Nomeados ao Prêmio Dice Tower Gaming Award

Por Manuel Pombeiro

A Dice Tower Network anunciou os nomeados para os seus prêmios Dice Tower Gaming Awards. 40 podcasters e bloggers juntaram esta lista de nomeados de entre os jogos lançados em 2011:

Game of the Year

• A Few Acres of Snow: by Martin Wallace – Treefrog Games
• The Ares Project: by Brian and Geoff Engelstein – Z-Man Games
• The Castles of Burgundy: by Stefan Feld – Ravensburger
• Eclipse: by Touko Tahkokallio – Asmodee
• King of Tokyo: by Richard Garfield – IELLO
• The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game: by Nate French – Fantasy Flight Games
• Mage Knight Board Game: by Vlaada Chvatil – WizKids
• Quarriors!: by Mike Elliott and Eric M. Lang – WizKids
• Risk Legacy: by Rob Daviau and Chris Dupuis – Hasbro
• Star Trek: Fleet Captains: by Mike Elliott, Bryan Kinsella, and Ethan Pasternack – WizKids

Best Family Game Nominees

• Flash Point: Fire Rescue: by Kevin Lanzing – Indie Boards and Cards
• Kingdom Builder: by Donald X. Vaccarino – Queen Games
• King of Tokyo: by Richard Garfield – IELLO
• Quarriors!: by Mike Elliott and Eric M. Lang – WizKids
• Say Anything Family Edition: by Dominic Crapuchettes – North Star Games
• Best New Game Designer Nominees:
• Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game: by Jason Little – Fantasy Flight Games
• Flash Point: Fire Rescue: by Kevin Lanzing – Indie Boards and Cards
• The Ares Project: by Brian and Geoff Engelstein – Z-Man Games
• Sentinels of the Multiverse: by Christopher Badell and Paul Bender – Greater Than Games
• Nightfall: by David Gregg – Alderac Entertainment Group

Best Game Reprint Nominees

• Can’t Stop: by Sid Sackson – Gryphon Games
• Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War: by Robert Abbott – Stronghold Games
• Evo: by Philippe Keyaerts – Asmodee
• A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition): by Christian T. Petersen – Fantasy Flight Games
• Puerto Rico: Anniversary Edition: by Andreas Seyfarth – Rio Grande Games

Best Production Values Nominees

• D&D: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game: by Peter Lee, Mike Mearls, and Bill Slavicsek – Wizards of the Coast
• D&D: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game: by Peter Lee, Mike Mearls, and Bill Slavicsek – Wizards of the Coast
• Mansions of Madness: by Corey Konieczka – Fantasy Flight Games
• Risk Legacy: by Rob Daviau and Chris Dupuis, Hasbro
• Super Dungeon Explore: by Chris Birkenhagen, John Cadice, and Deke Stella – Soda Pop Miniatures

Best Small Publisher Nominees

• Flash Point: Fire Rescue, by Kevin Lanzing – Indie Boards and Cards
• Dungeon Run, Mr. Bistro, Plaid Hat Games
• Rallyman: by Jean-Christophe Bouvier, Rallyman Inc.
• Sentinels of the Multiverse: by Christopher Badell and Paul Bender – Greater Than Games
• Bears!: by Anne-Marie De Witt – Fireside Games

Best Party Game Nominees

• Crappy Birthday: by Brian Weinstock and Amy Weinstock – North Star Games
• Dixit: Odyssey: by Jean-Louis Roubira – Asmodee
• Reverse Charades Junior Edition: by Scott and Bryce Porter – Gryphon Games
• Faux-Cabulary: by Matthew Nuccio – Out of the Box
• Train of Thought: by Jay Cormier and Sen-Foong Lim – Tasty Minstrel Games

Best Game Expansion Nominees

• Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Vol. 1 – Team Asia & Legendary Asia: by Alan R. Moon and Francois Valentyne – Days of Wonder
• Thunderstone: Dragonspire: by Mike Elliott and Brent Keith – Alderac Entertainment Group
• Small World Underground: by Philippe Keyaerts – Days of Wonder
• 7 Wonders: Leaders: by Antoine Bauza – Asmodee
• Summoner Wars: Master Set: by Colby Dauch – Plaid Hat Games

Most Innovative Game Nominees

• The Ares Project: by Brian and Geoff Engelstein – Z-Man Games
• Ascending Empires: by Ian Cooper – Z-Man Games
• Paperclip Railways: by Tony Boydell – Surprised Stare Games Ltd
• Quarriors!: by Mike Elliott and Eric M. Lang – WizKids
• Risk Legacy: by Rob Daviau and Chris Dupuis – Hasbro

Best Game Artwork Nominees

• Dixit: Odyssey: by Marie Cardouat and Pierô- Asmodee
• The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game: by various artists – Fantasy Flight Games
• Mansions of Madness: by Christopher Burdett, Anders Finer, and Henning Ludvigsen - Fantasy Flight Games
• Flash Point: Fire Rescue: by Luis Francisco and George Patsouras - Indie Boards and Cards
• A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition): by Tomasz Marek Jedruszek and Henning Ludvigsen - Fantasy Flight Games

Best War Games Nominees

• Sekigahara: Unification of Japan: by Matt Calkins - GMT Games
• Band of Brothers: by Jim Krohn – Worthington Games
• A Few Acres of Snow: by Martin Wallace – Treefrog Games
• Julius Caesar: by Grant Dalgliesh and Justin Thompson – Columbia Games
• Sergeants Miniatures Game: by Jeff Billings – Lost Battalion Games

Best Game Theme Nominees

• Dungeon Petz: by Vlaada Chvatil - Z-Man Games
• Flash Point: Fire Rescue: by Kevin Lanzing – Indie Boards and Cards
• Last Will: by Vladimir Suchy - Rio Grande Games
• Yggdrasil: by Cedric Lefebvre and Fabrice Rabellino – Z-Man Games
• Takenoko: by Antoine Bauza – Asmodee

Best Digital Boardgame Nominees

• Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer: by Robert Dougherty, John Fiorillo, Justin Gary, and Brian M. Kibler – iOS, Playdek
• Ticket to Ride: by Alan R. Moon – iOS, Days of Wonder
• Forbidden Island: by Matt Leacock, Gamewright – iOS, Button Mash Games
• Ghost Stories: by Antoine Bauza – iOS, Repos Productions
• Elder Sign: by Richard Launius and Kevin Wilson – Fantasy Flight Games

Os vencedores dos The Dice Tower Gaming Awards serão anunciados na primeira semana de julho. Quem você acha que vai ganhar em cada categoria?

Imagens: The Dice Tower Network.

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Seguindo o tema "Ludo ergo sum" (Jogo, logo existo), Manuel Pombeiro é português, fã de jogos de tabuleiro, jogos de guerra, miniaturas e mantem o blog Firepigeon.