The Origins Awards 2020 happened even if Origins was first cancelled due to the lockdown and then Origins Online cancelled due to a lacklustre support of BLM.
The Origins Award 2020 nominees was an impressive list. Now we have the winners.
Origins Awards 2020 winners
- Best Board Game/Game of the Year: Tiny Towns by AEG
- Best Card Game: Point Salad by AEG
- Best Family Game: The Quacks of Quedlinburg by North Star Game
- Digital Adaptation: Tsuro VR by Calliope Games / Thunderbox Entertainment Digital
- Best Collectible Game: Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Black Panther and the Illuminati Booster Brick by WizKids
- Best Roleplaying Game: Teens in Space by Renegade Game Studios
- Best Game Accessory: Citadel Contrast Paint by Games Workshop
- Best Miniatures Game: Warcry by Games Workshop
- Best Historical Miniatures Game: Bolt Action: Campaign D-Day Operation Overlord by Osprey Games / Warlord Games
- Best Historical Game: Pandemic: Fall of Rome by Z-Man Games
Adventure Game Hall of Fame inductees
Origins also boosted the Adventure Game Hall of Fame by adding two designers, two games and a website.
- Reinhold Wittig, Designer
- Wolfgang Kramer, Designer
- Yahtzee by Milton Bradley/Hasbro
- Board Game Geek, NotableProduct
Rising Star Award
- Wolfgang Warsh, game designer
Via ICv2.
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