The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design announced the following among the award-winners during the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, June 25 – 29, 2008. For a complete list of winners visit the Origins Web site.
Historical Board Game of the Year – Age of Empires III: Age of Discovery (Tropical Games; designed by Glenn Drover)
Historical Miniatures Game of the Year – Check Your 6! (Skirmish Campaigns; designed by Scott Fisher)
Historical Miniatures Line of the Year – Romano-British 15mm (Splintered Light Miniatures; designed by David McBride)
Non-Fiction Publication of the Year – Hobby Games: The 100 Best (Green Ronin, edited by James Lowder). Read the ArmchairGeneral.com review.
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