1990 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1990. For video games, see 1990 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 1990
• Ancients

• Battlelords of the 23rd Century (role-playing game)

• Careers for Girls

• Carrier

• Cyberpunk 2020 (role-playing game)

• De Bellis Antiquitatis

• Eurorails

• GURPS Cyberpunk (role-playing supplement)

• Hoity Toity

• Nightlife (role-playing game)

• Republic of Rome

• Rifts (role-playing game)

• Space Crusade

• Timelords 2nd Edition (role-playing game)

• Torg (role-playing game)

Game awards given in 1990

 * Spiel des Jahres: Adel Verpflichtet (English name Hoity Toity)
 * Deutscher Spiele Preis: Adel Verpflichtet

Significant games-related events in 1990

 * GMT Games founded.
 * Wizards of the Coast founded in Renton, Washington.