1995 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 22nd annual (1995) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1996:[1][2][3]
| Category | Winner | Company | Designer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Historical Figure Series of 1995 | Celts 25mm | Mirilton | |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Series of 1995 | Star Wars | West End Games | |
| Best Vehicular Series of 1995 | BattleTech: Vehicles & 'Mechs | Ral Partha Enterprises | Sculptors: C. Atkin, R. Kyde, J. Johnson, D. Summers, J. Wilhelm |
| Best Miniatures Accessory Series of 1995 | American Civil War Buildings 15mm | Stone Mountain Miniatures | Sculptor: Kris Marquardt |
| Best Miniatures Rules of 1995 | Warzone | Heartbreaker Hobbies & Games | Designer: Bill King |
| Best Game Accessory of 1995 | BattleTech Tech Readout 3058 (Battletech) (tie) | FASA Corp. | Designers: Hugh Brown, Chris Hartford, Sam Lewis, Bryan Nystul |
| Best Game Accessory of 1995 | Mage: The Ascension Tarot Deck (Mage: The Ascension) (tie) | White Wolf Game Studio | Designers: Jackie Cassada, Nicky Rea |
| Best Roleplaying Rules of 1995 | Mage: The Ascension 2nd Edition | White Wolf Game Studio | Designer: Phil Brucato, Stewart Wieck |
| Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1995 | Giovanni Chronicle: The Last Supper (Vampire) | White Wolf Game Studio | Designer: Daniel Greenberg |
| Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1995 | Birthright (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) | TSR Inc. | Designer: Slade Hansen, Rich Baker, Colin McComb |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1995 | Bug City (Shadowrun) | FASA Corp. | Art Director: Jim Nelson |
| Best Pre-20th Century Board Game of 1995 | Colonial Diplomacy (tie) | The Avalon Hill Game Company | Designer: Dr. Peter Hawes |
| Best Pre-20th Century Board Game of 1995 | Three Days of Gettysburg (tie) | GMT Games | Designer: Richard Berg |
| Best Modern-Day Board Game of 1995 | Empire of the Rising Sun | The Avalon Hill Game Company | Designer: Bruce Harper |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game of 1995 | Dragon Dice | TSR Inc. | Designer: Lester Smith |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game of 1995 | Armed and Dangerous RoboRally | Wizards of the Coast | Designer: Richard Garfield |
| Best Card Game of 1995 | Middle-earth: The Wizards | Iron Crown Enterprises | Designer: Coleman Charlton |
| Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1995 | Swords of Pelarn, Legends 2 | Midnight Games | |
| Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1995 | Illuminati Play by Mail (tie) | Flying Buffalo, Inc. | Designer: Draper Kauffman |
| Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1995 | Middle-earth Play-by-Mail (tie) | Game Systems Inc. | Designers: Bill Feild & Peter Stassun |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1995 | MechWarrior II | Activision | Designers: Tom Doud & Sean Vesce - Production Director: John Spinale - Producer: Josh Resnick |
| Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1995 | Panzer General | Strategic Simulations, Inc. | |
| Best Game-Related Fiction of 1995 | Tactics of Duty (BattleTech) | FASA Corp. | Author: Willam H. Keith |
| Best Professional Gaming Magazine of 1995 | Shadis Magazine | Alderac Entertainment Group | Editor: D. J. Trindle |
| Best Amateur Gaming Magazine of 1995 | Berg's Review of Games | Editor: Richard Berg | |
| Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Axis & Allies | Nova Games, Milton Bradley | Designer: Lawrence Harris - Design Support: Joseph Angiolillo & Al Leonardi |
| Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Call of Cthulhu | Chaosium | Designers: Sandy Petersen & Lynn Willis, Liz Danforth |
| Special Achievement Awards | Encyclopedia Cthulhiana | Chaosium | Author: Daniel Harms |
| Special Achievement Awards | Supermarina I (Command At Sea) | Clash of Arms Games | Designers: Gresham & Markawitz |
References
[edit]- ^ "Origin awards winners" (PDF). The Academy of Adventure Arts and Design. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Origins Awards | Wiki | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "The 1995 Origins Awards - Presented at Origins 1996". The game manufacturers Association. 11 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2023.