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[ACADEMY]: Origins Awards winners!

Mon, 6 Jul 98 19:10:13 -0500

PRESS RELEASEFOR RELEASE JULY 4, 1998Blacksburg, Virginia

July 3, 1998

Origins Awards Winners Announced at Origins 98!

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 premier 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 & 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 Awards are:

Best Abstract Board Game of 1997Kill Doctor LuckyDesigner: James ErnestCheapass Games

Best Historical Board Game of 1997SuccessorsDesigners: Mark Simonitch, Richard BergThe Avalon Hill Game Company

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 1997Roborally Grand PrixDesigners: Glenn Elliot, Adam Conus, Tom WylieWizards of the Coast

Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1997 (tie)Wadjet: a Family Adventure GameGraphic Designer: Dee PomerleauTimbuk II, Inc.

SuccessorsGraphic Designer: Kurt MillerThe Avalon Hill Game Company

Best Action Computer Game of 1997Tomb RaiderEidos Software

Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1997Final Fantasy VIIEidos Software

Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997Sid Meier's GettysburgDesigners: Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, Brian ReynoldsFiraxis

Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1997Starry WisdomEditors: Dustin Wright, Eric Vogt, Shannon Appel, Drashi KhendupChaosium, Inc.

Best Professional Game Magazine of 1997Knights of the Dinner Table MagazineDevelopers: Jolly Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, David KenzerKenzer & Co.

Best Trading Card Game of 1997Shadowrun Trading Card Game Limited EditionDesigners: Mike Nielsen, Jim Nelson, Mike MulvihillFASA Corp.

Best Traditional Card Game of 1997Give Me the BrainDesigner: James ErnestCheapass Games

Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 1997L5R‹Time of the VoidDesigner: Dave Williams Five Rings Publishing

Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game of 1997Shadowrun Trading Card Game Limited EditionGraphic Designers: Jim Nelson, Mike NielsenFASA Corp.

Best Game-Related Novel of 1997Planar PowersAuthor: J. Robert KingTSR, Inc.

Best Game-Related Short Work of 1997A Forty Share in InnsmouthAuthor: C.J. HendersonChaosium

Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1997Independence DayDesigners: Chris Snyder, Matt ForbeckPinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.

Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1997Delta GreenDesigners: Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy, John TynesPagan Publishing

Best Roleplaying Game of 1997Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying GameDesigner: John WickAlderac Entertainment Group

Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1997In NomineGraphic Designers: Jeff Koke, Derek Pearcy, Dan SmithSteve Jackson

Best Historical Figure Miniatures Series of 1997Charlie Company U.S. Army FiguresDesigner: Bob MurchRAFM

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Figure Miniature of 1997Sisters of Battle Battle Squad (Seraphin)Designer: Jes GoodwinGames Workshop

Best Vehicular Miniature of 1997Call of Cthulhu RoadsterDesigner: Bob MurchRAFM

Best Historical Miniatures Rules of 1997Flint & SteelDesigner: Richard KaneClash of Arms Games

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules of 1997Deadlands: the Great Rail WarsDesigner: Shane Lacy HensleyPinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.

Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1997Middle-earth PBM Fourth Age Circa 1000Designers: William B. Feild Jr., Peter G. StassunGame Systems, Inc.

Best Ongoing Play-by-Mail Game of 1997Star WebDesigner: Rick LoomisFlying Buffalo, Inc.

1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame:

Nuclear WarDesigner: Douglas MalewickiFlying Buffalo, Inc.

BattleTech Mechs & VehiclesDeveloper: Charles CrainRal Partha

Berg's Review of GamesPublisher: Richard Berg

Illuminati Play-by-MailDesigner: Draper KauffmanAdventure systems, Flying Buffalo, Inc.

Middle-earth Play-by-MailDesigners: William B. Feild Jr., Peter G. StassunGame Systems, Inc.

The CourierPublisher: Dick BryantCourier Publications

Fire & MovementBaron Publishing, Diverse Talents, Inc.,Steve Jackson Games

Strategy & TacticsSPI, 3W, Decision Games

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Charles RyanChameleon Eclectic[email protected]http://www.chameleon-eclectic.com

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[ACADEMY]: Origins Awards winners!
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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 Awards are: Best Abstract Board Game of 1997Kill Doctor LuckyDesigner: James ErnestCheapass Games Best Historical Board Game of 1997SuccessorsDesigners: Mark Simonitch, Richard BergThe Avalon Hill Game Company Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 1997Roborally Grand PrixDesigners: Glenn Elliot, Adam Conus, Tom WylieWizards of the Coast Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1997 (tie)Wadjet: a Family Adventure GameGraphic Designer: Dee PomerleauTimbuk II, Inc. SuccessorsGraphic Designer: Kurt MillerThe Avalon Hill Game Company Best Action Computer Game of 1997Tomb RaiderEidos Software Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1997Final Fantasy VIIEidos Software Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997Sid Meier's GettysburgDesigners: Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, Brian ReynoldsFiraxis Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1997Starry WisdomEditors: Dustin Wright, Eric Vogt, Shannon Appel, Drashi KhendupChaosium, Inc. Best Professional Game Magazine of 1997Knights of the Dinner Table MagazineDevelopers: Jolly Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, David KenzerKenzer & Co. Best Trading Card Game of 1997Shadowrun Trading Card Game Limited EditionDesigners: Mike Nielsen, Jim Nelson, Mike MulvihillFASA Corp. Best Traditional Card Game of 1997Give Me the BrainDesigner: James ErnestCheapass Games Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 1997L5R‹Time of the VoidDesigner: Dave Williams Five Rings Publishing Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game of 1997Shadowrun Trading Card Game Limited EditionGraphic Designers: Jim Nelson, Mike NielsenFASA Corp. Best Game-Related Novel of 1997Planar PowersAuthor: J. Robert KingTSR, Inc. Best Game-Related Short Work of 1997A Forty Share in InnsmouthAuthor: C.J. HendersonChaosium Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1997Independence DayDesigners: Chris Snyder, Matt ForbeckPinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc. Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1997Delta GreenDesigners: Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy, John TynesPagan Publishing Best Roleplaying Game of 1997Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying GameDesigner: John WickAlderac Entertainment Group Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1997In NomineGraphic Designers: Jeff Koke, Derek Pearcy, Dan SmithSteve Jackson Best Historical Figure Miniatures Series of 1997Charlie Company U.S. Army FiguresDesigner: Bob MurchRAFM Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Figure Miniature of 1997Sisters of Battle Battle Squad (Seraphin)Designer: Jes GoodwinGames Workshop Best Vehicular Miniature of 1997Call of Cthulhu RoadsterDesigner: Bob MurchRAFM Best Historical Miniatures Rules of 1997Flint & SteelDesigner: Richard KaneClash of Arms Games Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules of 1997Deadlands: the Great Rail WarsDesigner: Shane Lacy HensleyPinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc. Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1997Middle-earth PBM Fourth Age Circa 1000Designers: William B. Feild Jr., Peter G. StassunGame Systems, Inc. Best Ongoing Play-by-Mail Game of 1997Star WebDesigner: Rick LoomisFlying Buffalo, Inc. 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame: Nuclear WarDesigner: Douglas MalewickiFlying Buffalo, Inc. BattleTech Mechs & VehiclesDeveloper: Charles CrainRal Partha Berg's Review of GamesPublisher: Richard Berg Illuminati Play-by-MailDesigner: Draper KauffmanAdventure systems, Flying Buffalo, Inc. Middle-earth Play-by-MailDesigners: William B. Feild Jr., Peter G. StassunGame Systems, Inc. The CourierPublisher: Dick BryantCourier Publications Fire & MovementBaron Publishing, Diverse Talents, Inc.,Steve Jackson Games Strategy & TacticsSPI, 3W, Decision Games # # # -- Charles RyanChameleon Eclectic[email protected]http://www.chameleon-eclectic.com The following release was made publically available.We post it here forinformational purposes. The actual ownership, accuracycopyright and credit is retained by the original author.It is provided under its original intent, as a pressrelease.