At the end of April every year, the FallCon crew selects the games it will be showcasing as part of our schedule of teaching tournament events in the fall. It's always a challenging process as we try to balance the schedule with "classics" and the best of the recently published games. Sometimes, we even try to predict which will be the hot games over the summer and into the fall. With hundreds of new games being published every year, picking the best games is never an easy task.Late last week, I was browsing my usual list of blogs when I noticed that the International Gamers Awards had released their list of nominees for 2011. In their General Strategy - Multiplayer Category, they nominated:
- 7 Wonders
- Airlines Europe
- Asara
- The Castles of Burgundy
- Dominant Species
- Inca Empire
- K2
- London
- Navegador
- Troyes
- Vinhos
Then later in the week, the Dice Tower Podcast released their list of awarded games for 2010. They have a whole bunch of categories worth browsing through but I'll give you a quick overview.
2010 Dice Tower Best Game of the Year: 7 Wonders
Nominees: Merchants & Marauders, Alien Frontiers, Dominant Species, Fresco
2010 Dice Tower Best Family Game: Forbidden Island
2010 Dice Tower New Game Designer & Small Publisher: Tory Niemann for Alien Frontiers
All of the above games are featured in our schedule (some as part of the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz). And of course, Alien Frontiers was selected by our readers as part of our annual People's Choice.
While we are fairly confident in our team's ability to select the best games to showcase at our great event in October, it's always a bit of a relief to see other groups chime in to back us up! It's especially meaningful when the most respected gaming awards in the industry line up with our choices for the schedule.
Jasen
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