


1976 in games – Breakout, Night Driver, Sprint 2, Blockade, Whac-A-Mole.1974 in games – Connect Four, Dungeons & Dragons.It also saw the appearance of the earliest, simple video games, and the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. This decade saw the board wargame gain a level of popularity. 1960s in games – Twister, Spacewar!, KerPlunk, Trouble, Operation, Battleship Sega is launched.1950s in games – Tactics, Risk, Yahtzee, The first ever video games are developed ( Tennis for Two, Nimrod and Bertie the Brain).1920s in games – Escalado Henry and Helal Hassenfeld found the Hassenfeld Brothers company (1923), later shortened to the name Hasbro (1968).19th century in games – Snakes and Ladders, Sudoku, Ouija Nintendo is launched.17th century in games – Hangman, Jeu Royal de la Guerre.16th century in games – Bingo (UK game).15th century in games – Trick-taking game.Games in ancient times – Royal Game of Ur, Senet, Tic-tac-toe, Rock paper scissors.The following pages are dedicated to important moments and events in the gaming industry, in their respective years.
