Origins Award - Definition and Overview

The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry.

The awards were first given in 1974 as the Charles Roberts Awards. At that time, awards were given in five categories: Best Professional Game, Best Amateur Game, Best Professional Magazine, Best Amateur Magazine and Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame. Since then, the awards have merged with the H. G. Wells awards, andthe game categories have split into Board games (Traditional, Historical and Abstract), Card games (Traditional and Trading), Miniature wargaming (Historical, Science Fiction and Fantasy), Roleplaying games and Play by mail games. There are additional categories for Graphic Design, for game expansions and accessories, and for game-related fiction. During the 1980s and 1990s awards were also given to Computer games.

See also

• Spiel des Jahres

External link

• Origins Awards website (http://www.originsawards.com/)
• Origins Award winners (http://www.originsgames.com/reference/oa_winners)