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on: November 08, 2022, 02:23:18 PM
Here are the nominees for this year's Charlies

https://charlessrobertsawards.com/2021-nominees/

Best Ancients to Medieval Era Board Wargame
For wargames set from before Antiquity to the Middle Ages through 1453.
Cradle of Civilization, Compass Games, designers Sean Chick & Daniel Chick
Dawn of Battle, Worthington Publishing, designer Mike Nagel
Mediterranean Empires, Decision Games, designer Javier Romero
Rome, Inc., Against the Odds, designer Phillip Jelley
The Grass Crown, Hollandspiele, designer Amabel Holland

Best Early Gunpowder Board Wargame 1453-1793 AD
For wargames set between 1453 and 1793, explicitly including the Renaissance and Sengoku Jidai.
Bayonets & Tomahawks, GMT Games, designer Marc Rodrigue
Commands and Colors: Samurai Battles, GMT Games, designer Richard Borg
Granada: Last Stand of the Moors, Compass Games, designer Jose Antonio Rivero
Lepanto 1571: A Sea Turned Red by Blood, Acies Edizioni, designer Enrico Acerbi

Best Late Gunpowder to Pre-World War I Board Wargame, excluding American Civil War and Napoleonic Topics
For wargames set after 1793, up to World War I , excluding the American Civil War and the Napoleonic Wars involving Napoleon or one of his Marshals.
First Blood in the Crimea: Battle of the Alma, Compass Games, designer Ty Bomba
Nachod and Skalitz 1866, Vae Victis, designers Arnold Giraud-Moser, Luc Olivier
Red Flag Over Paris, GMT Games, designer Fred Serval
War of the Triple Alliance, NAC Wargames, designer Pedro Iñaki Martínez

Best Napoleonic Board Wargame
For wargames set in the Napoleonic Wars era between 1793 and 1815 and involving Napoleon or one of his Marshals..
Coalition: The Napoleonic Wars, Compass Games, designer Javier Garcia de Gabiola
La Bataille de Berlin, Marshal Enterprises, designers James Soto & Dennis A. Spors
La Bataille de Hanau, Legion Wargames, designer Didier Rouy
Napoleon Invades Spain, Operational Studies Group, designer Kevin Zucker
Trois Jours de Gloire 1805, Vae Victis, designer Frédéric Bey

Best American Civil War Board Wargame
For wargames set during the American Civil War 1861-1865, or dealing with the foundations or aftermath of that conflict.
Atlanta Campaign: The Death of Dixie, Lock 'n Load Publishing, designer Don Lowry
The Day Was Ours, Revolution Games, designer Matt Ward
Hood Strikes North, Multi-Man Publishing, designers Joseph M. Balkoski, Ed Beach & Chris Withers
Our God Was My Shield, Hollandspiele, designer John Theissen
Thunder at Dawn, Revolution Games, designer Claude Whalen

Best World War I Era Board Wargame
For wargames set between 1914 and before the Spanish Civil War.
1914: Fureur à l'Est, Vae Victis, designer Laurent Martin
Decisive Victory 1918: Soissons, Legion Wargames, designers Serge Bettencourt, Tim Gale
MacGowan & Lombardy's The Great War, RBM Studios, designer Dana Lombardy
Empire at Sunrise, Hollandspiele, designer John Gorkowski
Trench Club, PKB Games, designer Philipp K. Berger

Best World War II Era Board Wargame
For wargames set in the period of World War II.
Absolute War!, GMT Games, designer Carl Paradis
Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
Conquest & Consequence, GMT Games, designer Craig Besinque
Panzers Last Stand, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Carl Fung
The Third Winter, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Antony Birkett
Zero Leader, Dan Verssen Games, designer Chuck Seegert

Best Modern Era Board Wargame
For wargames set after World War II, during the Cold War, or hypothetical conflicts after World War 2.
1985: Sacred Oil, Thin Red Line Games, designer Fabrizio Vianello
The Dogs of War, Thin Red Line Games, designer Fabrizio Vianello
Indian Ocean Region, Compass Games, designer John Gorkowski
NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot, Compass Games, designer Bruce Maxwell

Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame
For wargames set in a science fiction or fantasy setting.
A Billion Suns: Interstellar Fleet Battles, Osprey Games, designer Mike Hutchinson
Five Parsecs from Home, Modiphius Entertainment, designer Ivan Sorensen
Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, Leder Games, designer Cole Wehrle
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Z-Man Games, designers Justin Kemppainen, Todd Michlitsch, Alexandar Ortloff & Michael Sanfilippo

Best Solitaire or Cooperative Board Wargame
For wargames designed to be played by one or more players in a cooperative mode, or with a dedicated solitaire experience.
Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
Rome, Inc., Against the Odds, designer Phillip Jelley
Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms, Dan Verssen Games, designer David Thompson
Tarawa 1943, Worthington Publishing, designers Grant Wylie, Mike Wylie
Zero Leader, Dan Verssen Games, designer Chuck Seegert

Best Magazine Board Wargame
For wargames published or distributed with a wargaming magazine.
Hannut: France 1940, Decision Games, designer Joe Youst
Mediterranean Empires, Decision Games, designer Javier Romero
Monty's D-Day, Against the Odds, designer John Prados
Rome, Inc., Against the Odds, designer Phillip Jelley
World War Africa, Decision Games, designer Javier Romero

Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Board Wargame
For a supplement to an existing wargame and not a stand-alone game on its own, and which requires the base game.
Panzer Grenadier: Black Panthers, Avalanche Press, designer Michael Bennighof
SpaceCorp: Ventures, GMT Games, designer John H. Butterfield
Tank Duel: Expansion #1 – North Africa, GMT Games, designer Mike Bertucelli
Undaunted: Reinforcements, Osprey Games, designer David Thompson
Wing Leader: Legends 1937-1945, GMT Games, designer Lee Brimmicombe-Wood

Best Board Wargame Playing Components
For the graphical, physical presentation and visual interface of a wargame’s playing components and player aids, excepting the map or playing surface, and the rules.
Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
Bayonets & Tomahawks, GMT Games, designer Marc Rodrigue
Commands and Colors: Samurai Battles, GMT Games, designer Richard Borg
NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot, Compass Games, designer Bruce Maxwell
Panzers Last Stand, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Carl Fung

Best Board Wargame Map Graphics
For the graphical and physical presentation of a wargame’s playing surface or board.
Bayonets & Tomahawks, GMT Games, designer Marc Rodrigue
The Deadly Woods, Revolution Games, designer Ted Raicer
Hood Strikes North, Multi-Man Publishing, designers Joseph M. Balkoski, Ed Beach, Chris Withers
NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot, Compass Games, designer Bruce Maxwell
Panzers Last Stand, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Carl Fung

Best Board Wargame Rules
For the complete presentation of a wargame’s rules.
Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
Decisive Victory 1918: Soissons, Legion Wargames, designers Serge Bettencourt, Tim Gale
NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot, Compass Games, designer Bruce Maxwell
Panzers Last Stand, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Carl Fung
The Third Winter, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Antony Birkett

Best Cover Art
For artwork of a wargame’s front and back exterior packaging.
303 Squadron, Draco Ideas, designer Michał Kohmann
Panzers Last Stand, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Carl Fung
Storm Above the Reich, GMT Games, designers Mark Aasted, Jeremy White
The Third Winter, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Antony Birkett

Best Computer Wargame
For wargames played primarily on a computer.
Combat Mission Cold War, Slitherine, Ltd.
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnaughts, Game-Labs.
War in the East 2, Slitherine, Ltd.

Best Wargame Magazine
For a wargame magazine, published regularly, either in print or electronically.
Against the Odds, LPS, Inc.
C3i, RBM Studios
Paper Wars, Compass Games
Strategy & Tactics, Decision Games

Best Individual Historical, Scenario Analysis, or Book
For a specific article or series of articles analyzing the history within a wargame, interview, or a new scenario for an existing wargame in print or web format.
Mike Bennighof, "Race in America", Parts 1-9
Robert Carroll, "Kilroy's Deep Dive: Wargame Scale"
Wayne Hansen, "Let's Play! Devil Boats: PT Boats in the Solomons Overview & Review"

Best Game Review or Analysis Website, Webcast, or Podcast
For a wargame review or analysis website, webcast, or podcast. Not for a single episode, but for the outlet as a whole.
Big Board Gaming (Blog & YouTube)
KilroyWasHere (YouTube)
Moe's Game Table (YouTube)
The Player's Aid (Blog & YouTube)

Wargame of the Year
For the best wargame of the year, excluding reprints and reissues.
Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
Bayonets & Tomahawks, GMT Games, designer Marc Rodrigue
NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot, Compass Games, designer Bruce Maxwell
Panzers Last Stand, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Carl Fung
The Third Winter, Multi-Man Publishing, designer Antony Birkett

James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award
For the wargame or person that has made the most impact in the past year.
Carl Fung
David Thompson
Jeremy White

Clausewitz Award Hall of Fame
For an individual who has made significant contributions to the wargame industry, who has not been previously awarded.
Chad Jensen
William H. Keith, Jr.
Michael Rinella
Volko Ruhnke

Charles S. Roberts Best New Designer Award
For a designer or team of designers whose first or second published wargame design was released during the year.
Serge Bettencourt
Antony Birkett
Marc Rodrigue
Chuck Seegert

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Reply #1 on: November 08, 2022, 03:05:44 PM
Ok. I'll try to say something nice. It's nice to see Bayonets & Tomahawks nominated in more than one category.  :bigthumb:

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Reply #2 on: November 08, 2022, 03:13:54 PM
 :groovy:

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Reply #3 on: November 08, 2022, 08:28:18 PM
Ok. I'll try to say something nice. It's nice to see Bayonets & Tomahawks nominated in more than one category.  :bigthumb:

Agreed. Also nice to see, you know, actual wargames as nominees  ::)



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Reply #4 on: November 15, 2022, 10:07:07 PM
FWIW, we're recording the Charlies episode with Gary & Jim tonight, and it's not too shouty, but there's been a good bit of laughter echoing

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