The Charles S. Roberts Awards (or CSR Awards) are given annually for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby. It is named after Charles S. Roberts the "Father of Wargaming" who founded Avalon Hill. The award is informally called a "Charlie" and officially called a "Charles S. Roberts Award". Wargaming is the play of simulated military operations in the form of games known as war games. ... Categories: Stub | Board game designers ... Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in wargames and strategic board games. ...
Prior to 2000, the awards were given at the Origins International Game Expo, and Charles Roberts Awards prior to 1987 are also considered to be Origins Awards. Since 2000, the awards have been given at the World Boardgaming Championships (formerly "AvalonCon"). This article is about the year 2000. ... Origins International Game Expo is one of North Americas most prominent annual gaming conventions, second in size only to Gen Con. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The World Boardgaming Championships is a convention held yearly by the Boardgame Players Association. ...
Best Pre-World War II Boardgame Sword of Rome (GMT Games)
Best World War II Boardgame ASL Starter Kit #1 (Multi-Man Publishing)
Best Modern Era Boardgame Downtown (GMT Games)
Best Magazine-Published Boardgame Fortress Berlin (Against the Odds)
Best DTP-Produced Boardgame Louisiana Tigers (BSO Games)
Best Wargame Graphics Downtown (GMT Games)
Best Professional Wargame Magazine (tie) Against The Odds and Strategy & Tactics
Best Amateur Wargame Magazine Panzerschreck (Minden Games)
Best Game Review or Game Analysis no winner designated
Best Historical or Scenario Article S&T Sedan, by Ty Bomba
Best Pre-20th Century PC Game Rome: Total War (Total War Games)
Best 20th Century+ PC Game Battles in Normandy (Strategic Studies Group)
James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement Lee Brimmicombe Wood for Downtown (GMT Games)
Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME JD Webster
GMT Games, probably the most prolific of the wargame companies in the 1990s and into 2003, was founded by Gene Billingsley. ... Multi-Man Publishing, LLC (MMP) is a game company formed by baseball player Curt Schilling and his partners to keep the game series Advanced Squad Leader alive. ... Strategy & Tactics (S&T) is a wargaming magazine now published by Decision Games, notable for its groundbreaking move of publishing a complete new wargame in each issue. ... James F. Dunnigan (born 1943) is an author and wargame designer currently living in New York City, notable for his matter-of-fact approach to military analysis. ...
The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ...
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