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The '''ENNIE Awards''' (previously stylized as ENnie Awards)<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=August 20, 2009 |title=ENnie Awards Present the Best in Tabletop Role-Playing |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/08/ennie-awards-present-the-best-in-tabletop-role-playing/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2017-07-05 |title=The best tabletop RPGs of 2017 |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/5/15923872/best-tabletop-rpgs-2017 |access-date=2019-02-27 |website=Polygon}}</ref> are awards for [[role-playing game]] (RPG) products (including game-related accessories, publications, and art) and their creators. The awards were created in 2001 by [[Russ Morrissey]] of [[EN World]] in partnership with Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D Third Edition News.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/about/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> The ceremony has been hosted at [[Gen Con]] in [[Indianapolis]] since 2002.<ref name=":1" /> Since 2018, EN World is no longer associated with the awards.
The '''ENNIE Awards''' (previously stylized as ENnie Awards)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=August 20, 2009 |title=ENnie Awards Present the Best in Tabletop Role-Playing |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/08/ennie-awards-present-the-best-in-tabletop-role-playing/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2017-07-05 |title=The best tabletop RPGs of 2017 |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/5/15923872/best-tabletop-rpgs-2017 |access-date=2019-02-27 |website=Polygon}}</ref> are awards for [[role-playing game]] (RPG) products (including game-related accessories, publications, and art) and their creators. The awards were created in 2001 by [[Russ Morrissey]] of [[EN World]] in partnership with Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D Third Edition News.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/about/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> The ceremony has been hosted at [[Gen Con]] in [[Indianapolis]] since 2002.<ref name=":1" /> Since 2018, EN World is no longer associated with the awards.


The ENNIES comprise two rounds. In the first round, publishers submit their products for nomination. Entries are judged by five democratically elected judges. The nominated products are voted on by the public in the second round. Winners of the annual awards are then announced at a ceremony at Gen Con.
The ENNIES comprise two rounds. In the first round, publishers submit their products for nomination. Entries are judged by five democratically elected judges. The nominated products are voted on by the public in the second round. Winners of the annual awards are then announced at a ceremony at Gen Con.
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In 2015, the awards disqualified the unofficially licensed [[Mass Effect]] RPG for copyright violations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabletop RPG Award Nominates Copyright Infringing Game For Multiple Awards(UPDATE) |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/29/tabletop-rpg-award-nominates-copyright-infringing-game-multiple-awards/ |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |publisher=Bleeding Cool |date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, the awards disqualified the unofficially licensed [[Mass Effect]] RPG for copyright violations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabletop RPG Award Nominates Copyright Infringing Game For Multiple Awards(UPDATE) |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/29/tabletop-rpg-award-nominates-copyright-infringing-game-multiple-awards/ |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |publisher=Bleeding Cool |date=29 June 2015}}</ref>


In 2020, Massif Press withdrew its RPG Lancer from the competition over a 2017 controversy.<ref>{{cite web|website=Bell of Lost Souls|url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/07/rpg-lancer-withdraws-from-ennies-protesting-controversial-title-receiving-award.html|title=RPG: Lancer Withdraws From ENnies, Protesting Controversial Title Receiving Award|date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Geek Native|url=https://www.geeknative.com/74293/ennies-2020-nominee-will-refuse-any-awards-until-organisers-address-2017-controversy/|title= ENnies 2020 nominee will refuse any awards until organisers address 2017 controversy|date=30 June 2020}}</ref> Charlie Hall commented for ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' in 2020:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=2020-06-30|title=2020's best tabletop RPGs (so far), as chosen by fans|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/30/21308168/2020s-best-tabletop-rpgs-chosen-by-fans|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Polygon|language=en-US}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=The Ennies are unique among gaming awards. Judges are volunteers, who follow a strict set of ethical guidelines. Chief among them is the vow not to have any professional relationship with any RPG publisher in the lead up to the awards. They help ensure that the Ennies aren’t just a popularity contest by winnowing down the dozens upon dozens of submissions to only the very best. Once the short list has been created, voting on the final winners is open to all.}}
In 2020, Massif Press withdrew its RPG Lancer from the competition over a 2017 controversy, where a game module for the Lamentations of the Flame Princess system titled Blood in the Chocolate received a Gold award in the Adventure category, despite being widely described as 'offensive', 'particularly icky', and 'simply ridiculous' by press, industry members and the publisher itself.<ref>{{cite web|website=Bell of Lost Souls|url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2020/07/rpg-lancer-withdraws-from-ennies-protesting-controversial-title-receiving-award.html|title=RPG: Lancer Withdraws From ENnies, Protesting Controversial Title Receiving Award|date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Geek Native|url=https://www.geeknative.com/74293/ennies-2020-nominee-will-refuse-any-awards-until-organisers-address-2017-controversy/|title= ENnies 2020 nominee will refuse any awards until organisers address 2017 controversy|date=30 June 2020}}</ref> Charlie Hall commented for ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' in 2020:<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=2020-06-30|title=2020's best tabletop RPGs (so far), as chosen by fans|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/30/21308168/2020s-best-tabletop-rpgs-chosen-by-fans|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Polygon|language=en-US}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=The Ennies are unique among gaming awards. Judges are volunteers, who follow a strict set of ethical guidelines. Chief among them is the vow not to have any professional relationship with any RPG publisher in the lead up to the awards. They help ensure that the Ennies aren’t just a popularity contest by winnowing down the dozens upon dozens of submissions to only the very best. Once the short list has been created, voting on the final winners is open to all.}}


==Winners by year==
==Winners by year==
The categories change yearly, depending on the nominations.
The categories change yearly, depending on the nominations.


*[[2001 ENnie Award winners]]
=== 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards|url=https://ennie-awards.com/2021-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-09-28|language=en-US}}</ref> ===
*[[2002 ENnie Award winners]]
{| class="wikitable"
*[[2003 ENnie Award winners]]
|+
*[[2004 ENnie Award winners]]
!Category
*[[2005 ENnie Award winners]]
!Gold
*[[2006 ENnie Award winners]]
!Silver
*[[2007 ENnie Award winners]]
|-
*[[2008 ENnie Award winners]]
|Best Adventure
*[[2009 ENnie Award winners]]
|OSE: Halls of the Blood King (Exalted Funeral Press)
*[[2010 ENnie Award winners]]
|ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing)
*[[2011 ENnie Award winners]]
|-
*[[2012 ENnie Award winners]]
|Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital
*[[2013 ENnie Award winners]]
|[[City of Mist]] Character Folio Pack (Son of Oak Game Studio)
*[[2014 ENnie Award winners]]
|The Game Master's Fantasy Toolkit (Roll & Play Press)
*[[2015 ENnie Award winners]]
|-
*[[2016 ENnie Award winners]]
|Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
*[[2017 ENnie Award winners]]
|Michael Ghelfi – RPG Ambiences & Music (Michael Ghelfi)
*[[2018 ENnie Award winners]]
|DNGNGEN (Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games)
*[[2019 ENnie Award winners]]
|-
*[[2020 ENnie Award winners]]
|Best Art, Cover
*[[2021 ENnie Award winners]]
|Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing)
*[[2022 ENNIE Award winners]]
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
*[[2023 ENNIE Award winners]]
|-
|Best Art, Interior
|Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing)
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
|-
|Best Cartography
|OSE: Halls of the Blood King (Exalted Funeral Press)
|ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing)
|-
|Best Electronic Book
|Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)
|Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e (Arcanist Press)
|-
|Best Family Game / Product
|Mausritter: Boxed Set (Games Omnivorous, Losing Games)
|Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game – Rules Primer (Fandom Inc.)
|-
|Best Free Game / Product
|Humblewood: The Wakewyrm's Fury (Hit Point Press)
|Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Wrath & Glory The Graveyard Shift (Cubicle 7)
|-
|Best Game
|Alice is Missing (Renegade Game Studios)
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
|-
|Best Layout and Design
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
|The Stygian Library (SoulMuppet Publishing)
|-
|Best Monster/Adversary
|Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing)
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
|-
|Best Online Content
|DNGNGEN (Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games)
|dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed (dScryb)
|-
|Best Organized Play
|A Rough Guide to Glamour (Jonstown Compendium)
|Hand of Glory (Miskatonic Repository)
|-
|Best Podcast
|Asians Represent!
|The Letters Page – The Sentinel Comics Podcast
|-
|Best Production Values
|ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing)
|Broken Compass: Adventure Journal (Two Little Mice)
|-
|Best RPG Related Product
|Worldbuilder's Notebook (Swordfish Islands)
|Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck (Weird Works)
|-
|Best Rules
|Alice is Missing (Renegade Game Studios)
|Cortex Prime Game Handbook (Fandom)
|-
|Best Setting
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
|Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)
|-
|Best Supplement
|MÖRK BORG CULT: Feretory (Free League Publishing)
|Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e (Arcanist Press)
|-
|Best Writing
|Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
|Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)
|-
|Product of the Year
|Alice Is Missing (Renegade Game Studios)
|Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)
|}


==Current categories==
==== Fan Favorite Publisher ====
Current categories as of 2023:


*[[ENNIE Award for Judge's Spotlight Winners|Judge's Spotlight Winners]]
* [https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?gclid=CjwKCAiApfeQBhAUEiwA7K_UH0i_8dp_FuxN7gRkhFKV7shrkOPQ8m2ZYODyYIi8JbqLWJyeR3lqIBoChWkQAvD_BwE Free League Publishing]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Adventures|Best Adventures]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Aid/Acessory - Digital|Best Aid/Acessory - Digital]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Aid/Acessory - Non-Digital|Best Aid/Acessory - Non-Digital]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Art, Cover|Best Art, Cover]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Art, Interior|Best Art, Interior]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Cartography|Best Cartography]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Electronic Book|Best Electronic Book]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Family Game/Product|Best Family Game/Product]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Free Game/Product|Best Free Game/Product]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Layout and Design|Best Layout and Design]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Monster/Adversary|Best Monster/Adversary]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Online Content|Best Online Content]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Organized Play|Best Organized Play]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Podcast|Best Podcast]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Production Values|Best Production Values]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best RPG Related Product|Best RPG Related Product]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Rules|Best Rules]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Setting|Best Setting]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Supplement|Best Supplement]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]]
*[[ENNIE Award for Product of the Year|Product of the Year]]


==== Judges' Spotlight Award ====
=== Category Winners ===
The ENNIE Awards bestow a Gold Winner and a Silver Winner for 1st and 2nd place winners, respectively.


==== Product of the Year ====
* Anyone Can Wear the Mask (Jeff Stormer)<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2021-nominees-and-winners/ |website=ENnie Awards |access-date=16 June 2022 |ref=12}}</ref>
This category was first introduced in 2007 as '''Best Product''' and changed to '''Product of the Year''' in subsequent years.
* Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying (Osprey Games)
* Abracadabra: A Guide to Becoming a Magical Games Master (The Grinning Frog)
* Altered Carbon The Role Playing Game (Renegade Game Studios)
* SLA Industries 2nd Edition Core Rulebook (Nightfall Games)


===== 2000s =====
===2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards|url=https://ennie-awards.com/portfolio-item/2020-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-09-28|language=en-US}}</ref>===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;

|- style="background:#bebebe;"
{|class="wikitable"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
|+
! style="width:40%;"| Product
!Category
! style="width:50%;"| Publisher(s)
!Gold
!Silver
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2007 ENnie Award winners|2007]]'''
|Best Adventure
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|A Pound of Flesh (Tuesday Knight Games)
| ''[[Ptolus|'''Ptolus: City by the Spire''']]''
|Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 (Trilemma Adventures)
| '''[[Malhavoc Press]], [[White Wolf Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| ''[[List of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay publications|'''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Children of the Horned Rat''']]''
| '''[[Black Industries]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2008 ENnie Award winners|2008]]'''
|Best Aid/Accessory
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Deck of Many Animated Spells (Hit Point Press)
| '''''[[Changeling: the Lost]]'''''
|The Dungeon Books of Battle Mats (Loke BattleMats)
| '''[[White Wolf Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| ''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast)#Saga Edition|'''Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition''']]''
| '''[[Wizards of the Coast]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2009 ENnie Award winners|2009]]'''
|Best Art, Cover
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City ([[Chaosium]])
| '''''[[Player's Handbook#Dungeons_&_Dragons_4th_edition|Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Players Handbook]]'''''
| '''[[Wizards of the Coast]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game|Mouse Guard]]'''''
| '''[[Archaia Entertainment|Archaia Studios Press]]'''
|}

===== 2010s =====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:40%;"| Product
! style="width:50%;"| Publisher(s)
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2010 ENnie Award winners|2010]]'''
|Best Art, Interior
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Ultraviolet Grasslands (Exalted Funeral Press)
| '''''[[Pathfinder Roleplaying Game|Pathfinder]]'''''
|Strata (Rook and Decard)
| '''[[Paizo|Paizo Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Eclipse Phase]]'''''
| '''[[Catalyst Game Labs]], [[Posthuman Studios]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2011 ENnie Award winners|2011]]'''
|Best Cartography
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 (Trilemma Adventures)
| '''''[[Pathfinder Roleplaying Game|Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide]]'''''
|Jim Henson's Labyrinth, the Adventure Game (River Horse)
| '''[[Paizo|Paizo Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game|The Dresden Files RPG]]'''''
| '''[[Evil Hat Productions]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2012 ENnie Award winners|2012]]'''
|Best Electronic Book
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2nd Ed. (Stygian Fox)
| '''''[[Pathfinder Roleplaying Game|Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box]]'''''
|Uncaged Volume III (Scribemind)
| '''[[Paizo|Paizo Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game]]'''''
| '''[[Margaret Weis Productions]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2013 ENnie Award winners|2013]]'''
|Best Family Game / Product
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Jim Henson's Labyrinth, the Adventure Game (River Horse)
| '''''[[Pathfinder Roleplaying Game|NPC Codex]]'''''
|Kids On Bikes: Strange Adventures! Volume Two (Renegade Games / Hunters Entertainment)
| '''[[Paizo|Paizo Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Shadows of Esteren Book 1]]'''''
| '''[[Agate Editions]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2014 ENnie Award winners|2014]]'''
|Best Free Game / Product
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|TTRPG Safety Toolkit (Smooching Knife)
| '''''[[Numenera|Numenera Corebook]]'''''
|Tunnel Goons (Highland Paranormal Society)
| '''[[Monte Cook|Monte Cook LLC]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Fate (role-playing game system)|Fate Core System]]'''''
| '''[[Evil Hat Productions]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2015 ENnie Award winners|2015]]'''
|Best Game
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|ALIEN The Roleplaying Game (Free League Publishing)
| '''''[[Player's Handbook#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook]]'''''
|MÖRK BORG Artpunk RPG (Free League Publishing)
| '''[[Wizards of the Coast]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[A Red & Pleasant Land]]'''''
| '''[[Lamentations of the Flame Princess]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2016 ENnie Award winners|2016]]'''
|Best Layout and Design
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|MÖRK BORG Artpunk RPG (Free League Publishing)
| '''''[[Night's Black Agents (role-playing game)|Dracula Dossier Director’s Handbook]]'''''
|A Pound of Flesh (Tuesday Knight Games)
| '''[[Pelgrane Press]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Curse of Strahd]]'''''
| '''[[Wizards of the Coast]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2017 ENnie Award winners|2017]]'''
|Best Monster/Adversary
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio, Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign (Wizards of the Coast)
| '''''[[Tales from the Loop|Tales from the Loop - Roleplaying in the '80s that Never Was]]'''''
|Big Bad Booklet 1-6 (Hit Point Press)
| '''[[Free League Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[7th Sea (role-playing game)|7th Sea: Core Rulebook]]'''''
| '''[[John Wick Presents]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2018 ENnie Award winners|2018]]'''
|Best Online Content
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|The Monsters Know What They're Doing - Combat Tactics for DMs (Saga Press)
| '''''[[Zweihänder (role-playing game)|Zweihander Grim & Perilous RPG]]'''''
|RPG Writers Workshop (Scribemind)
| '''[[Grim & Perilous Studios]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Delta Green|Delta Green: the RPG]]'''''
| '''[[Arc Dream Publishing]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2019 ENnie Award winners|2019]]'''
|Best Organized Play
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Stygia Untamed (Greasy Snitches)
| '''''[[Masks of Nyarlathotep|Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set]]'''''
|Where Can She Be? (Robbie Pleasant)
| '''[[H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society|The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society Inc.]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Forbidden Lands|Forbidden Lands - Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG]]'''''
| '''[[Free League Publishing]]'''
|}

===== 2020s =====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:40%;"| Product
! style="width:50%;"| Publisher(s)
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2020 ENnie Award winners|2020]]'''
|Best Podcast
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Asians Represent!
| '''''[[Mörk Borg|MORK BORG Artpunk RPG]]'''''
|Red Moon Roleplaying
| '''[[Free League Publishing]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Thousand Year Old Vampire]]'''''
| '''[[Petit Guignol]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2021 ENnie Award winners|2021]]'''
|Best Production Values
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Thousand Year Old Vampire (Petit Guignol)
| '''''[[Alice is Missing]]'''''
|Humblewood Box Set (Hit Point Press)
| '''[[Renegade Game Studios]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Brancalonia - Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book]]'''''
| '''[[Acheron Games]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2022 ENNIE Award winners|2022]]'''
|Best RPG Related Product
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Absinthe in Carcosa (Pelgraine Press)
| '''''[[Thirsty Sword Lesbians]]'''''
|Session Zero (Bullypup Publishing)
| '''[[Evil Hat Productions]]'''
|- style="background:#eee;"
| '''''[[Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)|Call of Cthulhu Classic Prop Set]]'''''
| '''[[H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society]]'''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| '''[[2023 ENNIE Award winners|2023]]'''
|Best Rules
|- style="background:#FAEB86"
|Thousand Year Old Vampire (Petit Guignol)
| '''''[[Vaesen (RPG)|Vaesen RPG - Mythic Britain & Ireland]]'''''
|Zombie World (Magpie Games)
| '''[[Free League Publishing]]'''
|-
|- style="background:#eee;"
|Best Setting
| '''''[[Fabula Ultima|Fabula Ultima - Core Rulebook]]'''''
|Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City ([[Chaosium]])
| '''[[Need Games]]'''
|Arkadia, The Greek Setting for 5e (Arcana Games)
|-
|Best Supplement
|Delta Green: The Labyrinth (Arc Dream Publishing)
|Ironsworn Delve (Shawn Tomkin)
|-
|Best Writing
|MÖRK BORG Artpunk RPG (Free League Publishing)
|The Monsters Know What They Are Doing (Saga Press)
|-
|Product of the Year
|MÖRK BORG Artpunk RPG (Free League Publishing)
|Thousand Year Old Vampire (Petit Guignol)
|}
|}

==== Fan's Choice, Best Publisher ====
* Free League Publishing

==== Judges' Spotlight Award ====
* Sleepaway (Jay Dragon)
* Glitter Hearts (Leatherman Games)
* Refractions in Glasston ([[Chaosium]])
* Knarls Candy Compendium
* Hit the Streets, Defend the Block (Lost Highway Games)


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 06:30, 4 May 2024

ENNIES
Awarded forBest role-playing games of previous year
CountryUnited Kingdom & United States
Presented byGen Con
Formerly calledENnie Awards
First awarded2001
Websiteennie-awards.com

The ENNIE Awards (previously stylized as ENnie Awards)[1][2] are awards for role-playing game (RPG) products (including game-related accessories, publications, and art) and their creators. The awards were created in 2001 by Russ Morrissey of EN World in partnership with Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D Third Edition News.[3] The ceremony has been hosted at Gen Con in Indianapolis since 2002.[2] Since 2018, EN World is no longer associated with the awards.

The ENNIES comprise two rounds. In the first round, publishers submit their products for nomination. Entries are judged by five democratically elected judges. The nominated products are voted on by the public in the second round. Winners of the annual awards are then announced at a ceremony at Gen Con.

History[edit]

The award ceremony initially focused on the d20 System products and publishers. It has come to include "all games, supplements, and peripheral enterprises".[4] Since 2002, the awards have been announced at a live ceremony at Gen Con. It is now considered a "signature part" of the convention.[4] Author George R. R. Martin referred to the ENNIE Awards as "the most prestigious honors in role-playing" in 2010.[5]

The nominees are chosen by a panel of judges, and the winners are voted on by the public and presented at an award show done in collaboration between Gen Con and EN World.[6]

In 2007, the ENNIES were sponsored by the corporation Your Games Now, followed by Avatar Art in 2008. In 2010, 2011, and 2012, they were sponsored by both Indie Press Revolution and DriveThruRPG. From 2013 to 2016, they were sponsored by DriveThruRPG alone. In 2015, Campaign Coins made the medals as a sponsorship; Lone Wolf Development became a sponsor in 2017. The awards were run and owned by Morrissey until 2019.[7]

In 2015, the awards disqualified the unofficially licensed Mass Effect RPG for copyright violations.[8]

In 2020, Massif Press withdrew its RPG Lancer from the competition over a 2017 controversy, where a game module for the Lamentations of the Flame Princess system titled Blood in the Chocolate received a Gold award in the Adventure category, despite being widely described as 'offensive', 'particularly icky', and 'simply ridiculous' by press, industry members and the publisher itself.[9][10] Charlie Hall commented for Polygon in 2020:[11]

The Ennies are unique among gaming awards. Judges are volunteers, who follow a strict set of ethical guidelines. Chief among them is the vow not to have any professional relationship with any RPG publisher in the lead up to the awards. They help ensure that the Ennies aren’t just a popularity contest by winnowing down the dozens upon dozens of submissions to only the very best. Once the short list has been created, voting on the final winners is open to all.

Winners by year[edit]

The categories change yearly, depending on the nominations.

Current categories[edit]

Current categories as of 2023:

Category Winners[edit]

The ENNIE Awards bestow a Gold Winner and a Silver Winner for 1st and 2nd place winners, respectively.

Product of the Year[edit]

This category was first introduced in 2007 as Best Product and changed to Product of the Year in subsequent years.

2000s[edit]
Year Product Publisher(s)
2007
Ptolus: City by the Spire Malhavoc Press, White Wolf Publishing
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Children of the Horned Rat Black Industries
2008
Changeling: the Lost White Wolf Publishing
Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Wizards of the Coast
2009
Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Players Handbook Wizards of the Coast
Mouse Guard Archaia Studios Press
2010s[edit]
Year Product Publisher(s)
2010
Pathfinder Paizo Publishing
Eclipse Phase Catalyst Game Labs, Posthuman Studios
2011
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player's Guide Paizo Publishing
The Dresden Files RPG Evil Hat Productions
2012
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box Paizo Publishing
Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Basic Game Margaret Weis Productions
2013
NPC Codex Paizo Publishing
Shadows of Esteren Book 1 Agate Editions
2014
Numenera Corebook Monte Cook LLC
Fate Core System Evil Hat Productions
2015
Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook Wizards of the Coast
A Red & Pleasant Land Lamentations of the Flame Princess
2016
Dracula Dossier Director’s Handbook Pelgrane Press
Curse of Strahd Wizards of the Coast
2017
Tales from the Loop - Roleplaying in the '80s that Never Was Free League Publishing
7th Sea: Core Rulebook John Wick Presents
2018
Zweihander Grim & Perilous RPG Grim & Perilous Studios
Delta Green: the RPG Arc Dream Publishing
2019
Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society Inc.
Forbidden Lands - Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG Free League Publishing
2020s[edit]
Year Product Publisher(s)
2020
MORK BORG Artpunk RPG Free League Publishing
Thousand Year Old Vampire Petit Guignol
2021
Alice is Missing Renegade Game Studios
Brancalonia - Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book Acheron Games
2022
Thirsty Sword Lesbians Evil Hat Productions
Call of Cthulhu Classic Prop Set H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
2023
Vaesen RPG - Mythic Britain & Ireland Free League Publishing
Fabula Ultima - Core Rulebook Need Games

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ENnie Awards Present the Best in Tabletop Role-Playing". Wired. August 20, 2009. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Charlie (2017-07-05). "The best tabletop RPGs of 2017". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. ^ "About – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. ^ a b Rome, Ben H. (2013). Games' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Players, Pawns, and Power-Ups. Chris Hussey. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-59797-724-1. OCLC 855019926.
  5. ^ "22 | July | 2010 | Not a Blog".
  6. ^ "Annual ENnie Awards Honor Best of Roleplaying Games". 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ "ENnies Leadership Change Announcement". ENnie Awards. 2019-02-15. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  8. ^ "Tabletop RPG Award Nominates Copyright Infringing Game For Multiple Awards(UPDATE)". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Bleeding Cool. 29 June 2015.
  9. ^ "RPG: Lancer Withdraws From ENnies, Protesting Controversial Title Receiving Award". Bell of Lost Souls. 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ "ENnies 2020 nominee will refuse any awards until organisers address 2017 controversy". Geek Native. 30 June 2020.
  11. ^ Hall, Charlie (2020-06-30). "2020's best tabletop RPGs (so far), as chosen by fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

External links[edit]

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