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34th Annual Origins Award nominees announced

Retailers attending GTS got to vote on the final set of nominees, and now the final list of Origins Award nominees is announced (see below). Several notable nominations made the list, including Classic Battletech (Catalyst Game Labs) for Best Miniatures Rules, Paizo’s Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords for Best Roleplaying Supplement, and Battue going head-to-head against StarCraft for Best Boardgame. Since the winners are being determined by Origins attendees this summer, is there anyone that doesn’t believe Zombie Fluxx has its category all wrapped up? I mean, the Looney Lab rabbits are all over Origins.

AAGAD/GAMA press release follows:

NOMINEES FOR 34TH ANNUAL ORIGINS AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design (AAGAD) and the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) proudly announce the nominees in all categories for the 34th Origins Awards.

Game retailer attendees at last week’s GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas reviewed the list and selected the finalists in each award category. From those finalists, attendees at the Origins Game Fair and members of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design will select the ultimate winners of the 34th Origins Awards.

This year’s winners will be announced during the Origins Awards ceremony at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, June 28, at 8:00 p.m.

Submissions for 35th Origins Awards will open soon. Watch http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/submission for updates and submission forms. The final submission deadline for the 35th Origins Awards is January 15, 2009. No extensions will be given past this date! It is perfectly acceptable to submit games as they are released throughout the year.

For more information about the Origins Game Fair, visit http://www.originsgamefair.com. To learn more about the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, please visit http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad.

MINIATURE OR MINIATURES LINE

• Skarrd Raze #2
  by Dark Age Games

• George R.R. Martin Masterworks – Premium Miniature Line
  by Dark Sword Miniatures, Inc.

• Titiania’s Fury
  by Dragonfire Laser Crafts Inc.

• Bronzeback Titan, HORDES: Evolution Miniatures Line
  by Privateer Press

• Dark Heaven Legends Fantasy Miniatures
  by Reaper Miniatures

MINIATURES RULES

• Classic Battletech
  Published by Catalyst Game Labs
  Created by Jordan Weisman
  Edited by Michelle Lyons, Diane Piron-Gelman

• Saganami Island Tactical Simulator, Second Edition
  Published by Ad Astra Games
  Created by Ken Burnside and Thomas Pope

• Forces of WARMACHINE: Pirates of the Broken Coast
  Published by Privateer Press
  Created by Brian Snoddy and Matt Wilson

• AT-43
  Published by Rackham
  Created by Arnaud Cuidet, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, Nicolas Raoult, and Jerome
  Rigal

• Song of Blades and Heroes
  Published by Andrea Sfiligoi
  Created by Andrea Sfiligoi

PUBLICATION, FICTION

• Astounding Hero Tales
  Published by Hero Games
  Edited by James Lowder

• Dragons of the Highlord Skies
  Published by Wizards of the Coast
  Written by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

• Frontier Cthulhu
  Published by Chaosium
  Edited by William Jones

• The Orc King
  Published by Wizards of the Coast
  Written by R.A. Salvatore

• The Time Curse
  Published by Margaret Weis Productions
  Written by James M. Ward

PUBLICATION, NON-FICTION

• 40 Years of Gen Con
  Published by Atlas Games
  Written by Robin D. Laws

• Confessions of a Part-Time Sorceress: A Girl’s Guide to the Dungeons & Dragons Game
  Published by Wizards of the Coast
  Written by Shelly Mazzanoble

• Grand History of the Realms
  Published by Wizards of the Coast
  Written by Brian R. James and Ed Greenwood

• Hobby Games: The 100 Best
  Published by Green Ronin
  Edited by James Lowder

• No Quarter Magazine
  Published by Privateer Press
  Nathan Letsinger, editor-in-chief; Eric Cagle, editor; Josh Manderville, art
  director

ROLEPLAYING GAME

• Grimm
  Published by Fantasy Flight Games
  Written by Robert Vaughn and Christian T. Petersen

• The Savage World of Solomon Kane
  Published by Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group
  Written by Paul “Wiggy” Wade-Williams (with Shane Lacy Hensley)

• CthulhuTech
  Published by Mongoose Publishing
  Written by Matthew Grau and Fraser McKay

• Battlestar Galactica
  Published by Margaret Weis Productions
  Written by Jamie Chambers

• Faery’s Tale Deluxe
  Published by Firefly Games
  Written by Patrick Sweeney, Sandy Antunes, Christina Stiles, and Robin D. Laws

• Aces & Eights
  Published by Kenzer & Co.
  Written by Jolly R. Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, Dave Kenzer, Jennifer Kenzer and Mark Plemmons

ROLEPLAYING GAME SUPPLEMENT

• Legend of the Five Rings: Emerald Empire
  Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
  Written by Shawn Carman, Richard Farrese, Douglas Sun and Brian Yoon

• Pirate’s Guide to Freeport
  Published by Green Ronin
  Written by Chris Pramas, Robert J. Schwalb, and Patrick O’Duffy

• Delta Green: Eyes Only
  Published by Pagan Publishing
  Written by Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy and Shane Ivey

• Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords
  Published by Paizo Publishing
  Edited by James Jacobs, Art by Wayne Reynolds

• Ruins of the Wild: Dungeon Tiles 4
  Published by Wizards of the Coast
  Written by Bruce R. Cordell

• Codex Arcanis
  Published by Paradigm Concepts
  Written by Team Paradigm

GAME SUPPORT

• Dungeon Life: Bendy Walls
  Published by by Z-Man Publishing

• Gamemastery Flip Mat: Tavern
  Published by Paizo Publishing

• Crystalline Counters
  Published by Three Sages Games

• Hollow Earth Expedition GM Screen
  Published by Exile Game Studio

• Dr. Wizard’s Patented Elevation Indicator
  Published by Stratus Artworks

• Call Of Cthulhu Dice Set
  Published by Q-Workshop

COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME

• Bleach
  Published by Score Entertainment
  Aik Tongtharadol (lead designer), William Harper (rules editor)

• Legend of the Five Rings
  Published by Alderac Entertainment Group
  Mark Wootton (lead designer), Charles Urbach (cover artist)

• The Spoils
  by Tenacious Games, Inc.
  Josh Lytle (lead designer), Patrick Meehan (lead artist)

BOARD GAME OR EXPANSION

• Pillars of the Earth
  Published by Mayfair Games
  Created by Michael Rieneck and Stefan Stadler

• Kingsburg
  Published by Elfin Werks
  Created by Andrea Chiarvesio and Luca Iennaco

• StarCraft: The Board Game
  Published by Fantasy Flight Games
  Created by Corey Konieczka and Christian Petersen

• Last Night on Earth, The Zombie Game
  Published by Flying Frog Productions
  Created by Jason Hill

• Battue: Storm of the Horse Lords
  Published by Red Juggernaut
  Created by Jim Long

TRADITIONAL CARD GAME

• Lifeboat
  Published by Gorilla Games
  Created by Jeff Siadek

• Cutthroat Caverns
  Published by Smirk and Dagger Games
  Created by Curt Covert and Justin Brunetto

• Bankruptcy
  Published by Tangent Games
  Created by Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee

• Zombie Fluxx
  Published by Looney Labs
  Created by Andrew Looney

• Infernal Contraption
  Published by Privateer Press
  Created by Matt Wilson, Jason Soles, Kevin Clark, Erik Breidenstein

• Race for the Galaxy
  Published by Rio Grande Games
  Created by Thomas Lehmann