Board game awards

This list of board game awards is an index to articles that describe notable awards given to creators of board games. It also gives articles related to chess and go competitions.

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## Game awards

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Award | Country | Sponsor | Description

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Charles S. Roberts Awards | United States | World Boardgaming Championships | Excellence in the historical wargaming hobby[1]
Deutscher Spiele Preis | Germany | Die Pöppel-Revue | "Gamers' games" with particularly good or innovative gameplay[2]
Dragon Awards | United States | Dragon Con | Excellence in various categories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, movies, television, and games[3][4]
Essen Feather | Germany | Deutscher Spiele Preis | Games with well-written rules[5][6]
Games 100 | United States | Games World of Puzzles | Several categories for which "best" games are determined[7]
International Gamers Award |  | International Gamers Awards | Strategy board games and historical simulation games[8]
Ion Award | United States | SaltCON board game convention | Excellence in game design[9][10][11]
Origins Awards | United States | Origins Game Fair | Outstanding work in the game industry[12]
Schweizer Spielepreis | Switzerland | Schweizer Spielmesse | Family games, children's games and strategy games[13]
Spiel des Jahres | Germany |  | Top-quality games in the German market[14]
Zenobia Award | United States  |  | Historical games by designers from underrepresented groups, with a financial reward and mentorship by industry leaders for the winner[15][16][17]

## Players

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### Chess

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* Grandmaster (chess) Awarded by Switzerland-based FIDE. The highest title a chess player can attain
* Geography of chess – National federations and championships recognized by FIDE
* World Chess Championship
* World Junior Chess Championship

### Go

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* List of professional Go tournaments
* List of top title holders in Go

## See also

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* Lists of awards
* List of game awards
* List of Game of the Year awards (board games)

## References

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1. ^ Scott Parrino (15 April 2010). "Industry News: Voting for the Charles S Roberts Award Now Open". The Wargamer. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014. "..the very prestigious Charles S Roberts Awards has started."
2. ^ Deutscher Spiele Preis home page
3. ^ Liptak, Andrew (September 4, 2016). "The inaugural Dragon Awards highlight the populist side of science fiction and fantasy". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
4. ^ Beth Elderkin (13 August 2016). "DragonCon Releases (Mostly) Puppy-Free Nominations For First Dragon Awards". Gizmodo. Retrieved 12 March 2019. "DragonCon, Atlanta's annual science fiction and fantasy competition, released the nominee list (see below) for the first-ever Dragon Awards"
5. ^ BoardGameGeek Article on the Essen Feather
6. ^ Official winners list (in German)
7. ^ Hochberg, Burt, ed. (December 1991). "The Games 100". Games. Vol. 15, no. 106\. GAMES Publications. pp. 49–58\. ISSN 0199-9788.
8. ^ International Gamers Awards home page.
9. ^ Mark Green (2013-02-16). "Game designers, players gather for convention". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
10. ^ Rob Cramer (31 March 2016). "SaltCON: A Small Convention Done Right". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
11. ^ Ryan Decaria. "Meeple Nation at SaltCON 2016". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
12. ^ "Academy - Hall of Fame". www.originsawards.net.
13. ^ http://www.gamemesse.ch/gamemesse/messeshop/de-ch/dept_11.html[permanent dead link]
14. ^ Dale Yu (20 June 2011). "Interview with Tom Werneck, Spiel des Jahres jury member – Part 1 of 3". The Opinionated Gamers. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
15. ^ Carter, Chase (2020-11-23). "A new historical tabletop award wants to spotlight and mentor underrepresented voices". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
16. ^ Carter, Chase (2023-10-02). "Zenobia Award returns to highlight more underrepresented creators in historical tabletop design". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
17. ^ Hall, Charlie (2021-08-17). "8 historical board games, from diverse designers, that show great promise". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-02-15.