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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 RoleplayingOsprey 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 GameRenegade 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**