2020 ENnie Award winners
The following are the winners of the 20th annual ENnie Awards, held in 2020:[1][2][3][4]
| 2020 ENnie Award winners | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best role-playing games of previous year |
| Country | United Kingdom & United States |
| Presented by | Gen Con |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Website | Archive of 2020 ENNIE Awards |
Judges' Spotlight Winners
- Benjamin Adelman – Sleepaway, Author: Jay Dragon
- Rachel Campbell – Glitter Hearts, Leatherman Games, Author: Greg Leatherman
- Christopher Gath – Refractions in Glasston, Chaosium Inc., Authors: Taylor University PWR Press, Sam Guinsatao, Carson Jacobs, T.R. Knight, Joy Lemont, Elijah Oates, Rayce Patterson, Emily Pawlowski, J. Tucker White
- Shauna Ratliff – Knarls Candy Compendium, Authors: Makenzie De Armas, Levi Phipps
- James Surano – Hit the Streets, Defend the Block, Lost Highway Games, Author: Rich Rogers
Gold and Silver Winners
| Category | Gold Winner | Silver Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Adventure | A Pound of Flesh, Tuesday Knight Games
Authors: Donn Stroud, Sean McCoy, Luke Gearing |
Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1, Trilemma Adventures
Authors: Michael Prescott, Evey Lockhart, Kira Magrann, Michael Atlin, Sean Winslow, Skerples, Stephanie Bryant, Tim Groth |
| Best Aid/Accessory | Deck of Many Animated Spells, Hit Point Press | The Dungeon Books of Battle Mats, Loke Battlemats |
| Best Art, Cover | Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City, Chaosium Inc.
Artist: Loïc Muzy |
The Ultraviolet Grasslands, Exalted Funeral Press
Artist: Luka Rejec |
| Best Art, Interior | The Ultraviolet Grasslands, Exalted Funeral Press
Artist: Luka Rejec |
Strata, Rowan, Rook and Decard
Artist: Adrian Stone |
| Best Cartography | Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1, Trilemma Adventures | Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, the Adventure Game, River Horse |
| Best Electronic Book | New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2nd Ed., Stygian Fox
Authors: Tom Lynch, Keith “Doc” Herber, Kevin Ross, Christopher Smith Adair, Oscar Rios, Seth Skorkowsky |
Uncaged Vol III, Scribemind
Authors: Alison Huang, Andrew Engelbrite, Annamyriah de Jong, Anthony Beal, Ataberk Bozkurt, Charles Van Slambrouck, Chloe Mashiter, Collette Quach, D. Chaudron, D.W. Dagon, Dai-Wei Pobjie, David Markiwsky, Fenway Jones, Gwen Bassett, Jacky Leung, Jameson Hampton, Jennifer Peig, John Tetzlaff, Karren Loomer, Kathryn Kovalcik, Katie Cunningham, Kayla Cline, Lauren Neuburger, Liz Gist, Luciella Elisabeth Scarlett, Ma’at Crook, Megan Irving, Morgan Geiss, Paige Leitman, Paul Keiter, Ryan Servis, Sam Mannell, Samantha Darcy, Sammy Ward, Sandy Jacobs-Tolle, Satine Phoenix, Scriv The Bard (Alette Smith), Shannon Lewis, Wouter Florusse, Yubi |
| Best Family Game / Product | Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, the Adventure Game, River Horse
Authors: Ben Milton, Jack Caesar |
Kids on Bikes: Strange Adventures! Volume Two, Renegade Games / Hunters Entertainment
Authors: Jonathan Gilmour, Doug Levandowski |
| Best Free Game / Product | TTRPG Safety Toolkit, Smooching Knife Authors: Kienna Sunrise, Lauren Bryant-Monk | Tunnel Goons, Highland Paranormal Society
Author: Nate Treme |
| Best Game | ALIEN the Roleplaying Game, Free League Publishing
Authors: Tomas Härenstam, Andrew E.C. Gaska |
Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing
Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr |
| Best Layout and Design | Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr | A Pound of Flesh, Tuesday Knight Games
Sean McCoy, Jan Buragay |
| Best Monster/Adversary | Mordenkainen’s Fiendish Folio, Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign, Wizards of the Coast
Authors: Mike Mearls, Bart Carroll, Bill Benham |
Big Bad Booklet 1-6, Hit Point Press
Author: Hit Point Press |
| Best Online Content | The Monsters Know What They Are Doing – Combat Tactics for DMs, Saga Press | RPG Writers Workshop, Scribemind |
| Best Organized Play | Stygia Untamed, Greasy Snitches, Paul Gabat | Where Can She Be, Robbie Pleasant |
| Best Podcast | Asians Represent! | Red Moon Roleplaying |
| Best Production Values | Thousand Year Old Vampire, Petit Guignol | Humblewood Box Set, Hit Point Press |
| Best RPG Related Product | Absinthe in Carcosa, Pelgrane Press Author: Robin Laws | Session Zero, Bullypup Publishing
Author: John C. Byram |
| Best Rules | Thousand Year Old Vampire, Petit Guignol Author: Tim Hutchings | Zombie World, Magpie Games
Author: Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman |
| Best Setting | Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City, Chaosium Inc.
Authors: David Larkins, Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy |
Arkadia – The Greek Setting for 5e, Arcana Games
Authors: Eugene Fasano, Ken Roberts |
| Best Supplement | Delta Green: The Labyrinth, Arc Dream Publishing
Authors: John Scott Tynes |
Ironsworn Delve, Shawn Tomkin
Authors: Shawn Tomkin, Matt Click |
| Best Writing | Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing
Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr |
The Monsters Know What They Are Doing, Saga Press
Author: Keith Ammann |
| Product of the Year | Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing | Thousand Year Old Vampire, Petit Guignol |
References
- "2020 Nominees and Judges Spotlight Winners | ENNIE Awards". 2020-07-11. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- "Swedish doom metal RPG Mörk Borg triumphs at 2020 ENnie Awards as Alien RPG named Best Game". Dicebreaker. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- Girdwood, Andrew (2020-08-01). "The ENnies 2020 winners have been announced, and a doom metal art RPG won Best Product of the Year". Geek Native. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- Hall, Charlie (2020-06-30). "2020's best tabletop RPGs (so far), as chosen by fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-07-11.