1982 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1982. For video games, see 1982 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 1982
• Ant Wars

• Battle Damage: Code Red

• By the Sword!

• Continuo

• Dawn Patrol

• Fields of Action

• Fighting Fantasy

• Fringeworthy (role-playing game)

• FTL:2448 (role-playing game)

• Gangbusters (role-playing game)

• Man, Myth & Magic (role-playing game)

• Phase 10

• Sequence

• Survive!

• Star Frontiers (role-playing game)

• Star Trek: The Role Playing Game

• Starfleet Voyages (role-playing game)

• Swordbearer (role-playing game)

• True Dough Mania

• Wizards

Game awards given in 1982

 * Spiel des Jahres: Enchanted Forest (German title is Sagaland)

Significant games-related events in 1982

 * Trivial Pursuit published, becoming the first trivia game.
 * TSR, Inc. purchases assets of Simulations Publications, Inc. following its bankruptcy.