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For
Immediate Release:
[ Third Edition D&D Wins Origins Award for Best RPG
of 2000 ]
The
new edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game, codesigned
by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams, was honored
as last year's Best Roleplaying Game at the Origins Awards
ceremony, held this weekend in Columbus, Ohio.
"I'm
pleased to have been part of a great design team,"
Monte said when he heard of the award. "I'm sure I
speak for all three of us in saying that I'm happy to see
players recognizing our hard work. This award, and the mail
I've been getting over the last year, really shows me that
the game has made a lot of other people happy too."
The
2000 Origins Awards, the premier awards for design and production
excellence in adventure games, were presented at a gala
ceremony at the 2001 Origins International Game Expo and
Fair. The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design,
the awards' sponsoring organization, announced the winners
Friday.
"This
was an exciting year for the Origins Awards," said
Academy Chairman Charles Ryan. "Public response to
the new originsawards.com
website 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.
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.
Here
is the full list of 2000 Origins Awards winners:
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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