The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (AAGAD) is a peer based network of gaming industry professionals whose mission is to promote innovation and excellence in design and production of games and game related materials.
Hall of Fame.
“In our Hall of Fame we find those people who have made critical contributions to gaming overall. We have those who elevated game design to an art and those who elevated the art found in game design. We have members who have made contributions to the business side of gaming, and those whose contributions have been less in design and production than in service to the industry as a whole. And we have the greatest fruits of their labors enshrined there as well.” — Michael Stackpole, Hall of Fame inductee
The Hall of Fame Class of 2020’s inductees include Wolfgang Kramer, Reinhold Wittig , Yahtzee, Board Game Geek. In addition Wolfgang Warsch was recognized as this year’s Rising Star.
Donald Turnball*
Inducted 1974
John Hill*
Inducted 1978
Steve Jackson
Inducted 1982
Louis Zocchi
Inducted 1986
Richard Berg*
Inducted 1990
Donald Featherstone*
Inducted 1993
Jordan Weisman
Inducted 1994
Greg Costikyan
Inducted 1999
James Ernest
Inducted 2002
R.A. Salvatore
Inducted 2003
Reiner Knizia
Inducted 2004
Aaron Allston*
Inducted 2006
Michael Pondsmith
Inducted 2006
Sid Sackson*
Inducted 2011
Monte Cook
Inducted 2015
Jennell Jaquays
Inducted 2017
Vlaada Chvátil
Inducted 2019
*Deceased