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The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so (for example) the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.
The Origins Award is commonly referred to as a Calliope, as the statuette is in the likeness of the muse of the same name. Academy members frequently shorten this name to "Callie".
History[edit]
Originally, the Charles S. Roberts Awards and the Origins Awards were one and the same. Starting with the 1987 awards, the Charles S. Roberts were given separately, and they moved away from Origins entirely in 2000, leaving the Origins Awards as a completely separate system. In 1978, the awards also hosted the 1977 H. G. Wells awards for role-playing games and miniature wargaming.
Categories[edit]
The Origins Awards were originally presented at the Origins Game Fair in five categories: Best Professional Game, Best Amateur Game, Best Professional Magazine, Best Amateur Magazine and Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame.
Since the first ceremony, the game categories have widened to include Board games (Traditional, Historical and Abstract), Card games (Traditional and Trading), Miniature wargaming (Historical, Science Fiction and Fantasy), Role-playing games and play-by-mail games. There are additional categories for Graphic Design, for game expansions and accessories, and for game-related fiction. During the 1980s and 1990s, awards were also given to Computer games. Starting in 2003, the Origins Awards began a new category called the Vanguard Award, which honored highly innovative games.
Hall of Fame[edit]
Members[edit]
- Aaron Allston
- Dave Arneson
- Richard Berg
- Jolly R. Blackburn
- Larry Bond
- Darwin Bromley
- Bob Charrette
- Frank Chadwick
- Loren Coleman
- Greg Costikyan
- Liz Danforth
- James F. Dunnigan
- Larry Elmore
- Mike Elliott
- Don Featherstone
- Nigel Findley
- Richard Garfield
- Don Greenwood
- Ed Greenwood
- Julie Guthrie
- E. Gary Gygax
- Tracy Hickman
- John Hill
- David Isby
- Steve Jackson (US)
- Jennell Jaquays
- Reiner Knizia
- Rick Loomis
- Rodger MacGowan
- Tom Meier
- Marc Miller
- Dennis Mize
- Alan R. Moon
- Sandy Petersen
- Michael Pondsmith
- Alex Randolph
- Charles Roberts
- Sid Sackson
- Duke Seifried
- Tom N. Shaw
- Redmond Simonsen
- Michael Stackpole
- Greg Stafford
- Lisa Stevens
- Klaus Teuber
- Don Turnbull
- Jonathan Tweet
- Jim Ward
- Margaret Weis
- Jordan Weisman
- Loren Wiseman
- Erick Wujcik
- Lou Zocchi
Games and publications[edit]
- Ace of Aces
- Acquire
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons *
- Amber Diceless Roleplaying
- Axis & Allies
- Battletech Mechs & Vehicles
- Berg's Review of Games
- Call of Cthulhu
- Champions
- Chivalry & Sorcery
- Cosmic Encounter
- The Courier
- Diplomacy
- Dragon Magazine
- Dungeons & Dragons *
- Empire
- Fire & Movement Magazine
- GURPS
- Illuminati play-by-mail game
- Mage Knight
- Magic: The Gathering
- MechWarrior 2 & 3
- Middle-Earth Play-By-Mail
- Mythos
- Nuclear War
- Paranoia
- Risk
- The Settlers of Catan
- Squad Leader
- Star Fleet Battles
- Strategy & Tactics
- Traveller
- TwixT
- Vampire: The Masquerade
- Starcraft
- Warhammer Fantasy Battle
- Warhammer 40,000
* - Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons were deemed different enough to be inducted on separate occasions.[1]
See also[edit]
- Charles S. Roberts Award
- Spiel des Jahres
- Diana Jones Award
- ENnie Awards
References[edit]
- ^ "Academy - Hall of Fame". www.originsawards.net.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Boardgamegeek — List of winners from 1990 to 2018
