantrix
- Teenagers from Outer Space (role-playing game)
- Timelords (role-playing game)
- Traveller: 2300 (role-playing game)
- Warhammer 40,000
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Game awards given in 1987
Deaths
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! Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| September
|75 |Designer of Rummikub |