2021 ENNIE Award winners explained

2021 ENNIE Award winners
Country:United Kingdom & United States
Awarded For:Best role-playing games of previous year
Presenter:Gen Con
Year:2001
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The following are the winners of the 21st annual ENNIE Awards, held in 2021:[1] [2] [3]

Judges' Spotlight winners

Gold and Silver winners

CategoryGold WinnerSilver Winner
Best AdventureOSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral PressAuthor: Diogo NogueiraALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League PublishingAuthor: Andrew E.C. Gaska
Best Aid/Accessory – DigitalMichael Ghelfi – RPG Ambiences & Music, Michael GhelfiDNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games
Best Aid/Accessory – Non – DigitalCity of Mist Character Folio Pack, Son of Oak Game StudioRoll & Play: The Game Master's Fantasy Toolkit, Roll & Play Press
Best Art, CoverVaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League PublishingArtist: Johan Egerkrans, Rowan, Rook and DecardArtist: Felix Miall
Best Art, InteriorVaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League PublishingArtist: Johan Egerkrans, Rowan, Rook and DecardArtist: Felix Miall
Best CartographyOSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press Glynn SealALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League PublishingChristian Granath, Andrew E.C. Gaska
Best Electronic BookBrancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron GamesAuthors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza, Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia.Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist PressAuthor: Eugene Marshall
Best Family Game / ProductMausritter: Boxed Set, Games Omnivorous, Losing GamesAuthor: Isaac WilliamsTales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game – Rules Primer, Fandom, Inc.Authors: Cam Banks, Dan Telfer
Best Free Game / ProductHumblewood: The Wakewyrm's Fury, Hit Point Press Inc.Author: Andrea Bruce, Jordan Richer, Christopher Pinch, T. R. RoweWarhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Wrath & Glory The Graveyard Shift, Cubicle 7 Author: Robert Buckey, Zak Dale-Clutterbuck
Best GameAlice is Missing, Hunters Entertainment, Renegade Game StudiosAuthor: Spenser Starke, Rowan, Rook and DecardAuthors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
Best Layout and Design, Rowan, Rook and Decard Minerva McJandaThe Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet PublishingDavid N. Wilkie
Best Monster/AdversaryVaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League PublishingAuthors: Johan Egerkrans, Nils Hintze, Rowan, Rook and DecardAuthors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
Best Online ContentDNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare GamesdScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text, dScryb
Best Organized PlayA Rough Guide to Glamour, Jonstown CompendiumAuthors: Chris Gidlow, Mike Hagen, Nick Brooke, Michael O’Brien, Jeff Richard, Greg StaffordHand of Glory, Type 40 Author: Allan Carey
Best PodcastAsians Represent!The Letters Page – The Sentinel Comics Podcast
Best Production ValuesALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League PublishingBroken Compass: Adventure Journal, Two Little Mice
Best RPG Related ProductWorldbuilder's Notebook, Swordfish IslandsAuthor: Jacob HurstAdventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
Best RulesAlice is Missing, Hunters Entertainment, Renegade Game StudiosAuthor: Spenser StarkeCortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.Author: Cam Banks
Best Setting, Rowan, Rook and DecardAuthors: Grant Howitt, Christopher TaylorBrancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron GamesAuthors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza, Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia
Best SupplementMörk Borg CULT: Feretory, Free League PublishingAuthors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan NohrAncestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist PressAuthor: Eugene Marshall
Best Writing, Rowan, Rook and DecardAuthors: Grant Howitt, Christopher TaylorBrancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron GamesAuthors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani
Product of the YearAlice is Missing, Hunters Entertainment, Renegade Game StudiosBrancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20211010005731/https://ennie-awards.com/2021-nominees-and-winners/ . 2021-10-10 .
  2. Web site: August 13, 2021 . Ennie Awards 2021 Nominees Highlight the Best Tabletop RPGs . July 11, 2022 . TechRaptor . en.
  3. Web site: September 20, 2021 . ENnie Awards 2021 winners: Alice is Missing and Heart: The City Beneath named best RPGs of the year . July 11, 2022 . Dicebreaker . en.