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<blockquote data-quote="hinj" data-source="post: 981797" data-attributes="member: 12896">Origins award proposalI agree the Origins Awards as they are currently granted may be a bit out of kilter.&nbsp; However, your proposal does even more to squeeze out traditional (i.e. non-fantasy rpg themed) board games.&nbsp; The current categories are not great (witness Stephenson's Rocket being nominated as a Science Fiction game).&nbsp; However, they do at least allow traditional boardgames a chance.&nbsp; Your proposal reduces the possible categories to one.I also like your idea about voting, limiting the general public voting weight to prevent undue influence by publishers on their constituents.&nbsp; Giving GAMA and Academy Members such a heavy weight, however, is equally concerning, as GAMA members tend to look at what enriches their bottom line the most, knocking traditional boardgames right out of the arena.So yes, reform is needed.&nbsp; You're on the right track and have some good ideas.&nbsp; But let's not make the whole thing even more rpg fantasy no board games centric than it already is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hinj, post: 981797, member: 12896"] [b]Origins award proposal[/b] I agree the Origins Awards as they are currently granted may be a bit out of kilter. However, your proposal does even more to squeeze out traditional (i.e. non-fantasy rpg themed) board games. The current categories are not great (witness Stephenson's Rocket being nominated as a Science Fiction game). However, they do at least allow traditional boardgames a chance. Your proposal reduces the possible categories to one. I also like your idea about voting, limiting the general public voting weight to prevent undue influence by publishers on their constituents. Giving GAMA and Academy Members such a heavy weight, however, is equally concerning, as GAMA members tend to look at what enriches their bottom line the most, knocking traditional boardgames right out of the arena. So yes, reform is needed. You're on the right track and have some good ideas. But let's not make the whole thing even more rpg fantasy no board games centric than it already is. [/QUOTE]

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