1987 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 14th annual (1987) Origins Award,[1][2] presented at Origins 1988:
| Category | Winner | Company | Designer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1987 | Shogun | Milton Bradley | Mike Gray |
| Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1900-1946 of 1987 | Scorched Earth | GDW | John Astell |
| Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1947-Modern Day of 1987 | Team Yankee | GDW | Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1987 | Arkham Horror | Chaosium | Richard Launius, Lynn Willis, Charlie Krank |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame of 1987 | Shogun | Milton Bradley Co | Alec Jutsum, James Brenner |
| Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1987 | Alamaze | Pegasus Productions | |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1987 | Pirates | Microprose | Sid Meier |
| Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1987 | Project: Stealth Fighter | Microprose | Jim Synosid, Arnold Hendrick |
| Best Screen Graphics in a Home Computer Game of 1987 | Pirates | Microprose | Michael Hair |
| Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1987 | Computer Gaming World | Golden Empire Publishing | Russell Sipe ed |
| Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1987 | Polyhedron | TSR | Jean Rabe, ed |
| Best Historical Figure Series of 1987 | The New Samurai | Ral Partha | Dennis Mize, Bob Charette |
| Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Series of 1987 | Julie Guthrie's Fantasy Line | Grenadier Models | Julie Guthrie |
| Best Vehicular or Accessory Series of 1987 | Star Trek Miniatures | FASA | Randy Hoffa, Steve Apolloni |
| Best Miniatures Rules of 1987 | Harpoon | GDW | Rick Priestley |
| Best Roleplaying Rules of 1987 | Star Wars | West End Games | Greg Costikyan |
| Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1987 | Tournament of Dreams (for Pendragon) | Chaosium | Sam Shirley, Les Brooks, Greg Stafford |
| Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1987 | Star Wars Sourcebook (for Star Wars) | West End Games | Curtis Smith, Bill Slavicsek |
| Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1987 | Miskatonic University Kit (for Call of Cthulhu) | Chaosium | Lynn Willis |
| Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Greg Stafford | ||
| Special Award for Outstanding Achievement of 1987 | The Dragon | TSR | |
| Special Award for Outstanding Achievement of 1987 | The Courier | Courier Publishing | Dick Bryan |
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- ^ "1987 Origins Award winners". 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-22.