List of game awards explained

This list of game awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for games. Separate lists cover video game awards, board game awards, Game of the Year awards for video games and Game of the Year awards for board games

List

Award Country Sponsor Description
As d'Or[1] France Festival International des Jeux Various categories
Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame[2] United States Charles S. Roberts Award Committee Military strategy games and simulations
Charles S. Roberts Award[3] United States Charles S. Roberts Award Committee Excellence in the historical wargaming hobby
Diana Jones Award[4] United States Diana Jones committee Can be awarded to a person, product, publication, company, organization, event or trend – anything related to gaming
Dragon Awards[5] [6] United States Science fiction or fantasy games in various media. See also List of Dragon Award nominees.
United States Fan-based awards for role-playing game products and publishers
United States Game Chef Role-playing game designers
United States Board gaming
Sweden Best student game / computer animation
United States Andy Kitkowski, John Kim Creator-based awards for Indie role-playing games and supplements
Germany International Gamers Awards Strategy board games and historical simulation games
France Association de Promotion et d'Evaluation des Jeux Outstanding parlour games
United States Most successful Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour players
United States Joanne Oppenheim, Stephanie Oppenheim Review of children's media by child development experts
United States Outstanding work in the game industry
United States Parents' Choice Foundation Best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels.
Germany Spiel des Jahres Excellence in game design, promoting top-quality games in the German market
Sweden Video game development competition

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival International des Jeux. www.beepeers.com. BEEPEERS-. Festival International des Jeux. 2020-04-05.
  2. https://archive.today/20130116084929/http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Articles/CSRclausewitz.htm Hall of Fame
  3. Web site: Industry News: Voting for the Charles S Roberts Award Now Open . . Scott Parrino . 15 April 2010 . January 17, 2014 . ..the very prestigious Charles S Roberts Awards has started. . https://archive.today/20140118020818/http://www.wargamer.com/article/2857/industry-news-voting-for-the-charles-s-roberts-award-now-open . 18 January 2014 . dead.
  4. Web site: Tabletop gaming's most coveted trophy is a burned book . Polygon.
  5. Web site: The inaugural Dragon Awards highlight the populist side of science fiction and fantasy. Andrew . Liptak . September 4, 2016 . The Verge. March 12, 2019 . January 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111025840/https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/4/12794666/dragon-award-dragoncon-david-weber-terry-pratchett . live.
  6. News: Beth Elderkin . DragonCon Releases (Mostly) Puppy-Free Nominations For First Dragon Awards . 12 March 2019 . Gizmodo . 13 August 2016 . DragonCon, Atlanta’s annual science fiction and fantasy competition, released the nominee list (see below) for the first-ever Dragon Awards.