1988 in games

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1988. For video and console games, see 1988 in video gaming.

Games invented or released in 1988

 * 2300 AD (role-playing game)
 * Abalone
 * Ad Astra (role-playing game)
 * Barbarossa
 * Buck Rogers - Battle for the 25th Century
 * Cyberpunk 2013 (role-playing game)
 * Dirty Minds
 * Free Parking
 * Girl Talk
 * Fun House
 * Kremlin
 * Macho Women with Guns (role-playing game)
 * Merchant of Venus
 * Ninjas and Superspies (role-playing game)
 * Scattergories
 * Sky Galleons of Mars
 * Space: 1889 (role-playing game)

Game awards given in 1988

 * Spiel des Jahres: Barbarossa