1996

Presented at Origins 1997

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Miniatures Series of 1996

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos
Games Workshop
Developer: Robin Deus
Designer: Jeff Goodwin

Best Vehicular Miniatures Series of 1996

Battletech: Mechs & Vehicles
Ral Partha
Developer: Chuck Crain
Designers: Chris Atkin, Jim Johnson, Robert Kyde, David Summers, Jeff Wilhelm

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Miniatures Rules of 1996

Warhammer Fantasy Battles
Games Workshop
Designers: Andy Chambers, Bill King, Rick Priestley

Best Pre-20th Century Board Game of 1996

Age of Renaissance
Avalon Hill
Designer: Jared Scarborough

Best Modern-Day Board Game of 1996

Harpoon4
Clash of Arms
Designers: Larry Bond, Chris Carlson

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game of 1996

Settlers of Catan
Mayfair Games
Designer: Klaus Teuber

Best Card Game of 1996 (three-way tie)

Legend of Five Rings: Battle of Beiden Pass
Five Rings Publishing
Designer: Dave Williams

Lunch Money
Atlas Games
Designer: Charlie Wiedman

Mythos
Chaosium
Designer: Charlie Krank

Best Roleplaying Rules of 1996

Deadlands
Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.
Designer and Writer: Shane Hensley

Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1996

The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep
Chaosium
Designers and Writers: Larry DiTillio, Lynn Willis

Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1996

Six Guns and Sorcery
R. Talsorian
Writers: Edward Bolme, James Cambias, Eric Floch, Angela Hyatt, Jim Parks, Derek Quintanar, Barrie Rosen, Mark Schumann, Chris Williams

Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1996

Deadlands
Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Inc.
Graphic Designers: Tim Link, Jay Lloyd Neal, Charles Ryan

Best Game Accessory of 1996

Cthulhu for President
Chaosium
Designers and Writers: Shannon Appel, Les Brooks, Charlie Krank, Paul Lidberg

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1996

Master of Orion II
Microprose
Designers: Steve Barcia, Ken Burd

Best Game-Related Fiction of 1996

The Cthulhu Cycle
Chaosium
Editor: Robert M. Price
Authors: Donald R. Burleson, Leonard Carpenter, Pierre Comtois, August W. Derleth, Lord Dunsany, Alan Dean Foster, C. J. Henderson, M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, Will Murray, Steven Paulsen, David C. Smith.

Best Professional Game Magazine of 1996

Shadis Magazine
Alderac
Publisher: John Zinser
Editor: Rob Vaux

Best Amateur Game Magazine of 1996

Mechforce Quarterly
Publisher: Mech Force
Editor: Jean Rabe

Best Historical Figure Miniatures Series of 1996

Daimyo 25mm
Reaper Miniatures
Designer: Bob Charrette

Best Historical Miniatures Rules of 1996

Hostile Aircraft 2nd Ed.
Goblintooth Enterprises
Designer: Brian Reddington-Wilde

Best Miniatures Accessory Series of 1996

Wild West Hollow 25mm House
Tactical Conflict Systems
Designer: Leo Walsh

Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1996

Battletech 4th ed.
FASA Corp.
Art Director: Jim Nelson

Best Play-By-Mail Game of 1996

Middle Earth Play-By-Mail
Game Systems, Inc.
Designers: William B. Feild, Jr., Peter G. Stassun

Best New Play-By-Mail Game of 1996

Starship Command
Elite Simulations
Designer: Brian Hansen

Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1996

Wooden Ships & Iron Men
Avalon Hill
Executive Producer: Mike Daninnella

Best Graphic Presentation of a Card Game or Expansion of 1996

Middle Earth: The Dragons
Iron Crown Enterprises
Graphic Designers: Pete Fenlon, Jason Hawkins, Nick Morawitz, Jessica Ney-Grimm

1997 Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame Inductees

Darwin Bromley

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
TSR, Inc.
Designer: E. Gary Gygax

Cosmic Encounter
Eon Products, Inc.
Designers: Bill Eberle, Jack Kittridge, Bill Norton, Peter Olotka

Traveller
Game Designers Workshop
Designer: Marc Miller