19th century in games

see also: 18th century in games, 1900s in games

Games released or invented in the 19th century

 * The Mansion of Happiness (1843) ~ the first commercially produced game in the US
 * Bell and Hammer (c. 1850)
 * The Game of Authors (1861)
 * Snakes and ladders (1870)
 * Game of the District Messenger Boy, or Merit Rewarded (1886)
 * Messenger Boy (1886)
 * Game of the Telegraph Boy (1888)
 * Chinese Checkers (c. 1893) ~ derived from Halma
 * Ludo (1896)
 * Reversi (1898) also branded as Annexion or Annexation.

Significant games-related events in the 19th century

 * The Milton Bradley Company is founded in Springfield, Massachusetts (1860).
 * E.G. Selchow & Co. founded (1867), later changing its name to Selchow and Righter (1880).
 * Parker Brothers founded by George S. Parker (1883).