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ENnies nominees

Started by RPGPundit, July 08, 2011, 05:28:29 PM

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July 08, 2011, 05:28:29 PM
So the list has come out.  What's wrong with the list this year?

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July 08, 2011, 05:33:31 PM
I'm not sure what's wrong with it, but as I mentioned on my blog, it seems like the ENnies tastes and my tastes continue to diverge. I don't even know enough about most of the entries to tell you. Did you have something in particular in mind?
 
I did really like Stars Without Number, which was a great campaign for us.
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July 08, 2011, 05:44:06 PM
Icons got nominated as best game, best rules and best new game so I see nothing wrong with the list.
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July 08, 2011, 05:46:08 PM
Quote from: Soylent Green;467282Icons got nominated as best game, best rules and best new game so I see nothing wrong with the list.

That's true. Icons is pretty awesome.
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July 08, 2011, 06:46:25 PM
...Am I understanding the nomination list correctly, and Vornheim is _not_ a nominee for best game aid / accessory, but a pack of fucking dungeon tiles for 4e is?

What the fuck?
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July 08, 2011, 06:50:20 PM
Also, the Laundry, another tedious "dark horror in the modern day!" game based on an overhyped and underperforming media property is up for best new game, but Stars Without Number isn't?

They oughta call these the Shitties.
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July 08, 2011, 07:57:58 PM
Also Dresden Files isnt exactly worthy of being nominated in nearly all the categories and im really not sure how The Escapist counts as a good rpg site beyond the fact they have a regular blog abour rpg's amongst the usual videogame related stuff.

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July 08, 2011, 08:31:46 PM
Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;467292Also, the Laundry, another tedious "dark horror in the modern day!" game based on an overhyped and underperforming media property is up for best new game, but Stars Without Number isn't?

They oughta call these the Shitties.

I'm not sure The Laundry counts as dark. I think it's more of a horror Men in Black style comedy with a very British twist. Unfortunately having managed to get in a Laundry game we only got as far as the character creation session before the game evaporated otherwise I could tell you more about it.

Shame, as I was looking forward to playing it. There really aren't enough sophisticated comedy games out there.
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July 08, 2011, 08:40:08 PM Last Edit: July 08, 2011, 08:46:09 PM by Silverlion
I am rather bothered by the fact it looks more and more like an Origins list, than an Ennies one. Nothing terribly overt beyond Stars Without Number being merely an honorable mention. Other than a handful of games it feels very much like a "Hey, this looks like this is selling well!" list. (Let me say there isn't anything wrong with such a list, I just thought the Ennies were aimed elsewhere, that's all.) Knowing that I will unlikely be on any such list though, means my opinions are kinda moot.
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July 08, 2011, 11:42:08 PM
Not seeing any terrible omissions or inclusions. And yes, I include SWN there. Got it, read it: meh.

The only thing I question is the existence of a blog category and to a lesser extent, a new game category.
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July 08, 2011, 11:44:56 PM
Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;467290...Am I understanding the nomination list correctly, and Vornheim is _not_ a nominee for best game aid / accessory, but a pack of fucking dungeon tiles for 4e is?

What the fuck?

Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;467292Also, the Laundry, another tedious "dark horror in the modern day!" game based on an overhyped and underperforming media property is up for best new game, but Stars Without Number isn't?

They oughta call these the Shitties.

LOL SO fucking right on both counts. Seriously.

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July 08, 2011, 11:47:02 PM
Add: D&D Rules Compendium for best rules, but NOT Gamma World. Riiiiight.

Peregrin

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July 09, 2011, 12:13:16 AM
Quote from: Broken-Serenity;467297Also Dresden Files isnt exactly worthy of being nominated in nearly all the categories and im really not sure how The Escapist counts as a good rpg site beyond the fact they have a regular blog abour rpg's amongst the usual videogame related stuff.

The escapist != the escapist magazine.  The former is a ttrpg site exclusively.  The latter is a so-so semi-popular site for gaming with a hardline trad rpg dude as their founder, which is the only reason it has the ttrpg articles in the first place.
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July 09, 2011, 04:42:20 AM
Laughable.
Ironic, how the Battletech 25th Year Anniversary Introductory Box is nominated in the "Best RPG Related Product"(sic! sic! sic!) among craptastic stuff like "Hamlet's Hit Points" and "The Bones – Us and Our Dice"...
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July 09, 2011, 04:59:10 AM
I thought the ENnies would support Vornheim more. I am glad they have Icons listed several times.

It does feel like FATE is the game of choice for ENnies judges, this year.
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