Perhaps every cloud does have a silver lining. While failing behind the publishing schedule for The Grenadier is not a good idea (see this issue's "Editorial Notes"), it did allow me to reserve some space for a last-minute insertion of news from this year's Origins convention - the winners of the various awards:
Game Designers Guild Select Awards
Each year, the Game Designers Guild, a professional organization of game designers, selects the five games that the members believe are outstanding design efforts of the previous year. They are:
- Bloodtree Rebellion by Lynn Willis
Double Star by Marc W. Miller
Korsun Pocket by Jack Radey
Road to the Rhine by Frank Chadwick
White Death by Frank Chadwick
H.G. Wells Awards
The H.G. Wells Awards winners are chosen by popular vote by the attendees of the convention. The awards are given to the best miniature and role- playing releases of the previous year (or all-time best, in two cases). The winners are:
- Best Historical Figure Series GDW System 7 Napoleonics
Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Figure Series Ral Partha Collectables
Best Vehicular Model Series Martian Metals Ogre Series
Best Miniature Rules GDW System 7 Napoleonics
Best Role-Playing Rules SPI Commando
Best Role-Playing Adventure GDW Kinunir
Best Professional Magazine Covering Miniatures The Courier
Best Professional Magazine Covering Role-Playing Journal of the TAS
All-Time Best 20th Century Naval Rules Brookhurst Hobbies General Quarters
All-Time Best Ancient/Medieval Land Rules FGU Chivalry & Sorcery
Charles Roberts Awards
The Charles Roberts Awards winners are chosen by popular vote by the attendees of the convention. The awards are given to the best boardgame releases of the previous year. The winners are:
- Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame OSG Napoleon at Leipzig
Best 20th Century Boardgame SPI Cityfight
Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Boardgame ...SP I Creature That Ate Sheboygan
Best Initial Release of a Boardgame Y aquinto Ironclads
Best Profession Magazine Covering Boardgames Fire & Movement
Best Amateur Magazine in General Perfidious Albion
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