List of firsts in gaming history

This is a list of firsts in gaming history, or list of gaming firsts, listing game concepts and genres by their first appearance. It includes board game firsts and electronic game firsts, the latter including video game firsts.

Tabletop/Board game firsts
The following table lists board game concepts and genres by their first appearance.

Electronic/Video game firsts
This is a list of electronic game firsts, which includes a list of firsts in video game history, or list of video game firsts.

The electronic games listed include video games (arcade, computer and console games), computer games (mainframe and personal computer games), and arcade games (electro-mechanical and video games).

The following tables list concepts related to electronic games, by their first appearance. The tables includes electronic games as well as related hardware.

Genres
The following table lists electronic game genres by their first appearance.