International Gamers Awards 2012 Nominees Revealed

Sep 3, 2012

Gamers rejoice as the 2012 International Gamers Awards nominees have been released and, as usual, the field is an interesting mix of Euro fare and titles with more of an American style of play. In case you’re wondering the International Gamers Awards were created to recognize outstanding games and designers, as well as the companies that publish them. The awards are truly international in scope, with committee members representing countries throughout the world.

Ok, maybe you’re not rejoicing since you have no involvement in the following games but here are the nominees regardless.

From the IGA:

GENERAL STRATEGY – MULTI-PLAYER CATEGORY

Dungeon Petz – Vlaada Chvatil – Czech Games Edition

Eclipse – Touko Tahkokallio – Lautapelit.fi / Asmodee

Hawaii – Greg Daigle – Hans im Glück / Rio Grande Games

Helvetia – Matthias Cramer – Kosmos

Kingdom Builder – Donald X. Vaccarino – Queen Games

Last Will – Vladimir Suchy – Czech Games Edition

Mage Knight: Board Game – Vlaada Chvatil – Wiz Kids

Ora et Labora – Uwe Rosenberg – Lookout Games / Z-Man Games

Pret-a-Porter – Ignacy Trzewiczek – Portal Publishing

Risk Legacy – Rob Daviau & Chris Dupuis – Hasbro

Trajan – Stefan Feld – Ammonit

Village – Markus & Inka Brand – Eggertspiele

GENERAL STRATEGY – 2-PLAYER CATEGORY

Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small – Uwe Rosenberg – Lookout Games / Z-Man Games

Star Trek Fleet Captains – Mike Elliott, Bryan Kinsella & Ethan Pasternack – Wiz Kids

Summoner Wars – Colby Dauch – Plaid Hat Games

Targi – Andreas Steiger – Kosmos

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