More Origins Awards
The complete Origins awards have now been announced. Previously the historical category was absent, which I hoped was the reason why info was so hard to come by. Unfortunately, it’s still pretty much on the hush-hush. So here’s the rest of the awards…
Historical Miniature Game of the Year
Command Decision: Test of Battle by Test of Battle Games
General Quarters by Old Dominion Game Works
Polemos Napoleonics by Baccus
Victory at Sea by Mogoose Publishing
Vlad the Impaler by Warhammer Historical
Historical Miniatures Line of the Year
28mm Carlists from the Spanish Civil War line by Anglian Miniatures
28mm Musketeers and Swashbucklers line by Brigade Games
28mm British and Welsh Kingdoms line by Gripping Beasts
28mm Medieval Polish/Lithuanian line by Molniya Miniatures
40mm American Civil War line by Sash and Saber
Historical Board Game of the Year
Command & Colors Ancients by GMT Games
Epic of the Peloponnesian War by Clash of Arms Games
Italia by Phalanx Games
Napoleon at the Crossroads by Operation Studies Group
Wavell’s War by GRD
From a personal standpoint the only things listed above that I’m familiar with is Victory at Sea and Commands & Colors: Ancients.
VaS is a fun game, but not one I would really associate with a historical category, since it’s definitely a game first, simulation second (if at all). This is definitely not Command at Sea.
Ancients is a great game. Considering that Battlelore is also up for an award, it will be interesting to see how the two fare, especially since Battlelore owes quite a bit to Ancients.
Oh, if you want to see something positively sick (sick as in what the kewl kids say today) check out Dan Becker’s version of Ancients done with 6mm minis. I know folks who haven’t had time to even create new scenarios, much less create a museum quality diorama of the game! Awesome stuff.