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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1985. For video games, see 1985 in video gaming.
Games released or invented in 1985
Game awards given in 1985
- Spiel des Jahres: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Deaths
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Name || Age || Notability
|-
|January 4
|Brian Horrocks
|89
|Designer of Combat board game
|-
|July 7
|John Scarne
|82
|Magician who also designed games
|}
See also
- 1985 in video gaming