1997 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 24th annual (1997) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1998:[1]
| Category | Winner | Company | Designer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Abstract Board Game of 1997 | Kill Doctor Lucky | Cheapass Games | Designer: James Ernest |
| Best Historical Board Game of 1997 | Successors | The Avalon Hill Game Company | Designers: Mark Simonitch, Richard Berg |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 1997 | Roborally Grand Prix | Wizards of the Coast | Designers: Glenn Elliot, Adam Conus, Tom Wylie |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1997 (tie) | Wadjet: a Family Adventure Game | Timbuk II, Inc. | Graphic Designer: Dee Pomerleau |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1997 (tie) | Successors | The Avalon Hill Game Company | Graphic Designer: Kurt Miller |
| Best Action Computer Game of 1997 | Tomb Raider | Square Software/Eidos Software | |
| Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1997 | Final Fantasy VII | Eidos Software | |
| Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997 | Sid Meier's Gettysburg | Firaxis | Designers: Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, Brian Reynolds |
| Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1997 | Starry Wisdom | Chaosium, Inc. | Editors: Dustin Wright, Eric Vogt, Shannon Appel, Drashi Khendup |
| Best Professional Game Magazine of 1997 | Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine | Kenzer & Co. | Developers: Jolly Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, David Kenzer |
| Best Trading Card Game of 1997 | Shadowrun Trading Card Game Limited Edition | FASA Corp. | Designers: Mike Nielsen, Jim Nelson, Mike Mulvihill |
| Best Traditional Card Game of 1997 | Give Me the Brain | Cheapass Games | Designer: James Ernest |
| Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 1997 | L5R—Time of the Void | Five Rings Publishing | Designer: Dave Williams |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game of 1997 | Shadowrun Trading Card Game Limited Edition | FASA Corp. | Graphic Designers: Jim Nelson, Mike Nielsen |
| Best Game-Related Novel of 1997 | Planar Powers | TSR, Inc. | Author: J. Robert King |
| Best Game-Related Short Work of 1997 | A Forty Share in Innsmouth | Chaosium | Author: C.J. Henderson |
| Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1997 | Independence Day | Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc. | Designers: Chris Snyder, Matt Forbeck |
| Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1997 | Delta Green | Pagan Publishing | Designers: Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy, John Tynes |
| Best Roleplaying Game of 1997 | Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game | Alderac Entertainment Group | Designer: John Wick |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1997 | In Nomine | Steve Jackson Games | Graphic Designers: Jeff Koke, Derek Pearcy, Dan Smith |
| Best Historical Figure Miniatures Series of 1997 | Charlie Company U.S. Army Figures | RAFM | Designer: Bob Murch |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Figure Miniature of 1997 | Sisters of Battle Battle Squad (Seraphim) | Games Workshop | Designer: Jes Goodwin |
| Best Vehicular Miniature of 1997 | Call of Cthulhu Roadster | RAFM | Designer: Bob Murch |
| Best Historical Miniatures Rules of 1997 | Flint & Steel | Clash of Arms Games | Designer: Richard Kane |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures Rules of 1997 | Deadlands: the Great Rail Wars | Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc. | Designer: Shane Lacy Hensley |
| Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1997 | Middle-earth PBM Fourth Age Circa 1000 | Game Systems, Inc. | Designers: William B. Feild Jr., Peter G. Stassun |
| Best Ongoing Play-by-Mail Game of 1997 | Star Web | Flying Buffalo, Inc. | Designer: Rick Loomis |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Nuclear War | Flying Buffalo, Inc. | Designer: Douglas Malewicki |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | BattleTech Mechs & Vehicles | Ral Partha | Developer: Charles Crain |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Berg's Review of Games | Publisher: Richard Berg | |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Illuminati Play-by-Mail | Adventure Systems, Flying Buffalo, Inc. | Designer: Draper Kauffman |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Middle-earth Play-by-Mail | Game Systems, Inc. | Designers: William B. Feild Jr., Peter G. Stassun |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | The Courier | Courier Publications | Publisher: Dick Bryant |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Fire & Movement | Baron Publishing, Diverse Talents, Inc. | |
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Steve Jackson Games | ||
| 1998 Inductees to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Strategy & Tactics | SPI, 3W, Decision Games | |
References
- "Origins Award Winners for the Best Games 1997". The Duelist. No. 29. September 1998. pp. 68–69.
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