1987 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1987. For video games, see 1987 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 1987
• Ars Magica (role-playing game)

• Auf Achse

• BattleForce

• Block Mania

• Central America

• Chainsaw Warrior

• Chaos Marauders

• Cyborg Commando

• Federation and Empire

• The Fury of Dracula

• Gammarauders

• Illuminati: Deluxe Edition

• Living Steel (role-playing game)

• Rogue Trooper

• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (West End Games version)

• The Succession Wars

• Talislanta (role-playing game)

• Tantrix

• Teenagers from Outer Space (role-playing game)

• Timelords (role-playing game)

• Traveller: 2300 (role-playing game)

• Warhammer 40,000

Game awards given in 1987

 * Spiel des Jahres: Auf Achse - Wolfgang Kramer, F.X. Schmid