Special Edition – Awards Show
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On this final episode of the year, we bring you a special cast highlighting games that we have played over the last year or so that we really think deserve recognition in one way or another. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to bringing you more excellent news shows and specials over 2019. Thank you to everyone who has listened to us, got in touch and shared the cast. We are humbled by the response the podcast has gotten.
Iain, Jamie and Sam
Best short game – plays in under 30 mins
Iain – Carta Impera Victoria, Ludonaute
Jamie – Tank Chess, Forsage Games
Sam – Layers, Happy Boabab
Best Rulebook
Iain – Arkham Horror 3rd edition, FFG
Jamie – Blades in the Dark, John Harper & Evil Hat
Sam – Fog of Love, Hush Hush Projects
Best original Screenplay – An award for story in game
Iain – Arkham Horror LCG, FFG
Sam – Arkham Horror LCG, FFG
Jamie – Fog of Love, Hush Hush Projects
Best Adapted Screenplay – best game established from an intellectual property
Iain – Gladiatores, Badcat Games
Jamie – Battle for Rokugan, FFG
Sam – X-wing 2.0, FFG
Best Production/ most over produced game (suggested by Richard Simpson from the We’re Not Wizards podcast)
Iain – Cthluhu: Death may Die, CMON
Jamie – Dinosaur Island, Pandasauras games
Sam – My Little Scythe, Stonemaier Games
Best Visual Effects – An award for Art in games
Iain – Champion of the Wild, Big Imagination Games
Jamie – Troubled life of billy kerr, Hub Games
Sam – Keyforge, FFG
Most Innovative Product
Iain – Ruthless, Roland’s Revenge
Jamie – Fog of Love, Hush Hush Projects
Sam – Arkham Horror LCG, Labyrinths of Lunacy, FFG
Best Director – An award for best publisher
Iain – One Free Elephant
Jamie – Facade Games
Sam – FFG
Best Game we played this year, that wasn’t released this year – This is our game of the year award
Iain – Gloomhaven
Jamie – Photosynthesis
Sam – Azul
Best game that doesn’t exist
Iain – Eldritch Horror 2nd Edition
Jamie – Flicky Souls
Sam – Sushi-go Legacy, the unique deck game
Winner – Can you cook what the Rock is smelling
