Going to Gen Con? Need a “date” for the ENnie Awards on Friday, August 3rd 2018 at 8pm? Want a great seat for the event all while getting to know some of the premier publishers in the industry and some excellent swag? Then look no further, these RPG publishers and judges have you covered with the second annual ENnie Awards Dream Dates! [To read my review of last year’s ENnie Awards Dream Dates, click here.]
The best reason to go is the chance to talk gaming with some of the best creators in the industry and make a connection. But, if that does not move you to bid, keep in mind that the swag tends to be some of each publishers premier materials. Which publishers?
The ENnie Awards Dream Date Auctions on eBay “All proceeds from the Dream Date auction[s] are used to fund the production of the ENnie Awards each year.”
Want to “date” Cubicle 7 AND get swag? Here’s your chance!
What is Gen Con? “The largest gaming convention in the world held annually in Indianapolis, Indiana.” [August 2-5, 2018]
What are the ENnie Awards? “The Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (the “ENnies“) are an annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying gaming. The ENnies give game designers, writers and artists the recognition they deserve. It is a peoples’ choice award, and the final winners are voted upon online by the gaming public.”
Vote for the 2018 ENnie Awards here.
Cubicle 7 (with Egg [shorts]) at the ENnie Awards 2017 where C7 won the Silver ENnie (Best Rules) for Adventures in Middle-Earth Player’s Guide, and Egg *almost* got to bask in the spotlight of their success (literally… I tried elbowing poor Dominic out of the light…).
Cubicle 7 – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 5:30PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with Cubicle 7!
Winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to join the Cubicle 7 team at a specially designated table right in front of the stage at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con! You may also receive a gift from the publisher.“
Why do you wanna “date” Cubicle 7? They’re the publishers of:
- Adventures in Middle-earth (for D&D 5e)
- The One Ring Roleplaying Game
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fourth Edition
- Age of Sigmar Roleplaying Game
- The Doctor Who Card Game
- Doctor Who Roleplaying Game
- Winners of multiple ENnie Awards, Origin Awards, and more
- “You may also receive a gift from the publisher“
- Last year, beyond the pleasant evening of hilarious stories, they rewarded me with every Adventures in Middle-earth book they had out at the time (hardcover and PDF) as well as maps. I was HAPPY with that but I was happier at Origins Game Fair 2018 (9 or 10 months later) when we had a chance to talk again and catch up. They are a lovely group of people and whoever gets to “date” them this year is in for a treat!
You’ll be at the table with Cubicle 7 when they learn if they won an ENnie Award for:
Click here to bid on Cubicle 7 – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
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Chaosium Inc. – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 5:45PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with Chaosium Inc.!
Winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to join the Chaosium team at a specially designated table right in front of the stage at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con!
You will also receive your choice of one of the following:
RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, 13th Age Glorantha, and Glorantha Sourcebook + PDFs
OR Call of Cthulhu slipcase set + PDF
OR Masks of Nyarlathotep slipcase set + PDF
—Khan of Khans special “dwarven metal” tin-box edition
—An additional slipcase you can fill with any of our current releases of your choosing.
—Chaosium “tuxedo”black t-shirt
For over forty years, Chaosium has captivated gamers, readers and mythic adventurers worldwide. Its award-winning roleplaying games, board games and fiction have been acclaimed as some of the most engaging and innovative of all time.“
Up for Best Free Supplement
Why do you wanna “date” Chaosium? They’re the publishers of:
- Call of Cthulhu
- Runequest
- Khan of Khans
I only listed three games but CoC has a depth of catalogue that can only be compared to D&D, which is to say it’s massive.
- Winners of multiple ENnie Awards, Origin Awards, and more
- The swag they’re offering is epic, especially the Khan of Khans special edition since it’s up for two awards that night
You’ll be at the table with Chaosium when they learn if they won ENnie Awards for:
- BEST ADVENTURE – The Two-Headed Serpent, Authors: Paul Fricker, Scott Forward, Matt Sanderson
- BEST ART, COVER – Down Darker Trails, Artist: Sam Lamont
- BEST FAMILY PRODUCT – Khan of Khans
- BEST FREE PRODUCT – Runequest: Quickstart Rules and Adventure [NOTE – Curious about this quickstart? Try it here.]
- BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY – Down Darker Trails, Authors: Kevin Ross, Mike Mason, Scott David Aniolowski, David Cole, Todd Woods
- BEST PRODUCTION VALUES – The Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic
- BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT – Khan of Khans
- BEST SUPPLEMENT – Reign of Terror, Authors: Mark Morrison, Penelope Love, James Coquillat, Darren Watson
Up for Best Free Product
Click here to bid on Chaosium Inc. – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
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Pelgrane Press Table One – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 5:55PM EDT
Pelgrane Press Table Two – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 6:15PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with Pelgrane Press!
Winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to join the Pelgrane Press team at a specially designated table right in front of the stage at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd, 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con!
You will also receive a signed, limited edition copy of the Fall of DELTA GREEN, along with an exclusive Fall of DELTA GREEN t-shirt from the Pelgane Press team.
Established in 2000, Pelgrane Press Ltd publishes award-winning tabletop roleplaying games, including 13th Age by Rob Heinsoo and JonathanTweet, Trail of Cthulhu and Night’s Black Agents by Kenneth Hite, and The Dying Earth, The Esoterrorists, Hillfolk and Ashen Stars by Robin D Laws.
Their groundbreaking GUMSHOE investigative roleplaying system shifts the focus of investigative play from finding clues (or worse, not finding them) to interpreting clues, solving mysteries, and moving the action forward.
Pelgrane Press is also the home of the webzine Page XX, The Birds comic, and RPGsoundtracks by James Semple and fellow composers.“
Up for Best Rules
Why do you wanna “date” Pelgrane Press? They’re the publishers of:
- #Feminism
- 13th Age
- Cthulhu Confidential
- Dying Earth and Gaean Reach
- The Fall of DELTA GREEN
- TimeWatch
- Trail of Cthulhu
- The Yellow King
[I apologize that I’m skipping so many of their best games]
- Winners of multiple gaming awards
- From either table you’ll get a “signed, limited edition copy of the Fall of DELTA GREEN, along with an exclusive Fall of DELTA GREEN t-shirt”
You’ll be at the table with Pelgrane Press when they learn if they won ENnie Awards for:
- BEST RPG RELATED PRODUCT – #feminism
- BEST RULES – Cthulhu Confidential, Authors: Robin D. Laws, Chris Spivey, Ruth Tillman [NOTE – Curious about Cthulhu Confidential and want to try a sample? Try it here.]
Click here to bid on Pelgrane Press Table One – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018 OR Pelgrane Press Table Two – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018 (it’s the same reward for each, just different tables).
Up for Best Rules. Try the free sampler here.
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ENnie Awards Judges Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 6:11PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with the 2018 ENnie Award judges!
The winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to sit with this year’s panel of judges at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd, 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con! Sean McCoy, Reece Carter, Kurt Wiegel, and Brian Nowak spent this past year reviewing over 500 different submissions to determine the nominee list.
You will also receive a swag bag of RPG related items!“
Why do you wanna “date” the 2018 ENnie Award judges?
- These are the individuals that decide the ENnie nominees
- To talk about 2017/2018 RPGs with some of the best informed individuals in the industry (after all, they looked at over 500 submissions)
- To learn more about the process and decide if you want to be a judge
- I’m going to combine two quotes and let you decide what it portends – “over 500 different submissions” [PLUS] “You will also receive a swag bag of RPG related items”
I’m not in the know, I’m not saying that you’ll get amazing stuff, but there exists some possibilities…
Click here to bid on ENnie Awards Judges Dream Date 2018
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Modiphius Entertainment – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 6:18PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with Modiphius Entertainment!
Winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to join the Modiphius Entertainment team at a specially designated table right in front of the stage at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd, 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con! [You will also receive copies of both the Star Trek and Conan corebooks both signed by their team at Gen Con!]
Modiphius Entertainment is a British Entertainment publisher partnering with global creative talent to develop unique creative properties.
Modiphius Entertainment has a wide range of worlds to explore, including their own terrifying vision of World War Two – Achtung! Cthulhu, a roleplaying setting for Call of Cthulhu and Savage Worlds.They have re-booted the fantastic sci-fi dieselpunk world of Mutant Chronicles with the 3rd Edition of the roleplaying game and the new edition of the Siege of the Citadel board game. They launched the official RPG for Corvus Belli’s Infinity universe, the Thunderbirds co-op board game by Matt Leacock, Airfix Battles, a new introductory wargame, Robert E. Howards CONAN -Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of! and Star Trek Adventures, the 4th edition of this fantastic roleplaying universe. Fallout: Wasteland Warfare is launching soon, a miniatures game set in Bethesda’s fantastic video game universe and now the official Kung Fu Panda board game!“
Why do you wanna “date” Modiphius? They’re the publishers of:
- Star Trek Adventures
- Achtung! Cthulhu
- Mutant Chronicles
- CONAN -Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of!
- Tales from the Loop as well as other Free League games
- Vampire: The Masqurade 5th Edition from White Wolf
- Winners of multiple gaming awards
- You’ll receive a signed copy of the Star Trek Adventures: Core Rulebook and a signed copy of the Conan core rulebook
You’ll be at the table with Modiphius when they learn if they won an ENnie Award for:
- BEST AID/ACCESSORY – Conan GM Screen
- BEST ART, COVER – Conan: Conan the Barbarian, Artist: Phrolian Gardner
- BEST MINIATURE PRODUCT – Star Trek Adventures Miniatures: The Next Generation
- BEST PRODUCTION VALUES – Star Trek Adventures: Collectors Edition Core Rulebook
- BEST RULES – Star Trek Adventures: Core Rulebook, Authors: Dave Chapman, Jim Johnson, Patrick Goodman, Ross Isaacs, Bill Maxwell, Jonathan Breese, Nathan Dowdell, John Snead, Oz Mills, Aaron Pollyea, Rob Wieland, Ade Smith, Anthony Jennings, Dan Taylor, Dayton Ward, Michael Brophy, Giles Pritchard, Maggie Carroll, Steven Creech, Shawn Merwin, Sam Webb, Jacob Ross
- PRODUCT OF THE YEAR – Star Trek Adventures: Collectors Edition Core Rulebook
Click here to bid on Modiphius Entertainment – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
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Gaming Paper – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 6:38PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with Gaming Paper!
Winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to join the Gaming Paper team at a specially designated table right in front of the stage at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd, 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con! You will also receive a massive prize pack of Gaming Paper swag!
Gaming Paper started as a single product -an inexpensive, reusable, and disposable 30 sq. ft roll of 1″ squares paper. They have since grown into a variety of products that include additional color options, 8-½” x11″ single sheets, wrapping paper, dry erase gaming tiles, and our own roleplaying adventures!“
Why do you wanna “date” Gaming Paper?
- If you play tabletop RPGs around the, you know, tabletop, their products make for a more fun experience
- If you’re looking for some direction on how to enter the gaming market with something other than a game, this company has blazed that path and, I’m guessing, have some advice to share
- “You will also receive a massive prize pack of Gaming Paper swag!“
You’ll be at the table with Gaming Paper when they learn if they won an ENnie Award for:
Click here to bid on Gaming Paper – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
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Magpie Games – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
Ends on July 22nd, 2018 – Sunday, 6:53PM EDT
“Come experience the excitement of the ENnie Awards with Magpie Games!
Winner of this auction will receive the opportunity to join the Magpie Games team at a specially designated table right in front of the stage at the 2018 ENnie Awards, held August 3rd, 2018 at 8pm at Gen Con!
The winner will also receive a choice of a pack of one of Magpie’s main product lines, for example:
Bluebeard’s Bride pack – a copy of the core book, Book of Rooms, and the play materials, which include a silkscreened playsheet, tokens, and a set of Bluebeard’s Bride branded dice,
or
The Masks pack – a copy of the core book, Halycon City Herald Collection, choice of either the Deck of Influence or the Deck of Villainy, and a set of Masks branded dice.
Magpie Games is a game development and production company devoted to creating interesting, innovative,boundary-pushing, and most of all high-quality games across a wide variety of genres and styles. The majority of Magpie’s productions are tabletop roleplaying games, ranging from games designed to recreate disaster movies, to games designed to tell the stories of baby dragons on adventures, to gritty games about supernatural criminals and power brokers. Since its inception, Magpie Games has released many games, including Urban Shadows, Epyllion: A Dragon Epic, Masks: A New Generation, and Bluebeard’s Bride.“
Why do you wanna “date” Magpie Games? They’re the publishers of:
- Epyllion: A Dragon Epic
- Bluebeard’s Bride
- Masks: A New Generation
- Urban Shadows
- And other award winning games
- You’re going to go home with everything you need to enjoy Bluebeard’s Bride or Masks and, either way, that’s a crit!
You’ll be at the table with Magpie Games when they learn if they won an ENnie Award for:
Click here to bid on Magpie Games – ENnie Awards Dream Date 2018
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Don’t need a “date”? With a badge to Gen Con, tickets to the ENnie Awards are free (click here to secure yours). There’s also a silent auction – ENnies Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction – just before the awards ceremony available here. And, again, vote for the ENnie Awards here.
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This arrived in my inbox from Pelgrane Press just as I went to press:
“The innovative noir-themed one-player, one-GM game Cthulhu Confidential and award-winning RPG anthology #Feminism are available at 25% off unti the end of July.
Both books have been nominated for ENnie awards, and we’d love you to consider voting for them. Voting ends at 11 PM EST on July 21st.
Cthulhu Confidential drops your hero into the noir nightscape of hardboiled Los Angeles, New York, or Washington, D.C. Meet powerbrokers and politicians, and rub shoulders with Hollywood studio bosses and fiery evangelists. But beneath it all, under the scrim of all this human endeavour, lives corruption so old and inhuman you’ll need all your courage and resourcefulness to face it. Download sampler>>
Written by feminists from eleven different countries, #Feminism offers bite-sized takes on contemporary feminist issues. Each of the 34 nano-games in this collection requires between three and five participants, simple (if any) props, and up to an hour of play time. Download sampler>>“
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Disclosures: I freelance for EN World, host of the ENnie Awards. However, I am not involved in the ENnie Awards.
This article contains affiliate links.
Egg Embry, Wanna-lancer™
Freelancer for EN World, Knights of the Dinner Table, Open Gaming Network, and the Tessera Guild.
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