1950s in games

Last updated January 01, 2026

Games released or invented in the 1950s

Afrikan tähti (1951)
Yahtzee (1954)
Tactics (1954)
Careers (1955)
Jotto (1955)
Perquackey (1955)
Risk (1957, in French as La Conquête du Monde)
Gettysburg (1958)
RSVP (1958)
Diplomacy (1959)

Significant games-related events in the 1950s

Avalon Hill Game Company founded by Charles S. Roberts to publish the first board wargame, Tactics . For many years Avalon Hill was a dominant maker of wargames.^[1]

References

↑ Avalon Hill's General Magazine Index and Company History 1952-1980 Volume 1- Volume 16 page5

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[1] Avalon Hill's General Magazine Index and Company History 1952-1980 Volume 1- Volume 16 page5

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