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| ENNIES | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best role-playing games of previous year |
| Country | United Kingdom & United States |
| Presented by | Gen Con |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Website | ennie-awards |
The ENNIE Awards (previously stylized as ENnie Awards)[1][2] is an award ceremony devoted to 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] Since 2002, the ceremony has been hosted at Gen Con in Indianapolis.[2] Since 2018, EN World is no longer associated with the awards.
The ENNIES comprise of 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
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 a corporation, Your Games Now. In 2008, they were sponsored by Avatar Art. 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. In 2017, Lone Wolf Development became a sponsor. 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.[9][10] Charlie Hall, for Polygon in 2020, commented:[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
The categories change yearly, depending on the nominations.
2021[12]
| Category | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Best Adventure | OSE: Halls of the Blood King (Exalted Funeral Press) | ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing) |
| Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital | City of Mist Character Folio Pack (Son of Oak Game Studio) | The Game Master's Fantasy Toolkit (Roll & Play Press) |
| Best Aid/Accessory – Digital | Michael Ghelfi – RPG Ambiences & Music (Michael Ghelfi) | DNGNGEN (Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games) |
| Best Art, Cover | Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing) | Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard) |
| 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) |
Fan Favorite Publisher
Judges' Spotlight Award
- Anyone Can Wear the Mask (Amelia Antrim)
- 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)
2020[13]
| Category | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Best Adventure | A Pound of Flesh (Tuesday Knight Games) | Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 (Trilemma Adventures) |
| Best Aid/Accessory | Deck of Many Animated Spells (Hit Point Press) | The Dungeon Books of Battle Mats (Loke BattleMats) |
| Best Art, Cover | Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City (Chaosium) | |
| Best Art, Interior | Ultraviolet Grasslands (Exalted Funeral Press) | Strata (Rook and Decard) |
| Best Cartography | Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 (Trilemma Adventures) | Jim Henson's Labyrinth, the Adventure Game (River Horse) |
| Best Electronic Book | New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2nd Ed. (Stygian Fox) | Uncaged Volume III (Scribemind) |
| Best Family Game / Product | Jim Henson's Labyrinth, the Adventure Game (River Horse) | Kids On Bikes: Strange Adventures! Volume Two (Renegade Games / Hunters Entertainment) |
| Best Free Game / Product | TTRPG Safety Toolkit (Smooching Knife) | Tunnel Goons (Highland Paranormal Society) |
| Best Game | ALIEN The Roleplaying Game (Free League Publishing) | MÖRK BORG Artpunk RPG (Free League Publishing) |
| Best Layout and Design | MÖRK BORG Artpunk RPG (Free League Publishing) | A Pound of Flesh (Tuesday Knight Games) |
| Best Monster/Adversary | Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio, Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign (Wizards of the Coast) | Big Bad Booklet 1-6 (Hit Point Press) |
| Best Online Content | The Monsters Know What They're Doing - Combat Tactics for DMs (Saga Press) | RPG Writers Workshop (Scribemind) |
| Best Organized Play | Stygia Untamed (Greasy Snitches) | Where Can She Be? (Robbie Pleasant) |
| Best Podcast | Asians Represent! | Red Moon Roleplaying |
| Best Production Values | Thousand Year Old Vampire (Petit Guignol) | Humblewood Box Set (Hit Point Press) |
| Best RPG Related Product | Absinthe in Carcosa (Pelgraine Press) | Session Zero (Bullypup Publishing) |
| Best Rules | Thousand Year Old Vampire (Petit Guignol) | Zombie World (Magpie Games) |
| Best Setting | Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City (Chaosium) | 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)
2019[14]
| Category | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Best Adventure | Masks of Nyarlathotep (Chaosium) | Mothership: Dead Planet (Tuesday Knight Games) |
| Best Aid/Accessory – Digital | World Anvil | DungeonFog |
| Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital | Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) | Dungeon of Doom Modular Terrain (Dwarven Forge) |
| Best Art, Cover | Call of Cthulhu – Terror Australis 2E (Chaosium) | KULT: Divinity Lost, 4th Edition (Helmgast AB) |
| Best Art, Interior | RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Slipcase (Chaosium) | Symbaroum Monster Codex (Free League Publishing) |
| Best Cartography | Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing) | A New Map of Hot Springs Island (Swordfish Islands) |
| Best Electronic Book | Sly Flourish's Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Last Word Audio) | Fear's Sharp Little Needles (Stygian Fox Publishing) |
| Best Family Game / Product | Kids on Bikes (Renegade Game Studios/Hunters Entertainment) | Dinosaur Princesses (Ardens Ludere) |
| Best Free Game / Product | Ironsworn (Shawn Tomkin) | The Ultraviolet Grasslands (Hydra Cooperative) |
| Best Game | Mothership: Player's Survival Guide (Tuesday Knight Games) | Dialect: A Game about Language and How it Dies (Thorny Games) |
| Best Layout and Design | Symbaroum Monster Codex (Free League Publishing) | The Black Hack 2nd Edition (Squarehex) |
| Best Monster/Adversary | Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5E (Petersen Games) | Creature Codex for 5th Edition (Kobold Press) |
| Best Online Content | Seth Skorkowsky | The Alexandrian |
| Best Organized Play | Cypher Play Numenera Season 18-2: Building Amber (Monte Cook Games) | Minsc and Boo's Guide to Stuff and Things (Greg Marks) |
| Best Podcast | Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff | Red Moon Roleplaying |
| Best Production Values | Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing) | Invisible Sun Black Box (Monte Cook Games) |
| Best RPG Related Product | Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) | Miskatonic University: Restricted Collection (Chaosium) |
| Best Rules | Call of Cthulhu Starter Set (Chaosium) | Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing) |
| Best Setting | The Fall of Delta Green (Pelgrane Press) | Call of Cthulhu – Terror Australis 2e (Chaosium Inc.) |
| Best Supplement | The Glorantha Sourcebook (Chaosium Inc.) | The 7th Ed. Guide to Cthulhu Invictus (Golden Goblin Press) |
| Best Writing | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Core Rulebook (Cubicle 7) | KULT: Divinity Lost, 4th Edition (Helmgast AB) |
| Product of the Year | Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society) | Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing) |
Fan's Choice, Best Publisher
- Chaosium Inc.
Judges' Spotlight Award
- The Stygian Library (Dying Stylishly Games)
- Archives of the Sky (Aaron A. Reed)
- Sigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists (Land of NOP LLC)
- plot ARMOR (Mostly Harmless Games)
- The Elephant & Macaw Banner: Player's Guide (Porcupine Publishing)
2018[15]
| Category | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Best Adventure | The Dark of Hot Springs Island, Swordfish Islands Authors: Jacob Hurst, Evan Peterson, Donnie Garcia | Delta Green: A Night at the Opera, Arc Dream Publishing Authors: Dennis Detwiller, Shane Ivey, Greg Stolze |
| Best Aid/Accessory | Hex Kit, Cone of Negative Energy | Conan GM Screen, Modiphius Entertainment |
| Best Art, Cover | Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios Artist: Brennen Reece | Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, Green Ronin Publishing Artist: Aaron Riley |
| Best Art, Interior | City of Mist, Son of Oak Game Studio Artist: Marcin Soboń, Mariusz Sculz, Ario Murti, Carlos Gomes Cabral, Monsters Pit | Frostbitten and Mutilated, Lamentations of the Flame Princess Artist: Zak Smith |
| Best Blog | Gnome Stew: The Gaming Blog | Sly Flourish |
| Best Cartography | The Midderlands – An OSR Setting & Bestiary, MonkeyBlood Design & Publishing Cartographer: Glynn Seal | Starfinder Pact Worlds, Paizo Inc. Cartographer: Damien Mammoliti |
| Best Electronic Book | Delta Green: A Night at the Opera, Arc Dream Publishing | Scenario from Ontario, Dungeons and Donuts |
| Best Family Product | Khan of Khans, Chaosium Inc. | Heavy Metal Thunder Mouse, Shoreless Skies Publishing |
| Best Free Game | High Plains Samurai: Legends, Broken Ruler Games | Saga of the Goblin Horde, Zadmar Games |
| Best Free Product | Runequest: Quickstart Rules and Adventure, Chaosium Inc. | Tabletop Audio – Original Ambiences and Interactive Sounds, Tabletop Audio |
| Best Game | Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG, Author: Daniel D. Fox | Delta Green: The RPG, Arc Dream Publishing Authors: Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy, Christopher Gunning, Kenneth Hite, Shane Ivey, Greg Stolze |
| Best Miniature Product | Star Trek Adventures Miniatures: The Next Generation, Modiphius Entertainment | Double-Sided Dry-Erase Tiles, Gaming Paper |
| Best Monster/Adversary | Frostbitten and Mutilated, Lamentations of the Flame Princess Author: Zak Smith | Down Darker Trails, Chaosium Inc. Authors: Kevin Ross, Mike Mason, Scott David Aniolowski, David Cole, Todd Woods |
| Best Organized Play | Lost Tales of Myth Drannor, D&D Adventurers League, Greg Marks, Robert Adducci, Bill Benham, Travis Woodall, Claire Hoffman, Alan Patrick | End of the Line, Michael Maenza |
| Best Podcast | Miskatonic University Podcast, Miskatonic University Podcast | Fear of a Black Dragon, Fear of a Black Dragon |
| Best Production Values | Delta Green: The RPG, Arc Dream Publishing | Star Trek Adventures: Collectors Edition Core Rulebook, Modiphius Entertainment |
| Best RPG Related Product | Khan of Khans, Chaosium Inc. | Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game, Evil Hat Productions |
| Best Rules | Delta Green: The RPG, Arc Dream Publishing Authors: Dennis Detwiller, Adam Scott Glancy, Christopher Gunning, Kenneth Hite, Shane Ivey, Greg Stolze | Star Trek Adventures: Core Rulebook, Modiphius Entertainment Authors: Dave Chapman, Jim Johnson, Patrick Goodman, Ross Isaacs, Bill Maxwell, Jonathan Breese, Nathan Dowdell, John Snead, Oz Mills, Aaron Pollyea, Rob Wieland, Ade Smith, Anthony Jennings, Dan Taylor, Dayton Ward, Michael Brophy, Giles Pritchard, Maggie Carroll, Steven Creech, Shawn Merwin, Sam Webb, Jacob Ross |
| Best Setting | Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios Authors: Chris Spivey, Ruth Tillman, Bob Geis, Sarah Hood, Neall Raemonn Price | Frostbitten and Mutilated, Lamentations of the Flame Princess Author: Zak Smith |
| Best Supplement | Reign of Terror, Chaosium Inc. Authors: Mark Morrison, Penelope Love, James Coquillat, Darren Watson | Shadowrun Dark Terrors, Catalyst Game Labs Authors: Brooke Chang, Kevin Czarnecki, Jason M. Hardy, Alexander Kadar, Adam Large, O.C. Presley, Scott Schletz, Dylan Stengel, R.J. Thomas, Amy Veeres |
| Best Website | Blades in the Dark SRD, Amazing Rando Design | Elven Tower Website, Elven Tower Website |
| Best Writing | Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios Author: Chris Spivey, Ruth Tillman, Bob Geis, Sarah Hood, Neall Raemonn Price | Frostbitten and Mutilated, Lamentations of the Flame Princess Author: Zak Smith |
| Product of the Year | Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG, Author: Daniel D. Fox | Delta Green: The RPG, Arc Dream Publishing |
Judges' Spotlight Winners
- Reece Carter: Fever Swamp, Melsonian Arts Council
- Sean McCoy: Operation Unfathomable, Hydra Cooperative
- Brian Nowak: FAITH – The Sci-Fi RPG 2.0, Burning Games
- Denise Robinson: Winterhorn, Bully Pulpit Games
- Kurt Wiegel: Pip System Corebook, Third Eye Games Author: Carol Darnell, Eloy Lasanta, Crystal Mazur, Derek Kamal, John D. Kennedy, Martin Manco, Amanda Milner, Jacob Wood
References
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- ^ a b Hall, Charlie (2017-07-05). "The best tabletop RPGs of 2017". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "About – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Annual ENnie Awards Honor Best of Roleplaying Games". 20 August 2014.
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- ^ "Tabletop RPG Award Nominates Copyright Infringing Game For Multiple Awards(UPDATE)". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Bleeding Cool. 29 June 2015.
- ^ "RPG: Lancer Withdraws From ENnies, Protesting Controversial Title Receiving Award". Bell of Lost Souls. 2 July 2020.
- ^ "ENnies 2020 nominee will refuse any awards until organisers address 2017 controversy". Geek Native. 30 June 2020.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (2020-06-30). "2020's best tabletop RPGs (so far), as chosen by fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
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- ^ "2020 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "2019 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "2018 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2021-09-28.