Gen Con 2019: ENnie Awards winners announced

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)

Gen Con 2019 announce streaming schedule

Unable to attend Gen Con this year? Don’t worry because the fine folks behind the convention have dropped this year’s streaming schedule.

Fans will be able to witness most of the action through their official Twitch channels. Gen Con TV will include live shows from Hyper RPG, Saving Throw, and Maze Arcana. GenConStudio will feature interviews with various publishers showcasing their new games. Among those lined up to talk are Fantasy Flight Games, Atomic Mass Games, and Breaking Games. GenConMainStage will showcase the biggest events at the convention, including Talks Machina with the cast of Critical Role and the 34th annual Gen Con Costume Contest.

You can check out the entire streaming schedule below. The times listed are EST. Tickets for the events streaming on Gen Con TV and GenConMainStage can be purchased here. Some of these events are close to selling out, so be sure to get yours ASAP.

Gen Con takes place from August 1 through August 4 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Badges can be purchased here. You can check out our coverage of this year’s convention, which includes the top events to see and an interview with Rat Queens’ Jessica Lynn Verdi, over here.

Gen Con TV schedule

Thursday, August 1

10 am: Inkwell: Tip of the Quill - Maze Arcana

1 pm: The Fall of Icarus - Hunters Entertainment

4 pm: Pathfinder Second Edition Live Play Event - Tomb Heist - Paizo Inc.

7 pm: Rouguelike Audience Generated RPG - Hyper RPG

10 pm: Rat Queens RPG - Hyper RPG

Friday, August 2

10 am: Table Takes - Live at Gen Con!

1 pm: Travis & Clint McElroy & Friends Munchkin Charity Livestream

4 pm: Tempting Fate Live Show - Saving Throw Show

7 pm: Huge Tiny Towns - The Brothers Murph

10 pm: KOIIOK 1991 RPG - Hyper RPG

Saturday, August 3

10 am: Dwarven Forge Live Play Reveal!

1 pm: Celebrity Secret Hitler

4 pm: Wildcards - Live Show - Saving Throw Show

7 pm: Once More Unto the Dungeon World - Part 1 - Adam Koebel and Friends

10 pm: Uncanny Valley - Live Show - Saving Throw Show

Sunday, August 4

10 am: Critical Core Charity Game - Game To Grow

1 pm: Once More Unto the Dungeon World - Part 2 - Adam Koebel and Friends

4 pm: Gen Con Wrap Up

GenConStudio schedule

Thursday, August 1

10:30 am: Fantasy Flight Games

12 pm: Existance Games

3 pm: Arcane Wonders

4:30 pm: Corvus Belli

7:30 pm: Cezch Games Edition

9 pm: The Witch Born Corporations

Friday, August 2

10:30 am: Mantic Games

12 pm: Extra Life

1:30 pm: Columbia Games

3 pm: Atomic Mass Games

4:30 pm: Bicycle (The United States Playing Card Company)

6 pm: Mattel

7:30 pm: Slug Fest Games

Saturday, August 3

10:30 am: TBA

12 pm: Ravensburger North America

1:30 pm: Privateer Press

3 pm: Paizo Inc.

4:30 pm: Greater Than Games

6 pm: Upper Deck

7:30 pm: Goliath Games

9 pm: Catan Studio

Sunday, August 4

9 am: Magic Beta Draft

12 pm: Dwarven Forge

1:30 pm: Breaking Games

3 pm: Atlas Games

GenConMainStage schedule

Thursday, August 1

11 am: Fireside with Peter Adkison

1 pm: Gen Con Insights - Diversity by Design

3 pm: Industry Guest of Honor: Creative Resilience, Creating in Difficult Times

5 pm: Industry Guest of Honor: An Uncommon Conversation

Friday, August 2

11 am: Industry Guest of Honor: Lessons From a Life of Roleplaying

2 pm: Dice Tower Live

7 pm: Gamers Live: Best Title Ever!

Saturday, August 3

10 am: Gamers Live: Ultimate Dungeon Showdown

1 pm: Talks Machina with the Cast of Critical Role

4 pm: 34th Annual Gen Con Costume Contest

Ten events to catch at Gen Con 2019

As the largest tabletop game convention in North America, Gen Con delivers a plethora of content at every turn. In fact, it could be a bit overwhelming deciding what events to see during this beloved convention. Fortunately, we have a list of 10 grand things to check out while you’re at Gen Con. Some events will come with an entry fee.

The convention takes place from August 1 through August 4 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Badges can be purchased here.

Thursday August 1

Dungeon Master - The Lair of the Gorgon Queen with The Library Bards

4 p.m.

Westin : Grand Bllrm IV

$12

Improv show Dungeon Master brings forth a tale of monsters and dragons with The Lair of the Gorgon Queen. Noxweiler Berf (Total Party Killz), Jonaya Kemper (7th Sea: Lands of Gold and Fire), and Fabienne Miskelly (HyperRPG’s Grim Dark Dawn) will be joined by special guests The Library Bards (Bonnie Gordon and Xander Jeaneret).

Rougelike

7 p.m.

Westin : Grand Ballroom I--II

$6

Airing on Hyper RPG, Rougelike takes audience suggestions and gives them to a panel of participants. Everything from characters to hidden agendas are available for the picking. Hyper RPG founder Zac Eubank will take the role of GM with an unannounced line of guests set to appear.

Rat Queens

10 p.m.

Westin : Grand Ballroom I--II

$10

Hyper RPG's Rat Queens TTRPG will have a special live event, and they're welcoming everyone to come! Based on the Image Comics series of the same name, this show follows the crazy adventures of five rowdy warriors. Along with GM Emily Jacobson (Geek Girl Authority), the show features Senpai Buddies Podcast's Michelle Nguyen Bradley (Betty), SyFy Fangrrls' Riley Silverman (Braga), and Ripley Improv's Jessica Lynn Verdi (Hannah), Laurie Jones (Violet), and Aliza Pearl (Dee).

Friday, August 2

Yaya Han Cosplay Q&A

6:00 p.m.

Westin : Grand Bllrm III

Free

Cosplayer Yaya Han has been seen at countless conventions around the world as a judge for competitions. She's also been featured on shows such as Heroes of Cosplay, Hangin with Web Show, and King of the Nerds. If you're have some burning questions for the cosplayer, she'll be available to answer them during her special one hour Q&A session.

Kollok 1991

10 pm.

Westin : Grand Ballroom I--II

$18

Airing on Hyper RPG, Kollok 1991 pushes the boundaries on what a live TTRPG can do. The story follows a group of kids in the eerie town of Kollok, Washington. At every turn, chaos erupts in this supposedly peaceful area. Along with GM Zac Eubank, the show features Meghan Camarena (a.k.a. Strawburry17) as Skye Hawkins, Hyper RPG's Lucas Eubank as Billy Baker, Shelby Grace (a.k.a. Shubble) as Mikayla "Mickey" Jones, and Andre Meadows (a.k.a. Black Nerd Comedy) as Marcus Bennett.

NerdProv: Improv For Gamers (RATED R)

11:30 p.m.

Westin : Grand Bllrm III

$10

Looking for a laugh? ComedySportz Indianapolis has you covered with NerdProv: Improv For Gamers. Some of your favorite games will be subjected to ridicule, but it's all in the name of fun. This is for attendees ages 18 and over. Since 1993, ComedySportz Indianapolis has been the longest running improv show in the region.

Saturday, August 3

Streaming RPGs: For Players & GMs

10:30 a.m.

ICC : 232

Free

Over the years, TTRPGs have been taking over Twitch and YouTube. If you've ever thought about showcasing your crew's exciting D&D adventure, Streaming RPGs: For Players & GMs is the perfect panel for you. Representatives from Twitch channels such as Geek and Sundry and Saving Throw will be present to discuss how you can join the fun.

Let the Girls Play!

11 a.m.

Hyatt : Studio 1

Free

Tennessee's Currey Ingram Academy has been teaching young girls how to play TTRPGs through their yearly Camp Beech Creek. Teacher Danielle Powell leads this panel showcasing how to encourage girls to dive into this world of gaming.

Sunday, August 4

Music & Ambiance

11 a.m.

ICC : 212

Free

One thing that can make or break any TTRPG is the music. Having the perfect sounds can truly enhance the storyline for you and your players. Syrinscape creator Benjamin Loomes will be on hand to showcase his product, which delivers glorious soundscapes for your next session. Syrinscape is available to download here.

Lawyers & Licenses: Game Publishing

12:50 p.m.

JW : 202

Free

Have a great new idea for a TTRPG? You're going to need a ton of paperwork to get it off the ground. Lawyer Eugene Beliy and a slew of industry veterans will join forces to discuss the ins and outs of game publishing.