The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design has announced the nominees for the 37th Annual Origins Awards. The winners in each category will be determined by the votes of attendees at the Origins Game Fair, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio, June 22nd-June 25th. The winners will be announced and the Calliope statues presented on the evening Saturday, June 25th.

 

The nominees were chosen by hobby game retailers attending the GAMA Trade Show in March from a short list in each category prepared by a jury of hobby game professionals and knowledgeable enthusiasts.

 

The complete list of the 37th Annual Origin Awards finalists:

 

DC Adventures - Green Ronin Publishing

Designer: Steve Kenson

 

Dragon Age, Set 1 - Green Ronin Publishing

Designer: Chris Pramas

 

The Dresden Files RPG  - Evil Hat Productions

Designers: Leonard Balsera, Jim Butcher, Genevieve Cogman, Robert Donoghue, Fred Hicks, Kenneth Hite, Ryan Macklin, Chad Underkoffler, Clark Valentine

 

Fiasco - Bully Pulpit Games

Designer: Jason Morningstar

 

Gamma World RPG - Wizards of the Coast

Designers: Rich Baker, Bruce Cordell

 

A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide (A Song of Ice and Fire RPG)  - Green Ronin Publishing

Designers: David Chart, Joshua Frost, Brian Kirby, Jon Leitheusser, Anthony Pryor, Robert J. Schwalb, Owen K.C. Stephens

 

The Dresden Files: Our World (The Dresden Files RPG) - Evil Hat Productions

Designers: Leonard Balsera, Jim Butcher, Genevieve Cogman, Robert Donoghue, Fred Hicks, Kenneth Hite, Ryan Macklin, Chad Underkoffler, Clark Valentine

 

Advanced Player's Guide (Pathfinder RPG) - Paizo Publishing

Designers: Judy Bauer, Jason Bulmahn, Christopher Carey, James Jacobs, Steve Kenson, Hal Maclean, Rob McCreary, Erik Mona, Jason Nelson, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Sean K. Reynolds, F. Wesley Schneider, Owen K.C. Stephens, Lisa Stevens, James L. Sutter, Russ Taylor, Vic Wertz

 

Sixth World Almanac (Shadowrun RPG)- Catalyst Game Labs

Designers: Jason Hardy, John Heifers, John Dunn

 

Sunward: The Inner System (Eclipse Phase RPG) - Posthuman Studios

Designers: Rob Boyle, Brian Cross, Adam Jury

 

Castle Ravenloft - Wizards of the Coast

Designer: Bil Slaviciek, Mike Mearls

 

Defenders of the Realm - Eagle Games

Designer: Richard Launius

 

Designer: Wolfgang Panning, Marco Ruskowski, Marcel Süßelbeck

 

Lords of Vegas - Mayfair Games

Designer: James Ernest, Mike Selinker

 

Nuns on the Run - Mayfair Games

Designer: Fréderic Moyersoen

 

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer - Gary Games

Designer: Justin Gary

 

Back to the Future: The Card Game - Looney Labs, Inc.

Designer: Andrew Looney

 

Hecho - Glowfly Games

Designers: Brian Knudsen, Brent Knudsen

 

Hex Hex XL - Smirk & Dagger Games

Designers: Curt Covert, Justin Brunetto

 

Railways of the World: The Card Game - Eagle Games

Designer: James Eastham, Steve Ellis

 

Ligretto Dice - Playroom Entertainment

Designers: Inka Brand, Markus Brand

 

Telestrations - USAopoly, Inc.

Designer: USAopoly

 

Wits and Wagers Family Edition - North Star Games

Designer: Dominic Crapuchettes

 

Word on the Street Junior - Out of the Box Publishing

Designer: Jack Degnan

 

Zombie Dice - Steve Jackson Games

Designer: Steve Jackson

 

Color Primer: Dragon Red - The Army Painter

Designer: Bo Penstoft, Jonas Faering

 

Adventurers Tiles - Battle Bunker Games

Designer: Tony Ironmonger, Daniel Hinkle 

 

Battlefield XP Swamp Tufts - The Army Painter

Designer: Bo Penstoft, Jonas Faering

 

Cthulhu Dice Bag  - Steve Jackson Games

Designer: Alex Fernandez

 

BattleTech Hex Pack: Lakes & Rivers - Catalyst Game Labs

Designer: Randall N. Bills

 

Adventures in the Lost Lands - Two Hour Wargames

Designer: Ed Teixeira

 

BattleTech Technical Readout: 3085 - Catalyst Game Labs

Designer: Joel Bancroft-Conners

 

DC HeroClix Blackest Knight Starter Game - WizKids/NECA

Designers: Eric Engelhard, Jake Theis, Norman Barth, Drew Nolosco

 

Hordes: Primal MK2 - Privateer Press

Designer: Matt Wilson

 

MERCS Games Rule - MERCS Miniatures, LLC

Designer: Brian Shotton

 

Warlords of Europe - GameBuilders

Designers: Ken Griffin, Kyle Battle, Russ Rupe

 

Conflict of Heroes: Price of Honour Poland 1939 - Academy Games

Designer: Uwe Eickect

 

Catan Histories - Settlers of America: Trails to Rails - Mayfair Games

Designer: Klaus Teuber

 

Panzer General: Allied Assault - Petroglyph Games, Inc.

Designers: Chuck Kroegel, George Chastain

 

No Quarter Magazine  - Privateer Press

Editors: Matt Wilson, Aeryn Redel, Privateer Press

 

Hamlet's Hit Points - Gameplaywright

Author: Robin Laws

 

Family Games: The 100 Best - Green Ronin Publishing

Editor: James Lowder

 

Shadowrun: Spells and Chrome - Catalyst Game Labs

Editor: John Helfers

 

World at War: Revelation - Lock ‘n Load Publishing

Author: Mark H. Walker