Members of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design (AAGAD) are published game designers, writers, artists, and other game creators. Any person with a verifiable published credit for writing, design, sculpting, illustration, graphic design, editing, line development, or brand management in three or more gaming products is eligible for admission to the Academy. The Academy is a committee of the Game Manufacturer’s Association (GAMA), and the Chair of the Academy is appointed by GAMA’s president. The Academy’s principal mission is the administration the Origins Awards.

Every fall, publishers and creators submit their best products from the past year as eligible in a large variety of categories. The members of the Academy then vote on which products should be named Origins Award Nominees. The top five vote-getters in each college are placed on the final ballot.

The 34th annual Origins Awards were presented on June 28, 2008 during the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio.

Submissions for 35th Origins Awards will open soon. Watch www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/submission for updates and submission forms. The final submission deadline for the 35th Origins Awards is January 15, 2009.

For more information about the Origins Game Fair, visit www.originsgamefair.com. To learn more about the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, please visit www.originsgamefair.com/aagad.

Miniatures Rules of the Year
Classic Battletech
Published by Catalyst Game Labs
Created by Jordan Weisman
Edited by Michelle Lyons, Diane Piron-Gelman

Miniature or Miniatures Line of the Year
Titanius Fury
By Dragonfire Laser Crafts Inc.

Collectible Card Game of the Year
Legend of the Five Rings
Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
Mark Wootton (lead designer), Charles Urbach (cover artist)

Historical Miniature Game of the Year
“Check Your 6!”
Published by Skirmish Campaigns
Designed by Scott Fisher

Historical Miniatures Line of the Year
Romano-British 15mm
Published by Splintered Light Miniatures
Designed by David McBride

Historical Board Game of the Year
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery
Published by Tropical Games
Designed by Glenn Drover
 
Non-Fiction Publication of the Year
Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Published by Green Ronin
Edited by James Lowder

Fiction Publication of the Year
Astounding Hero Tales
Published by Hero Games
Edited by James Lowder

Game Accessory of the Year
Call of Cthulhu Dice Set
Published by Q-Workshop

Roleplaying Game Supplement of the Year
Codex Arcanis
Published by Paradigm Concepts
Written by Team Paradigm

Roleplaying Game of the Year
Aces & Eights
Published by Kenzer and Co.
Written by Jolly R. Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, Dave Kenzer, Jennifer Kenzer and Mark Plemmons

Traditional Card Game of the Year
Zombie Fluxx
Published by Looney Labs
Created by Andrew Looney

Board Game or Expansion of the Year
StarCraft: The Board Game
Published by Fantasy Flight Games
Created by Corey Konieczka and Christian Petersen

Hall of Fame Inductees
* R. A. Salvatore
* Vampire: The Masquerade (White Wolf Games)
* Paranoia (Mongoose Publishing)

For more information, contact:
John Kaufeld
pr@gama.org
260-312-0562

See the 33rd annual Origins Awards winners

The Historical Jury for the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design announced its nominees for the Historical Category of the 34th Annual Origins Awards.

The Historical Product Nominees are determined through a jury of experts selecting the top five entries from each category.  In the category for Historical  Boardgame of the year there was a tie, so there are six Nominees.

The Origins Award Nominees in all game categories will be presented to the attendees of the Origins International Game Expo (Origins) in Columbus, OH, June, 25 – 29, 2008. Origins convention attendees will vote for the top product in each category. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Saturday Night, July 28th and each will receive the Origins Award, and named as “Product of the Year” in their category.

Please see www.originsgamefair.com/aagad  for more information on the Origins Awards. For more information on the thousands of game demos, tournaments, casual gaming, art show, auction, and amazing exhibit hall at the Origins Game Fair, see www.originsgamefair.com.

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ORIGINS AWARD HISTORICAL PRODUCT NOMINEES


Nominees for Historical Board Game of the Year [Tie for 5th place – so there are six.]

AGE OF EMPIRES III: The Age of Discovery
Glenn Drover
Tropical Games www.tropical-games.com

ASIA ENGULFED
Rick Young and Jesse Evans
GMT Games
www.gmtgames.com

ATHENS AND SPARTA
Tom Dalgliesh, Grant Dagliesh
Columbia Games
www.columbiagames.com

DUEL IN THE DARK
Friedmann de Pedro
Pilot Games and Z-Man Games
www.zmangames.com

STRUGGLE FOR ROME, CATAAN HISTORICAL SERIES
Klaus Teuber
Mayfair Games
www.mayfairgames.com

TIDE OF IRON
John Goodenough
Fantasy Flight Games
www.fantasyflightgames.com       


Nominees for Historical Miniatures Line of the Year

BRITISH 7th ARMORED DIVISION 15mm
Evan Allen and Richard Carlisle
Battlefront Miniatures www.Battlefront.com  

BRITISH NAPOLEONIC 40mm
Chris Hughes
Sash & Saber Castings
http://www.sashandsaber.com  

ROMANO-BRIT 15mm
David McBride
Splintered Light Miniatures
www.splinteredlightminis.com/romano.html  

BUCCANEERS, PIRATES AND PRIVATEERS 28mm
Lon Weiss
Brigade Games
www.brigadegames.com

SEMINOLE WARS 28mm
Russ Dunaway
Old Glory Corporation
www.oldgloryminiatures.com       

 
“Historical Miniatures Rules” of the Year  

AXIS & ALLIES NAVAL MINIATURES
Mike Elliott and Richard Baker
Wizards of the Coast
www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/aam/WaratSea   

BENGHAZI HANDICAP, Command Decision Supplement
Frank Chadwick
Test of Battle Games
www.testofbattle.com

“CHECK YOUR 6!”
Scott Fisher
Skirmish Campaigns
www.skirmishcampaigns.com

D-DAY CAMPAIGNS FOR NORMANDY, "Flames of War” Supplement
Jason Moffat and Phil Yates
Battlefront Games
www.battlefront.com

MIGHT & REASON
Sam Mustafa
Caliver Books
www.caliverbooks.com/index.php 

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design (AAGAD) and the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) proudly announce the nominees in all categories for the 34th Origins Awards.

Game retailer attendees at GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas reviewed the list and selected the finalists in each award category.  From those finalists, attendees at the Origins Game Fair and members of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design will select the ultimate winners of the 34th Origins Awards.

This year's winners will be announced during the Origins Awards ceremony at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m.

Submissions for 35th Origins Awards will open soon. Watch http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/submission for updates and submission forms. The final submission deadline for the 35th Or! igins Awards is January 15, 2009. No extensions will be given past this date! It is perfectly acceptable to submit games as they are released throughout the year.

For more information about the Origins Game Fair, visit http://www.originsgamefair.com. To learn more about the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, please visit http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad.

MINIATURE OR MINIATURES LINE

Skarrd Raze #2
by Dark Age Games

George R.R. Martin Masterworks - Premium Miniature Line
by Dark Sword Miniatures, Inc.

Titanius Fury
by Dragonfire Laser Crafts Inc.

Bronzeback Titan, HORDES: Evolution Miniatures Line
by Privateer Press

Dark Heaven Legends Fantasy Miniatures
by Reaper Miniatures

MINIATURES RULES

Classic Battletech
Published by Catalyst Game Labs
Created by Jordan Weisman
Edited by Michelle Lyons, Diane Piron-Gelman

Saganami Island Tactical Simulator, Second Edition
Published by Ad Astra Games
Created by Ken Burnside and Thomas Pope

Forces of WARMACHINE: Pirates of the Broken Coast
Published by Privateer Press
Created by Brian Snoddy and Matt Wilson

AT-43
Published by Rackham
Created by Arnaud Cuidet, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Nicolas Raoult, and Jerome Rigal

Song of Blades and Heroes
Published by Andrea Sfiligoi
Created by Andrea Sfiligoi

PUBLICATION, FICTION

Astounding Hero Tales
Published by Hero Games
Edited by James Lowder

Dragons of the Highlord Skies
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Frontier Cthulhu
Published by Chaosium
Edited by William Jones

The Orc King
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Written by R.A. Salvatore

The Time Curse
Published by Margaret Weis Productions
Written by James M. Ward

PUBLICATION, NON-FICTION

40 Years of Gen Con
Published by Atlas Games
Written by Robin D. Laws

Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl's Guide to the Dungeons &  Dragons Game
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Written by Shelly Mazzanoble

Grand History of the Realms
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Written by Brian R. James and Ed Greenwood

Hobby Games: The 100 Best
Published by Green Ronin
Edited by James Lowder

No Quarter Magazine
Published by Privateer Press
Nathan Letsinger, editor-in-chief
Eric Cagle, editor
Josh Manderville, art director

ROLEPLAYING GAME

Grimm
Published by Fantasy Flight Games
Written by Robert Vaughn and Christian T. Petersen

The Savage World of Solomon Kane
Published by Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group Written by Paul "Wiggy" Wade-Williams (with Shane Lacy Hensley)

CthulhuTech
Published by Mongoose Publishing
Written by Matthew Grau and Fraser McKay

Battlestar Galactica
Published by Margaret Weis Productions
Written by Jamie Chambers

Faery's Tale Deluxe
Published by Green Ronin Publishing
Written by Patrick Sweeney, Sandy Antunes, Christina Stiles, Colin Chapman, and Robin D. Laws

Aces & Eights
Published by Kenzer & Co.
Written by Jolly R. Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, Dave Kenzer, Jennifer Kenzer and Mark Plemmons

ROLEPLAYING GAME SUPPLEMENT

Legend of the Five Rings: Emerald Empire
Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
Written by Shawn Carman, Richard Farrese, Douglas Sun and Brian Yoon

Pirate's Guide to Freeport
Published by Green Ronin
Written by Chris Pramas, Robert J. Schwalb, and Patrick O'Duffy

Delta Green: Eyes Only
Published by Pagan Publishing
Written by Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy and Shane Ivey

Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords
Published by Paizo Publishing
Edited by James Jacobs, Art by Wayne Reynolds

Ruins of the Wild: Dungeon Tiles 4!
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Written by Bruce R. Cordell

Codex Arcanis
Published by Paradigm Concepts
Written by Team Paradigm

GAME SUPPORT

Dungeon Life: Bendy Walls
Published by by Z-Man Publishing

Gamemastery Flip Mat: Tavern
Published by Paizo Publishing

Crystalline Counters
Published by Three Sages Games

Hollow Earth Expedition GM Screen
Published by Exile Game Studio

Dr. Wizard's Patented Elevation Indicator
Published by Stratus Artworks

Call Of Cthulhu Dice Set
Published by Q-Workshop

COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME

Bleach
Published by Score Entertainment&nb sp; Aik Tongtharadol (lead designer), William Harper (rules editor)

Legend of the Five Rings
Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
Mark Wootton (lead designer),
Charles Urbach (cover artist)

The Spoils
by Tenacious Games, Inc.
Josh Lytle (lead designer), Patrick Meehan (lead artist)

BOARD GAME OR EXPANSION

Pillars of the Earth
Published by Mayfair Games
Created by Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler

Kingsburg
Published by Elfin Werks
Created by Andrea Chiarvesio and Luca Iennaco

StarCraft: The Board Game
Published by Fantasy Flight Games
Created by Corey Konieczka and Christian Petersen

Last Night on Earth, The Zombie Game
Published by Flying Frog Productions
Created by Jason Hill

Battue: Storm of the Horse Lords
Published by Red Juggernaut
Created by Jim Long

TRADITIONAL CARD GAME

Lifeboat
Published by Gorilla Games
Created by Jeff Siadek

Cutthroat Caverns
Published by Smirk and Dagger Games
Created by Curt Covert and Justin Brunetto

Bankruptcy
Published by Tangent Games
Created by Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee

Zombie Fluxx
Published by Looney Labs
Created by Andrew Looney

Infernal Contraption
Published by Privateer Press
Created by Matt Wilson, Jason Soles, Kevin Clark, Erik Breidenstein

Race for the Galaxy
Published by Rio Grande Games
Created by Thomas Lehmann

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Executive Director; Anthony J. Gallela ED@gama.org (Bio)

President; Rick Loomis President@gama.org (Bio)

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