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Board games from the 1970s

80 games in the catalogue were first published in the 1970s, listed by year.

80games
17award winners
16designers
26publishers
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Hūsker Dū?19701–44+LuftwaffeAvalon Hill · 19702MastermindMordecai Meirowitz · 19702U.S.N.: The Game of War in the Pacific, 1941–43Simulations Publications, Inc. · 19712–3

All 80 games

80 games
GameYearPlayersTimeAgeDesigner / publisherCategory
Hūsker Dū?19701–4—4+Memory game
Luftwaffe19702——Avalon HillBoard wargame
Mastermind19702——Mordecai MeirowitzNP-complete game
U.S.N.: The Game of War in the Pacific, 1941–4319712–3——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Uno19712–10—7+MattelDedicated deck card game
Archie Bunker's Card Game19722–4——Milton Bradley CompanyCard game
Austerlitz19722——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Boggle19722–83 min—Parker BrothersLetter game
Borodino19722——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Dungeon!19721–830 min8+David R. MegarryFantasy
Outdoor Survival19721–4——James F. DunniganBoard game
The American Revolution: 1775–178319722——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Turning Point: The Battle of Stalingrad19722——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
War19723–6——Grow Jogos e BrinquedosWargame
Winter War: The Russo-Finnish Conflict19722——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Drang Nach Osten!19732–4——Game Designers' WorkshopWargame
Escape from Colditz19732–6——Gibsons GamesAction-adventure game
Ironclad19732——Guidon GamesMiniature wargaming
War of 181219732——Columbia GamesWargame
Xerxes1973230 min—F.X. SchmidBoard game
182919743–9——Francis TreshamBoard game
Hepta19741–2——Alex RandolphTile-based game
Kingmaker 19742–7——Avalon HillBoard game
Manassas 19742——Board wargame
Rise and Decline of the Third Reich 19742–6——John PradosBoard wargame
The American Civil War: 1861–186519742——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
The Russian Campaign 19742——Jedko GamesBoard wargame
Tribulation19741–6—10+Fred BauerBoard game
Wolfpack19741——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Jena-Auerstadt: The Battle for Prussia, 14 October 180619752——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
La Bataille de la Moscowa 19752——Game Designers' WorkshopBoard wargame
Marengo: Napoleon in Italy, 14 June 180019752——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
MechWar '7719752——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Napoleon at War: Four Battles19752——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Saipan: Conquest of the Marianas, June 194419752——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
The Battle of Nations: The Encirclement at Leipzig, 16–19 October 181319752——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Wagram: The Peace of Vienna, 5-6 July 180919751–2——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Avalanche: The Salerno Landings 19762——Game Designers' WorkshopBoard wargame
Cauldron: Battle of Gazala, May 194219762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Crusader: Battle for Tobruk, November 194119762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Kasserine: Baptism of Fire19762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
La Belle Alliance: The Battle of Waterloo19761–2——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Ligny: Incomplete Victory19762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Napoleon's Last Battles19762–4——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Quatre Bras: Stalemate on the Brussels Road19762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Starship Troopers19761–2——Avalon HillBoard wargame
Submarine19762——Avalon HillBoard wargame
Supercharge: Battle of El Alamein, October 194219762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Terrible Swift Sword 19762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Valley Forge19762——David WeselyMiniature wargaming
Wavre: The Lost Opportunity19762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo Game – June 18th, 181519762——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
A Mighty Fortress19776——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
Cosmic Encounter19773–8——Peter OlotkaScience fiction
Machiavelli19774–8——Avalon HillBoard wargame
Squad Leader19772——Avalon HillBoard wargame
Star Fleet Battle Manual19772–8——GamescienceWargame
Star Wars: Escape from Death Star19772–4——Kenner ProductsBoard game
Veracruz: U.S. Invasion of Mexico 184719772——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Victory in the Pacific 19772——Avalon HillBoard wargame
War of the Ring 19772–3——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 to May 195119772——Game Designers' WorkshopWargame
Heart of Oak: Naval Miniatures for the Age of Fighting Sail19782——Fantasy Games UnlimitedWargame
Ice War19782——Metagaming ConceptsBoard wargame
Mayday 19782——Marc W. MillerBoard wargame
Olympica19782——Metagaming ConceptsWargame
Source of the Nile 19781–6——David WeselyBoard game
Sticks & Stones19781–2——Metagaming ConceptsBoard wargame
Swords & Sorcery19782–7——Greg CostikyanBoard game
To the Green Fields Beyond 19782——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Alaska19792–4——Eric SolomonBoard game
Bloody April: The Battle of Shiloh, 186219792——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban Environment 19792——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
Dune 19792–6——Peter OlotkaScience fiction
Napoleon at Leipzig 19792——Operational Studies GroupBoard wargame
Ney vs. Wellington: The Battle of Quatre Bras19792——Simulations Publications, Inc.Wargame
The Campaign for North Africa19798–10——Richard BergBoard wargame
The Creature That Ate Sheboygan 19792——Simulations Publications, Inc.Board wargame
The Great Redoubt19792——Yaquinto PublicationsWargame
The Ironclads 19791–8——Yaquinto PublicationsBoard wargame