33rd Origins Awards Nominees Announced (copy)
GAMA announces the 33rd Annual Origins Awards Nominees. The nominated products are social games and their accessories and expansions.
The Nominees are determined through a jury of experts selecting the top ten entries from each category and presenting that list to the retail store attendees at GAMA’s trade show held in the spring. Those retailers pick their top five and those products are awarded the silver award for the year.
This list will be presented to the attendees of the Origins
International Game Expo (Origins) in
Please visit http://www.originsgames.com/ for more information on Origins.
Play By Mail Game of the Year
It's A Crime
Moderated by: The Adventure Guild
Designed by: Jack B Everitt, Robert I Cook, Michael Popolizio
Feudal Lords/Right of Kings
Moderated by: Last World Games Design
Designed by: Vladimir Degen, John Van De Graaf, Robert Biggar, Sean Hawley, Rick Ryker
Phoenix: Beyond the Stellar Empire
Moderated by: KJC Games Design
Designed by: Dr David Bethel, Mica Goldstone
Spiral Arm
Moderated by: Mercury Games
Designed by: Kevin Flynn
Starweb
Moderated by: Flying Buffalo Inc
Designed by: Rick Loomis
Board
Game or Expansion of the Year
BattleLore by Days of Wonder http://www.daysofwonder.com
Hey! That's My Fish by Mayfair Games http://www.mayfairgames.com
Designed by Alvydas Jakeliunas
Oshi by WizKids, Inc. http://www.wizkidsgames.com
Designed by Tyler Bielman, Jon Leitheusser, Ethan Pasternack, and Jordan Weisman
Shear Panic by Mayfair Games http://www.mayfairgames.com
Designed by The Lamont Brothers
Treehouse by Looney Labs http://www.looneylabs.com
Designed by Andrew Looney
Miniatures
Game or Expansion of the Year
Dreamblade Game Mat by Gale Force 9 http://www.gf9.com
Designed by Gale Force Nine & Wizards of the Coast
Dreamblade: Rules by Wizards of the Coast http://wizards.com/
Designed by Jonathan Tweet, Rob Heinsoo, and Brian Tinsman
Heavy Gear Blitz: Rules by Dream Pod 9 http://www.dp9.com
Designed by John Buckmaster and Philippe F. LeClerc
HORDES: Monstrous Miniatures Combat by Privateer Press http://www.privateerpress.com
Designed by Matt Wilson
Rezolution: Shadow War by Aberrant Games http://www.aberrantgames.com
Designed by Simon Mackenzie
Miniature
or Miniatures Line of the Year
Colossal Red Dragon by Wizards of the Coast http://wizards.com/
Designed by Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Chris Perkins; Art Directed by Robert Raper
HORDES: Monstrous Miniatures Combat line by Privateer Press http://www.privateerpress.com
Designed and Sculpted by Mike McVey and Matt Wilson
Easley Dragon by Dark Sword http://www.DarkSwordMiniatures.com
Designed by Jeff Easley, Sculpted by Dave Summers
Ptolus: Minotaur Priest by Paizo Publishing http://www.paizo.com
Sculpted by Neil McKenzie
Rezolution: Shadow War by Aberrant Games http://www.aberrantgames.com
Designed and Sculpted by Steve Saunders and James Van Schaik
Non-Collectable
Card Game or Expansion of the Year
Cowpoker by Steve Jackson Games http://www.sjgames.com/
Designed by James Ernest and Mike Selinker
High School Drama! by Shifting Skies Games http://www.shiftingskies.com
Designed by Boyan Radakovich
Knights of Charlemagne by Playroom Entertainment http://www.playrooment.com
Designed by Reiner Knizia
Munchkin Impossible by Steve Jackson Games http://www.sjgames.com/
Designed by Steve Jackson
Treasures & Traps by Studio 9 Games http://www.treasuresandtraps.com/
Designed by C. Aaron Kreader
CCG or
Expansion of the Year
Anachronism: Set 7 by TriKing Games http://www.trikinggames.com
Designed by Michael Brown, Steven McLaughlin, and Jeremy Holcomb
Magic the Gathering: Time Spiral by Wizards of the Coast http://wizards.com/
Designed by Brian Tinsman, Devin Low, Aaron Forsythe, and Mark Rosewater
Pirates: Davy Jones' Curse by WizKids http://www.wizkidsgames.com
Designed by Mike Mulvihill
The Spoils by Tenacious Games http://www.thespoils.com
Designed by Patrick Meehan, Josh Lytle, and Dylan Mayo
Universal Fighting System (UFS) by Sabertooth Games http://www.sabertoothgames.com
Designed by David Freeman, Erik-Jason Yaple, and Seth Morrigan
World of Warcraft: Heroes of Azeroth by Upper Deck http://www.ude.com
Designed by Mike Hummel, Brian Kibler, and Danny Mandel
Game
Accessory of the Year
Campaign Cartographer by ProFantasy Software http://www.profantasy.com
Designed by Simon Rogers, Mark Fulford, Michael Riddle, and Peter Olsson
Dungeon Tiles I by Wizards of the Coast http://wizards.com/
Designed by Chris Perkins; Art Directed by Ryan Sansaver
GameMastery Combat Pad by Paizo/Open Mind Games http://paizo.com/paizo
Designed by Ryan Thomas
Hero Lab by Lone Wolf Development http://www.wolflair.com
Designed by Rob Bowes and Colen McAlister
Settlers of Catan Event Deck by Mayfair Games http://www.mayfairgames.com
Designed by Klaus Teuber
Fiction
Publication of the Year
A Practical Guide to Dragons by Wizards of the Coast http://wizards.com/
Designed and Written by Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer, Nina Hess, and Kate Irwin
Dungeon Magazine by Paizo Publishing http://paizo.com/paizo
Published by Erik Mona Edited by James Jacobs
Horus Heresy: Horus Rising by Black Library/Games Workshop http://www.blacklibrary.com/
Written by Dan Abnett
Horus Heresy: False Gods by Black Library/Games Workshop http://www.blacklibrary.com/
Written by Graham McNeill
Three Shades of Night by White Wolf http://www.white-wolf.com/
Designed and Written by Janet Trauvetter, Sarah Roark, Myranda Sarro, and Tim Bradstreet
Non-Fiction
Publication of the Year
The Art of Warhammer 40,000 by Black Library/Games Workshop http://www.blacklibrary.com/
Written by Matt Ralphs; Edited by Marc Gascoigne
Art of Dragon by Paizo Publishing http://paizo.com/paizo
Published by Erik Mona; Art Direction by Sean Glenn
Dragon Magazine by Paizo Publishing http://paizo.com/paizo
Published by Erik Mona; Edited by
Jason Bulmahn
Games Quarterly Magazine by Matthew Simmons Marketing http://www.gamesquarterly.net/catalog.htm
Published by Mark Simmons; Edited by Erin Zimmer
No Quarter by Privateer Press http://www.privateerpress.com
Edited by Nathan Letsinger
Roleplaying
Game of the Year
Burning Empires
by Burning Wheel http://www.burningwheel.com
Designed by Chris Moeller, Luke Crane, Thor Olavsrud, and Radek Drozdalski
Exalted, 2nd Edition by White Wolf http://www.white-wolf.com/
Designed by John Chambers
Faery's Tale by Firefly Games http://www.firefly-games.com
Designed by Patrick Sweeney, Christina Stiles, Sandy Antunes, Spike Y Jones, and Robin D. Laws
Hollow Earth Expedition by Exile Game Studio http://www.exilegames.com
Designed by Jeff Combos, Jason Carl, Jim Cook, Christopher Goe, and Tyler Running Deer
RuneQuest by Mongoose Publishing http://www.mongoosepublishing.com
Designed by Matthew Sprange
Roleplaying
Game Supplement of the Year
Deadlands Reloaded by Pinnacle/Great White Games http://www.peginc.com
Designed by Shane Lacy Hensley and B D Flory
GURPS Bio-Tech by Steve Jackson Games http://www.sjgames.com/
Designed by David Pulver and David Morgan-Mar
Out in the Black by Margaret Weis Productions http://www.margaretweis.com
Designed by Tracy and Laura Hickman
Ptolus: The City by the Spire by White Wolf/Sword & Sorcery http://www.white-wolf.com
Designed by Monte Cook
Tome of
Designed by Richard Baker, Matt Sernett, and Frank Brunner
Historical
Miniature Game of the Year
Command Decision: Test of
Designed by Frank Chadwick and Glenn Kidd
General Quarters, 3rd Edition
by Old Dominion Game Works http://www.odgw.com/
Designed by Lonnie L. Gill
Polemos Napoleonics by Baccus 6mm http://www.baccus6mm.com/
Designed by Chris Grice and Peter Berry
Victory at Sea by Mongoose Publishing http://www.mongoosepublishing.com
Designed by Matthew Sprange
Vlad the Impaler by Warhammer Historical http://www.warhammer-historical.com/
Designed by John Bianchi, Steve Schifani, Dan Minculescu, and Rob Broom
Historical
Miniatures Line of the Year
28mm Carlists from the Spanish Civil War
line by Anglian Miniatures http://www.anglianminiatures.co.uk/
Sculpted by Paul Hicks
28mm Musketeers and Swashbucklers
line by Brigade Games http://www.brigadegames.com/
Sculpted by Paul Hicks
28mm British and
Sculpted by Soapy
28mm Medieval Polish/Lithuanian
line by Molniya Miniatures http://members.aol.com/molniyafigs/
Sculpted by Sergei Sharenko
40mm American Civil War line by Sash and Saber http://www.sashandsaber.com/
Sculpted by Chris Hughes
Historical
Board Game of the Year
Command & Colours Ancients
by GMT Games http://www.gmtgames.com/
Designed by Richard Borg, Pat Kurivial, and Roy Grider
Epic of the Peloponnesian War by Clash of Arms Games http://www.clashofarms.com/
Designed by Clash of Arms Games
Italia by Phalanx Games http://www.phalanxgames.nl/index.php?language=en
Designed by Andreas Steding
Napoleon at the Crossroads by Operation Studies Group http://www.napoleongames.com/
Designed by Kevin Zucker
Wavell’s War by GRD http://hmsgrd.com/
Designed by Frank Watson and Arthur Goodwin
We’ll see you at Origins
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