2020 ENnie Award winners

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2020 ENnie Award winners
Awarded forBest role-playing games of previous year
Country United Kingdom & United States
Presented by Gen Con
First awarded2001
Website Archive of 2020 ENNIE Awards
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The following are the winners of the 20th annual ENnie Awards, held in 2020: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Judges' Spotlight Winners

Gold and Silver Winners

CategoryGold WinnerSilver Winner
Best AdventureA Pound of Flesh, Tuesday Knight Games

Authors: Donn Stroud, Sean McCoy, Luke Gearing

Trilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1, Trilemma Adventures

Authors: Michael Prescott, Evey Lockhart, Kira Magrann, Michael Atlin, Sean Winslow, Skerples, Stephanie Bryant, Tim Groth

Best Aid/AccessoryDeck of Many Animated Spells, Hit Point PressThe Dungeon Books of Battle Mats, Loke Battlemats
Best Art, CoverCall of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City, Chaosium Inc.

Artist: Loïc Muzy

The Ultraviolet Grasslands, Exalted Funeral Press

Artist: Luka Rejec

Best Art, InteriorThe Ultraviolet Grasslands, Exalted Funeral Press

Artist: Luka Rejec

Strata, Rowan, Rook and Decard

Artist: Adrian Stone

Best CartographyTrilemma Adventures Compendium Vol 1, Trilemma AdventuresJim Henson’s Labyrinth, the Adventure Game, River Horse
Best Electronic BookNew Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2nd Ed., Stygian Fox

Authors: Tom Lynch, Keith “Doc” Herber, Kevin Ross, Christopher Smith Adair, Oscar Rios, Seth Skorkowsky

Uncaged Vol III, Scribemind

Authors: Alison Huang, Andrew Engelbrite, Annamyriah de Jong, Anthony Beal, Ataberk Bozkurt, Charles Van Slambrouck, Chloe Mashiter, Collette Quach, D. Chaudron, D.W. Dagon, Dai-Wei Pobjie, David Markiwsky, Fenway Jones, Gwen Bassett, Jacky Leung, Jameson Hampton, Jennifer Peig, John Tetzlaff, Karren Loomer, Kathryn Kovalcik, Katie Cunningham, Kayla Cline, Lauren Neuburger, Liz Gist, Luciella Elisabeth Scarlett, Ma’at Crook, Megan Irving, Morgan Geiss, Paige Leitman, Paul Keiter, Ryan Servis, Sam Mannell, Samantha Darcy, Sammy Ward, Sandy Jacobs-Tolle, Satine Phoenix, Scriv The Bard (Alette Smith), Shannon Lewis, Wouter Florusse, Yubi

Best Family Game / ProductJim Henson’s Labyrinth, the Adventure Game, River Horse

Authors: Ben Milton, Jack Caesar

Kids on Bikes: Strange Adventures! Volume Two, Renegade Games / Hunters Entertainment

Authors: Jonathan Gilmour, Doug Levandowski

Best Free Game / ProductTTRPG Safety Toolkit, Smooching Knife Authors: Kienna Sunrise, Lauren Bryant-MonkTunnel Goons, Highland Paranormal Society

Author: Nate Treme

Best Game ALIEN the Roleplaying Game, Free League Publishing

Authors: Tomas Härenstam, Andrew E.C. Gaska

Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing

Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr

Best Layout and Design Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing Pelle Nilsson, Johan NohrA Pound of Flesh, Tuesday Knight Games

Sean McCoy, Jan Buragay

Best Monster/AdversaryMordenkainen’s Fiendish Folio, Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign, Wizards of the Coast

Authors: Mike Mearls, Bart Carroll, Bill Benham

Big Bad Booklet 1-6, Hit Point Press

Author: Hit Point Press

Best Online Content The Monsters Know What They Are Doing – Combat Tactics for DMs, Saga PressRPG Writers Workshop, Scribemind
Best Organized PlayStygia Untamed, Greasy Snitches, Paul GabatWhere Can She Be, Robbie Pleasant
Best Podcast Asians Represent! Red Moon Roleplaying
Best Production Values Thousand Year Old Vampire, Petit GuignolHumblewood Box Set, Hit Point Press
Best RPG Related ProductAbsinthe in Carcosa, Pelgrane Press Author: Robin LawsSession Zero, Bullypup Publishing

Author: John C. Byram

Best Rules Thousand Year Old Vampire, Petit Guignol Author: Tim HutchingsZombie World, Magpie Games

Author: Brendan G. Conway, Mark Diaz Truman

Best SettingCall of Cthulhu: Berlin the Wicked City, Chaosium Inc.

Authors: David Larkins, Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy

Arkadia – The Greek Setting for 5e, Arcana Games

Authors: Eugene Fasano, Ken Roberts

Best SupplementDelta Green: The Labyrinth, Arc Dream Publishing

Authors: John Scott Tynes

Ironsworn Delve, Shawn Tomkin

Authors: Shawn Tomkin, Matt Click

Best Writing Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing

Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr

The Monsters Know What They Are Doing, Saga Press

Author: Keith Ammann

Product of the Year Mörk Borg Artpunk RPG, Free League Publishing Thousand Year Old Vampire, Petit Guignol

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References

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  3. Girdwood, Andrew (2020-08-01). "The ENnies 2020 winners have been announced, and a doom metal art RPG won Best Product of the Year". Geek Native. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. Hall, Charlie (2020-06-30). "2020's best tabletop RPGs (so far), as chosen by fans". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-07-11.