Summary: <br> First Annual Which Game First Awards<br><br> <br> <br> <br> Best Archeological Find: This award goes to the best game released more than 30 years ago. The version we played must be over 30 years old to be considered for this category.<br>Nominations: 221B Baker Street, Rich Uncle, Dune, Three On a Match, Anti-Monopoly<br>WINNER: Dune <br> <br> <br> <br> Best Ice-Breaker game: This award goes to the best casual game to play at parties. <br>Nominations: Deep Sea Adventure, Dixit, Happy Salmon, Love Letter<br>WINNER: Deep Sea Adventure<br><br> <br> <br> <br> Best Art: This award goes to the game that has the most engaging or compelling use of art.<br>Nominations: Azul, Ex Libris, Lanterns, Muse, The Networks<br>WINNER: Muse<br> <br> <br> <br> Best Game Component: This award goes to the game with the specific component that immediately brings you into the game.<br>Nominations: Celestia, Sagrada, Nuclear War, Tower of Madness<br>WINNER: Celestia<br> <br> <br> <br> Best Shelfie: This award goes to the game that you are proud to show off, due to its overall production value and sleekness of the game’s box and components.<br>Nominations: Azul, Carson City, Gloomhaven, Twilight Imperium<br>WINNER: Azul<br><br> <br> <br> <br> Best Educational Game (Science or History): This award goes to the game that teaches you something cool about the subject while having fun!<br>Nominations: Automobile, Evolution: Climate, Suburbia, Anti-Monopoly<br>WINNER: Evolution: Climate<br> <br> <br> <br> Best Strategy Game: This Award goes to the game that keeps you up late at night, wondering what strategy you’ll try next time…!<br>Nominations: Power Grid, Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium<br>WINNER: Twilight Imperium<br> <br> <br> <br> Best Card Game: This Award goes the game that just about the cards, no board needed <br>Nominations: Android: Netrunner, Dominion, San Juan, Tichu<br>WINNER: Android: Netrunner<br><br> <br> <br> <br> Best New Game: This award goes to the best game published within the last 24 months, excluding reprints or new editions of older games.<br>Nominations: British vs Pirates, Century: Spice Road, Gloomhaven, Mountain of Madness<br>WINNER: Gloomhaven<br><br> <br> <br> <br> Firstie Worstie: This award goes to the game where the best move is to bury it deep in the ground! <br>Nominations: Battle of the Sexes, Mid-Life Crisis, Pickles to Penguins, Eddie Cantor’s: Tell it to the Judge<br>WINNER: Battle of the Sexes<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Games We Want to See in 2019<br><br> <br> <br> <br> Cloudspire<br>Publisher: Chip Theory Games<br>Estimated Release Date: June 2019<br>Website: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chiptheorygames/cloudspire">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chiptheorygames/cloudspire</a><br><br> <br> <br> <br> Trogdor!! The Board Game <br>Publisher: Homestar Runner<br>Estimated Release Date: June 2019<br>Website: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game</a><br><br> <br> <br> <br> UBOOT: The Board Game<br>Publisher: PHALANX<br>Estimated Release Date: Q1 2019<br>Website: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phalanxgames/uboot-the-board-game">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phalanxgames/uboot-the-board-game</a><br><br> <br> <br> <br> War Room<br>Publisher: Nightingale Games<br>Estimated Release Date: Early 2019<br>Website: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1957090458/war-room-a-larry-harris-game">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1957090458/war-room-a-larry-harris-game</a><br><br> <br> <br> <br> Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon<br>Publisher: Awaken Realms<br>Estimated Release Date: August 2019<br>Website: <a href="https://www.kickstarter."></a>
