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Last updated March 29, 2025

This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2011. For video games, see 2011 in video gaming.

Games released or invented in 2011

Game awards given in 2011

Spiel des Jahres: Qwirkle
Kennerspiel des Jahres: 7 Wonders
Deutscher Spiele Preis: 7 Wonders
Games : Tikal II: The Lost Temple
Ora et Labora won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano.^[1]

Significant games-related events in 2011

Quebec-based distributor Filosofia purchases Z-Man Games.^[2]

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Notability
February 16	Hans Joachim Alpers	67	co-founder of German company Fantasy Productions
March 19	Jim Roslof	64	illustrator, known for work on Dungeons & Dragons
April 9	Ned Strongin	91	Game designer who co-designed Connect Four
April 26	Douglas Chaffee	75	illustrator
June 7	Leonard B. Stern	88	Co-developer of Mad Libs
July 31	Ian Daglish	59	Wargame designer
November 30	Zdeněk Miler	90	Artist who contributed to Ravensburger games

References

↑ "Jogo do Ano". Spiel Portugal. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
↑ "Filosofia buys Z-Man Games". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

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[1] "Jogo do Ano". Spiel Portugal. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[2] "Filosofia buys Z-Man Games". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

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