At a gala ceremony at the 1998 Origins International Game Expo and Fair, the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design today announced the winners of the 1997 Origins Awards, the premiere awards for design and production excellence in adventure games. In addition, the Academy inducted eight classic games and game magazines into the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame. The Origins Awards are a 24-year tradition of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design. Each year, nominees are selected by the Academy membership, then voted on by the gaming public (using ballots published in many gaming magazines) and the Academy. Winners are traditionally announced at the Origins game show. This year's Awards ceremony was held the night of Friday, July 3rd at Origins in Columbus Ohio. The winners of the 1997 Origins Award are: Best Abstract Board Game of 1997: Kill Doctor Lucky; Designer: James Ernest of Cheapass Games. Best Historical Board Game of 1997: Successors; Designers: Mark Simonitch, Richard Berg of The Avalon Hill Game Company. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 1997: Roborally Grand Prix; Designers: Glenn Elliot, Adam Conus, Tom Wylie of Wizards of the Coast. Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1997(tie): Wadjet: a Family Adventure Game: Graphic Designer: Dee Pomerleua of Timbuk II, Inc. and Successors: Graphic Designer: Kurt Miller of The Avalon Hill Game Company. Best Action Computer Game of 1997: Tomb Raider by Eidos Software. Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1997: Final Fantasy VII by Eidos Software. Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997: Sid Meier's Gettysburg; Designers Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, Brain Reynolds, Firaxis. Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1997: Starry Wisdom: Editors: Dustin Wright, Eric Vigt, Shannon Appel and Drashi Khendup of Chaosium, Inc. Best Professional Game Magazine of 1997- Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine; Developers: Jolly Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johannson, Dave Kenzer of Kenzer & Co. Best Trading Card Game of 1997- Shadowrun Trading Card Game, Limited Edition, Designers: Mike Nielsen, Jim Nelson, Mike Mulhill of FASA Corp. Best Tradition Card Game of 1997: Give Me the Brain: Designer- James Earnest of Cheapass Games. Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 1997: L5R: Time of the Vold: Designer: Dave Williams of Five Rings Publishing Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game of 1997: Shadowrun Trading Card Game, Limited Edition; Graphic Designers: Jim Nelson, Mike Nielson of FASA. Best Game-Related Novel of 1997: Planar Powers; Author J. Robert King of TSR, Inc. Best Game-Related Short Work of 1997- A Forty Share in Innsmouthl- Author: C.J. Henderson of Chaosium. Best Roleplaying. Adventure of 1997: Independence Day; Designers: Chris Snyder, Matt Forbeck of Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc. Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1997; Delta Green; Designers Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy, and John Tynes of Pagan Publishing. Best Roleplaying Game of 1997; Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game, Designer: John Wick of Alderac Entertainment Group. Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1997: In Nomine; Graphic Designers: Jeff Koke, Derek Pearch, Dan Smi'th, and Steve Jackson. Best Historical Figure Miniature Series of 1997; Charlie Company U.S. A=y Figures; Designer- Bob Murch of RAFM. Best Science Fiction of Fantasy Figure Miniature of 1997: Sisters of Battle Battle Squad (Seraphin); Designer Jes Goodwin of Games Workshop Best Vehicular Miniatures of 1997- Call of Cthulhu Roadster: Designer Bob Murch of RAFM. Best Historical Miniatures Rules of 1997: Flint & Steel; Designer: Richard Kane of Clash of Arms Games. Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules of 1997: Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars.; Designer- Shane Lane Hensley of Pinnicle Entertainment Group Inc. Best New Play-By-Mail Game of 1997 Star Web; Designer Rick Loom's of Flying Buffalo, Inc. 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame: Nuclear War Designer: Douglas Malewicki of Flying Buffalo Inc. Battle Tech Mech & Vehicles: Developer: Charles Crain of Ral Partha Berg's Review of Games; Publisher: Richard Berg Illuminati Play-by-Mail; Designers: William B. Field Jr., Peter G. Stassun of Game Systems, Inc. The Courier: Publisher: Dick Byrant of Courier Publications Fire & Movement: Published by: Baron Publishing, Diverse Talents, Inc. and Steve Jackson Games Strategy & Tatics by SPI 3W and Decision Games Back to White Knight #9 Table of Contents Back to White Knight List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Pegasus-Unicorn Productions This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com