Earliest known board game was Senet. Played in Ancient Egypt around 3100 BC.
The game of Chess was first played in India in 600 BC.
The four-suit card deck (hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs) was created in Europe in 1365.
The first video game, PONG, was created in 1958, and was released for Atari in 1972.
1972 Magnavox released the first gaming console, the Magnavox Odyssey, also known as the "Brown Box."
In January 1973 Dungeons & Dragons is published in a 3-booklet set, which became one of the first RPG tabletop games popular in the U.S.Tom Ana (2017). "The Timeline of Board Game History." BoardGameGeek.