1981 in games
# 1981 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1981. For video games, see 1981 in video gaming.

## Games released or invented in 1981

* A House Divided
* Aftermath! (role-playing game)
* Attack of the Mutants!
* Axis & Allies (Nova Games version)
* Baboon Ball
* The Barbarians
* Bushido (role-playing game)
* Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)
* Champions (role-playing game)
* Conquistador (2nd edition)
* Cry Havoc
* Dimension Demons
* Down with the King
* A Fistful of Turkeys
* The Fury of the Norsemen
* The Generic Gangster Chase Game
* Hitler's War
* The Lords of Underearth
* Midgard (role-playing game)
* Shuttlewars
* Storm Over Arnhem
* Stormbringer (role-playing game)
* They've Invaded Pleasantville
* Trailblazer
* Transylvania
* The Trojan War
* Upwords
* Voyage of the B.S.M. Pandora

## Game awards given in 1981

* Spiel des Jahres: Focus

## Significant games-related events in 1981

* Amarillo Design Bureau founded.
