Origins 2007 Winners

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

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Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:19 pm

1. Board Game: Treehouse [Average Rating:5.85 Overall Rank:3140]

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

Board Game or Expansion of the Year

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Edited Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:00 pm
Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:00 pm

Chris Bailey

(ixnay66)

United States
Broomfield
Colorado

Weren't any other games entered? I can think of quite a few games that were released last year that deserve "Board Game of the Year" more then Treehouse.

Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 10:07 pm
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Dan Manfredini

(Dan Manfredini)

United States
Austin
Texas

Check out Venture Forth's page on BGG

Geekmail me for a Venture Forth promo!

I think they meant "Board Game that Fits in Your Pocket of the Year"

At least, I hope.

Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 10:09 pm
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2. Board Game: Hordes [Average Rating:7.75 Overall Rank:651]

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

Miniatures Game or Expansion of the Year

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Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:00 pm

3. Board Game: Munchkin Impossible [Average Rating:6.21 Overall Rank:2208]

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

Non-Collectable Card Game or Expansion of the Year

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Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:01 pm

(Tegre)

United States
Port Saint Lucie
Florida

Maybe my tastes have changed over the few years of gaming, but you're telling me there wasn't any other Munchkin Available, let alone cardgame, to win this category? I wrote a review on this game, and of all of them, I found this one to be the most bland. angry

I mean, Mag Blast third edition came out in 2k6, same artist, but different company. You're telling me that got beat by this? surprise

I guess Congrats is in order to Steve Jackson and SJGames.

Posted Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:37 am
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4. Board Game: Catan: Event Cards [Average Rating:6.53 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.53 Unranked]

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

Game Accessory of the Year

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Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:16 pm

Jason Little

(ynnen)

United States
Eden Prairie
Minnesota

I found this to be ridiculous. IMO, it should not have been entered in this category. It's an expansion far more than it is an accessory. Dice Towers, Battle Mats, Expo Markers - those are accessories.

Other dice replacement decks have been developed. The only thing that separates this is the application the deck has to a specific game - ergo, expansion.

Edited Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:40 pm
Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:38 pm
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Jorge Montero

(hibikir)

United States
St Louis
Missouri

Didn't Stephenson's Rocket win the sci-fi category a few years ago?

Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:41 pm
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5. Board Game: Vlad the Impaler [Average Rating:7.50 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.50 Unranked]

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

Historical Miniatures Game of the Year

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Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:16 pm

6. Board Game: Commands & Colors: Ancients [Average Rating:7.90 Overall Rank:21]

Manuel Pombeiro

(Firepigeon)

Portugal
Sao Joao do Estoril

Historical Board Game of the Year

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Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 8:17 pm

Martin

(MartinStever)

United States
Bainbridge Island
Washington

Great choice and well deserved.

Posted Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:53 pm
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skippen

(cscottk)

United States
Greeley
Colorado

Origin awards are just silly. They were improving, but this list is a huge step backward.

Posted Mon Jul 9, 2007 10:46 pm
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Morgan Dontanville

(sisteray)

United States
Brooklyn
New York

Plate of Shrimp.

Here we are folks, the dream we all dream of.

Finger on the pulse...

Posted Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:27 pm
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Martin

(MartinStever)

United States
Bainbridge Island
Washington

The biggest disappointment was that Battlelore lost out to a game I've never heard of. I think having the Origins attendees vote is a great mechanic, similar to what's done with the Hugo's for science fiction. However, this result is a headscratcher. I'm told Looney Labs was working the crowd to get votes, and you must tip your cap to them for working the system, but for the awards to grow in importance some change should probably be made. My suggestion would be to have the ballot sent out to pre-reg's only, and have it due back before the show starts. The upside to that is the trophies could be engraved in advance. The other alternative would to simplify furhter and have the juries both pick the finalists and the winners.

I think everyone who is working on improving the awards deserves credit for moving things the right direction. Three years ago there were so many categories, it was just nuts. Reducing the categories has been a big positive. Forming the juries for coming up with the nominees is also a great step.

I was very happy to see Vlad win. Warhammer Ancients is a nice system and the sourcebooks are amazing. Unfortunately Games Workshop's distribution in the U.S. is so messed up you just don't see many here. They don't carry them in their own GW Battlebunkers, no promote them on the U.S. website.

I was also happy to see Richard Borg's CC:A win. I really enjoy that game.

Finally, I was happy to see my friend Mike Mulvihill's latest and greatest, the expansion for WizKids' Pirates win.

Posted Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:05 pm
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Martin

(MartinStever)

United States
Bainbridge Island
Washington

Here's a link to all the finalists, for anyone interested:

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10479.html

Posted Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:33 am
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John Squires

(modboy)

United States
Brooklyn
New York

I hate to be so negative but it's like they just went to the back corner of a dark rickety comic book store to find all of the nominated games. Not saying that these games are bad...just that there is a much larger pool of deserving titles to choose from.

Posted Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:55 pm
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