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Gen Con 2026: And the ENNIE Award Goes to…

Ennies

During Gen Con, the winners of the 2026 Ennie Awards were announced. The awards highlights some of the best in tabletop gaming over the past year.

The winners are in bold below and denoted what received “Gold” and what received “Silver.” Congrats to all of the winners.

Judges’ Spotlight Winners

  • William Beeson – Girl Frame, Anxious Mimic RPGs
    Author: Isabelle M. Ruebsaat
  • Hans Cummings– Trash to Treasure, Bright Bard Games
    Authors: Jon Boyle and Bri De Danann
  • Christopher Gath – RPG Zine Club: Year 2, Plus One Exp/Alchemical Ink
  • Fiona Katherine Taylor Howat – Tacklebox, Possible Worlds Games
    Authors: J. Walton and James Tadd Adcox
  • Tom King – Draconis: The Call of Adventure, Studio Agate
    Authors: Charlène ‘Chane’ Tabary and Yoan Rigot

Best Adventure – Long Form

  • SILVER – Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned, Metis Creative
    Authors: Metis Creative Studio
  • Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio
    Authors: Leah Hawthorne, Keith Ryan Kappel, Brandon Perdue, Sam Stewart
  • The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
    Author: Sean Branney
  • Tomb of a Thousand Doors, ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp
    Authors: Matthew Morris, Lux Taggert, Sky Svard, Antonio Buch, FriggingFrogs, Derek Mayne, Yar0d, Pulpee, Phybe, Kelly Bean, Kapithan, William Lambert, Owen McGauley, and Isaac Williams, Ellohir, Hugh Lashbrooke, Lancraft, Liam McCrickard, TabletobRPG, BohemiaSpielkunst, Relic913, Flindermouse, Rat’s Nest Games, Lesueur Benoit, Xenio, tim zee, Tumultous Tabletop, and Marcos_BM
  • GOLD – Vaesen – City of My Nightmares, Free League Publishing
    Author: Kiku Pukk Harenstam

Best Adventure – Short Form

  • Camp Snallygaster, Pandion Games
  • SILVER – The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository
    Author: Jayson Green
  • The White Horse of Lowvale
    Author: Tania Herrero
  • Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre
    Author: Munkao
  • GOLD – Whispers of the Woods, Heltung Storytelling
    Author: Paweł Kicman

Best Aid/Accessory – Digital

  • Castle of the Vampire Lord, Axolote Gaming
  • SILVER – Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e on Foundry VTT
  • Pocket Bard 3.0 , Pocket Bard Inc.
  • GOLD – The Crooked Moon Alchemy VTT, Avantris Entertainment
  • WestMarches.games, Grimoire AB

Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital

  • Game Master Screen, Peter Pauper Press
  • SILVER – Handouts – Ryoko’s lost notes, Loot Tavern Publishing
  • Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
  • Author: Keith Ammann
  • GOLD – The Crooked Moon Tarot Card Set, Avantris Entertainment
  • The Field Guide To Floral Dragons: Dragon Miniature Sets – Botanist, Florist and Gardener , Hit Point Press

Best Art, Cover

  • Book of Spirits, Beyond the Screen
    Artists: Aldo Domínguez, Fen Inkwright
  • SILVER – Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance, Metis Creative
    Artists: Belgin Kaya, Yağmur Kıyak, Beliz Baytok, Usame Bakar, Alper Bıçaklar, Taha Hakan Arslan, İshak Can Altun, Celia Tang, İlker Serdar Yıldız, Ege Satırcı
  • Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
    Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
  • GOLD – The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover, Avantris Entertainment
    Artist: Xavier Collette
  • Totem – The Spirits’ RPG, Officina Meningi
    Artists: Francesco Biagini & Voidface

Best Art, Interior

  • Ecryme: Player’s Guide, Open Sesame Games, LLC
    Artists: Camille Durand-Kriegel, Émile Denis, Nicolas Fructus, Remton, Francois Schuiten, Sabrina Tobal
  • Household Volume II, Two Little Mice
    Artists: Daniela Giubellini, Antonia De Luca, Federica Costantini, Alessandro Paviolo, Ivana Abbate, Alessandro Cancian, Andrea Tentori Montalto, Arrigo Verderosa
  • GOLD – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
    Artists: Alejandra Pinal, Mariusz Szulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
  • Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
    Artist: Joel Kilpatrick
  • SILVER – The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
    Artist: Kin Wald

Best Cartography

  • SILVER – Collection of Fantasy Maps II, Open Sesame Games
    Guillaume Tavernier
  • GOLD – Dolmenwood Maps Book, Exalted Funeral Press
    Jonathan Newell, Glynn Seal, Arlin Ortiz
  • Pendragon Gamemaster Screen Pack, Chaosium Inc.
    Francesca Baerald
  • Pilgrims of the Murk Dome, Hollow Press
    Plastiboo
  • Tomb of a Thousand Doors, ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp
    Fernando Salvaterra, Felipe de Faria, Bruno Prosaiko, Alex Damaceno, Josiah Moore, QBR, Lux, and Sky Svard, Oddgob Games

Best Community Content

  • A Patch of Unfurled Green, West Coast Adventurers Guild
    Author: Marc “DM Mythall” Kassouf
  • Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 4:1
    Author: Amanda Mullins
  • SILVER – The Bride of Pendle, Miskatonic Repository
    Author: Jayson Green
  • The Severed Vault
    Author: Jeremy Cheong
  • GOLD – Triangle Agency Fan Zine

Best Family Game / Product

  • Crescent 2e, Mythworks
    Authors: Ema Acosta
  • SILVER – Dragon Town and the Darkness Below
    Author: JP Coovert
  • GOLD – Dungeons & Kittens Starter Set, Edge Studio
    Authors: Clement de Ruyter, Trickytophe, Francois Cedelle, and John Grumph
  • Mushie Missions, Bright Bard Games
    Author: Jon Boyle
  • PiCO, Mythworks
    Author: Felix Isaacs

Best Free Game / Product

  • GOLD – Daggerheart Quickstart Adventure: The Sablewood Messengers, Darrington Press
    Authors: Spenser Starke, Rowan Hall and Mike Underwood
  • SILVER – Legend In the Mist Learn-To-Play Comic Book Adventure, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC
    Author: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
  • SHIFT: Roleplaying Game Basic Rules (FREE RPG DAY), Hit Point Press
    Author: Graeme Fotheringham, Jordan Richer, and Carlos Cisco
  • Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 3-5
    Authors: Arrianna Abraham, Russell Anderson, Bjorn Ove Asprem (Boa), Hank Belanger, Irving Benitez, Justen Bennett, Ben Bisogno, Scott C. Bourgeois, Brendan (Khatyra), Devin R Bruce, J Carter, Tess Chappell, Alexander Thomas Guy Coursolle, Jim Crocker, Kirk Damato, Peter DeCraene, dión // isle in the heavens, Michael Dürr, Leigh Eldridge, Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, Pat Eyler, Mike Ferdinando, Rob Fletcher, Tess Fowler, Wes Franks, Jeremy Gaines, G F Greco, Cassidy Hadlock, Rebecca Hall, Jack Hargreaves, Sydney Hawkins, Lisa Imbryk, Chaotic Jamgochian, Rachael Jamison, Rhyme Jansen, Jazy, Igor Juraszewski, Andrea Klassen, Lukas Kristjanson, Bran Lavigne, MW Lindberg, Billy Lingar, Kevin Macku, Mags Maenad, Marc Majcher, Ben Mansky, Gabe McCormick, Brian Miranda, Amanda Mullins, Scout Munroe, Dori Murdock, Bartosz N (bartosso), J Evan Parks, Levi Phipps, Daniel Qualls, Mike Raichelson, Raymond Rich, Kim Riek, Gabriel Robinson, Nicolas Ronvel, Jesse Ross, Blake Ryan, Alex Rybitski, Brian Sago, salty, shaed, Aaron Sinner, James Smith, Clint Smith, Arkadiusz Stefański, Steph Infection, AJ Summers, Cameron L. Summers, Thwalee, Sean Tibbitts, Mads C Turley, Michael Van Vleet, Alton W, Arthur Wells, Nova Wurmson
  • Triangle Agency Fan Zine
    Authors: Kodasea, Corinna “Jude” Maria Liptáková, MarimoSelkie, Haasio, Sporadic Dialogue, L.S. Moon, fizzyware, DelcanRiven (Onion), Nathan Joseph, Pan, Me_ikko, VoiceoftheOoze, natanco, Nitroserum, Ro_drawzzz, Ash Yggdrasill, MegasomaMars, Wyllora, Ghost of Inks, Doomslug, the_pencil_head, Sleipnir, mntacuyan, iris lemony, Rhodocros, Zoe Traub, Yiu113, AlchemicalClown, SylkWeaver, Pidgeothy, Jack?, Koopstrooper, MGM_101, Robobuilder, Simon da Silva, Copper_KaBell, Boc, iCodeghost, Carbsta, Cinnabar, Totodile, Jazz Fox-Canning

Best Game

  • Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
    Author: Kosta Kostulas, Nils Karlén, Martin Grip, Svante Landgraf, Shawn Tomkin, Matt Click
    Art: Martin Grip
    Editing: Tomas Harenstam, Mattiaas Johnsson Haake
    Layout/Design: Christian Granath
  • GOLD – Daggerheart Core Set, Darrington Press
    Author: Spenser Starke, Carlos Cisco, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Uboldi, Mike Underwood, Layla Adelman, Meguey Baker, Banana Chan, Chris Davidson, Rue Dickey, Felix Isaacs, Erin Roberts, Deven Rue, Rogan Shannon, Mark Thompson, Eugenio Vargas, Chris Willett
    Art: Nick Acuna, Juan Salvador Almencion, Mauro Alocci, Ana Amaral, Anthony Avon, Mike Azevedo, Zoe Badini, Diana Bakieva, Adam Barker, Eliot Baum, Paul Scott Canavan, Carlos Cardona, Edgar Cardona, Kristina Carroll, Stephanie Cost, Luísa Costa, Katya Cyan, Cybercatbug, Daarken, Nikki Dawes, Carlos C. Díaz, Benjamin Ee, Geoffrey Ernault, Letícia Freitas, Bear Frymire, Gaboleps, Laura Galli, Kristina Gehrmann, James Green, Grant Griffin, Arturo Gutiérrez González, Juan Gutierrez, Leesha Hannigan, Rick Hefner, Suzanne Helmigh, Hendry Iwanaga, Jessketchin, Anthony Jones, Jack Jones, KarrahE, Sam Key, Ivan Koltovich, Alex Konstad, Samantha Kung, Linda Lithén, Samantha B. Lucas, Danil Luzin, Dominik Mayer, Julia Metzger, Maxime Minard, Andrea Tentori Montalto, José Muñoz, Reiko Murakami, Laura Marie Neal, Irina Nordsol, Tamara Osborn, Mike Pape, Jen Estirdalin Pattison, Mila Pesic, Henry Peters, Rafater, Andreas Rocha, Ryan Christian Rodero, Joshua Rodriguez, Henrik Rosenborg, Ilya Royz, Allan Santos, Stanislav Sherbakov, Ernanda Souza, Fernanda Suarez, Jenny Tan, Mat Wilma, Maciej Wojtala
    Editing: Laura Hirsbrunner, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Ashley Michaela “Navigator” Lawson, Scott Gray, Sebastian Yūe

    Layout/Design: Matt Paquette & Co., John Harper, Vee Hendro
  • SILVER – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
    Author: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
    Art: Alejandra Pinal, Marius Zszulc, Mark Hretskyi, Zach Causey
    Editing: Eran Aviram
    Layout/Design: Manuel Serrasáez
  • Sickest Witch Core Rulebook, Severed Books
    Author: Justin Sirois
    Art: Justin Sirois
    Editing: Spencer Ellsworth, Michael Hughes
    Layout/Design: Justin Sirois
  • Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios
    Author: George Philbrick
    Art : Tom Lowell
    Layout/Design: George Philbrick

Best Layout and Design

  • SILVER – Berserkr, Slightly Reckless Games
  • Deadline: A Clockwork Press, The Wanderer’s Tome
  • Midnight Muscadines, Pandion Games
  • Voidheart Symphony (Revised Edition), Rowan Rook & Decard
  • GOLD – Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guide, Cubicle 7 Entertainment

Best Monster/Adversary

  • SILVER – Dolmenwood Monster Book, Exalted Funeral Press
    Authors: Gavin Norman with Kyle Hettinger, Amelia Luke, James Spahn, Brian Yaksha
    Art: Bianca Canoza, Pauliina Hannuniemi, Jana Heidersdorf, Aaron Howdle, Chris Huth, Tom Kilian, Jethro Lentle, Ellie Livingston, Kyle Patterson, Mish Scott, Ulla Thynell, Andrew Walter, Letty Wilson
  • GOLD – Monsters of Drakkenheim Ghostfire Gaming
    Authors: Monty Martin, Kelly McLaughlin
    Art: Maria Arteta, Mauro Alocci, Andreea Barbu, Clément Blum, Cristina Birtea, Isabell Bartnicki, Marius Bota, Augusto Costa, Alberto dal Lago, Andrei Dragoș Poițelea, Giuseppe De iure, Rafael Dantanna, Sorina Dana Ştefan, Anastassia Grigorieva, Andre Garcia, Isabela Homitchi, Suzanne Helmigh, Will Hallett, Andrei Iacob, Kurt Jakobi, Ona Kristensen, Cristiana Leone, Danil Luzin, Alina Magherusan, Derek Murphy, Fajri Muhammad, Giovana Marion, Guilherme Motta, Laura Marie Neal, Renan Maurilio, Toni Munteanu, Marzena Nereida Piwowar, Olha Nykytiuk, Elizabeth Peiró, Felipe Pérez, Vincenzo Pratticò, Mihai Radu, Oana Roxana Birtea, Renan Ribeiro, George Stratulat, Stephen Sykes, Gaga Turmanishvili, Andreia Ugrai, Rebeca Ungurean, Bianca Vrinceanu, Karin Wittig
  • Starfinder Alien Core, Paizo Inc.
    Author: Kate Baker, Lau Bannenberg, Rigby Bendele,Vishesh Bhartiya, Joseph Blomquist, Jeremy
    Blum, Tineke Bolleman, Brent Bowser, Michael Bramnik, Patrick Brennan, Charlie Brooks, Jessica Catalan, Brite Cheney, Jeremy Corff, Caryn
    DiMarco, Anthony Dollinger, Steve Fidler, Kim Frandsen, Andrew D. Geels, Basheer Ghouse, Sen H.H.S., Katrina Hennessy, Thurston Hillman,
    Joan Hong, Jenny Jarzabski, Sara Jeffers, Mikko Kallio, Lysle Kapp, Mike Kimmel, Dustin Knight, Cole Kronewitter, Mahpiya, Letterio Mammoliti,
    Randal Meyer, Jacob W. Michaels, Matt Morris, Dennis Muldoon, Quinn Murphy, Elizabeth V Nold, Chesley Oxendine, Emily Parks, Glen Parnell,
    Randy Price, Kyle T. Raes, Jessica Redekop, Erin Roberts, James Rodehaver, David N. Ross, Pidj Sorensen, Joel Southall, Kendra Leigh Speedling,
    Drew Taylor, Sam W Tennyson, Jalen Todd, Ruvaid Virk, Viditya Voleti, Christopher Wasko, Nicholas Wasko, Jackson Wery, Shan Wolf, and Basil
    Wright
    Art: János Brumár, Sol Devia, Daniele DiParma, Anna Duma-Baranowska, Miguel Regodón Harkness,
    Ivan Koritarev, Renan Maurilio, Sophie Medvedeva, Guilherme Motta, Guilherme Olivieri, Nikolai Ostertag, Pixoloid Studios (Mark Molnar, Gaspar
    Gombos, Zsolt “Mike” Szabados, Janos Gardos, Peter Lerner, and Almos Balogh), Jino Rufino, Alberto Saraiva, Arthur Enrique Olivera Silva,
    Melissa Spandri, and Veto Zomer
  • The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
    Author: Verity Lane, Chris Pinch, Jordan Richer, Sebastian Yue
    Art: Kin Wald
  • Wrath of the Kaiju, Loot Tavern Publishing
    Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle
    Art: Mohammed Bellafquih, Kwanpo “Ari” Cheng, Phan Tuan Dat, Aleksa Drageljevic, Tyler Grayson, Martin Kirby-Jackson, Roman Kuzmin, Rastislav Le, Michelle Mueller, Richard Nguyen, Mukhlis “Sinlaire” Nur, Ognjen Sporin, Rajaa Al-Subairi, Chaouki “Ciao” Titouhi, Souhaib Zekri

Best Online Content

  • GOLD – Designing Dungeons Course: Or, How to Kill a Party in 30 Rooms or Less, Joshua McCrowell & Warren D
  • Explorers Design
  • Golarion Mapping Project, Tabletop RPG Historical Society
  • Molten Sulfur Blog, Molten Sulfur Press
  • SILVER – Solo RPG List

Best Production Values

  • SILVER – Legend In the Mist – Ravenhome Slipcase, Son of Oak Game Studio LLC
  • Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG, Three Sails Studios
  • Terra Antarctica, Edge Studio
  • GOLD – The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
  • The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

Best RPG Related Product

  • Advent-ure Calendar 20: The Lost Labyrinth, Only Games, Black Oak Workshop
  • GOLD – Beyond the Witching Ring: Dolmenwood Soundtrack Album — 12″” Vinyl LP, Exalted Funeral Press
    Music: Tales Under The Oak
  • Dolmenwood Noble House Enamel Pins Set, Exalted Funeral Press
  • SILVER – Menagerie of Unbearable Things, Tania Herrero
  • Sickest Witch Belt Buckle, Severed Books

Best Rules

  • A Land Once Magic, moreblueberries
    Author: Viditya Voleti
  • GOLD – Daggerheart, Darrington Press
    Authors: Spenser Starke, Carlos Cisco, Rowan Hall, John Harper, Matthew Mercer, Alex Uboldi, Mike Underwood, Layla Adelman, Meguey Baker, Banana Chan, Chris Davidson, Rue Dickey, Felix Isaacs, Erin Roberts, Deven Rue, Rogan Shannon, Mark Thompson, Eugenio Vargas, Chris Willett
  • SILVER – Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
    Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
  • Sickest Witch Core Rulebook, Severed Books
    Author: Justin Sirois
  • Thieves of the Tome, First Pancake Studios
    Author: George Philbrick

Best Setting

  • GOLD – Dolmenwood Campaign Book, Exalted Funeral Press
    Authors: Gavin Norman, Chance Dudinack, Luke Gearing, Yves Geens, Noah Green, Greg Gorgonmilk, Kyle Hettinger, Clint Krause, Amelia Luke, Scott Malthouse, Jonathan Newell, Frances Northcutt Green, Amanda P., Doyle Wayne Ramos-Tavener, Glynn Seal, James Spahn, Andrew Walter, Brian Yaksha.
  • Ecryme: Player’s Guide, Open Sesame Games, LLC
    Authors: Alexandre Clavvel, Mathieu Gaborit, Samuel Metzener
  • Grim Hollow: Campaign Guide, Ghostfire Gaming
    Authors: Ben Byrne, Shawn Merwin, Jenn E. Adams, Andrew Bishkinskyi, Jacob Davis, Jackson DiCarlo, Benjamin Evans, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Benjamin Huffman, Chris Lindsay, Ginny Loveday, Pan Lyons, Greg Marks, Elliott Randall, Joe Raso, Kienna Shaw, Anne Smith, Marcello De Velazquez, Christopher Walz, Graham Ward, Ethan Yen
  • Household Volume II, Two Little Mice
    Authors: Ricardo “Rico” Sirignano and Simone Formicola
  • SILVER – Ryokos Guide to the Yokai Realms, Loot Tavern Publishing
    Authors: Joao Araujo, William Earl, Dai Jia Rong He, Max Wartelle

Best Solo Game

  • Odyssey of the Giant, Heltung Storytelling
  • Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs
    Author: Michael Sweeney
  • Song of the Scryptwyrm, Almost Bedtime Theater
    Author: Dan Bronson-Lowe
  • GOLD – SPINE: A Dark Solo TTRPG About Losing Yourself in a Book, Backwards Tabletop
    Contributors: Asa Donald, Furt the Goblin, Nala J. Wu, Holly Freiberg
  • SILVER – The Bonsai Diary, Sticky Doodler
    Author: Gene Koo

Best Streaming Content

  • SILVER – Cozy RPG Reviews
  • GOLD – Get Your Sheet Together, Darrington Press
  • How’s My Driving?, The Panic Table & DNGN CLUB GAMES
  • One Shot: Last Train to Bremen, One Shot
  • The Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast, Blasphemous Tomes

Best Supplement

  • GOLD – Legend In The Mist – Action Grimoire, Son of Oak Game Studio
    Authors: Amit Moshe, Eran Aviram, Itamar Karbian, Kelly Black
  • Mystified!, The Wanderer’s Tome
    Authors: Chelsea Sciortino and Fleur Sciortino
  • No Place Like Homebrew, Roll & Play Press
    Authors: Sam Barlett, Beth Davies
  • The Creative Game Master’s Guide to Extraordinary Locations (& How To Design Them), Bluestone Books
    Author: Duncan Rhodes
  • SILVER – The Painted Wastelands Player’s Guide, Agamemnon Press
    Authors: Tim Molloy, Christopher Willett

Best Writing

  • GOLD – Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Gallery Books
    Author: Keith Ammann
  • Piaga 1348, NEED GAMES!
    Author: Helios Pu
  • Pirouette, InnocentGoblin TTRPGs
    Author: Michael Sweeney
  • SILVER – Rapscallion, Magpie Games
    Author: Whistler, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman
  • StoryBake, Tiny Ghost Chef Games
    Author: Dan Walter

Product of the Year

  • Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook, Free League Publishing
  • SILVER – Daggerheart, Darrington Press
  • Dolmenwood Campaign Book, Exalted Funeral Press
  • Legend In The Mist – Core Book, Son of Oak Game Studio
  • Menagerie of Unbearable Things Tania Herrero
  • The Bonsai Diary, Gene Koo
  • GOLD – The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition, Avantris Entertainment
  • The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set, Hit Point Press
  • The Spark Devil, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
  • The White Horse of Lowvale, Tania Herrero

Gen Con 2025: And the ENNIE Award Goes to…

The 2025 ENNIE Awards were awards at Gen Con 2025 this past weekend. The awards highlights the best releases of the past year.

Winners will be in bold with GOLD and SILVER noted as to which they received. Congrats to everyone and this year’s winners were….

Judges’ Spotlight Winners

Best Adventure – Long Form

  • Crown of Salt, Tania Herrero  **SILVER WINNER**
    Author: Tania Herrero
  • Isle of Joy, Knight Owl Publishing
    Author: Gord Sellar
  • The Shrike, Silverarm  **GOLD WINNER**
    Author: Leo Hunt

Best Adventure – Short Form

  • The Dream Shrine, Brad Kerr  **GOLD WINNER**
    Authors: Brad Kerr and Skullfungus
  • Tides of Rot, Games Omnivorous
    Authors: Karl Druid and Brian Yaksha

Best Aid/Accessory – Digital

Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital

Best Art, Cover

  • MIR, Little Dusha  **GOLD WINNER**
    Artist: Metastazis
  • The Hidden Isle, Causa Creations Interactive Media GmbH
    Artist: Eliot Baum & Viv Tanner

Best Art, Interior

Best Cartography

  • Revolt!, Jason Price
    Chaim Holtjer

Best Community Content

  • Dead Beats (Miskatonic Repository)  **GOLD WINNER**
    Author: David Kirkby

Best Family Game / Product

  • Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast, Possum Creek Games  **SILVER WINNER**
    Authors: Mercedes Acosta, Jay Dragon, Lillie J Harris, M Vaselak

Best Free Game / Product

Best Game

  • His Majesty the Worm, Exalted Funeral Press  **SILVER WINNER**
    Author: Josh McCrowell
    Art: Bertdrawstuff, Emily Cheeseman, Charles Ferguson-Avery, Nicolas Evans, Gobert, Sophie Grunner, Gus L, HodagRPG, Tom Kilian, Amanda Lee, Frank, Savanna Mayer, Thomas Novosel, Gertrud Oberg, Caitlin Reid, Marcin S, Alec Sorenson, Emmy Verte
    Editing: Meledy Watson, Kennedy Gerber
    Layout/Design: Peter Borlace, Michael Strange
  • Last Train to Bremen, Caro Asercion
    Author: Caro Ascersion
    Art: Conner Fawcett
    Editing: Weaver Walker
    Layout/Design: Conner Fawcett
  • Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme, Exalted Funeral Press
    Author: Brian Saliba, Craig Schaffer
    Art: Keith Lowe, Julia Bangert, Elliot Lang, Kyle Patterson, Zachary Pullen, Irina Shirokova, Andrew “Tiger Wizard” Bellury, David Hoskins
    Editing: Chant Evans, Ben Summer
    Layout/Design: Chris Doughman, Chandler Kennedy
  • The Last Caravan, Mythworks
    Author: Ted Bushman
    Art: Hayden Davis, James Firnhaber, Spencer Hawkes, Jeff Langevin, Galen Pejeau
    Editing: Graham Ward, Kristin Perkins
    Layout/Design: Graham Ward, Carson Wright
  • Triangle Agency, Haunted Table  **GOLD WINNER**
    Author: Caleb Zane Huett, Sean Ireland
    Art : Kanesha Bryant, Corviday, GC Houle, Ryan Kingdom, Kodesea, Nathan Rhodes, Michael Shillingburg
    Layout/Design: Ben Mansky, Michael Shillingburg

Best Layout and Design

  • Doomsong, Caesar Ink
    Chris Cæsar, Moritz Krebs

Best Monster/Adversary

  • BIG BADS Box Set, Hit Point Press  **SILVER WINNER**
    Authors: Jennifer Adcock, Nadine Amami, Keith Ammann, Charlotte Ashley, Beth Ball, Jasmine Bhullar, Andrea Bruce, David Castro, Ty Christensen, Yubi Coates, Ricardo Evangelho, Jess Go, Joshua Heath, Michael Hollik, Benjamin Huffman, Jay Jackson, Matt Key, Kat Kruger, Verity Lane, Jason Levine, Son M, Jessica Marcrum, Christopher L. Medina, Jake Michels, Christopher Pinch, Jordan Richer, TR Rowe, lan Spiegel-Blum, Lulu St. Janmes, Frederic Walker, Rob Wieland, KandiJ. Williams, Bailey Wright, Ty Christenstatt, Holly Conrad, Verity Lane, Christopher Pinch Jordan Richer, Theo Surette, Sebastian Yüe
    Concepts: Rajaa Al-Subairi, Emily Beckett, Ty Christensen, Holly Conrad, Ricardo Evangelho, Graeme Fotheringham, Liam Gregg, Rosemarie Halim, Verity Lane, Christopher Pinch, Jordan Richer Meredith Smallwood, Theo Surette, Sebastian Yüe
    Art: Rajaa A1-Subairi, Mark Behm, Elliot Bouriot, Shafer Brown, Justin Chan, Anna Christensen, Kayla Cline, Nicholas DeLuca, Lexxy Douglass, Isabela Duffles, Riley Easter, Kristina Gehrmann, IIse Gort, Dave Greco, Kelley Harris, Joel Holtzman, Avery Howett, Will Kirkby, Marby Kwong, Elliot Lang, Holly Lucero, Sam Mameli, Jen C. Marshall, Thabiso Mhlaba, Felix Miall, Jeff Miracola, Sean A. Murray , Kathleen O’Hara, Dimitrios Pantazis, Svetoslav Petrov, Brittany Pezillo, Federico Piatti, Dominique Ramsey, Jenn Ravenna, Jordan Richer, Henrik Rosenborg, Samantha Rustle, Axel Sauerwald, Faith Schaffer, Ameera Sheikh, Joe Slucher, Kim Sokol, Sovereign, Alex Stone, Mariah Tekulve, Sally Thordarson, Marija Tiurina, Lauren Walsh, Russell Werges, Yoshi Yoshitani, Nataly Zhuk, Josiah Cameron, Fez Inkwright, Steve Argyle, Mike Bakker, George Bennett, Andrea Bruce, Josiah o Cameron, Sidharth Chaturvedi, Hannah Comstock, Jessica Desjardin, Anna (Newt) Douaová, Jason Engle, Felipe Escobar, Jonathan Juanieve Fernandes, IIse Gort, Matt Harris, Ralph Horsley, Avery Howett, Fez Inkwright, Kurt Jakobi, Victoria Jeffery, Sara Katch, Shel Khan, Will Kirkby, Felix Klaer, Jack Kozita, Ashly Lovett, Barbara Lucas, Holly Lucero, Chuck Lukas, Andrew Mar, Gina Matarazzo, Julia Metzger, Jeff Miracola, Derek Murphy, Mythir, Alexander Ngo, Dimitrios Pantazis, Eleonor Piteria, Livia Prima, Jason Rainville, Jordan Richer, Izaak Rodriguez, Samantha Rustle, Daria ShestakOva, Joe Slucher, April Solomon, Alyse Stewart, Mariya Sviridova, Patricia Kelen Takahashi, Jarel Threat, Randy Vargas, Tyler Walpole, Brian Scot Walters, Anthony Scott Waters, Mark Zug
    Co-op Student Artists: Rhoan Collins, Shauna-Lee Foster, Theo Surette
  • Uncle Ernie’s A.R.M. Summer Catalog, 23rd Century Productions, LLC
    Author: Anthony Oliveira, David Soruco, Michelle Soruco, Kurt Willis, Alb’, Marcus Holder
    Art: David Chen, Miguel Alejandro Lozano Durán, Stuart Ellis, Breno Girafa, Teaghan Gokey, Ray Hedman, Nick Jizba, Ky Kie, and Katinka Thorondor
  • Wilderfeast, Horrible Guild
    Author: KC Shi
    Art: Xulia Vicente, Francisco Riolobos Blanco, Cecilia Lonnie, Zeno Colangelo, Alessandro Corradi, Julien Cittadino, Sara Soler, Vincenzo Puglia, Benedetta Fiore

Best Online Content

Best Production Values

Best RPG Related Product

Best Rules

  • Triangle Agency, Haunted Table  **GOLD WINNER**
    Authors: Caleb Zane Huett, Sean Ireland

Best Setting

  • Doomsong, Caesar Ink
    Authors: Morgan Finley, Jack Caesar, Chris Caesar

Best Streaming Content

Best Supplement

  • ARKYVR, Alewood Games
    Author: Rhodrick Magsino

Best Writing

  • The Bird Oracle, Shing Yin Khor
    Authors: Shing Yin Khor, Mya Worrell, Geoffrey Golden, Younès Rabii, Tallis Clark, and James Wright
  • Triangle Agency, Haunted Table  **GOLD WINNER**
    Authors: Caleb Zane Huett, Sean Ireland
  • Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast, Possum Creek Games
    Authors: Mercedes Acosta, Jay Dragon, Lillie J Harris, M Vaselak
    Editing: Dominique Dickey, M Vaselak

Product of the Year

Gen Con 2024: And the ENNIE Award Goes to…

2024 ENNIE Awards

The 2024 ENNIE Awards were awards at Gen Con 2024 this past weekend. The awards highlights the best releases of the past year.

Winners will be in bold with GOLD and SILVER noted as to which they received. And this year’s winners were….

Judges’ Spotlight Winners

  • Shauna Ratliff – CHEW: The Roleplaying Game, Imagining Games
    Authors: Pete Petrusha, Justin Forest, Justin Ford, Steve Dee, Joseph Weaver

Favorite Publisher

  • Free League Publishing

Best Adventure – Long Form

Best Adventure – Short Form

Best Aid/Accessory – Digital

Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital

Best Art, Cover

  • Eat The Reich, Rowan, Rook and Decard – GOLD
    Artist: Will Kirkby

Best Art, Interior

  • Eat The Reich, Rowan, Rook and Decard – GOLD
    Artist: Will Kirkby

Best Cartography

Best Community Content

Best Family Game / Product

  • BREAK!! Tabletop RPG, Grey Wizard Press & Naldobean Games – GOLD
    Authors: Grey Wizard, Reynaldo Madriñan
  • Little Game Masters, Randall Hampton Art and Design
    Authors: Randall Hampton, Conor Napier, Adam Johns, Hunter Fell, Devon Chulick, Dr. Megan Connell, Lauren Urban
  • Pinebox Middle School Box Set, Pinnacle Entertainment Group
    Authors: Scott Woodard, Preston DuBose, Ed Wetterman, Tracy Sizemore, Jameson McDaniel, Shane Hensley

Best Free Game / Product

  • Level 1 The Free RPG Day Indie RPG Anthology 2023, 9th Level Games – SILVER
    Author: Mark Kennedy, Dustin Blottenberger, KJ Lappin, CJ Lappin, M. Belanger, Rue Dickey, Nat Mesnard, Gabrielle Rabinowitz, Noah Lemelson, H. L. Black, Brigitte Winter, Sylvia Gimenez, Zak Eidsvoog, Ian Rickett, Goat Song Publishing, Helena Real

Best Game

  • Not The End, Mana Project Studio
    Author: Claudio Pustorino, Fabio Airoldi, Claudio Serena
    Art: Pietro Bastas
    Editing: Claudio Serena
    Layout/Design:  Claudio Pustorino
  • Outgunned, Two Little Mice – SILVER
    Authors: Riccardo “Rico” Sirignano, Simone Formicola
    Art: Daniela Giubellini
    Editing: Simone Formicola, John Marron
    Layout/Design: Luca Carbone, Sabrina Ceccon
  • Salvage Union, Leyline Press
    Author: Panayiotis Lines, Aled Lawlor
    Art: Alex Connolly, Hamish Frater, Francesco Silva, Aled Lawlor
    Editing: Jarrett Crader (MRC), Panayiotis Lines
    Layout/Design: Aled Lawlor
  • Shadowdark RPG, The Arcane Library – GOLD
    Author: Kelsey Dionne
    Art : Lucas Korte, Brandish Gilhelm, Jessee Egan, Yuri Perkowski Domingos, Matt Morrow, Matt Ray, Mark Lyons, Abdul Latif
    Layout/Design: Kelsey Dionne

Best Layout and Design

BREAK!! Tabletop RPG, Grey Wizard Press & Naldobean Games
  Grey Wizard, Reynaldo Madriñan

CBR+PNK: Augmented, Mythworks – SILVER
  Emanoel Melo, Raul Rinaldi

Not The End – Corebook, Mana Project Studio
  Claudio Pustorino

Shadowdark RPG, The Arcane Library – GOLD
  Kelsey Dionne

TEETH, Big Robot Ltd
  Marsh Davies

Best Monster/Adversary

Big Bads – Yku, Hit Point Press
  Author: I-Hsien Sherwood
  Art: Thomas Fowler, Lucas Elliott

MONSTROUS, Cloud Curio – GOLD
  Authors: Kyle Latino, Kenny Webb
  Art: Kyle Latino

Runecairn Bestiary, By Odin’s Beard RPG
  Author: Colin Le Sueur
  Art: Goran Gligović, Brandon Yu, Kim Diaz Holm, Felipe Faria, Jeffrey Koch, Dean Spencer, Perplexing Ruins

VR Dead, Space Penguin Ink
  Author: Daniel Hallinan
  Art: MACKLE, Neetols, Ben Guldenhoys, Manos Lagouvardos

Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory Threat Assessment Xenos, Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd – GOLD
  Authors: Christopher Colston, Michael Duxbury, Chris Edwards, Chris Handley, Travis Legge, Ciarán O’Brien, Sven Truckenbrodt
  Art: LJ Koh, Sam Manley, JG O’Donoghue, Stefan ‘Storykillinger’ Ristik, and Michael Savier

Best Online Content

Best Production Values

Best RPG Related Product

Experience Points – The Lost Chapters from Monsters, Aliens, & Holes in the Ground, Exalted Funeral Press
  Authors: Stu Horvath, Ed Coleman

KOBOLD Guide to Roleplaying, Kobold Press – SILVER
  Authors: Keith Ammann, Ginny Di, Clint McElroy, Erin Roberts, Michael E. Shea, Gail Simone, B. Dave Walters, Bryan Camp, Luke Hart, Chris Kluwe, Christopher M. Cevasco, Sage Stafford, Basheer Ghouse, Shanna Germain, Shareff Jackson, Luke Gygax, Rajan Khanna, Curtis C Chen, Sharang Biswas, Scott Lynch, Robert Mason, John Joseph Adams

My Little Kobold Plush, 9th Level Games

RPG Stamps, Weird Works

So You Want to Be a Game Master: Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Other Systems, Page Street Publishing Co. – GOLD
  Author: Justin Alexander

Best Rules

Action 12 Cinema, Plus D12 Games
  Author: Michael K. Ross

Not The End – Corebook, Mana Project Studio
  Authors: Claudio Pustorino, Fabio Airoldi, Claudio Serena

Pathfinder Player Core, Paizo Inc – SILVER
  Authors: Alexander Augunas, Kate Baker, Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Carlos Cabrera, Calder CaDavid, James Case, Adam Daigle, Eleanor Ferron, Steven Hammond (II), Joan Hong, Vanessa Hoskins, James Jacobs, Jenny Jarzabski, Jason Keeley, Erik Keith, Dustin Knight, Lyz Liddell, Luis Loza, Erik Mona, Patchen Mortimer, Dennis Muldoon, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mikhail Rekun, David N. Ross, Michael Sayre, Mark Seifter, Kendra Leigh Speedling, Mark Thompson, Clark Valentine, Andrew White, Landon J. Winkler, Linda Zayas-Palmer

Salvage Union, Leyline Press
  Authors: Panayiotis Lines, Aled Lawlor

Shadowdark RPG, The Arcane Library – GOLD
  Author: Kelsey Dionne

Best Setting

Dead Air: Seasons, The World Anvil Publishing
  Authors: Luca Vanin, Federico Scattolin, Enrico Pasotti, Tommaso De Benetti

Heckna! Campaign Book, Hit Point Press
  Authors: Ashley Warren, TR Rowe, Ryan Servis, Jordan Richer, Jay Jackson, Verity Lane

Outcast Silver Raiders Box Set, Esoteric Ludology LLC
  Author: Isaac VanDuyn

Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia World Guide, Paizo Inc – GOLD
  Authors: Eren Ahn, Jeremy Blum, Alyx Bui, James Case, Banana Chan, Connie Chang, Rick Chia, Hans Chun, Theta Chun, Hiromi Cota, Dana Ebert, Basheer Ghouse, John Godek III, Sen H.H.S., Joan Hong, Michelle Jones, Joshua Kim, Daniel Kwan, Dash Kwiatkowski, Jacky Leung, Jesse J. Leung, Monte Lin, Jessie “Aki” Lo, Luis Loza, Adam Ma, Liane Merciel, Ashley Moni, Kevin Thien Vu Long Nguyen, Andrew Quon, Danita Rambo, K Arsenault Rivera, Christopher Rondeau, Joaquin Kyle “Makapatag” Saavedra, Kienna Shaw, Philip Shen, Tan Shao Han, Mari Tokuda, Ruvaid Virk, Viditya Voleti, Grady Wang, Emma Yasui, and Jay Zhang

The Valley of Flowers, Phantom Mill Games – SILVER
  Authors: Jedediah Berry, Andrew McAlpine

Best Streaming Content

Best Supplement

ALIEN RPG – Building Better Worlds, Free League Publishing – GOLD
  Authors: Andrew E.C. Gaska, Dave Semark

Corpus Malicious – The Codex of Evil for 5E, Dream Realm Storytellers LTD
  Authors: Alican Develioğlu, Ekin Topanoğlu, İzel Irem Aydin, Bartu Ağca, Barkin Tokalak, Eyüp Emre Erdem

Not The End – Stories, Mana Project Studio
  Authors: Claudio Pustorino, Fabio Airoldi, Claudio Serena, Andrea Felicioni, Andrea Buzzi, Chiara Listo, Giuseppe Vitale, Andrea Rossi, Andrea Lucca, Alessandro Savino, Luca Carbone, Edoardo Cremaschi, Roberto de Luca, Alice Luidelli, Genitori de Ruolo, Dario Lazzari, Enrico Pasotti, Tommaso de Benetti, Martu Palavrini

The Griffon’s Saddlebag – Book Two, Hit Point Press – SILVER
  Authors: Griffin Macaulay, Willow Christensen

This and That Collection, Sneak Attack Press
  Authors: Matthew J. Hanson, William Fischer

Best Writing

Call of Cthulhu: Alone Against the Static, Chaosium Inc. – GOLD
  Author: B.W. Holland
  Editing: James Coquillat & Mike Mason

Cloud Empress: Land of Cicadas, worlds by watt – SILVER
  Author: watt
  Editing: Roz Leahy

Kobolds Ate My Baby – The Orange Book, 9th Level Games
  Authors: Chris O’Neill, Bug Boll, Jon Maness
  Editing: Heather O’Neill, Adriel Wilson

Koriko: A Magical Year, Mousehole Press
  Author: Jack Harrison
  Editing: Neil Kingham

Musketeers Vs Cthulhu, Nightfall Games
  Authors: Bill Heron, Benn Graybeaton, Mark Rapson, Chris McAuley, Claudia Christian
  Editing: Benn Graybeaton

Product of the Year