Nominations are up!!
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Buttercup
Princess of Florin
I just want to say thanks to all the judges and staff of the Ennies! I was peripherially involved last year, so I have some idea how hard you work. (Not that I worked that hard. My job was piddling compared to what the judges or Dextra have on their plates.)
And let me remind everyone out there in internet land, this is done by volunteers. That's a heck of a lot of free time that these folks give up.
And now, I'd like to congratulate all the nominees and honorable mentions. I'm not (yet) familiar with all of the nominated products, so I've got some work to do before voting time rolls around.
It makes me really happy that the ENnies continue to thrive. This is a really cool thing we're part of, don't you think?
And let me remind everyone out there in internet land, this is done by volunteers. That's a heck of a lot of free time that these folks give up.
And now, I'd like to congratulate all the nominees and honorable mentions. I'm not (yet) familiar with all of the nominated products, so I've got some work to do before voting time rolls around.
It makes me really happy that the ENnies continue to thrive. This is a really cool thing we're part of, don't you think?
Dextra
Social Justice Wizard
Buttercup said:
I just got back from picking up the eldest from dance class. I was chatting with her teacher (who is incidentally among my best friends) trying to explain why I looked so haggard.
Then I had the realization that we must be doing something right that the Awards are so highly thought of to generate so much emotion. So congrats to all those who came before who built a solid foundation with all their efforts, and yay me for raising the bar.
Dextra said:
Sounds like your cooling fan (for the CPU itself) is going out. I would suggest not using the computer until you can replace it. First time I ever saw a cooling fan go bad, it not only fried my son's CPU, but also the whole motherboard and about half of other things inside the box as well. Not a pretty sight....
Klaus
First Post
Indeed, a big yay! for Dextra, and an extra yay! for Hellhound and the girls, who I'm sure also see some side effects on the Ennies.
A general 'thank you' to all the judges and all the VOLUNTEERS (can't be stressed enough) who bust their... er... hats off to make these awards happen for no other reason than the love for the hobby.
It's an honor to be nominated (four or five years in a row?), and I'm even more excited because this time I'll be there to thank Dex, the judges and everyone involved personally.
So, once more with feeling:
Yay! Thank You!
A general 'thank you' to all the judges and all the VOLUNTEERS (can't be stressed enough) who bust their... er... hats off to make these awards happen for no other reason than the love for the hobby.
It's an honor to be nominated (four or five years in a row?), and I'm even more excited because this time I'll be there to thank Dex, the judges and everyone involved personally.
So, once more with feeling:
Yay! Thank You!
Pramas
Explorer
The Ennies are without a doubt the most prestigious RPG award in the game industry now, which is pretty amazing when you think back to the first awards ceremony (held online) and consider how much they've grown in a short time. The Ennies do so much right and so far they have avoided many of the traps of other awards. That is really an achievement and all the volunteers that make it happen should be proud of what they've built. So to Denise, the judges, Morrus, and all the volunteers of previous awards--kudos to you and well done. We should also thank the EN World community at large, for providing a positive place where such a set of awards could be nurtured.
Now that this great thing has been built, though, of course we also want to see it continue to thrive and get even better. I think that's the spirit which commentary should be (and in most cases is) offered. I totally understand why Denise does not want to have discussions about the nature of the awards right now. She's got a ton to do between now and GenCon and I think we'd all agree that should be her focus. I do think there is an advantage to having a discussion about the awards now though, even if Denise herself doesn't go back to read it until next year. Namely, that right now publishers who have been nominated can offer commentary before they find out whether they've won or not. After the awards some commentary could be seen as "sour grapes", even if it isn't. By having a discussion before the awards are given out, that can be avoided.
For my part, I have two observations, which are based on watching what happened to the Origins Awards over the years.
1) It really is worth the effort to define the categories in a clear and unambiguous way. The OAs have been poor about actually documenting what the awards are for and often leads to a disconnect between what people think an award is for and what it's actually for.
2) There was a big drive to reduce the number of categories in the OAs, which I think was misguided and damaging to the awards. One of the great things about the Ennies as an RPG award is that usually like products compete against each other. I think that's something well worth keeping. Right now the OAs have exactly two categories for RPGs, which is pretty ridiculous. The Ennies have largely avoided this trap and that's good. I did note though that there used to a category for smaller settings like city books (Best Setting Supplement IIRC) but that category isn't around this year. I wonder if Tim would have had an issue with Shackled City being in that category, where it's city setting would have competed against similar products.
That's all I've got to say. Congrats to all the nominees and I'll see you all Friday night at GenCon!
Now that this great thing has been built, though, of course we also want to see it continue to thrive and get even better. I think that's the spirit which commentary should be (and in most cases is) offered. I totally understand why Denise does not want to have discussions about the nature of the awards right now. She's got a ton to do between now and GenCon and I think we'd all agree that should be her focus. I do think there is an advantage to having a discussion about the awards now though, even if Denise herself doesn't go back to read it until next year. Namely, that right now publishers who have been nominated can offer commentary before they find out whether they've won or not. After the awards some commentary could be seen as "sour grapes", even if it isn't. By having a discussion before the awards are given out, that can be avoided.
For my part, I have two observations, which are based on watching what happened to the Origins Awards over the years.
1) It really is worth the effort to define the categories in a clear and unambiguous way. The OAs have been poor about actually documenting what the awards are for and often leads to a disconnect between what people think an award is for and what it's actually for.
2) There was a big drive to reduce the number of categories in the OAs, which I think was misguided and damaging to the awards. One of the great things about the Ennies as an RPG award is that usually like products compete against each other. I think that's something well worth keeping. Right now the OAs have exactly two categories for RPGs, which is pretty ridiculous. The Ennies have largely avoided this trap and that's good. I did note though that there used to a category for smaller settings like city books (Best Setting Supplement IIRC) but that category isn't around this year. I wonder if Tim would have had an issue with Shackled City being in that category, where it's city setting would have competed against similar products.
That's all I've got to say. Congrats to all the nominees and I'll see you all Friday night at GenCon!
