We received the following press release--RL

Game Manufacturers have put forward their best games released during 1999 in the $1 billion-plus non-electronic games market. The Fellows of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design have voted. The Origins® Awards Committee has done its work. Now it's up to the public to vote for their favorite designs!

The Origins Awards public ballot will be online by Friday June 2, and voting starts as soon as the ballot is up! Any publication can receive a copy for reprint- just contact us, or download it from www.gama.org.

The winners will be announced at the Origins® Awards Ceremony, Friday night July 14, 2000, at the Origins®, International Game Expo & Fair, Columbus, Ohio. Dress fancy and bring your cameras- we'll be in black tie for this special annual event.

Best Abstract Board Game of 1999

Button Men, Cheapass Games
Deadwood, Cheapass Games
Elemental, Kenzer & Company
Ta Yü, Rio Grande Games
Tile Chess, Steve Jackson Games

Best Historical Board Game of 1999

Great War at Sea: 1904-1905, The Russo-Japanese Naval War, Avalanche Press
Ra, Rio Grande Games
Tikal, Rio Grande Games
Totaler Krieg!, Decision Games
War Galley, GMT Games
War in Europe, Decision Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 1999

Andromeda, Rio Grande Games
Orcs at the Gates, Jolly Roger Games
Ricochet Robot, Rio Grande Games
Stephenson's Rocket, Rio Grande Games
Thunder's Edge, Fantasy Flight Games

Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1999

Button Men, Cheapass Games
Ra, Rio Grande Games
Tikal, Rio Grande Games
Stephenson's Rocket, Rio Grande Games
Thunder's Edge, Fantasy Flight Games

Best Trading Card Game of 1999

7th Sea: No Quarter!, Alderac Entertainment Group
Tomb Raider, Precedence Entertainment, Inc.
Young Jedi CCG: Menace of Darth Maul, Decipher, Inc.

Best Traditional Card Game of 1999

Apples to Apples, Out of the Box Publishing, LLC
Brawl, Cheapass Games
Chez Geek, Steve Jackson Games
Fight City, Cheapass Games
Reiner Knizia's Digging, Avalanche Press

Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 1999

7th Sea: Strange Vistas, Alderac Entertainment Group
Airlines 2, Avalanche Press
Doomtown: Reaping of Souls, Wizards of the Coast
Urza's Legacy, Wizards of the Coast
Young Jedi CCG: The Jedi Council, Decipher, Inc.

Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1999

7th Sea: No Quarter!, Alderac Entertainment Group
Brawl, Cheapass Games
Ceasar & Cleopatra, Rio Grande Games
Doomtown: Reaping of Souls, Wizards of the Coast
Young Jedi CCG: The Jedi Council, Decipher, Inc.

Best Action Computer Game of 1999

MechWarrior 3, Microprose, Inc.
Quake III Arena, Activision
Unreal Tournament Epic, Megagames

Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1999

Asheron's Call, Microsoft
Baldur's Gate: Tales of Sword, Interplay Productions
Everquest, Sony
Planescape: Torment, Interplay Productions

Best Strategy Computer Game of 1999

Age of Empires II, Microsoft
Civilization: Call to Power, Activision
Heroes of Might & Magic 3, 3DO
Homeworld, Sierra On-Line
King of Dragon Pass, A Sharp, LLC
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Firaxis

Best Game-Related Novel of 1999

Crossroads, FASA Corp.
Delta Green: The Rules of Engagement, Pagan Publishing
Nightmare's Disciple, Chaosium, Inc.
Skavenslayer, Games Workshop
The Gathering Dark Age Cycle I, Wizards of the Coast

Best Game-Related Short Work of 1999

Angel Dust (apprearing in Heaven & Earth RPG), Guardians of Order Inc.
Hate (appearing in The Trilogy With No Name), Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Infestations (appearing in Infestations), Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Just a Tad Beyond Innsmouth (appearing in Tales Out of Innsmouth), Chaosium, Inc.
Once More, From the Top (appearing in Delta Green: Dark Theatres), Pagan Publishing
Roll Your Bones (appearing in Lawyers, Guns, and Money), Atlas Games
Xing Qing Pao1s Lament (appearing in Swords of the Middle Kingdom), Guardians of Order

Best Historical Miniatures Rules of 1999

Armies of Antiquity, Warhammer Historical Wargames
Battles for Empire, Quantum Publishing
Fire Brigade, Jolly Roger Games
Piquet: Blitzkrieg, Piquet, Inc.
The Rough Riders, Old Glory
Warfare in the Age of Discovery, Emperor1s Press

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules of 1999

Babylon 5 Wars 2nd Edition, Agents of Gaming
Battlefleet Gothic, Games Workshop
Diskwars, Fantasy Flight Games
Plastic Ships and Fuzzy Men, Inner City Games
Vor: The Maelstrom, FASA Corp.

Best Historical Figure Miniatures Series of 1999

Demi-Brigadier French Line Infantry 1796, Imperialist Enterprises
German Assault Squad, Easy Eight Enterprises
N-Scale WW II Line, Minifigs

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Figure Miniature of 1999

Cardboard Heroes Fantasy Characters, Steve Jackson Games
Dragons Don't Share, Reaper Miniatures
The Dragon Gauth, Reaper Miniatures
Togashi Yokuni, Alderac Entertainment Group
Vor: Growler Razorback Chieftain, FASA Corp.

Best Vehicle Miniature of 1999

Babylon 5 Station, Agents of Gaming
Mad Cat Battlemech (28mm Scale), Armorcast
US Recon M8 Greyhound, Easy Eight Enterprises
Vor: Union "Ares" Assault Suit, FASA Corp.
White Star, Agents of Gaming

Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1999

Anime Squared, A2 Press
Herozine, Rising Force Publications
Mythic Perspectives, Gnawing Ideas
Serendipity's Circle, Wheeality Productions
Midwest Wargamers Association Newsletter, Hal Thinglum
Alarums & Excursions, Lee Gold

Best Professional Game Magazine of 1999

Comics Retailer, Krause Publications
Dork Tower, Corsair Publishing
Games Quarterly Catalog, Matthews-Simmons Marketing
Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine, Kenzer & Company
Pyramid, Steve Jackson Games

Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1999

No nominees

Best Ongoing Play-by-Mail Game of 1999

Middle-earth PBM: Fourth Age c. 1000, Game Systems, Inc.
World Wide Battle Plan, Flying Buffalo

Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1999

Axe of the Dwarvish Lords, Wizards of the Coast
Beyond the Mountains of Madness, Chaosium, Inc.
First Run, FASA Corp.
Legacy of the Forge, Alderac Entertainment Group
The Enemy You Know (appearing in Planetary Adventures), Last Unicorn Games

Best Roleplaying Game of 1999

7th Sea Role-Playing Game, Alderac Entertainment Group
Aberrant, White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
Dragon Fist, Wizards of the Coast
Mechwarrior Third Edition, FASA Corp.
Pokemon Jr. Adventure Game, Wizards of the Coast
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Roleplaying Game, Last Unicorn Games
Unknown Armies, Atlas Games

Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1999

Big Robots, Cool Starships, Guardians of Order
Dark*Matter, Wizards of the Coast
Delta Green: Countdown, Pagan Publishing
L5R GM's Survival Guide, Alderac Entertainment Group
Magic in the Shadows, FASA Corp.

Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1999

7th Sea Role-Playing Game, Alderac Entertainment Group
Brave New World, Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Roleplaying Game, Last Unicorn Games
Star Trek: The Original Series Roleplaying Game, Last Unicorn Games
Dark*Matter, Wizards of the Coast
Magic in the Shadows, FASA Corp.

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