Origins Awards semifinalists announced
GAMA has announced the semifinalists for the 34TH annual Origins Awards.
The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design (AAGAD) and the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) proudly announce the semi-finalists in all categories for the 34th Origins Awards.
“It was a good year for the Origins awards,” said Phil Lacefield Jr., chairman of the AAGAD. “We had plenty of contenders across the board. The jury members did a great job.”
“The Origins Awards give our industry a chance to reward excellence in all facets of gaming,” said Anthony Gallela, GAMA’s executive director. “The award categories recognize games of all types, as well as fiction, non-fiction, magazines, comics, and more.”
Juries of subject matter experts in each award category selected the semifinalists from all submitted products. They narrowed the field for their category to the top 10 selections (or fewer, depending on the number of total submissions).
Starting with the semifinalist list, game retailer attendees at this week’s GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas will select up to five finalists in each award category. From those finalists, attendees at the Origins Game Fair and members of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design will select the ultimate winners of the 34th Origins Awards.
This year’s winners will be announced during the Origins Awards ceremony at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m.
Submissions for 35th Origins Awards will open soon. Watch www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/submission for updates and submission forms. The final submission deadline for the 35th Origins Awards is January 15, 2009. No extensions will be given past this date! It is perfectly acceptable to submit games as they are relea! sed throughout the year.
For more information about the Or igins Game Fair, visit www.originsgamefair.com. To learn more about the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, please visit www.originsgamefair.com/aagad.
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Dark Age Games
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Dark Age Games
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Dark Age Games
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Dark Age Games
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Dark Age Games
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Dark Sword Miniatures, Inc.
Titanius Fury
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Privateer Press
Dark Heaven Legends Fantasy Miniatures
Reaper Miniatures
Miniatures Rules
Classic Battletech
Catalyst Game Labs
Dark Age: Essence
Dark Age Games
Saganami Island Tactical Simulator
Ad Astra Games
Forces of WARMACHINE: Pirates of the Broken Coast
Privateer Press
AT-43
Rackham
AE-WWII Core Rule Book
Darkson Designs
Song of Blades and Heroes
Andrea Sfiligoi
Frontiers
Asmodee
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms Second Edition
Mongoose Publishing
Rezolution: Outbreak
Aberrant Games
Publication, Fiction
Astounding Hero Tales
Hero Games
Edited by James Lowder
Dragons of the Highlord Skies
Wizards of the Coast
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Duty Calls
Games Workshop
Sandy Mitchell
Fire at Will
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Blaine Lee Pardoe
Flight From the Dark
Mongo ose Publishing
Joe Dever
Frontier Cthulhu
Chaosium
Edited by William Jones
The Orc King
Wizards of the Coast
R.A. Salvatore
Ravenor Rogue
Games Workshop
Dan Abnett
“The Shae Mutiny,” (from No Quarter #11)
Privateer Press
Doug Seacat
The Time Curse
Margaret Weis Productions
James M. Ward
Publication, Non-fiction
40 Years of Gen Con
Atlas Games
Robin D. Laws
The Art of Warhammer
Games Workshop
Edited by Marc Gascoigne and Nick Kyme
Battlegames Magazine
Battlegames, Ltd.
Edited by Henry Hyde
Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl’s Guide to the Dungeons & Dragons Game
Wizards of the Coast
Shelly Mazzanoble
Grand History of the Realms
Wizards of the Coast
Brian R. James and Ed Greenwood
Hobby Games: The 100 Best!
Green Ronin
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Kobold Quarterly magazine
Open Design
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No Quarter Magazine
Privateer Press
Nathan Letsinger, editor-in-chief; Eric Cagle, editor; Josh Manderville, art director
Polymancer Magazine
Polymancer Studios
Edited by Andrew Bernstein
Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable Media
MIT Press
Edited by Pat Harrigan and Noah Waldrip-Fruin
Roleplaying Game
Grimm
Fantasy Flight Games
The Savage World of Solomon Kane
Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group
CthulhuTech
Mongoose Publishing
Matthew Grau and Fraser McKay
Star Wars Saga Edition
Wizards of the Coast
Owen K.C. Stephens and Rodney Thompson
Witch Hunter: The Invisible World
Paradigm Concepts
Henry Lopez and Erik Weiner
Battlestar Galactica
Margaret Weis Productions
Jamie Chambe rs
Suzerain
Talisman Studios
Miles M. Kantir and Zach Welhouse
Faery’s Tale Deluxe
Firefly Games
Patrick Sweeney, Sandy Antunes, Christina Stiles, and Robin D. Laws
Colonial Gothic
Rogue Games
Richard Iorio II and Monica Valentinelli
Comix the RPG
Shiny Red Button Games
Roleplaying Game Supplement
Legend of the Five Rings: Emerald Empire
Alderac Entertainment Group
Shawn Carman, Richard Farrese, Douglas Sun and Brian Yoon
Pirate’s Guide to Freeport
Green Ronin
Chris Pramas, Robert J. Schwalb, and Patrick O’Duffy
Shaintar: Immortal Legends
Talisman Studios
Sean Patrick Fannon, Aaron Rosenberg, and Chrystyne Novack
Castlemourn
Margaret Weis Productions
Ed Greenwood
Delta Green: Eyes Only
Pagan Publishing
Dennis Detwiller, Adam S! cott Glancy and Shane Ivey
Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords
Paizo Publishing
James Jacobs and Wayne Reynolds
Ruins of the Wild: Dungeon Tiles 4
Wizards of the Coast
Bruce R. Cordell
Autumn Arbor Campaign Setting
Arbor Productions
Lee F. Szczepanik Jr, Erin Szczepanik, Anna Lunsford, Mordechai Luchinsky and Michael Kuhn
Codex Arcanis
Paradigm Concepts
Team Paradigm
Ars Magica: Societates: House of Hermes
Atlas Games
Erik Dahl, Timothy Ferguson, Andrew Gronsky, John Post, Mark Shirley, and Nick Simmonds
Game Support
Dungeon Life: Bendy Walls
Z-Man Publishing
Gamemastery Flip Mat: Tavern
Paizo Publishing
Crystalline Counters
Three Sages Games
Hollow Earth Expedition GM Screen
Exile Game Studio
Dr. Wizard’s Patented Elevation Indicator
Stratus Artworks
Call Of Cthulhu Dice Set
Q-Workshop
Check Your Six! Flight Stands
Noble Miniatures
The Chronicles of Ramlar - Originsl Soundtrack
Bailey Records
Bleach Trading Card Game Metal Deck Box
Score Entertainment
Collectible Card Game
Bleach
Score Entertainment
Aik Tongtharadol (lead designer), William Harper (rules editor)
Legend of the Five Rings
Alderac Entertainment Group
Mark Wootton (lead designer), Charles Urbach (cover artist)
The Spoils
Tenacious Games, Inc.
Josh Lytle (lead designer), Patrick Meehan (lead artist)
Stargate TCG Online - Base Set
Comic Images
Evan Lorentz, Paul Dennen, Chuck Kallenbach, Scott Martins, Chris Woods (game design); Steve Thoma, Colton Hoerner (graphic designers)
Board Game Or Expansion
Pillars of the Earth
Mayfair Games
Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler
Kingsburg
Elfin Werks
Andrea Chiarvesio and Luca Iennaco
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Qwirkle
Mindware
Susan McKiney Ross
StarCraft: The Board Game
Fantasy Flight Games
Corey Konieczka and Christian Petersen
Last Night on Earth, The Zombie Game
Flying Frog Productions
Jason Hill
Chang Cheng
Teknigames
Walter Obert
AmuseAmaze
HL Games USA Limited
Ethan Goffman
Battue: Storm of the Horse Lords
Red Juggernaut
Jim Long
HeroCard Orc Wars
TableStar Games
Nico Carroll
THUGS!
Tiny Mantis Entertainment
Nik Mikros and T. W. Cooney
Traditional Card Game Or Expansion
Walk the Plank
Green Ronin Publishing
Brian Hess and Evan Sass
Before the Wind
Mayfair Games
Torsten Lansbogt
Escalation
Z-Man Games
Reiner Knitzia
Lifeboat
Gorilla Games
Jeff Siadek
Cutthroat Caverns
Smirk and Dagger Games
Curt Cove! rt
Bankruptcy
Tangent Games
Geoff Habiger and Coy Kaissee
You Don’t Have More Cows
Fuller Flippers
Dane Fuller
Zombie Fluxx
Looney Labs
Andrew Looney
Infernal Contraption
Privateer Press
Matt Wilson, Jason Soles, Kevin Clark, Erik Breidenstein
Minions
Cloud Kingdom Games
Rick Smith