ORIGINS AWARDS 2020 WINNERS

 

The Academy of Adventure Game Arts & Design announced the winners of the 46th annual Origins Awards. The winners are traditionally announced at a ceremony on the Saturday night of Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, which was canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns.

Games were recognized in eleven categories, including Game of the Year.

 

The winners were:

  • Best Board Game/Game of the Year: Tiny Towns by AEG
  • Best Card Game: Point Salad by AEG
  • Best Family Game: The Quacks of Quedlinburg by North Star Game
  • Digital Adaptation: Tsuro VR by Calliope Games / Thunderbox Entertainment Digital
  • Best Collectible Game: Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Black Panther and the Illuminati Booster Brick by WizKids
  • Best Roleplaying Game: Teens in Space by Renegade Game Studios
  • Best Game Accessory: Citadel Contrast Paint by Games Workshop
  • Best Miniatures Game: Warcry by Games Workshop
  • Best Historical Miniatures Game: Bolt Action: Campaign D-Day Operation Overlord by Osprey Games / Warlord Games
  • Best Historical Game: Pandemic: Fall of Rome by Z-Man Games

The Academy also inducted two designers, a game, and a web site into the Adventure Game Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees were:

  • Reinhold Wittig, Designer
  • Wolfgang Kramer, Designer
  • Yahtzee by Milton Bradley/Hasbro
  • Board Game Geek, NotableProduct
  • Wolfgang Warsh, game designer, won the Rising Star Award.

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