2005 in games
# 2005 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2005. For video games, see 2005 in video gaming.

## Games released or invented in 2005

* Arkham Horror (originally released in 1987 by Chaosium)
* Anachronism
* Australia: Aufbruch ins Abenteuer
* Axis & Allies Miniatures
* Beowulf: The Legend
* Bonaparte at Marengo
* Breakscore
* Case Closed Trading Card Game
* Caylus
* ChiZo Rising
* Codename: Kids Next Door Trading Card Game
* Cyberpunk V3 (role-playing game)
* d20 Apocalypse (role-playing game supplement)
* d20 Past (role-playing game supplement)
* Dark Millennium
* Dawning Star (role-playing game)
* Descent: Journeys in the Dark
* Diamant
* Diceland: Cyburg
* Diceland: Dragons
* ’’Dinosaur King’’
* Dragon Booster Trading Card Game
* Dragons of Kir
* EcoFluxx
* EinStein würfelt nicht
* Embassy chess
* Epic Battles
* Euphrates and Tigris Card Game
* Fairy Tale
* Federation Commander: Klingon Border
* Family Fluxx
* Fjords
* Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game
* Glory to Rome
* Gundam War Collectible Card Game
* GURPS Infinite Worlds
* Hecatomb (collectible card game)
* Hollyworld (role-playing game)
* Infinite Armies
* Infinity (wargame)
* Inkan aarre
* Key Largo
* Khet: The Laser Game
* Kruzno
* Louis XIV
* Manila
* Nexus Ops
* The Nightmare Before Christmas Trading Card Game
* Panzer Grenadier: Eastern Front
* Panzer Grenadier: Road to Berlin
* Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean
* Pentago
* Pimp: The Backhanding
* PÜNCT
* Railroad Tycoon
* RoboRally (second edition)
* Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
* Runebound
* Saganami Island Tactical Simulator
* Serenity (role-playing game)
* Shadow Hunters
* Shadows over Camelot
* Sleeping Queens
* Sonic X Trading Card Game
* Starship Troopers: The Miniatures Game
* Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game
* Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars Edition
* Terakh
* Ticket to Ride Europe
* TransEuropa
* Truth & Justice (role-playing game)
* Tsuro
* Twilight Imperium (third edition, first released in 1998)
* Twilight Struggle
* Usagi Yojimbo Role-Playing Game
* Vegas Showdown
* WARMACHINE Apotheosis
* Weapons of the Gods (role-playing game)
* Werewolf: The Forsaken (role-playing game)
* Wits and Wagers
* World of Warcraft: The Board Game
* Xiaolin Showdown Trading Card Game
* Zatch Bell! The Card Battle

## Game awards given in 2005

* Game of the Year and Gamers Choice for Best Miniatures (Origins Awards): WARMACHINE Apotheosis
* Games: Australia

## Deaths

| Date | Name | Age | Notability |
| - | - | - | - |
| January 2 | Frank Kelly Freas | 82 | illustrator |
| March 9 | Redmond A. Simonsen | 62 | wargame designer |
| March 11 | Karen Wynn Fonstad | 59 | cartographer of fictional worlds |
| March 12 | Edward E. Simbalist | 61 | RPG designer, co-creator of Chivalry & Sorcery |
| June 6 | David C. Sutherland III | 56 | illustrator, known for work on Dungeons & Dragons |
| October 26 | Keith Parkinson | 47 | illustrator, known for work on Dungeons & Dragons |
