The winners of the 2008 Origins Awards were announced on Saturday Night at the Origins Game Fair at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus Ohio.  The five finalists in each category were announced at the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas in April (see “Origins Finalists Announced”).

 

The 2008 winners are listed below (categories are in boldface, winners in italics):

 

Miniatures Rules of the Year: Classic Battletech by Catalyst Game Labs

 

Minatures Line of the Year: Titanius Fury by Dragonfire Laser Crafts Inc.

 

Collectible Card Game of the Year: Legend of the Five Rings by Alderac Entertainment

 

Roleplaying Game of the Year: Aces and Eights by Kenzer and Co.

 

Roleplaying Game Supplement of the Year: Codex Arcanis by Paradigm Concepts

 

Traditional Card Game of the Year: Zombie Fluxx by Looney Labs

 

Board Game or Expansion of the Year: Starcraft by Fantasy Flight Games

 

Game Accessory of the Year: Call of Cthulhu Dice Set by Q-Workshop

 

Fiction Publication of the Year: Astounding Hero Tales by Hero Games

 

Non-Fiction Publication of the Year: Hobby Games: The 100 Best by Green Ronin

 

Historical Board Game of the Year: Ages of Empire III: Age of Discovery by Tropical Games

 

Historical Miniature Game of the Year: Check Your 6! by Skirmish Campaigns

 

Historical Miniatures Line of the Year: Romano-British 15mm by Splintered Light Miniatures

 

Hall of Fame Inductees: R.A. Salvatore, Vampire: the Masquerade (White Wolf), and Paranoia (Mongoose Publishing)