Gen Con 2021: Ennie Awards winners announced
Yesterday, the winners of the 21st annual Ennie Awards were revealed.
While Gen Con return to in-person status this year, the Ennie Awards stayed with their digital-only format. The big winner of the night was Alice Is Missing, which won Gold awards for Best Game, Best Rules, and Product of the Year. You can check out the winners and watch the ceremony below. The full list of nominees can be found here.
Ennie Awards winners
Judges’ Spotlight Winners
Amelia Antrim– Anyone Can Wear the Mask
Author: Jeff Stormer
Di – Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying, Osprey Games
Authors: Brendan Davis, Jeremy Bai
Salim Hakima – Abracadabra. A Guide to Becoming a Magical Games Master, The Grinning Frog
Author: Stephen Hart
Shauna Ratliff – Altered Carbon The Role Playing Game, Renegade Game Studios
Authors: Christopher De La Rosa, Ivan Van Norman
James Surano– SLA Industries 2nd Edition Core Rulebook, Nightfall Games
Author: Dave Allsop
Best Adventure
ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League Publishing **SILVER WINNER**
Author: Andrew E.C. Gaska
OSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press **GOLD WINNER**
Author: Diogo Nogueira
Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
DNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games **GOLD WINNER**
dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text **SILVER WINNER**
Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital
City of Mist Character Folio Pack, Son of Oak Game Studio **GOLD WINNER**
Roll & Play: The Game Master’s Fantasy Toolkit, Roll & Play Press **SILVER WINNER**
Best Art, Cover
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **SILVER WINNER**
Artist: Felix Miall
Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing **GOLD WINNER**
Artist: Johan Egerkrans
Best Art, Interior
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **SILVER WINNER**
Artist: Felix Miall
Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing **GOLD WINNER**
Artist: Johan Egerkrans
Best Cartography
ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League Publishing **SILVER WINNER**
Christian Granath, Andrew E.C. Gaska
OSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press **GOLD WINNER**
Glynn Seal
Best Electronic Book
Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press **SILVER WINNER**
Author: Eugene Marshall
Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games **GOLD WINNER**
Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza,
Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia.
Best Family Game / Product
Mausritter: Boxed Set, Games Omnivorous, Losing Games **GOLD WINNER**
Author: Isaac Williams
Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game – Rules Primer, Fandom, Inc. **SILVER WINNER**
Authors: Cam Banks, Dan Telfer
Best Free Game / Product
Humblewood: The Wakewyrm’s Fury, Hit Point Press Inc. **GOLD WINNER**
Author: Andrea Bruce, Jordan Richer, Christopher Pinch, T. R. Rowe
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Wrath & Glory The Graveyard Shift, Cubicle 7 **SILVER WINNER**
Author: Robert Buckey, Zak Dale-Clutterbuck
Best Game
Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios **GOLD WINNER**
Author: Spenser Starke
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **SILVER WINNER**
Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
Best Layout and Design
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **GOLD WINNER**
Minerva McJanda
The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing **SILVER WINNER**
David N. Wilkie
Best Monster/Adversary
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **SILVER WINNER**
Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing **GOLD WINNER**
Authors: Johan Egerkrans, Nils Hintze
Best Online Content
DNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games **GOLD WINNER**
dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text, dScryb **SILVER WINNER**
Best Organized Play
A Rough Guide to Glamour, Jonstown Compendium **GOLD WINNER**
Hand of Glory, Type 40 **SILVER WINNER**
Author: Allan Carey
Best Podcast
Asians Represent! **GOLD WINNER**
The Letters Page – The Sentinel Comics Podcast **SILVER WINNER**
Best Production Values
ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League Publishing **GOLD WINNER**
Broken Compass: Adventure Journal, Two Little Mice **SILVER WINNER**
Best RPG Related Product
Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC **SILVER WINNER**
Worldbuilder’s Notebook, Swordfish Islands **GOLD WINNER**
Author: Jacob Hurst
Best Rules
Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios **GOLD WINNER**
Author: Spenser Starke
Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc. **SILVER WINNER**
Author: Cam Banks
Best Setting
Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games **SILVER WINNER**
Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza, Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **GOLD WINNER**
Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
Best Supplement
Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press **SILVER WINNER**
Author: Eugene Marshall
MÖRK BORG CULT: Feretory, Free League Publishing **GOLD WINNER**
Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr
Best Writing
Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games **SILVER WINNER**
Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani
Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard **GOLD WINNER**
Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
Product of the Year
Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios **GOLD WINNER**
Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games **SILVER WINNER**