This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1993. For video games, see 1993 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1993
- Amazing Engine (role-playing game)
- Carat
- Cartoon Game
- Cybergeneration (role-playing game)
- Dirty Money (game)
- DragonStrike
- Earthdawn (role-playing game)
- Forgotten Futures (role-playing game)
- Hacker II: The Dark Side
- Mage: The Ascension (role-playing game)
- Magic: The Gathering
- Pandemonium (role-playing game)
- Prime Directive (role-playing game)
- Risus: The Anything RPG (role-playing game system)
- SLA Industries (role-playing game)
- Star Riders (role-playing game)
- Total Attack!! Soccer
- Uncle Happy's Train Game
- Underground (role-playing game)
- We the People (board wargame)[1]
Game awards given in 1993
- Spiel des Jahres: Call My Bluff
- Deutscher Spiele Preis: Modern Art
- Best Children's Game: Verflixt Gemixt
- Games: Inklings
Significant games-related events in 1993
- Magic: The Gathering released by Wizards of the Coast, to become the first popular collectible card game.
- Alderac Entertainment Group founded.
Deaths
| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 3 | Paul J. Gruen | 52 | Game designer |
| April 4 | Alfred Mosher Butts | 93 | Designer of Scrabble |
| September 15 | Ethan Allen | 89 | Baseball player who designed All Star Baseball |