[DL] PEG wins Origins Award

["Roger Bert" <deadlands@triton.net>]

PEG won Best Historical Miniatures Rules with Fields of Honor.

Congratulations!
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Roger Bert <rogerbert@old-oeridians.com>
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Old Oeridians Game Club:
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> Subject: [PRESS] Origins Award Winners Announced
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Columbus, Ohio
> July 6, 2001
>
> Origins Awards Winners Announced
>
> At a gala ceremony at the 2001 Origins International Game Expo
> and Fair, the
> Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design today announced the
> winners of the
> 20000 Origins Awards, the premier awards for design and
> production excellence
> in adventure games. In addition, the Academy inducted two classic
> games, and
> two respected game professionals, into the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame.
>
> "This was an exciting year for the Origins Awards," said Academy Chairman
> Charles Ryan. "Public response to the new originsawards.com web site was
> terrific. And we had the biggest ceremony ever. The Awards have
> become a real
> cornerstone of the Origins show, and one of the biggest events of
> the year for
> the adventure games industry."
>
> The Origins Awards are a 27-year tradition of the Academy of
> Adventure Gaming
> Arts & Design. Each year, nominees are selected by the Academy membership,
> then voted on by the gaming public and the Academy by mail and at
> http://www.originsawards.org. Winners are announced and the
> Awards given out
> at a gala ceremony at the Origins International Game Expo and Fair. This
> years Awards ceremony was held the night of Friday, July 6th, at
> Origins in
> Columbus, Ohio.
>
> The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design is the professional
> association
> of the adventure and hobby game industry. The Fellows of the
> Academy include
> the foremost designers, authors, illustrators, and other
> professionals of the
> games industry. The Academy is a committee of GAMA, the Game Manufacturers
> Association.
>
>
>
> 2000 Origins Awards Winners
> Announced at Origins 2001
>
> Best Abstract Board Game
> Icehouse: The Martian Chess Set
> Designers: Andrew Looney, John Cooper
> Looney Labs
>
> Best Historical Board Game
> Axis & Allies: Europe
> Designer: Larry Harris
> Avalon Hill
>
> Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game
> The Great Brain Robbery
> Designer: James Ernest
> Cheapass Games
>
> Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game
> The Hills Rise Wild!
> Art Director: Jesper Myrfors; Graphic Designer: John Tynes
> Pagan Publishing
>
> Best Trading Card Game
> Sailor Moon Collectible Card Game
> Designers: Mark C. MacKinnon, Jeff Mackintosh, Karen McLarney, John R.
> Phythyon, Jr.
> Dart Flipcards
>
> Best Traditional Card Game
> Chrononauts
> Designer: Andrew Looney
> Looney Labs
>
> Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement
> BRAWL: Club Foglio
> for BRAWL
> Designer: James Ernest
> Cheapass Games
>
> Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game
> BRAWL: Club Foglio
> for BRAWL
> Graphic Designer: James Ernest
> Cheapass Games
>
> Best Game-Related Novel
> Dragons of a Fallen Sun
> Authors: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
> Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
>
> Best Game-Related Short Work
> Matt and Gilly's Big Date
> appearing in Dork Tower #11
> Author: John Kovalic
> Dork Storm Press
>
> Best Historical Miniatures Rules
> Fields of Honor
> Designer: Shane Lacy Hensley
> Pinnacle Entertainment Group
>
> Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules
> Mage Knight: Rebellion
> Designers: Jordan Weisman, Kevin Barrett
> WizKids
>
> Best Historical Figure Miniatures Series
> Hammer's Hellhounds (US Paratroopers)
> Sculptor: Jim Bland
> Easy Eight Enterprises
>
> Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Figure Miniature
> Beholder
> for Dungeons & Dragons
> Sculptor: Kim Graham, Will Hannah
> Wizards of the Coast
>
> Best Vehicular Miniature
> Shadowsword Titan Hunter
> for Warhammer 40,000
> Sculptor: Brian Fawcett
> Forge World
>
> Best Amateur Game Periodical
> Alarums & Excursions
> Publisher: Lee Gold
>
> Best Professional Game Periodical
> Pyramid
> Editor: Steven Marsh
> Steve Jackson Games
>
> Best Play-by-Mail Game
> Starweb
> Designer: Rick Loomis
> Flying Buffalo Inc.
>
> Best Roleplaying Adventure
> Death in Freeport
> for the d20 System
> Designer: Chris Pramas
> Green Ronin Publishing
>
> Best Roleplaying Game
> Dungeons & Dragons
> Designers: Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams
> Wizards of the Coast
>
> Best Roleplaying Supplement
> GURPS Steampunk
> for GURPS
> Designer: William H. Stoddard
> Steve Jackson Games
>
> Best Graphic Design of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement
> Monster Manual
> for Dungeons & Dragons
> Graphic Designers: Sean Glenn, Sherry Floyd
> Wizards of the Coast
>
> Best Game Aid or Accessory
> The Munchkin's Guide To Powergaming
> Designers: James 'Grim' Desborough, Steve 'Big Steve' Mortimer, Phil
> 'Editor' Masters
> Steve Jackson Games
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