Origins Awards Winners Announced

The 24th Origins Awards were announced at the Origins game show Friday, July 3. Administered by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Sciences, the awards recognized excellence in 26 different categories, covering all aspects of the hobby. In addition, eight products were named to the Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame. The winners of the 1997 Origins Awards are:

Best Abstract Board Game of 1997

Kill Doctor Lucky
Designer: James Ernest
Cheapass Games

Best Historical Board Game of 1997

Successors
Designers: Mark Simonitch, Richard Berg
The Avalon Hill Game Company

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game of 1997

Roborally Grand Prix
Designers: Glenn Elliot, Adam Conus, Tom Wylie
Wizards of the Coast

Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1997

Wadjet: A Family Adventure Game
Graphic Designer: Dee Pomerleau
Timbuk II, Inc.

And:

Successors
Graphic Designer: Kurt Miller
The Avalon Hill Game Company

Best Action Computer Game of 1997

Tomb Raider
Eidos Software

Best Roleplaying Computer Game of 1997

Final Fantasy VII
Eidos Software

Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997

Sid Meier's Gettysburg
Designers: Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, Brian Reynolds
Firaxis

Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1997

Starry Wisdom
Editors: Dustin Wright, Eric Vogt, Shannon Appel, Drashi Khendup
Chaosium, Inc.

Best Professional Game Magazine of 1997

Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine
Developers: Jolly Blackburn, Brian Jelke, Steve Johansson, David Kenzer
Kenzer & Co.

Best Trading . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.

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Article publication date: July 4, 1998

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