Scorched Earth won the Origins Award for best board game published in 1987 in its category (period 1900-1946). The Origins Awards ceremony was held 20 August 1988 during Gen Con/Origins in Milwaukee, WI. GDW very graciously allowed John Astell to receive the award.

The kind reader may recall from my editorial in TEN 1 that I felt Scorched Earth deserved a crown. Well, this award is it; they don't come any better in our hobby. It would be fitting, therefore, to review the names of those people who made Scorched Earth the winner that it is.

Scorched Earth, Europa II
Copyright 1987, Game Designers' Workshop

Game Credits

Scorched Earth contains many of the concepts and game mechanics which were presented originally in Unentschieden, which was designed in 1974 by Paul R. Banner and Frank Chadwick.

Design: John M. Astell
Special Assistance: Shelby L. Stanton
Research, Axis OB: Shelby Stanton, Franklyn G. Prieskop, John Astell
Research, Soviet OB: Charles S. Sharp, John Astell
Other Research and Research Assistance: Frank Chadwick, Marc Miller, Paul R. Banner, Louis Rotundo, Paul Dunigan, Karl Gaarsoe, Dave Hughes

Art Direction and Graphics: Barbie Pratt

Art Department Assistants: Lauretta Oblinger, Dana Reischauer, Tim Brown, Loren Wiseman, Lester Smith

Playtest, Advice, and Assistance: [Too many to list!]