Board game awards explained
This list of board game awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to creators of board games. It also gives articles related to chess and go competitions.
Game awards
| Award | Country | Sponsor | Description |
|---|
| Charles S. Roberts Awards | United States | | Excellence in the historical wargaming hobby[1] |
| Germany | Die Pöppel-Revue | "Gamers' games" with particularly good or innovative gameplay[2] |
| United States | | Excellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, movies, television, and games[3] [4] |
| Germany | | Games with well-written rules[5] [6] |
| United States | | Several categories for which "best" games are determined[7] |
| | International Gamers Awards | Strategy board games and historical simulation games[8] |
| United States | SaltCON board game convention | Excellence in game design[9] [10] [11] |
| Origins Awards | United States | | | Outstanding work in the game industry[12] |
| Switzerland | Schweizer Spielmesse | Family games, Children's games and Strategy games.[13] |
| Germany | | Top-quality games in the German market[14] |
| Zenobia Award | United States | | Historical games by designers from underrepresented groups, with a financial reward and mentorship by industry leaders for the winner.[15] [16] [17] | |
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Notes and References
- 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.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170721221122/http://www.spiel-essen.com/deutscher-spielepreis.html Deutscher Spiele Preis
- 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.
- 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.
- http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Essener_Feder/ BoardGameGeek Article on the Essen Feather
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141229070115/http://www.merz-verlag.com/preistraumlger.html Official winners list
- Hochberg. Burt. Burt Hochberg. December 1991. The Games 100 . Games. GAMES Publications . 15 . 106 . 49–58. 0199-9788.
- http://www.internationalgamersawards.net/ International Gamers Awards
- Web site: Game designers, players gather for convention. Mark Green. 2013-02-16. 2016-08-18.
- Web site: SaltCON: A Small Convention Done Right . Rob Cramer . 2016-08-18.
- Web site: Meeple Nation at SaltCON 2016. Ryan Decaria. 2016-08-18.
- Web site: Academy - Hall of Fame. www.originsawards.net.
- http://www.gamemesse.ch/gamemesse/messeshop/de-ch/dept_11.html{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Web site: Interview with Tom Werneck, Spiel des Jahres jury member – Part 1 of 3. Dale Yu . The Opinionated Gamers. 2013-02-12.
- Web site: Carter . Chase . 2020-11-23 . A new historical tabletop award wants to spotlight and mentor underrepresented voices . 2024-02-15 . . en.
- Web site: Carter . Chase . 2023-10-02 . Zenobia Award returns to highlight more underrepresented creators in historical tabletop design . 2024-02-15 . . en.
- Web site: Hall . Charlie . 2021-08-17 . 8 historical board games, from diverse designers, that show great promise . 2024-02-15 . . en-US.
