Congratulations to the 2021 ENnie Award Winners

Last night at Gen Con, the 2021 ENnie Award winners were announced. Product of the Year was Alice is Missing by Renegade Game Studios, while the fan favorite publisher was Free League.

Best Game

• Gold: Alice is Missing (Renegade Game Studios)
• Silver: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)

Best Production Values

• Gold: ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing)
• Silver: Broken Compass: Adventure Journal (Two Little Mice)

Best Supplement

• Gold: MÖRK BORG CULT: Feretory (Free League Publishing)
• Silver: Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e (Arcanist Press)

Best Setting

• Gold: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
• Silver: Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)

Best Adventure

• Gold: OSE: Halls of the Blood King (Exalted Funeral Press)
• Silver: ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing)

Best Writing

• Gold: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
• Silver: Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)

Best Rules

• Gold: Alice is Missing (Renegade Game Studios)
• Silver: Cortex Prime Game Handbook (Fandom)

Best Cartography

• Gold: OSE: Halls of the Blood King (Exalted Funeral Press)
• Silver: ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds (Free League Publishing)

Best Layout and Design

• Gold: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)
• Silver: The Stygian Library (SoulMuppet Publishing)

Best Electronic Book

• Gold: Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)
• Silver: Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e (Arcanist Press)

Best Monster / Adversary

• Gold: Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing)
• Silver: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)

Best RPG Related Product

• Gold: Worldbuilder’s Notebook (Swordfish Islands)
• Silver: Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck (Weird Works)

Best Free Game / Product

• Gold: Humblewood: The Wakewyrm’s Fury (Hit Point Press)
• Silver: Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Wrath & Glory The Graveyard Shift (Cubicle 7)

Best Organized Play

• Gold: A Rough Guide to Glamour (Jonstown Compendium)
• Silver: Hand of Glory (Allan Carey / Type 40)

Best Art, Interior

• Gold: Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing)
• Silver: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)

Best Art, Cover

• Gold: Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying (Free League Publishing)
• Silver: Heart: The City Beneath (Rowan, Rook and Decard)

Best Podcast

• Gold: Asians Represent!
• Silver: The Letters Page – The Sentinel Comics Podcast

Best Online Content

• Gold: DNGNGEN (Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games)
• Silver: dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed (dScryb)

Best Aid / Accessory – Non-Digital

• Gold: City of Mist Character Folio Pack (Son of Oak Game Studio)
• Silver: The Game Master’s Fantasy Toolkit (Roll & Play Press)

Best Aid / Accessory – Digital

• Gold: Michael Ghelfi – RPG Ambiences & Music (Michael Ghelfi)
• Silver: DNGNGEN (Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games)

Best Family Game / Product

• Gold: Mausritter: Boxed Set (Games Omnivorous, Losing Games)
• Silver: Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game – Rules Primer (Fandom)

Best Organized Play

• Gold: A Rough Guide to Glamour (Jonstown Compendium)
• Hand of Glory (Miskatonic Repository)

Product of the Year

• Gold: Alice Is Missing (Renegade Game Studios)
• Silver: Brancalonia Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book (Acheron Games)

Fan Favorite Publisher

• Free League Publishing

 

[Dragonsbane]

Wow I need to check out some of these games. The winner is a game where you play using text messages? Sounds fascinating. How are these winners determined?

Cortex looks interesting too!

 

[Nikosandros]

How are these winners determined?

The games are nominated by a panel of judges and then the winners are picked by popular vote.