Gen Con 2021: Ennie Awards winners announced
Congrats to all the winners!
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Read MoreWhile Gen Con was forced to be online this year, the 2020 installment of the Ennie Awards still took place. The annual awards ceremony celebrates the best in tabletop gaming.
Mork Borg took home the most awards with four, including the Gold award for Product of the Year. Thousand Year Old Vampire walked away three awards, including the Gold award for Best Rules. The Ultraviolet Grasslands, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, The Monsters Know What They Are Doing, and Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 each won two awards.
You can check out the full winners list below. If you missed the ceremony or want to see it again, you can check it out below, too. You can see the full list of 2020 submissions here. The 2021 installment of the Ennie Awards will take place on August 6th, 2021
2020 Ennie Awards winners
Best Family Game / Product
Silver – Kids on Bikes: Strange Adventures Volume 2 by Renegade Games
Gold – Jim Henson’s Labyrinth by River Horse
Best Aid or Accessory
Silver – The Dungeon Books of Battle Mats by Loke Battlemats
Gold – Deck of Many Animated Spells by Hit Point Press
Best Online Content
Silver – RPG Writers Workshop by Scribemind
Gold – The Monsters Know What They’re Doing by Saga Press
Best Podcast
Silver – Red Moon Roleplaying
Gold – Asians Represent!
Best Monster/Adversary
Silver – Big Bad Booklet 1-6 by Hit Point Press
Gold – Mordenkainen’s Fiendish Folio, Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign by Wizards of the Coast
Best Cover Art
Silver – The Ultraviolet Grasslands by Exalted Funeral Press
Gold – Call of Cthulhu – Berlin the Wicked City by Chaosium
Best Interior Art
Silver – Strata by Rowan, Rook and Decard (art by Adrian Stone)
Gold – The Ultraviolet Grasslands by Exalted Funeral Press
Best Organized Play
Silver – Where Can She Be? by Robbie Pleasant
Gold – Stygia Untamed by Greasy Snitches and Paul Gabat
Best Free Game/Product
Silver – Tunnel Goons by the Highland Paranormal Society
Gold – TTRPG Safety Toolkit by Smooching Knife
Best RPG Related Product
Silver – Session Zero by John C. Byram
Gold – Absinthe in Carcosa by Pelgrane Press
Best Electronic Book
Silver – Uncaged Volume III by Scribemind
Gold – New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2nd Ed by Stygian Fox
Best Layout and Design
Silver – A Pound of Flesh by Tuesday Knight Games
Gold – MÖRK BORG by Free League Publishing
Best Cartography
Silver – Jim Henson’s Labyrinth by River Horse
Gold – Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 by Trilemma Adventures
Best Rules
Silver – Zombie World by Magpie Games
Gold – Thousand Year Old Vampire by Petit Guignol
Best Writing
Silver – The Monsters Know What They Are Doing by Saga Press
Gold – MÖRK BORG by Free League Publishing
Best Adventure
Silver – Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1 by Trilemma Adventures
Gold – A Pound of Flesh by Tuesday Knight Games
Best Setting
Silver – Arkadia – The Greek Setting for 5e by Arcana Games
Gold – Call of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City by Chaosium
Best Supplement
Silver – Ironsworn Delve by Shawn Tomkin
Gold – Delta Green: The Labyrinth by Arc Dream Publishing
Best Production Values
Silver – Humblewood Box Set by Hit Point Press
Gold – Thousand Year Old Vampire by Petit Guignol
Fans’ Choice for Best Publisher
Gold – Free League Publishing
Best Game
Silver – MÖRK BORG by Free League Publishing
Gold – ALIEN the Roleplaying Game by Free League Publishing
Product of the Year
Silver – Thousand Year Old Vampire by Petit Guignol
Gold – MÖRK BORG by Free League Publishing
Judge’s Spotlight Winners
Sleepaway by Jay Dragon
Glitter Hearts by Greg Leatherman
Refractions in Glasston by Taylor University PWR Press, Sam Guinsatao, Carson Jacobs, T.R. Knight, Joy Lemont, Elijah Oates, Rayce Patterson, Emily Pawlowski, J. Tucker White
Knarls Candy Compendium by Makenzie De Armas, Levi Phipps
Hit the Streets, Defend the Block by Rich Rogers
Since 2001, the ENnies showcased the best in tabletop RPGs with the help of fans around the world. Last night at Gen Con, the ceremony delivered another batch of awards towards the creators of some beloved games.
Taking home the title of Best Game is Mothership, which was created by Tuesday Knight Games. This RPG lets you traverse through space as a teamster, android, marine, or a scientist. Taking home the titles of both Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital and Product of the Year is the Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set.
Other winners include Kids on Bikes for Best Family Game, Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff for Best Podcast, and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Core Rulebook for Best Writing.
The entire list of winners can be seen below.
Best Adventure
GOLD: Masks of Nyarlathotep (Chaosium Inc.)
SILVER: Mothership: Dead Planet (Tuesday Knight Games)
Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
GOLD: World Anvil Grandmaster Tier Worldbuilding & Campaign Management Platform
SILVER: DUNGEONFOG—Online Map Maker & Authoring Tool
Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital
GOLD: Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society)
SILVER: Dwarven Forge’s Dungeon of Doom Modular Terrain (Dwarven Forge)
Best Art, Cover
GOLD: Call of Cthulhu – Terror Australis 2E (Chaosium Inc.)
SILVER: KULT: Divinity Lost, 4th Edition (Helmgast AB)
Best Art, Interior
GOLD: RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha Slipcase (Chaosium Inc.)
SILVER: Symbaroum Monster Codex (Free League Publishing)
Best Cartography
GOLD: Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing)
SILVER: A New Map of Hot Springs Island (Swordfish Islands)
Best Electronic Book
GOLD: Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Last Word Audio)
SILVER: Fear’s Sharp Little Needles (Stygian Fox Publishing)
Best Family Game / Product
GOLD: Kids on Bikes (Renegade Game Studios/Hunters Entertainment)
SILVER: Dinosaur Princesses (Ardens Ludere)
Best Free Game / Product
GOLD: Ironsworn (Shawn Tomkin)
SILVER: The Ultraviolet Grasslands (Hydra Cooperative)
Best Game
GOLD: Mothership: Player’s Survival Guide (Tuesday Knight Games)
SILVER: Dialect: A Game about Language and How it Dies (Thorny Games)
Best Layout and Design
GOLD: Symbaroum Monster Codex (Free League Publishing)
SILVER: The Black Hack 2nd Edition (Squarehex)
Best Monster/Adversary
GOLD: Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos for 5E (Petersen Games)
SILVER: Creature Codex for 5th Edition (Kobold Press)
Best Online Content
GOLD: Seth Skorkowsky
SILVER: The Alexandrian
Best Organized Play
GOLD: Cypher Play Numenera Season 18-2: Building Amber (Monte Cook Games)
SILVER: Minsc and Boo’s Guide to Stuff and Things (Greg Marks)
Best Podcast
GOLD: Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
SILVER: Red Moon Roleplaying
Best Production Values
GOLD: Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing)
SILVER: Invisible Sun Black Box (Monte Cook Games)
Best RPG Related Product
GOLD: Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society)
SILVER: Miskatonic University: Restricted Collection (Chaosium Inc.)
Best Rules
GOLD: Call of Cthulhu Starter Set (Chaosium Inc.)
SILVER: Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing)
Best Setting
GOLD: The Fall of DELTA GREEN (Pelgrane Press)
SILVER: Call of Cthulhu – Terror Australis 2e (Chaosium Inc.)
Best Supplement
GOLD: The Glorantha Sourcebook (Chaosium Inc.)
SILVER: The 7th Ed. Guide to Cthulhu Invictus (Golden Goblin Press)
Best Writing
GOLD: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Core Rulebook (Cubicle Seven)
SILVER: KULT: Divinity Lost, 4th Edition (Helmgast AB)
Product of the Year
GOLD: Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society)
SILVER: Forbidden Lands (Free League Publishing)
Fan’s Choice, Best Publisher
Chaosium Inc.
Judges’ Spotlight Award
The Stygian Library (Dying Stylishly Games)
Archives of the Sky (Aaron A. Reed)
Sigmata: This Signal Kills Fascists (Land of NOP LLC)
plot ARMOR (Mostly Harmless Games)
The Elephant & Macaw Banner: Player’s Guide (Porcupine Publishing)