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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9724741" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>FYI, I just checked the Gamer's Choice Awards that was referenced for that year. The awards were given out at GenCon (the TSR convention) by Lorraine Williams (CEO of TSR). The ballots were through Polyhedron (TSR's other magazine) and administered by the RPGA Network (run by TSR).</p><p></p><p>Let's see who some of the amazing winners were!</p><p>Best Family Game? Mertwig's Maze! (TSR)</p><p></p><p>Best "Other Category" RPG? Bullwinkle and Rocky! (TSR)</p><p></p><p>Best RPG Accessory? It's a TIE! Lords of Darkness (TSR) managed to tie ... Kara-Tur, The Eastern Realms (TSR).</p><p></p><p>Best Historical Strategy Game? The Hunt For Red October (TSR).</p><p></p><p>Best Sci-Fi Strategy Game? Oh ... Lorraine loved this one.... Buck Rogers! Okay, it tied Merchants of Venus (Avalon)</p><p></p><p>Best Miniature Line? AD&D Miniatures</p><p></p><p>Best Computer Game? Pool of Radiance (this one is actually legit)</p><p></p><p>Best Professional Gaming Magazine? C'mon.... Polyhedron? The TSR publication that did the ballots? Yep.</p><p></p><p>Best RPGA Network Tournament: Scrap of Paper by Skip Williams (TSR Employee) and Jean Rabe (TSR Employee and head coordinator of RPGA).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Look, I'm not saying that it was totally in the bag for TSR. They didn't win best play-by-mail. Or science fiction RPG. Or satirical RPG. Or even fantasy game. That's right, they didn't win those four categories!</p><p></p><p><em>But they didn't have any products in those four categories that year. </em></p><p></p><p>In every single category that they had an entry, they either won, or a product made for them won (Ral Partha made their miniatures, SSI made their computer game).</p><p></p><p>These awards were "TSR wins, unless we didn't release a product in that category."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 9724741, member: 7023840"] FYI, I just checked the Gamer's Choice Awards that was referenced for that year. The awards were given out at GenCon (the TSR convention) by Lorraine Williams (CEO of TSR). The ballots were through Polyhedron (TSR's other magazine) and administered by the RPGA Network (run by TSR). Let's see who some of the amazing winners were! Best Family Game? Mertwig's Maze! (TSR) Best "Other Category" RPG? Bullwinkle and Rocky! (TSR) Best RPG Accessory? It's a TIE! Lords of Darkness (TSR) managed to tie ... Kara-Tur, The Eastern Realms (TSR). Best Historical Strategy Game? The Hunt For Red October (TSR). Best Sci-Fi Strategy Game? Oh ... Lorraine loved this one.... Buck Rogers! Okay, it tied Merchants of Venus (Avalon) Best Miniature Line? AD&D Miniatures Best Computer Game? Pool of Radiance (this one is actually legit) Best Professional Gaming Magazine? C'mon.... Polyhedron? The TSR publication that did the ballots? Yep. Best RPGA Network Tournament: Scrap of Paper by Skip Williams (TSR Employee) and Jean Rabe (TSR Employee and head coordinator of RPGA). Look, I'm not saying that it was totally in the bag for TSR. They didn't win best play-by-mail. Or science fiction RPG. Or satirical RPG. Or even fantasy game. That's right, they didn't win those four categories! [I]But they didn't have any products in those four categories that year. [/I] In every single category that they had an entry, they either won, or a product made for them won (Ral Partha made their miniatures, SSI made their computer game). These awards were "TSR wins, unless we didn't release a product in that category." [/QUOTE]
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