The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design je v Ohiu v Columbusu oznanila nominirance za nagrade Origins 2017 – 2017 Origins Awards Nominees. Akademija bo letos podjetjem nagrade podelila v sedmih kategorijah in sicer za izjemne igre. Zmagovalca v vsaki kategoriji izberejo člani Akademije. Zmagovalca “najboljša po izboru igralcev” (fan favorite) pa izglasujejo udeleženci na sejmu iger Origins. Vsi zmagovalci bodo znani in nagrajeni na Origins podelitveni slovesnosti v soboto, 17. junija. Poglejmo si nominirane kategorije in nominirance:
1. kategorija: družinske igre(Family Games), 6 nominacij
- Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis Deck-building Game – Cryptozoic Entertainment (Matt Hyra)
- Garbage Day – Mayday Games (Shane Willis)
- Happy Salmon – North Star Games (Ken Gruhl, Quentin Weir)
- Junk Art – Pretzel Games (Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lin)
- Karuba – HABA (Rüdiger Dorn)
- Speechless – Arcane Wonders (Mike Elliott)
2. kategorija: družabne igre (Board Games), 10 nominacij
- Blood Rage – CMON (Eric M. Lang)
- Clank! – Renegade Games (Paul Dennen)
- Cry Havoc – Portal Games (Grant Rodiek, Michael Oracz, Michael Walczak)
- Feast for Odin – Z Man Games/Asmodee (Uwe Rosenberg)
- Islebound – Red Raven Games (Ryan Laukat)
- Mansions of Madness – Fantasy Flight/Asmodee (Christopher Burdett, Anders Finér, Henning Ludvigsen)
- Scythe – Stonemaier Games (Jamey Stegmaier)
- Star Wars Rebellion – Fantasy Flight (Corey Konieczka)
- Terraforming Mars – FryxGames (Jacob Fryxelius)
- World’s Fair 1893 – Renegade Game Studios, Foxtrot Games (J. Alex Kevern)
3. kategorija: igre s kartami (Traditional Card Games), 8 nominacij
- Dream Home – Asmodee (Klemens Kalicki)
- Fabled Fruit – Stronghold Games (Friedemann Friese)
- Kanagawa – IELLO (Andrew Wolf)
- Koddama: The Tree Spirits – Action Phase Games (Daniel Solis)
- Lotus – Renegade Games (Jordan in Mandy Goddard)
- Mystic Vale – AEG (John D. Clair)
- Oh My Goods – Mayfair Games (Alexander Pfister)
- The Big Book of Madness – Iello (Maxime Rambourg)
4. kategorija: igralna oprema (Game Accessories), 4 nominacije
- Blood Rage organizator – The Broken Token (Greg Spence)
- Dungeon Morph Dice Adventurer Set – Dwarven Forge (Joe Wetzel, Dyson Logos, Matt Jackson, Shane Knysh, Tim Ballew, Dave Millar, Sigurd Johansson, AJ Stone)
- Flip ‘N Tray Mat Case, etui – Ultimate Guard (Adrian Alonso)
- Improved D Total – Gamescience (Dr. A.F. Simkin, Col. Louis Zocchi, Frank Dutrait)
5. kategorija: “zbiralne” igre (Collectible Games), 5 nominacij
- Yu-Gi-Oh Breaker of Shadow Booster – Konami (Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Pokémon XY11 Steam Siege Booster – Pokémon USA (The Pokémon Company)
- Magic the Gathering: Kaladesh Booster Pack – Wizards of the Coast
- Marvel HeroClix: Uncanny X-Men Booster Brick – WizKids (WizKids)
- Cardfight Vanguard Fighters Collection – Bushiroad
6. kategorija: miniature (Miniatures), 5 nominacij
- Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team – Games Workshop
- Konflikt ’47 – Warlord Games (Clockwork Goblin Miniatures)
- Dragon Rampant – Battlefront/Gale Force Nine
- TANKS – Battlefront/Gale Force Nine (Andrew Haught, Chris Townley, Phil Yates)
- Dropfleet Commander – Hawk Wargames (Andy Chambersin David Lewis)
7. kategorija: igra igranja vlog (Role-Playing Game), 10 nominacij
- 7th Sea: druga izdaja – John Wick Presents (John Wick, Mike Curry, Rob Justice, Mark Diaz Truman, Jesse Heinig)
- Curse of Strahd – Wizards of the Coast-D&D (Jeremy Crawford, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Adam Lee, Christopher Perkins in Richard Whitters)
- No Thank You, Evil! – Monte Cook Games (Shanna Germain in Monte Cook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Fantasy Flight (Tim Flanders, Corey Konieczka in Sam Stewart)
- Shadowrun-Seattle Sprawl – Catalyst Game Labs (Raymond Croteau, Jason Hardy, James Meiers, O.C. Presley, Scott Schletz, R.J. Thomas, Malik Toms, Thomas Willoughby, CZ Wright in Russell Zimmerman)
- Symbaroum – Modiphius Entertainment (Martin Bergström, Mattias Johnsson in Anders Lekberg)
- Storm King’s Thunder – Wizards of the Coast-D&D (Jenna Helland, Adam Lee, Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins, Richard Whitters)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire-Special Modifications – Fantasy Flight (Blake Bennett, Tim Cox, Jordan Goldfarb, Sterling Hershey in Monte Lin)
- The One Ring: Horse: Lords of Rohan – Cubicle 7 (Shane Ivey, Andrew Kenrick, T.S. Luikart, Francesco Nepitello, James Spahn)
- Volo’s Guide to Monsters – Wizards of the Coast-D&D (Jeremy Crawford, Ed Greenwood, Adam Lee, Mike Mearls, Kim Mohan, Christopher Perkins, Sean K. Reynolds, Matthew Sernett, Chris Sims in Steve Winter)
