RPG Toplists & Awards

[reaperman]

Yeah, but you'd respond with that regardless of what I said.

[reaperman]

Of course he would...and that's why I'm not a lich.

[reaperman]

Perhaps the whole lich thing is merely a red herring to draw attention away from a darker truth...hypothetically.

[reaperman]

Of course.

[Forge]

The ENies are RPG awards given out at GenCon, voted on by the people on the EN World boards.

Like it or not 4E racked up the most wins it looks like, Pathfinder RPG will be in next years voting and the Beta was not entered by Paizo so was not voted on.

2009 ENnie Award Winners

Best Cover Art:
Gold: CthulhuTech, Catalyst Game Labs
Silver: Pathfinder #19: Howl of the Carrion King, Paizo Publishing

Best Interior Art
Gold: Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, Fantasy Flight Games
Silver: Mouse Guard, Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press

Best Cartography
Gold: Pathfinder Chronicles Second Darkness Map Folio, Paizo Publishing
Silver: Star Wars: Scum and Villainy, Wizards of the Coast

Best Writing
Gold: Kobold Quarterly, Open Design
Silver: Don't Lose Your Mind, Evil Hat Productions

Best Production Values
Gold: Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, Fantasy Flight Games
Silver: Mouse Guard, Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press

Best Rules
Gold: Dungeons & Dragons 4th Ed. Players Handbook, Wizards of the Coast
Silver: A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying, Green Ronin Publishing

Best Adventure
Gold: Pathfinder #19: Howl of the Carrion King, Paizo Publishing
Silver: King of the Trollhaunts Warrens, Wizards of the Coast

Best Monster or Adversary
Gold: Dungeons & Dragons 4th Ed. Monster Manual, Wizards of the Coast
Silver: Dark Heresy Creatures Anathema, Fantasy Flight Games

Best Setting
Gold: Pathfinder Campaign Setting, Paizo Publishing
Silver: Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies, Atomic Sock Monkey / Evil Hat Prod.

Best Supplement
Gold: CthulhuTech Vade Mecum, Catalyst Game Labs
Silver: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wizards of the Coast

Best Aid or Accessory
Gold: D&D Insider, Wizards of the Coast
Silver: Kobold Quarterly, Open Design

Best Miniatures Product
Gold: Game Mastery Flip-Mat: Waterfront Tavern, Paizo Publishing
Silver: DU1 Halls of the Giant Kings Dungeon Tiles, Wizards of the Coast

Best Regalia
Gold: Battletech: The Corps, Catalyst Game Labs
Silver: Art of Exalted, White Wolf Publishing

Best Electronic Book
Gold: Collection of Horrors: Razor Kids, White Wolf Publishing
Silver: Tales of Zobek: An Anthology of Urban Adventures, Open Design

Best Free Product
Gold: Song of Ice and Fire Quickstart Rules, Green Ronin Publishing
Silver: Swords and Wizardry, Mythmere Games

Best Website
Gold: Obsidian Portal
Silver: Kobold Quarterly

Best Podcast
Gold: All Games Considered
Silver: Order 66

Best Game
Gold: Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, Wizards of the Coast
Silver: Dark Heresy Core Rulebook, Fantasy Flight Games

Product of the Year
Gold: Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, Wizards of the Coast
Silver: Mouse Guard, Mouse Guard, Kunoichi/Archaia Studios Press

Fan Award for Best Publisher:
Gold: Wizards of the Coast
Silver: Paizo Publishing

[emperor799]

I'm pretty happy with that list.

Next year, I expect to see a lot more Catalyst stuff, especially Shadowrun Their art direction is superb. Covers easily as nice as the L5R 3e stuff and interior work that puts D&D 4e to shame and makes me wish more money was going into SWSE.


2010 Predictions:

PF Core & SR4A as Product of the Year
PF & SR4 as Best Game
Eberron as Best Setting
SR4A as Best Production Values
something SR4 as Best Interior Art
BattleRun as Best Freebie
WotC Ship Tiles or DU4 Arcane Towers as best Minis Product
Revenge of the Giants as Best Adventure
DDi repeats as Best Aid or Accessory

[emperor799]

Podcast discussion and lots of links here: http://rpgcountdown.com/2008

The List

1. Book of Experimental Might (Malhavoc Press)
2. 4th Edition Players Handbook (Wizards of the Coast)
3. Book of Experimental Might II (Malhavoc Press)
4. Dungeon Crawl Classics #51: Castle Whiterock (Goodman Games)
5. 4th Edition Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast)
6. 4th Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide (Wizards of the Coast)
7. Rocketship Empires 1936 (Storyart)
8. Scion Companion (White Wolf Publishing)
9. Daughter of Nexus (White Wolf Publishing)
10. Dungeon Crawl Classics #46: The Book of Treasure Maps (Goodman Games)

11. Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide (Wizards of the Coast)
12. Adventurer’s Vault (Wizards of the Coast)
13. Dungeon Crawl Classics #35: Gazetteer of the Known Realms (Goodman Games)
14. Dungeon Crawl Classics #48: The Adventure Continues (Goodman Games)
15. Starmada: The Admiralty Edition (Majestic Twelve Games)
16. Dungeon Crawl Classics #29: The Adventure Begins (Goodman Games)
17. Castles & Crusades Players Handbook (Troll Lord Games)
18. Savage Worlds: Explorer’s Edition (Pinnacle Entertainment Group)
19. Martial Power (Wizards of the Coast)
20. Dungeon Crawl Classics #52: Chronicle of the Fiend (Goodman Games)

21. Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (Wizards of the Coast)
22. Manual of Exalted Power: Abyssals (White Wolf Publishing)
23. Imperial Starmada Sourcebook (Majestic Twelve Games)
24. 3:16 (BoxNinja)
25. The Harvesters (White Wolf Publishing)
26. Twilight: 2013 (93 Games Studio)
27. Dungeon Crawl Classics #51.5: Sinister Secret of Whiterock (Goodman Games)
28. Wild Talents: Essential Edition (Arc Dream Publishing)
29. World of Darkness (White Wolf Publishing)
30. H1 Keep on the Shadowfell (Wizards of the Coast)

31. Dungeon Crawl Classics #14: Dungeon Interludes (Goodman Games)
32. Scion: God (White Wolf Publishing)
33. Thousand Suns (Rogue Games)
34. Spirit of the Century (Evil Hat Productions)
35. The Big Score (Crafty Games)
36. Dungeon Crawl Classics #50: Vault of the Iron Overlord (Goodman Games)
37. Rocketship Empires: Ship Compendium No. 1 (Storyart)
38. Dungeon Crawl Classics #13: Crypt of the Devil Lich (Goodman Games)
39. Hunter: The Vigil (White Wolf Publishing)
40. Traveller (Mongoose Publishing)

41. Ruins of Ur (White Wolf Publishing)
42. Gryphon (Ki Ryn Studios)
43. T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil (Wizards of the Coast)
44. The Gunslinger Betty (Storyart)
45. E-Z Dungeons (Fat Dragon Games)
46. Dungeon Crawl Classics #1: Idylls of the Rat King (Goodman Games)
47. The Fear-Maker’s Promise (White Wolf Publishing)
48. Dungeon Crawl Classics #28: Into the Wilds (Goodman Games)
49. Book of Magic (Green Ronin Publishing)
50. Dungeon Crawl Classics #20: Shadows in Freeport (Goodman Games)

51. Counter Collection 4th Edition Heroic 1 (Fiery Dragon)
52. H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth (Wizards of the Coast)
53. DragonMech (Goodman Games)
54. In Fury Triumphant (Storyart)
55. Dragon Tiles: Forest Adventures (Fat Dragon Games)
56. City Builder Volume 1: Communities (Skirmisher Publishing)
57. War of the Burning Sky (EN Publishing)
58. Black Tokyo (Skortched Urf’ Studios)
59. Scion: Hero (White Wolf Publishing)
60. Invictus (Ki Ryn Studios)

61. Dungeon Crawl Classics #3: The Mysterious Tower (Goodman Games)
62. This is my Gun (Crafty Games)
63. Criminal Intent (White Wolf Publishing)
64. DragonMech: Mech Manual (Goodman Games)
65. Rites of Spring (White Wolf Publishing)
66. Shadowrun (WizKids)
67. Aberrant (White Wolf Publishing)
68. Dungeon Crawl Classics #49: Palace in the Wastes (Goodman Games)
69. One-Man Army (Crafty Games)
70. GM Gems (Goodman Games)

71. World on Fire (Crafty Games)
72. Changeling: The Lost (White Wolf Publishing)
73. Argos III (Ki Ryn Studios)
74. Dungeon Crawl Classics #5: Aerie of the Crow God (Goodman Games)
75. CthulhuTech (WildFire)
76. Spycraft 2.0 (Crafty Games)
77. Digital Grimoire (Catalyst Game Labs)
78. Barbarians of Lemuria (Beyond Belief Games)
79. Dragonshire (Fat Dragon Games)
80. Lost Arts of the Dead (White Wolf Publishing)

81. Six-Shooters & Spaceships (Margaret Weis Productions)
82. The Roll of Glorious Divinity II (White Wolf Publishing)
83. True20 Adventure Roleplaying, Revised (Green Ronin Publishing)
84. Locked & Loaded (Dream Pod 9)
85. Runner’s Companion (Catalyst Game Labs)
86. Block by Bloody Block (White Wolf Publishing)
87. Shadows of Cthulhu (Reality Deviant Publications)
88. Ventrue (White Wolf Publishing)
89. Modern20 (RPG Objects)
90. Noble (Alea Publishing Group)

91. Hot Chicks (Dakkar Unlimited)
92. The Underworld (White Wolf Publishing)
93. SORD (Myth Merchant Press)
94. Dogs of War (White Wolf Publishing)
95. MisFortune (Ki Ryn Studios)
96. Hammer & Claw (Majestic Twelve Games)
97. Cortex System (Margaret Weis Productions)
98. Bad Night at Blackmoon Farm (White Wolf Publishing)
99. Vade Mecum (WildFire)
100. Ghosts of Albion (Eden Studios)

[emperor799]

http://originsnews.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... -nominees/

List of Origin Award Nominees

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design announced the following nominees for the 36th Annual Origins Awards:


Card Game

The Isle of Dr. Necreaux – Alderac Entertainment Group

Martian Fluxx – Looney Labs

Poo – Catalyst Game Labs

The Stars are Right – Steve Jackson Games

Thunderstone – Alderac Entertainment Group


Board Game

Castle Panic – Fireside Games

Endeavor – Z-Man Games

Small World – Days of Wonder

Space Hulk – Games Workshop

Steam – Mayfair Games


Children’s, Family, or Party Game

Are You The Traitor? – Looney Labs

Duck! Duck! SAFARI! – APE Games

Pack and Stack – Mayfair Games

Ren Faire – Atlas Games

Word on the Street – Out of the Box Publishing


Roleplaying Game

Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space – Cubicle 7 Entertainment

Eclipse Phase – Catalyst Game Labs

FantasyCraft – Crafty Games

A Song of Ice And Fire – Green Ronin Publishing

Supernatural Roleplaying Game – Margaret Weis Productions


Roleplaying Game Supplement

Big Damn Heroes Handbook – Margaret Weis Productions

The Day After Ragnarok – Atomic Overmind Press

Seattle 2072 – Catalyst Game Labs

Warriors & Warlocks – Green Ronin Publishing

Weird War II – Pinnacle Entertainment Group


Miniatures Figure or Line of Figures

Duke Rathar, Dragon Lord – Fantization Miniatures

Kings of War: Elves – Mantic Games

Marvel HeroClix: Hammer of Thor Expansion – WizKids

Monsterpocalypse Series 4 – Privateer Press

Warhammer Armies: Skaven – Games Workshop


Miniatures Rules

BattleTech: Strategic Operations – Catalyst Game Labs

HAVOC: Tactical Miniatures Warfare – Voodoo Ink Publishing

Larger Than Life – Two Hour Wargames

Warhammer 40K: Planetstrike – Games Workshop

Warmachine Prime Mk II – Privateer Press


Game Accessory

Arkham Horror Dice Set – Q-Workshop/Fantasy Flight Games

d20Pro – Mindgene, LLC

Forsaken Lands Poster Map – Maps of Mystery

Fortress of Redemption – Games Workshop

Knights of the Dinner Table – Kenzer and Company


Game-Related Book

BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction – Catalyst Game Labs

The Best of All Flesh – Elder Signs Press

Cthulhu 101 – Atomic Overmind Press

Deluge – Pinacle Entertainment Group

Legend of the Five Rings: Death at Koten – Alderac Entertainment Group


Historical Board Game or Expansion

The Hell of Stalingrad – Clash of Arms Games

Richard III: War of the Roses – Columbia Games

Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Academy Games

D-Day at Omaha Beach – Decision Games

Unhappy King Charles – GMT Games


Historical Miniatures Figure or Line of Figures

Wings of War Albatross D.III – Fantasy Flight Games

15mm Parachute Rifle Company – Battlefront Miniatures

15mm Ming Chinese – Old Glory Miniatures

28mm British Napoleonic Infantry – Victrix Miniatures

28mm World War I: Great War in Africa – Brigade Games


Historical Miniatures Rules

Flames of War: Open Fire – Battlefront Miniatures

Wings of War: World War II, Deluxe Edition – Fantasy Flight Games

Napoleon’s Battles, 3rd Edition – Lost Battalion Games

“La Salle” Napoleonic Tactical Wargame Rules – Sam Mustafa

Warlord Games Black Powder Rulebook – Warlord Games


Historical Miniatures Rules Supplement

Flames of War: North Africa – Battlefront Miniatures

Eternal Empire: The Ottomans at War – Osprey Publishing

Battles of the Seven Years War: Austria vs. Prussia – Test of Battle Games

Fields of Battle: Atacar es Vencer! – Spanish Civil War 1936 – Iron Ivan Games

Commonwealth Skirmish Scenarios – Southern Maryland Press



Congratulations to all of the nominees and thank you to everyone who participated.

[emperor799]

^ Note the complete lack of Pathfinder =\