The Historical Jury for the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design announced its nominees for the Historical Category of the 34th Annual Origins Awards.

The Historical Product Nominees are determined through a jury of experts selecting the top five entries from each category.  In the category for Historical  Boardgame of the year there was a tie, so there are six Nominees.

The Origins Award Nominees in all game categories will be presented to the attendees of the Origins International Game Expo (Origins) in Columbus, OH, June, 25 – 29, 2008. Origins convention attendees will vote for the top product in each category. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Saturday Night, July 28th and each will receive the Origins Award, and named as “Product of the Year” in their category.

Please see www.originsgamefair.com/aagad  for more information on the Origins Awards. For more information on the thousands of game demos, tournaments, casual gaming, art show, auction, and amazing exhibit hall at the Origins Game Fair, see www.originsgamefair.com.

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ORIGINS AWARD HISTORICAL PRODUCT NOMINEES


Nominees for Historical Board Game of the Year [six products because of a tie for fifth place]

AGE OF EMPIRES III: The Age of Discovery
Glenn Drover
Tropical Games www.tropical-games.com

ASIA ENGULFED
Rick Young and Jesse Evans
GMT Games
www.gmtgames.com

ATHENS AND SPARTA
Tom Dalgliesh, Grant Dagliesh
Columbia Games
www.columbiagames.com

DUEL IN THE DARK
Friedmann de Pedro
Pilot Games and Z-Man Games
www.zmangames.com

STRUGGLE FOR ROME, CATAAN HISTORICAL SERIES
Klaus Teuber
Mayfair Games
www.mayfairgames.com

TIDE OF IRON
John Goodenough
Fantasy Flight Games
www.fantasyflightgames.com      


Nominees for Historical Miniatures Line of the Year

BRITISH 7th ARMORED DIVISION 15mm
Evan Allen and Richard Carlisle
Battlefront Miniatures www.Battlefront.com 

BRITISH NAPOLEONIC 40mm
Chris Hughes
Sash & Saber Castings
http://www.sashandsaber.com 

ROMANO-BRIT 15mm
David McBride
Splintered Light Miniatures
www.splinteredlightminis.com/romano.html 

BUCCANEERS, PIRATES AND PRIVATEERS 28mm
Lon Weiss
Brigade Games
www.brigadegames.com

SEMINOLE WARS 28mm
Russ Dunaway
Old Glory Corporation
www.oldgloryminiatures.com      

 
Nominees for Historical Miniatures Rules of the Year 

AXIS & ALLIES NAVAL MINIATURES
Mike Elliott and Richard Baker
Wizards of the Coast
www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/aam/WaratSea  

BENGHAZI HANDICAP, Command Decision Supplement
Frank Chadwick
Test of Battle Games
www.testofbattle.com

“CHECK YOUR 6!”
Scott Fisher
Skirmish Campaigns
www.skirmishcampaigns.com

D-DAY CAMPAIGNS FOR NORMANDY, "Flames of War” Supplement
Jason Moffat and Phil Yates
Battlefront Games
www.battlefront.com

MIGHT & REASON
Sam Mustafa
Caliver Books
www.caliverbooks.com/index.php 
 

John Kaufeld
GAMA Communications
pr@gama.org