The nominees for the 2020 Origins Awards have been revealed by GAMA and I have to admit I’m pretty surprised by many of the choices. I’m used to seeing some titles, which I hadn’t played the previous year, nominated but there isn’t a single nominee outside of RPG entries which I’ve even see up close, let alone played. Outside of the Pathfinder Second Edition Corebook, not a single one of my favorite games of 2019 (which I shared back in January here and here) received a nomination. I’m not knocking any of these nominees – I haven’t played them! – but this list seems to be lacking some seriously heavy hitters…
From GAMA:
Board Game
Cloudspire | Chip Theory Games | Adam Carlson, Josh J. Carlson, Josh Wielgus
Colors of Paris | Super Meeple / Luma Imports | Nicolas De Oliveira
Guardian’s Call | Druid City Games / Skybound Games | James Hudson
PARKS | Keymaster Games | Henry Audubon
Prêt-à-Porter | Portal Games | Piotr Haraszczak, Ignacy Trzewiczek
Red Alert: Space Fleet Warfare | PSC Games | Richard Borg
Tonari | IDW Games | Bruno Faidutti, Alex Randolph
Tricky Tides | Gold Seal Games / Zafty Games | Steven Aramini
Card Game
Cogs and Commissars | Atlas Games | Matt Haga
DC Deck-Building Game: Rebirth | Cryptozoic Entertainment | Matt Hyra, Jared Saramago, Nathaniel Yamaguchi
Embers of Memory: A Throne of Glass Game | Osprey Games | Kuro
Kamigami Battles: River of Souls | Japanime Games | Rich Gain
Lockup: A Roll Player Tale | Thunderworks Games | Stan Kordonsky
Shuffle Grand Prix | Bicycle | Rob Newton
UNDO: Cherry Blossom Festival | Pegasus Spiele | Michael Palm, Lukas Zach
Collectible Game
Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Black Panther and the Illuminati Booster Brick | WizKids
Digital Adaptation
Cutthroat Caverns | Smirk & Dagger Games / Cellbloc Studios | Curt Covert
Mystic Vale | Alderac Entertainment Group / Nomad Games | John D. Clair
Raiders of the North Sea | Renegade Game Studios / Garphill Games / Dire Wolf Digital | Shem Phillips
Through the Ages: New Leaders and Wonders | Czech Games Edition | Vlaada Chvátil
Tsuro VR | Calliope Games / Thunderbox Entertainment Digital | Tom McMurchie
Family Games
ClipCut Parks | Renegade Game Studios | Shaun Graham, Scott Huntington
Code Stack! | AMIGO Games | Heinz Meister
Dirty Pig| North Star Games | Frank Bebenroth
Draftosaurus | Ankama Boardgames / Luma Imports | Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière
Finger Guns at High Noon | Indie Boards and Cards | John Velgus
Game Accessory
Citadel Contrast Paint | Games Workshop
The Jasper: A Board Gaming Table | BoardGameTables.com
Valhallah Screen | Dog Might Games | Mike Cameron, Mike Konas, Alyssa Menold, Lindsey Rode
The Watson Game Topper System | Game Toppers
Wingspan Organizer and Dice Tower | The Broken Token | Tuan Vo
Historical Game
Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel (3rd edition) | Academy Games | Gunter Eickert, Uwe Eickert
Pandemic: Fall of Rome | Z-Man Games | Matt Leacock, Paolo Mori
U-BOOT: The Board Game | Ares Games | Bartosz Pluta, Artur Salwarowski
Watergate | Capstone Games | Matthias Cramer
Historical Minis
Bolt Action: Campaign D-Day Overlord | Osprey Games / Warlord Games
Bolt Action: Korea | Osprey Games / Warlord Games
Miniatures Game
Gaslands: Refuelled | Osprey Games | Mike Hutchinson
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid | Renegade Game Studios | Jonathan Ying
Reality’s Edge: Cyberpunk Skirmish Rules | Osprey Games | Joseph McGuire
Riot Quest | Privateer Press | Matt Wilson
Warcry | Games Workshop | Sebastien Toursel
Roleplaying Game
Alien: The Roleplaying Game | Free League Publishing | Andrew E.C. Gaska, Tomas Härenstam
Over the Edge (3rd edition) | Atlas Games | Chris Lites, Jonathan Tweet
Pathfinder Core Rulebook (2nd edition) | Paizo Inc | Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mark Seifter
Star Crossed | Bully Pulpit Games | Alex Roberts
Teens in Space | Renegade Game Studios / Hunters Entertainment | Jonathan Gilmour, Doug Levandowski
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