The 32nd Annual Origins Awards

32nd Annual Awards press release (MS Word format)

The Annual Origins Awards Presentation for the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design recognizes the gaming industry's top achievements and products released during 2005. This year's nominee list included games from both large and small companies across the industry.

The Academy presents three groups of awards each year:

• The Origins Awards
• The Origins Vanguard Awards
• The Gamer's Choice Awards (voted by the gaming public)
  

The 32nd Annual Origins Awards winners are:

2005 Game of the Year
WARMACHINE: Apotheosis
Privateer Press, Inc.
Designed by Matt Wilson, Jason Soles, and Rob Stoddard

Board Game of the Year
Parthenon: Rise of the Aegean
Siren Bridge Publishing, Inc. & Z-Man Games, Inc
Designed by Andrew Parks and Jason Hawkins

Collectable Card Game or Expansion of the Year
Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering
Wizards of the Coast
Designed by Mark Rosewater, Aaron Forsythe, Tyler Bielman, Richard Garfield, and Mike Elliott

Traditional Card Game of the Year
Gloom
Atlas Games
Designed by Keith Baker

Role-Playing Game of the Year
Artesia
Archaia Studios Press
Designed by Mark Smylie

Role-Playing Game Supplement of the Year
GURPS Infinite Worlds 4th Edition
Steve Jackson Games
Designed by Kenneth Hite, Steve Jackson, and John M. Ford
 
Miniatures Game or Expansion of the Year
ATZ - All Things Zombie
Two Hour Wargames
Designed by Ed Teixeira

Miniatures of the Year
Wargods of Aegyptus
Crocodile Games
Designed by Chris FitzPatrick

Historical Board Game of the Year
Lock ‘N Load: Band of Heroes
Matrix Games
Designed by Mark H. Walker

Historical Miniature Game or Expansion of the Year
Gutshot
Hawgleg
Designed by Mike Mitchell and Mike Murphy

Historical Miniatures of the Year
10mm WWII Personality Set
Game Figures, Inc.
Designed by David Higgs

Nonfiction Publication of the Year
Historical Miniature Gamer Magazine
Legio X, Inc.
Designed by Kathy Plamback and Mike Cosentino

Game Accessory of the Year
The 13th Hour - Roleplaying Soundtrack
Midnight Syndicate Soundtracks
Designed by Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka

Vanguard Innovative Game Awards
Darter
Future Magic Games
Designed by Jason Conkey and Dove Byrne

Perplex City
Mind Candy
Designed by Michael Smith and Adrian Hon

Polarity
Temple Games, Inc.
Designed by Doug Seaton

XIG: The Four Elements
GT2 Fun & Games Inc.
Designed by Greg Scott, Greg Waring,Tor Nawrot, and Tim Huesken

Vanguard Unique Game Awards
Battleground: Fantasy Warfare
Your Move Games, Inc.
Designed by Robert Dougherty and Chad Ellis

Infinite Armies
BTRC
Designed by Greg Porter

Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
WizKids
Designed by Jordan Weisman, Jon Leitheusser, and Shane Small

World at War
Matrix Games
Designed by Gary Grigsby

Gamer’s Choice Best Board Game of the Year
Shadows Over Camelot
Days of Wonder
Authors: Bruno Cathala and Serge Lage
Illustration and Graphic Design: Cyrille Daujean and Julien Delval

Gamer’s Choice Best Collectible Card Game of the Year
Anachronism
TriKing Games
Designed by Michael Brown

Gamer’s Choice Best Traditional Card Game of the Year
Paranoia: The Mandatory Card Game
Mongoose Publishing
Designed by Steve Gilbert
 
Gamer’s Choice Best Historical Game of the Year
Axis and Allies Collectible Miniatures Game
Avalon Hill / Wizards of the Coast
Designed by Richard Baker (lead), Paul Barclay, Aaron Forsythe, Devin Low, and Jonathan Tweet

Gamer’s Choice Best Role Playing Game of the Year
Serenity
Margaret Weis Productions
Designed by Jamie Chambers

Gamer’s Choice Best Miniatures of the Year
WARMACHINE: Apotheosis
Privateer Press, Inc.
Designed by Matt Wilson, Jason Soles, and Rob Stoddard

About the Awards and the Academy
The Origins Awards are administered by the Academy of Adventure Game Art & Design.

The Academy - consisting of members of the game development community - pares down a broad selection of the year's best products and then votes for to determine the best product from a broad variety of catagories.

For more infomation on the Academy including past Origins Awards winners and the Academy Hall of Fame, visit the Academy Web site.