History of Categories The Origins Awards were initially presented at the
Origins Game Fair in five categories:
Best Professional Game,
Best Amateur Game,
Best Professional Magazine,
Best Amateur Magazine and
Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame. Since the first ceremony, the game categories have widened to include
Board games (Traditional,
Historical and Abstract),
Card games (Traditional and
Trading),
Miniature wargaming (Historical,
Science Fiction and
Fantasy),
Role-playing games and
play-by-mail games. There are additional categories for
Graphic Design, for game expansions and accessories, and for game-related
fiction. During the 1980s and 1990s, awards were also given to
Computer games. Starting in 2003, the Origins Awards began a new category called the Vanguard Award, which honored highly innovative games.
Charles S. Roberts Awards Originally, the
Charles S. Roberts Awards and the Origins Awards were one and the same. Starting with the 1987 awards, the Charles S. Roberts were given separately, and they moved away from
Origins entirely in 2000, leaving the Origins Awards as a completely separate system. In 1978, the awards also hosted the 1977
H. G. Wells awards for
role-playing games and
miniature wargaming. == Hall of Fame ==