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{{Infobox Convention
| name = Origins Game Fair
| image =
| caption =
| status =
| genre = Gaming
| venue = Greater Columbus Convention Center
| location = Columbus, Ohio
| country = United States
| first = 1975
| last =
| organizer = [[Game Manufacturers Association]]
| filing = Non-profit
| attendance = 14,000+ <ref>[http://www.experiencecolumbus.com/press_releases.cfm?detect=no&pressrelease_id=38]</ref>
| website = http://www.originsgamefair.com/
}}

'''Origins Game Fair''' is one of [[North America]]'s most prominent annual gaming conventions, second in size only to [[Gen Con]]. Origins takes place each year in [[Columbus, Ohio]] at the [[Greater Columbus Convention Center]], in late June or early July.

Origins is run by The [[Game Manufacturers Association]] (GAMA) as one of their two shows for the gaming industry. (The second show, the GAMA Trade Show, is for game manufacturers and retailers only.) Origins is specifically chartered to serve gaming in general, including [[wargaming|wargames]] and [[miniature wargaming|miniatures gaming]], which tend to be less well represented at [[Gen Con]] and [[Dragon*Con]]. [[Board game]]s, [[trading card game]]s, [[LARP]]s and [[role-playing game]]s are also popular at Origins.

[[Image:Origins registration.jpg|thumb|300px|Registration area of Origins]] Origins is the site of the annual [[Origins Award]]s ceremony. For many years, the [[Charles S. Roberts Award]]s for historical boardgames were presented at Origins, but these are now presented at the [[World Boardgaming Championships]].

Origins Game Fair was formerly known as the '''Origins International Game Expo'''. The name was changed in the summer of 2007.

==History==
[[Image:Origins Exhibitors Hall.jpg|thumb|300px|Exhibitor's Hall]]
Origins started in 1975 with a gathering of game players in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. The Interest Group Baltimore, a local wargaming club, worked with the Baltimore-based [[Avalon Hill]] game company to put on the first show that year at [[Johns Hopkins University]].

Avalon Hill produced the first commercial war games back in 1958. In a nod to Baltimore's position as the home of Avalon Hill and the birthplace of the commercial wargame hobby, [[Don Greenwood]], a game designer with Avalon Hill and founder of the convention, suggested calling the show "Origins".
Over the next few years, both Avalon Hill and [[Simulations Publications|SPI]] (another wargame company) ran the show. As the show continued expanding, the Game Manufacturers Association assumed management in 1978.

===Venues===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Dates
! Location
|-
| 1975<ref name="csr1974">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1974.htm| title = 1974| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| July 25-27<ref name="csr1974" />
| [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|-
| 1976
| July 23-25<ref name="csr1975">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1975.htm| title = 1975| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| Baltimore, Maryland<ref name="csr1975" />
|-
| 1977
| July 22-24<ref name="csr1976">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1976.htm| title = 1976| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich }}</ref>
| [[New York, New York]]<ref name="csr1976" />
|-
| 1978<ref name="csr1977">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1977.htm| title = 1977| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}} </ref>
| July 13-16<ref name="csr1977" />
| [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
|-
| 1979<ref name="csr1978">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1978.htm| title = 1978| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| June 22-24<ref name="csr1978" />
| [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]
|-
| 1980<ref name="csr1979">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1979.htm| title = 1979| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| June 27-29<ref name="csr1979" />
| Chester, Pennsylvania
|-
| 1981<ref name="csr1980">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1980.htm| title = 1980| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| July 3-5<ref name="csr1980" />
| [[San Mateo, California]]
|-
| 1982<ref name="csr1981">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1981.htm| title = 1981| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}} </ref>
| July 23-25<ref name="csr1981" />
| Baltimore, Maryland
|-
| 1983<ref name="csr1982">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1982.htm| title = 1982| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| July 14-17<ref name="csr1982" />
| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
|-
| 1984<ref name="csr1983">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1983.htm| title = 1983| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| July 5-8<ref name="csr1983" />
| [[Dallas, Texas]]
|-
| 1985
| June 27-30<ref name="csr1984">{{cite web| url = http://www.alanemrich.com/CSR_pages/Awards%20Pages/CSR1984.htm| title = 1984| work = Charles S. Roberts Awards| publisher = Alan Emrich}}</ref>
| Baltimore, Maryland<ref name="csr1984" />
|-
| 1986
| July 3-6
| [[Los Angeles, California]]
|-
| 1987
|
| Baltimore, Maryland
|-
| 1988
|
| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] (with [[GenCon]])
|-
| 1989
| June 29 - July 2
| Los Angeles, California
|-
| 1990
|
| [[Atlanta, Georgia]] (with [[DragonCon]])
|-
| 1991
| July 4-7
| Baltimore, Maryland
|-
| 1992
| August 20-23
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin (with GenCon)
|-
| 1993
| July 13-16
| Dallas, Texas
|-
| 1994
| July 7-10
| [[San Jose, California]]
|-
| 1995
| July 13-16
| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|}

===Columbus, Ohio===
[[Image:Origins Smithee Awards.jpg|thumb|300px|"[[Alan Smithee]]" (the man in the gaudy jacket) consulting with his helpers at the 2007 Smithee Awards at the Origins International Game Expo]]
Throughout most of its life, Origins migrated from city to city, but this limited the show's growth. In 1996, GAMA decided to anchor Origins in a single location. After considering a number of possibilities, GAMA chose [[Columbus, Ohio]]. With its proximity to many attendees and show volunteers, Columbus promised a fertile environment. The decision proved wise, as Origins continued to grow in subsequent years. In 2005, the show set another attendance record with just over 15,000 attendees (as announced on the Origins website).{{Fact|date=September 2008}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Dates
|-
| 1996
| July 4-7
|-
| 1997
| July 17-20
|-
| 1998
| July 2-5
|-
| 1999
| July 1-4
|-
| 2000
| July 13-16
|-
| 2001
| July 5-8
|-
| 2002
| July 4-7
|-
| 2003
| June 26-29
|-
| 2004
| June 24-27
|-
| 2005
| June 30 - July 3
|-
| 2006
| June 29 - July 2
|-
| 2007
| July 5-8
|-
| 2008
| June 26-29
|-
| 2009
| June 25-28
|-
| 2010
| June 24-27
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* http://www.originsgamefair.com/
* http://www.gama.org/

[[Category:Gaming conventions]]
[[Category:Trade shows]]

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