2023 Origins Award winners
Winners of the 2023 Origins Awards
2023 Origins Awards | ||||
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Awarded for | Outstanding work in the gaming industry | |||
Location | Columbus, Ohio | |||
Presented by | Origins Game Fair | |||
First awarded | 1974 | |||
Website | https://www.originsgamefair.com/origins-award-winners | |||
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The following are the winners of the 2023 annual Origins Awards, held in June 2024 at the Origins Game Fair.[1][2] ICv2 noted that the categories "expanded substantially" to 24 whereas the previous year only had 16 categories; additionally, the "Retail Game of the year category was eliminated".[3]
Events
Fan Favorite
- Distilled (Paverson Games)[2]
Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame
In 2023, the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design inducted three people and two games in their Hall of Fame:
- Martin Wallace (board game designer)[4]
- Mark Rosewater (trading card game designer)[4]
- Jeff Easley (artist)[4]
- Cyberpunk RPG (R. Talsorian Games)[4]
- 1829 (Lookout Games)[4]
Finalists and winners
Category | Finalists[1] | Winner[2][3] |
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Best Cooperative Board Game |
| Sky Team (SCORPION MASQUE) |
Best Gateway Board Game |
| Wandering Towers (Capstone Games) |
Best Light Strategy Game |
| Leaf (Weird City Games) |
Best Thematic Board Game |
| Freelancers: A Crossroads Game (Plaid Hat Games) |
Best Heavy Strategy Game |
| Dune: Imperium - Uprising (Dire Wolf) |
Best Party/Social Board Game |
| Smug Owls (Runaway Parade Games) |
Best Solo Board Game |
| Legacy of Yu (Renegade Game Studios) |
Best Children's & Family Board Game |
| Diced Veggies (KTBG) |
Best Fixed Constructible Game |
| Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond - The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Commander Decks (Wizards of the Coast) |
Best Randomized Constructible Game |
| Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Collector Booster (Wizards of the Coast) |
Best Miniatures Game Product |
| Star Wars: Shatterpoint (Atomic Mass Games) |
Best Puzzle Game |
| Threads of Fate (Post Curious) |
Best Role-playing Game Adventure |
| Heckna! Deluxe Box Set (Hit Point Press) |
Best Role-playing Game Core Product |
| DIE: The Roleplaying Game (Rowan, Rook and Decard) |
Best Role-playing Game Starter Product |
| Dreams and Machines: Starter Set (Modiphius Entertainment) |
Best Role-playing Game Supplement |
| Dune: Power and Pawns (Modiphius Entertainment) |
Best Dice/Dice Related Accessory |
| Glyphic Blind Dice Bags Series 3.5 (Level Up Dice) |
Best Game Accessory |
| Frameamajigs (Hit Point Press) |
Best Role-playing Game Related Accessory |
| D&D Icons of the Realms: Adventure in a Box - Mind Flayer Voyage (WizKids) |
Best 2D Artwork |
| Kwanchai Moriya, Empire's End (Brotherwise Games) |
Best 3D Component |
| Threads of Fate - Puzzle Box (Post Curious) |
Best Game Related Writing |
| Grace Collins, Shadow in the Night Part 2, Cozy Companion Magazine (Snowbright Studio) |
Best Media Production |
| Eleni Papadopoulou, Making Board Games - The CGE Documentary (8-Part Series) |
References
- ^ a b "2023 Origins Awards finalists". Origins Game Fair. Archived from the original on 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ a b c "2023 ORIGINS AWARD Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Origins Game Fair. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Origins Award Winners Announced". ICv2. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Hall of Fame". The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Retrieved 2024-06-22.