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June 22, 2006
2005 CSR Award Nominees
Announcing the 2005 Charles S. Roberts Award Nominees. The CSR Award winners will be presented at the 2006 World Boardgaming Championships.
Here are your official nominees, listed in alphabetical order.
Best Pre-World War II Boardgame
• Bonaparte at Marengo (Simmons Games)
• Crusader Rex (Columbia Games)
• Flying Colors (GMT Games LLC)
• Triumph of Chaos (Clash of Arms)
• Under the Lily Banners (GMT Games LLC)
Best World War II Boardgame
• ASL Starter Kit #2 (MMP)
• Empire of the Sun (GMT Games LLC)
• Fire in the Sky (MMP/The Gamers)
• Silent War (Compass Games)
• The Mighty Endeavor (MMP/The Gamers)
Best Modern Era Boardgame
• Crossfire Hurricane (Firefight Games)
• Hornet Leader II (Dan Verrsen Games)
• Lightning War on Terror (Decision Games)
• Twilight Struggle (GMT Games LLC)
• Warplan Dropshot: Endgames (Schutze Games)
Best Magazine-Published Boardgame
• Bittereinder (Against The Odds #13)
• Chennault's First Fight (Against The Odds #12)
• The Big Push (Against The Odds #11)
• The Old Contemptibles (Strategy & Tactics #228/DG)
• Vinegar Joe's War (Strategy & Tactics #227/DG)
Best DTP-Produced Boardgame
• Carolina Rebels (BSO Games)
• Death in the Trenches (Schutze Games)
• Deguello at Dawn (Khyber Pass Games)
• Sun of York (Relative Range)
• Turning Point (BSO Games)
Best Wargame Graphics
• Chennault's First Fight (Against the Odds #12)
• Empire of the Sun (GMT Games LLC)
• Fire in the Sky (MMP/The Gamers)
• Four Lost Battles (OSG)
• Silent War (Compass Games)
• Triumph of Chaos (Clash of Arms)
Best Professional Wargame Magazine
• Against The Odds
• C3i (RBM Studio)
• Operations (MMP/The Gamers)
• Strategy & Tactics (Decision Games)
• Vae Victis
Best Amateur Wargame Magazine
• The Boardgamer (Bruce Monnin)
• Line of Departure (James Werbaneth)
• Panzerschreck (Gary Graber, Minden Games)
Best Game Review or Game Analysis
• Bonaparte at Marengo, Matthew Kirschenbaum (Paper Wars #60)
• Empire of the Sun Strategy Concepts, Mark Herman (C3i #17)
• La Grande Guerre, Adam Starkweather (Paper Wars #58)
• My Philosophy Behind the Card Driven Game System, Mark Herman (C3i #17)
• Rise of the Roman Republic, Steven A. Carey (C3i #16)
• Sweden Fights On, Mark Kaczmarek (C3i #17)
Best Historical or Scenario Article
Honorable Mention (no winner will be declared)
• Battle of Cheriton, 1644 - New Battle Module for This Accursed Civil War, Ben Hull (C3i #17)
• Khan: The Rise of the Mongol Empire, Joseph Miranda (Strategy & Tactics #229)
• Lest Darkness Fall: Rome in Crisis, AD 235-285, Ty Bomba (Strategy & Tactics #234)
• Operation Downfall & Allied Airpower, Brian Todd Carey (Strategy & Tactics #230)
• Strategy Concepts in Empire of the Sun, Mark Herman (C3i #17)
• The Big Push, Roger C. Nord (Against the Odds #11)
James F. Dunnigan Award
To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement
• Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, Designers, Twilight Struggle (GMT Games LLC)
• Bowen Simmons, Designer, Bonaparte at Marengo (Simmons Games)
• Craig Grando, Graphic Artist, Against the Odds magazine
• Mark Herman, Designer, Empire of the Sun (GMT Games LLC)
• Brien Miller, Designer, Silent War (Compass Games)
Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame
• Crown of Glory (Matrix Games)
• Horse & Musket 2: Prussia's Glory (Shrapnel Games)
• Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar (Matrix Games)
• Campaign Waterloo (HPS Siimulations)
Best 20th Century Era Computer Wargame
Honorable Mention (no winner will be declared)
• Gary Grigsby's World At War (Matrix Games)
• War Plan Orange: Dreadnoughts in the Pacific 1922-1930 (Matrix Games)
• Flashpoint Germany (Matrix Games)
Note: The 2005 CSR Awards will not be declaring an inductee for the Clausewitz Hall of Fame
The Official CSR Awards website contains a listing of all the past winners, along with updates, news, history, and other information on the CSR Awards. The webmaster is Alan Emrich.
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Comments
Allan, John: What's the deal with the "Honorable Mention (no winner will be declared)" statements?
Posted by: Dick Vohlers at June 23, 2006 05:40 AM
Dick,
While many articles were nominated, no one article received sufficient votes to be considered a winner.
Posted by: Allan Rothberg at June 23, 2006 07:29 AM
Hey Allan, just wondering what kind of vote totals did it take to "make the cut" for the respective categories? And, also curious what the vote totals were for various categories - do you guys post that somewhere? And, a last question - how is the winner in a category determined - votes, selection by some committee, etc?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Herr Dr at June 23, 2006 12:29 PM
The Official CSR website looks like its overdue for a touch-up. The last winners-by-year it lists is 2003.
Posted by: Bowen Simmons at June 23, 2006 08:39 PM
Bowen,
Yeah, Alan E has some work queued up for him.
Doc,
The games that made the cut were the top vote getters in each category. The winner is simply the top vote getter.
Posted by: Allan Rothberg at June 23, 2006 10:22 PM
Thank Allan.
Posted by: Herr Dr at June 24, 2006 08:20 AM
Sure, but what about the categories with no winners, just honourable mentions? Presumably they only got a few voters, is that how that works? How few?
Regards, Mike
Posted by: Mike Kreuzer at June 24, 2006 07:43 PM
Mike,
The difference between no winners and honorable mentions is that no winners involved people and the mentions involved articles and the like.
Posted by: Allan J Rothberg at June 25, 2006 12:04 AM
Did anyone else vote for The Battle of the Little Bighorn as Best DTP-Produced Boardgame?
Posted by: Todd Zirkle at June 25, 2006 08:26 AM
Looking at this list, the first thing that comes to mind is (again) that the "Pre-WWII" category really needs to be split up. Comparing Crusader Rex and Triumph of Chaos in the same category is just wacky!
Posted by: Aaron Silverman at June 25, 2006 10:48 AM
I agree with that. Perhaps gunpowder pre-WWII and pre-gunpowder categories might be considered.
Posted by: Peter Pariseau at June 25, 2006 02:46 PM
Yes, there should be a new category added to separate eras better. I anticipate this will be rolled out next year.
Posted by: John Kranz at June 25, 2006 07:49 PM
Just noticed - no American Civil War games this year. No Battle of the Bulge games either? What gives?
Posted by: Herr Dr at June 26, 2006 04:19 PM
2006 is shaping up to be quite a year - Here I Stand, Epic of the Peloponnesian War and the usual blizzard of titles out in the summer. I've also seen quite a few compelling titles in the hopper for 2007 -and can't wait to see what Herman, Ted, Berg, etc have in store for us next year. GO WARGAMES!
Posted by: Herr Dr at June 26, 2006 06:42 PM
Forgot to give my 2 cents regarding the categories - I also think we do need a new category. I'd probably cut it off at 1860 (Pre American Civil War) - the other category being ACW > WWII. That would keep ACW and NAP seperate - usually a source of quite a few titles each.
I'd also add a simple "Wargame of the Year". Nominations would be generated by votes, but the award determined by a committee. Use a committee of 9 of the hobby giants for that - they are relatively easy to identify - bet most of us would concur on at least 7 of the names - a few designers, players, reviewers, game co people, etc.
As with anything, some additional marketing of the award would help. You would think the game co's (that have a vested interest in selling games), would kick in a few dollars for some advertisements promoting the awards. Might even tie it in with some of the summer conventions.
Posted by: Herr Dr at June 26, 2006 06:55 PM
Sorry to see no HOF nominee. I truly believed this would be the year RBM finally got the nod!
Posted by: rick at June 27, 2006 05:01 PM
I'm sure Rodger appreciates your remarks. He has classified himself as ineligible for the HOF award given his formal formal involvement with the CSRs.
Posted by: John Kranz at June 28, 2006 06:17 AM
Yes, but can't RBM's declaration be overridden by unanimous acclamation. Like pulling together a write in campaign where everyone who votes, votes for his HOF status, regardless of his declining?
Posted by: Danny Wright at August 24, 2006 10:31 PM
Danny,
Who are you going to override the votes with?
Posted by: Allan Rothberg at August 25, 2006 11:16 AM
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