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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:

2020 Origins Award Logo (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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