Tonight we got a first look at the finalists for the Origins Awards from the Game Manufacturers Association at Expo 2023. Again- this was a sponsored media event.*
Here is the list of finalists:
Board GamesSocial/Light Strategy
Castle Panic: Crowns and Quests ExpansionFireside Games
Creature ComfortsKids Table Board Gaming
FlamecraftLucky Duck Games
Perplext
The Finest FishLast Night Games
Strategy:
EvergreenHorrible Guild
Foundations of RomeArcane Wonders
Hoplomachus: VictorumChip Theory Games
Planet UnknownAdam's Apple Games
Three Sisters25th Century
Games
Thematic:
Dead ReckoningAlderac Entertainment Group (AEG)
Merchants of the Dark RoadElf Creek Games
My Father's WorkRenegade Game Studios
Tokyo SidekickJapanime Games
Wonderland WarDruid City Games
Card Games:
Cat in the BoxBezier Games
Scout One More Game!
Sea Salt & PaperStudio Bombyx
Turing MachineHachette Boardgames
Undaunted: StalingradOsprey Games
Children's Game:
Castle Panic: Second EditionFireside Games
Disney A Goofy GameFunko Games
HONK!Sinister Fish Games
The Lunch Room GameEAP Toys and Games
Turtle SplashLucky Duck Games
Collectables:
Flesh and Blood - UprisingLegend Story Studios
Magic the Gathering The Brothers War CollectionWizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering Universes Beyond WarhammerWizards of the Coast
Heroclix: Hellfire GalaWizKids
Unmatched: Houdini vs the GenieRestoration Games
Miniatures Game:
Lion Rampant: Second EditionOsprey GamesNorthgard: Uncharted LandsHachette BoardgamesOmicron ProtocolDead Alive GamesPolyversal Sci-Fi Miniatures SystemCollins Epic WargamesRapture Gravity Bay
RPG Core
BlackbirdsAndrews McMeel Publishing
Bladerunner the Roleplaying GameFree League Publishing
Coyote & CrowCoyote & Crow
Teatime AdventuresSnowbright Studio
The One RingFree League Publishing
RPG Supplements
Agents of DuneModiphius
Blade Runner Starter BoxFree League Publishing
Fallout Starter BoxModiphius
Warhammer Fantasy: Enemy Within Volume 5Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Zweihander Starter BoxAndrews McMeel Publishing
Accessory
Call to Adventure Art DecksBrotherwise Games
Deluxe Board Game Train SetsLittle Plastic Train Co.
Renegade Game Studios
The Deck of Many Animated ConditionsHit Point Press
The Deck of Many Animated IllusionsHit Point Press
2D Art & Illustration:
7 Sinners Mana Project Studios
Cowboys with Big HeartsBully Pulpit Games
Cult of the DeepB.A. Games
Evil Genius Games
Galaxy Trucker - Keep on TruckinCzech Games Edition
3D Art
Frostgrave - Fireheart ElkOsprey Games
Dead Alive Games
Time CapsulesRed Cat Games
Graphic Design
Defiant RPGGame Machinery
DulceIndie Game Studios/ Stronghold Games
Norse GrimoireMana Project Studio
Pathfinder Savage Worlds Boxed SetPinnacle Entertainment Group
Tome of ChaosR. Talsorian Games, Inc.
Reviews
Grant's Greatest Games of NovemberGrant's Game Recs
Mind MGMT ReviewBoard Game Quest
The Best of Origins Game Fair from Grants Game RecsGrant's Game Recs
*As a sponsored media, GAMA has provided exclusive access to parts of Expo 2023 and has also sponsored part of our stay.