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board Board or Boards may refer to: Flat surface * Lumber, or other rigid material, milled or sawn flat ** Plank (wood) ** Cutting board ** Sounding board, of a musical instrument * Cardboard (paper product) * Paperboard * Fiberboard ** Hardboard, a ty ...

and card games, wargames,

miniatures games Miniatures games are a form of tabletop game which prominently features the use of miniature models or figures. War games One of the oldest and most popular miniatures game genres is that of war games, where figures are arranged into competing " ...

, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1979. For video games, see

1979 in video gaming Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

Games released or invented in 1979

Games awards given in 1979

* Spiel des Jahres: '' Hare and Tortoise'' (first year given)

Significant games-related events of 1979

* Task Force Games founded by

Allen Eldridge Allen D. Eldridge is a game designer who has worked primarily on board games. Career Allen Eldridge met Stephen V. Cole, Stephen Cole at a local game club in Amarillo, Texas, and joined Cole at his company JP Productions a few years after he fou ...

and Stephen Cole.

Games released or invented in 1979

Games awards given in 1979

Significant games-related events of 1979

See also