Just FYI...

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design announced the following nominees for the 36th Annual Origins Awards at GTS the other day:

http://paultevis.com/blog/2010/3/26/origins-awards-nominees-and-jury-selections.html

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Roleplaying Game
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space – Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Eclipse Phase – Catalyst Game Labs
FantasyCraft – Crafty Games
A Song of Ice And Fire – Green Ronin Publishing
Supernatural Roleplaying Game – Margaret Weis Productions

Roleplaying Game Supplement
Big Damn Heroes Handbook – Margaret Weis Productions
The Day After Ragnarok – Atomic Overmind Press
Seattle 2072 – Catalyst Game Labs
Warriors & Warlocks – Green Ronin Publishing
Weird War II – Pinnacle Entertainment Group

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Bonus content: This is the ballot presented to the retailers at GTS, representing the jury selections:

http://paultevis.com/storage/Ballot%20GTS%202010.pdf

I'm glad that my Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies made the jury selection ballot; it's an honor just to be pre-nom'd. ;)

Since S7S won't hit traditional distribution (through Alliance) and being listed in Game Trade Magazine until next month at a minimum, and that retailers are the ones who vote for OA noms at GTS, I was hopeful but not overly optimistic about its chances of getting a nom.

On the upside, I should be at Origins this year, and will be able to vote on the nominees! Yay!

Other notes:

1. Congrats to all my friends who have stuff on the nom slate!

2. I'm intrigued that 3 of the 5 RPG noms are licenses.

3. I'm intrigued that 3 of the same companies show up on in both RPG categories.