Post by Gilvan Blight on Jun 26, 2011 7:39:41 GMT -5
The 2011 Origin Awards were given out this past weekend. I totally meant to go this year but unexpected financial burdens meant it wasn't possible. I had planned to go and buy whatever won best boardgame and best RPG. Seems I would have came home with Castle Ravenloft and Dresden Files. Ravenloft is a bit of a surprise and not something I would have picked up. Dresden on the other hand I have been trying to find.
I really don't get the Catan Histories: Trails to Rails win. How the heck does Catan qualify as a Historical Wargame? The game is pretty good but I think it should have been in the Boardgame Category and not Wargame. I somewhat wonder if this was done since Mayfare was the only sponsor and they wanted them to win something.
Traditional Card Game
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
Back to the Future
Hecho
Hex Hex XL
Railways of the World the Card Game
WINNER: Back to the Future
Family, Children’s, or Party Game
Ligretto Dice
Telestrations
Wits & Wagers Family Edition
Word on the Street Junior
Zombie Dice
WINNER: Zombie Dice
Best Hobby Game Accessory
Color Primer: Dragon Red
Adventurers Tiles
Battlefield XP Swamp Tufts
Cthulhu Dice Bag
Battletech Hex Pack
WINNER: Cthulhu Dice Bag
Best Gaming Publication
No Quarter Magazine
Hamlet’s Hit Points
Family Games: The 100 Best
Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome
World at War Revelation
WINNER: Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome
Best Roleplaying Game
DC Adventures
Dragon Age
Dresden Files
Fiasco
Gamma World
WINNER: Dresden Files
Best Roleplaying Game Supplement
A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide
Dresden Files: Our World
Advanced Player’s Guide for Pathfinder
Shadowrun Sixth World Almanac
Sunward: The Inner System
WINNER: Dresden Files: Our World
Best Miniature Rules
Adventures in the Lost Lands
Battletech Technical Readouts
DC Heroclix
Hordes: Primal Mk 2
Mercs Games Rules
WINNER: DC Heroclix Blackest Knight Starter Kit
Best Historical Wargame
Warlords of Europe
Conflict of Heroes: Price of Honor Poland 1939
Catan History: Settlers of America Trails to Rails
Panzer General: Allied Assault
WINNER: Catan History
The Hall of Fame
Alex Randolph, Twixt
Erick Wujcik, Amber Diceless Roleplaying
Sid Sackson, Acquire
Best Play by Mail or Play by Email Game
Fate of a Nation
Cruenti Dei
The One Ring (A Legends Module)
Battle of the Five Armies
Heldenwelt
WINNER: The One Ring
Best Board Game
Castle Ravenloft
Defenders of the Realm
Fresco
Lords of Vegas
Nuns on the Run
WINNER: Castle Ravenloft
I really don't get the Catan Histories: Trails to Rails win. How the heck does Catan qualify as a Historical Wargame? The game is pretty good but I think it should have been in the Boardgame Category and not Wargame. I somewhat wonder if this was done since Mayfare was the only sponsor and they wanted them to win something.
Traditional Card Game
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
Back to the Future
Hecho
Hex Hex XL
Railways of the World the Card Game
WINNER: Back to the Future
Family, Children’s, or Party Game
Ligretto Dice
Telestrations
Wits & Wagers Family Edition
Word on the Street Junior
Zombie Dice
WINNER: Zombie Dice
Best Hobby Game Accessory
Color Primer: Dragon Red
Adventurers Tiles
Battlefield XP Swamp Tufts
Cthulhu Dice Bag
Battletech Hex Pack
WINNER: Cthulhu Dice Bag
Best Gaming Publication
No Quarter Magazine
Hamlet’s Hit Points
Family Games: The 100 Best
Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome
World at War Revelation
WINNER: Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome
Best Roleplaying Game
DC Adventures
Dragon Age
Dresden Files
Fiasco
Gamma World
WINNER: Dresden Files
Best Roleplaying Game Supplement
A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide
Dresden Files: Our World
Advanced Player’s Guide for Pathfinder
Shadowrun Sixth World Almanac
Sunward: The Inner System
WINNER: Dresden Files: Our World
Best Miniature Rules
Adventures in the Lost Lands
Battletech Technical Readouts
DC Heroclix
Hordes: Primal Mk 2
Mercs Games Rules
WINNER: DC Heroclix Blackest Knight Starter Kit
Best Historical Wargame
Warlords of Europe
Conflict of Heroes: Price of Honor Poland 1939
Catan History: Settlers of America Trails to Rails
Panzer General: Allied Assault
WINNER: Catan History
The Hall of Fame
Alex Randolph, Twixt
Erick Wujcik, Amber Diceless Roleplaying
Sid Sackson, Acquire
Best Play by Mail or Play by Email Game
Fate of a Nation
Cruenti Dei
The One Ring (A Legends Module)
Battle of the Five Armies
Heldenwelt
WINNER: The One Ring
Best Board Game
Castle Ravenloft
Defenders of the Realm
Fresco
Lords of Vegas
Nuns on the Run
WINNER: Castle Ravenloft