Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Chairperson Nicole Lindroos announced Friday that Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 had been removed from the list of nominees for Best Roleplaying Game.  Lindroos said that she had consulted with Wizards of the Coast RPG Category Manager Charles Ryan 'to re-examine the entry's eligibility.'  Ryan determined that the product did not meet the requirement that a new edition exceed a set percentage of new material in order to be eligible for nomination, and asked for it to be withdrawn. 

 

The next highest vote-getter, Z-Man Games' Cartoon Action Hour, will replace D&D 3.5 on the Origins Awards ballot for Best RPG.
 

The complete current list of Origins nominees is as follows:

 

BOARD GAMES

 

Best Abstract Board Game

Chief Herman's Next big Thing from Cheapass Games

Creepy Freaks from WizKids LLC

Ideology, the War of Ideas from Z-Man Games

Monkey, Ninja, Pirate, Robot Deluxe from Atomic Sock Monkey Press

Zendo, the Icehouse Game with the Buddha Nature from Looney Labs

 

Best Historical Board Game

Attack! from Eagle Games

Great Pacific War, from Avalanche Press

Senjutsu from Salvador Games

Settlers of the Stone Age, from Mayfair Games

Soldier Emperor, from Avalanche Press

 

Best Traditional Board Game

A Game of Thrones Board Game, from Fantasy Flight Games

Age of Mythology: the Boardgame, from Eagle Games

Dork Tower, from Steve Jackson Games

Dwarven Dig!, from Kenzer & Company

Indy HeroClix, from WizKids LLC

 

Best Board Game Expansion

Attack! Expansion from Eagle Games

Distant Oceans from Avalanche Press

Marvel HeroClix: Critical Mass from WizKids LLC

Zombies 3.5: Not Dead Yet from Twilight Creations

Zombies 3: Mallwalkers from Twilight Creations

 

Best Graphic Design of a Board Game or Expansion

A Game of Thrones Board Game, from Fantasy Flight Games

Dork Tower Board Game from Steve Jackson Games

Dwarven Dig from Kenzer & Company

Pirate's Cove from Days of Wonder

Settlers of the Stone Age, from Mayfair Games

 

 

CARD GAMES

 

Best Trading Card Game

.hack//ENEMY Trading Card Game, from Decipher, Inc.

Cyberpunk Collectible Card Game, from Social Games

Ophidian 2350, Fleer/Sky Box International

The Simpsons Trading Card Game, from Wizards of the Coast

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files, from Score Entertainment

 

Best Traditional Card Game

Bang! from Mayfair Games

Kung Fu Samurai on Giant Robot Island, from Z-Man Games

Munchkin Fu, from Steve Jackson Games

Nobody But Us Chickens, from Diet Evil Games

Torches & Pitchforks, from Green Ronin Publishing

 

Best Card Game Expansion

A Game of Thrones: Ice and Fire Edition from Fantasy Flight Games

Legend of the Five Rings: Diamond Edition from AEG

Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game: Return of the King, from Decipher, Inc

Munchkin 3: Clerical Errors from Steve Jackson Games

Shadowfist: Red Wedding from Z-Man Games

 

Best Graphic Design of a Card Game or Expansion

Bang! from Mayfair Games

Give Me the Brain, Special Edition from Cheapass Games

Magic: the Gathering Mirrodin Expansion, from Wizards of the Coast

Spooks from Steve Jackson Games

Torches & Pitchforks from Green Ronin Publishing

 

 

MINIATURES

 

Best Fantasy Miniatures Rules

Celtos from I-Kore

Dwarf Wars from West Wind Productions

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Strategy Battle Game from Games Workshop

Mage Knight 2.0 from WizKids, LLC

Warmachine from Privateer Press

 

Best Fantasy Miniatures Series

Dork Tower Miniatures from Steve Jackson Games

Elmore Masterworks series from Dark Sword Miniatures

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King series from Games Workshop

Mage Knight 2.0 series from WizKids, LLC

Warmachine series from Privateer Press

 

Best Science Fiction Miniatures Rules

Diceland: Space, from Cheapass Games

Final Days, from Kenzer & Company

Prehistoric War PIGs, from Inner City Games Designs

Shadowrun Duels, from WizKids, LLC

Supersystem Showdown, from West Wind Productions

 

Best Science Fiction Miniatures Series

Mech Warrior: Liao Incursion, from WizKids LLC

Aerotech 2: Drop Ships, Jumpships & Warships, from Iron Wind Metals

Ogre Mk VI, from Steve Jackson Games

Street Violence, from Wargames Foundry

Silver Age Sentinels 30mm Superhero Miniatures, from Guardians of Order

 

Best Historical Miniatures Rules

Classical Hack, 2nd Edition, LMW Works

El Cid, Warhammer Historical Wargames, Ltd.

High Tide, Clash of Arms

Santa Anna Rules, 2nd Edition, Jodie Press

Shield Wall, Warhammer Historical Wargames, Ltd.

 

Best Historical Miniatures Series

25mm Dracula and the Turkish Frontier series, from Old Glory Miniatures UK

28mm Ancient Celts series, from Renegade Miniatures

28mm Back of Beyond series, from Copplestone Casting

28mm El Cid series, from Gripping Beast

28mm WWII Elite Forces, from Wargames Foundry

 

Best Miniatures Accessory or Terrain

Aurora-Class Drop Ship, from WizKids, LLC

Delux Skirmishpack, from Charon Productions

Euro Village Series II Corner Inn, from Miniatures Building Authority

Gael Longhouse, from I-Kore

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King­Ruins of Middle Earth, from Games Workshop

 

 

GAME ACCESSORIES

 

Best Game Aid or Accessory

Bag o' Zombies from Twilight Creations

Dirt Cheep Cityscapes from Microtactix Games

Larry Elmore Clip Art & Color Customizing Studio, Elmore Productions

Mage Knight 3D Dungeon Tiles from WizKids, LLC

The Mongoose Pocket Player's Handbook, from Mongoose Publishing

 

 

FICTION

 

Best Game-Related Fiction, Long Form

By Temptations and By War (for MechWarrior: Dark Age) from WizKids, LLC

Forged (for Oathbound) from Bastion Press

Journey Into the Void (for Sovereign Stone) from HarperCollins

Sabbat Martyr for (Warhammer 40,000) from The Black Library

The Book of Final Flesh (for All Flesh Must Be Eaten) from Eden Studios

 

Best Game-Related Fiction, Short Form

'Podo and the Magic Shield' (for Mage Knight) from WizKids, LLC

'Grass and Sea' (for Skull and Bones) from Green Ronin Publishing

'Igor's Last Date (The Legend of Serape Bob)' (for Dork Tower) from Dork Storm Press

'The Night Chicago Died' for All Flesh Must Be Eaten, from Eden Studios

'The Price of Freedom' (for Mage Knight) from WizKids, LLC

 

Best Game-Related Graphic Fiction

'Air Action' (for Crimson Skies) from WizKids, LLC

'Everybody Loves Gilly' from Snapdragons, Dork Storm Press

'Kayleigh's Back' (for Dork Tower) from Dork Storm Press

'Lord of the Hirelings: Return of the Bling-Bling' (for Nodwick) from Dork Storm Press

'Tears for Everyman' (for Mutants & Masterminds) from Green Ronin Publishing

 

 

PERIODICAL

 

Best Game-Related Periodical

Dragon Magazine, from Paizo Publishing

Dungeon Magazine from Paizo Publishing

InQuest Gamer from Wizard Entertainment

Knights of the Dinner Table, from Kenzer & Company

Pyramid Online from Steve Jackson Games

 

 

PLAY-BY-MAIL

 

Best Play-By-Mail Game

Button Men Web Game, from Cheapass Games

Immortal's Realm, from Harlequin Games

Imperial Wars, from Intelligent Life Games

Middle Earth Play By Mail Game, from GSI, Inc.

Starweb, from Flying Buffalo, Inc.

 

 

ROLEPLAYING

 

Best Roleplaying Game

Angel Roleplaying Game, from Eden Studios

Cartoon Action Hour, from Z-Man Games

Savage Worlds, from Pinnacle/Great White Games

High Adventure Role Playing, from Iron Crown Enterprises

Stargate SG1 Roleplaying Game, from AEG

 

Best Roleplaying Adventure

Black Sails Over Freeport, from Green Ronin Publishing

Champions Battlegrounds, Hero Games

The Village of Omelet: A Space Odyssey, from Steve Jackson Games

Time of Crisis, from Green Ronin Publishing

Xcrawl: Three Rivers Crawl, from Pandahead Productions

 

Best Roleplaying Supplement

A Magical Medieval Society: Western Europe, from Expeditious Retreat Press

Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons, from Wizards of the Coast

Redhurst: Academy of Magic, from Human Head Studios

Skull & Bones: Swashbuckling Horror in the Golden Age of Piracy from Green Ronin Publishing

Testament: Roleplaying in the Biblical Era, from Green Ronin Publishing

 

Best Graphic Design in Book Format

Angel Roleplaying Game Core Book, from Eden Studios

BESM D20 Deluxe Limited Edition, from Guardians of Order

Crooks! from Green Ronin Publishing

Draconomicon: the Book of Dragons, from Wizards of the Coast

Redhurst: Academy of Magic, from Human Head Studios