The fan-based ENnies, once part of EN World but spun out as an independent body in 2018, have announced the first set of ENnies 2021 winners with the Judges’ Awards.
The nominees for the public votes have also been revealed. You can see the nominees and those winners in bullet points below.
Judges’ Spotlight Winners
Amelia Antrim
- Anyone Can Wear the Mask, Author: Jeff Stormer
Abby H
- Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying, Osprey Games, Authors: Brendan Davis, Jeremy Bai
Salim Hakima
- Abracadabra. A Guide to Becoming a Magical Games Master, The Grinning Frog, Author: Stephen Hart
Shauna Ratliff
- Altered Carbon The Role Playing Game, Renegade Game Studios, Authors: Christopher De La Rosa, Ivan Van Norman
James Surano
- SLA Industries 2nd Edition Core Rulebook, Nightfall Games, Author: Dave Allsop
Best Adventure
- ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League Publishing, Author: Andrew E.C. Gaska
- Epic Encounters: Hall of the Orc King, Steamforged Games LTD, Author: Richard August
- Eyes Unclouded, The Secret Cat Shop, Authors: Anthony Alipio, Tineke Bolleman, C. Michael Chase, Bridie Dutton, Brittney Hay, Kat Kruger, Jacky Leung, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Collette Quach, Toto Joe Sullivan
- OSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press, Author: Diogo Nogueira
- The Waking of Willowby Hall, Swordfish Islands, Author: Ben Milton
Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
- DNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games
- dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text
- Eigengrau’s Essential Establishment Generator, Rhys Gray
- Here Be Taverns, Sword & Source
- Michael Ghelfi – RPG Ambiences & Music, Michael Ghelfi
Best Aid/Accessory – Non – Digital
- Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
- Arium: Create, Adept Icarus
- City of Mist Character Folio Pack, Son of Oak Game Studio
- Roll & Play: The Game Master’s Fantasy Toolkit, Roll & Play Press
- Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game GM Kit, Greater Than Games
Best Art, Cover
- Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc., Artist: Merilliza Chan
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard, Artist: Felix Miall
- Neverland: A Fantasy RPG System, Andrews McMeel Universal, Artist: Andrew Kolb
- The Spy Game, Black Cats Gaming, Artist: Chaim Garcia
- Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing, Artist: Johan Egerkrans
Best Art, Interior
- Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc., Artists: Reza Afshar, Carol Azevedo, Natalia Bacetti, Zoe Badini, Venus Bambisa, Brett Barkley, Bethany Berg, Alex Jay Brady, Estefany Calderón, CoupleofKooks, Joel DuQue, Jason Engle, Grace P. Fong, Jessica Fong, Hao Shuang, Lisa Heidhoff, Kevin Hong, Fiona Hsieh, Odera Igbokwe, Anthony “RobotPencil” Jones, Giby Joseph, kinixuki, Burak Kirk, Kekai Kotaki, Coey Kuhn, Sabina Lewis, Noé Leyva, Linda Lithén, Tithi Luadthong, Oriana Menendez, Viko Menezes, Julia Metzger, Alexandra Mims Cook, Vanessa Morales, Anna “Sarianne” Neumannová, Jeremy Nguyen, Dominique Ramsey, Rafael Sarmento, Thomas Scholes, Lie Setiawan, Lenka Šimečková, Janna Sophia, Artur Treffner, H. Won, J Yang
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard, Artist: Felix Miall
- Neverland: A Fantasy RPG System, Andrews McMeel Universal, Artist: Andrew Kolb
- Planet Apocalypse for 5th edition DnD, Petersen Games, Artists: Helge Balzer, Keith Thompson, Graey Erb, Alyssa McCarthy, Veli Nyström, Cy Zack, Benny Kusnoto, Dynasty Gua
- Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing, Artist: Johan Egerkrans
Best Cartography
- ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League Publishing, Christian Granath, Andrew E.C. Gaska
- OSE: Halls of the Blood King, Exalted Funeral Press, Justine Jones
- Towns and Taverns, Loke LTD, Matt Henderson, Tam Henderson
- Undying Sands, Games Omnivorous, Kevin Cannon
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound – The Great Parch Map, Cubicle 7, Jared Blando
Best Electronic Book
- Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press, Author: Eugene Marshall
- BEOWULF: Age of Heroes, Handiwork Games, Authors: Jon Hodgson, David Rea and Jacob Rodgers
- Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games, Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza, Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia.
- Eyes Unclouded, The Secret Cat Shop, Authors: Anthony Alipio, Tineke Bolleman, C. Michael Chase, Bridie Dutton, Brittney Hay, Kat Kruger, Jacky Leung, Amber Litke, Sadie Lowry, Collette Quach, Toto Joe Sullivan
- Wally DM’s Journal of Puzzles Encounters, Wally DM, Author: Wally DM
Best Family Game / Product
- Magical Kitties Save the Day, Atlas Games, Authors: Matthew J. Hanson, Paul Dean, Clio Yun-Su Davis, Jeremy Tuohy, Chris Costello
- Mausritter: Boxed Set, Games Omnivorous, Losing Games, Author: Isaac Williams
- Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games, Authors: Christopher Badell, Cam Banks, Dave Chalker, Philippe-Antoine Ménard, Clark Valentine
- Tales of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game – Rules Primer, Fandom, Inc., Authors: Cam Banks, Dan Telfer
- WyrdScouts, Wicked Clever, Author: Robert Turk
Best Free Game / Product
- A| State Nicely Done, Handiwork Games, Authors: Morgan Davie, Malcolm Craig
- Adventures on a Dime, Dungeons on a Dime, Author: Brian Tyrrell
- Humblewood: The Wakewyrm’s Fury, Hit Point Press Inc., Author: Andrea Bruce, Jordan Richer, Christopher Pinch, T. R. Rowe
- Two Faces, Tin Star Games, Author: Steve Dee
- Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Wrath & Glory The Graveyard Shift, Cubicle 7, Author: Robert Buckey, Zak Dale-Clutterbuck
Best Game
- Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios, Author: Spenser Starke
- Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc., Author: Cam Banks
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard, Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
- Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games, Authors: Christopher Badell, Cam Banks, Dave Chalker, Philippe-Antoine Ménard, Clark Valentine
- Slayers, Gila RPGs, Author: Spencer Campbell
Best Layout and Design
- Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc. by Cam Banks
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard by Jay Iles
- Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games by Jennifer Closson, SaRae Henderson, Sarah Kelly
- The Spy Game, Black Cats Gaming by Mark Whittington
- The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing by David N. Wilkie
Best Monster/Adversary
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard, Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
- My Dad’s Monster Manual, Introcaso Creative, Author: James Introcaso
- Planet Apocalypse for 5th edition DnD, Petersen Games, Authors: David N. Ross, Ron Lundeen
- The Maze, Axo stories, Authors: M.A Bastarrachea Magnani, Jaime Reyes Mondragon, Alastor Guzman
- Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying, Free League Publishing, Authors: Johan Egerkrans, Nils Hintze
Best Online Content
- Crystal Heart #5 – True to Your Heart, Up to 4 Players
- DNGNGEN, Stockholm Kartell & Ockult Örtmästare Games
- dScryb – Finely Crafted Boxed Text, dScryb
- Here Be Taverns, Sword & Source
- Liber Ludorum, Liber Ludorum
Best Organized Play
- A Rough Guide to Glamour, Jonstown Compendium, Authors: Chris Gidlow, Mike Hagen, Nick Brooke, Michael O’Brien, Jeff Richard, Greg Stafford
- Citizens of the Lunar Empire , Jonstown Compendium, Author: Chris Gidlow
- Hand of Glory, Type 40, Author: Allan Carey
- My Immortal Loneliness, Jessica Marcrum, Authors: Ally Sulentic, Jessica Marcrum
- Shadows Under Ice, Jaspers Game Day, Authors: Jasper’s Game Day, Ma’at Crook, Chris Maxwell
Best Podcast
- Asians Represent!
- Party of One
- Tales of the Voidfarer
- The Sixth Ring, a Trophy podcast
- The Letters Page – The Sentinel Comics Podcast
Best Production Values
- Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
- ALIEN RPG Destroyer of Worlds, Free League Publishing
- Broken Compass: Adventure Journal, Two Little Mice
- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Rulebook Collector’s Edition, Cubicle 7
- Weird Horror, Solarian Games
Best RPG Related Product
- Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
- Book of Dice – Elvish Tales, Q Workshop
- Into the Dungeon: A Choose Your Own Adventure, Andrews McMeel Universal, Author: Hari Conner
- Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Coloring Book, Greater Than Games
- Worldbuilder’s Notebook, Swordfish Islands, Author: Jacob Hurst
Best Rules
- Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios, Author: Spenser Starke
- Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc., Author: Cam Banks
- Fiasco 2E, Bully Pulpit Games, Authors: Jason Morningstar, Steve Segedy
- Slayers, Gila RPGs, Author: Spencer Campbell
- The Spy Game, Black Cats Gaming, Authors: Sam Webb, James Barry, Eric Campbell, Oz Mills, Virginia Page, Rob Wieland
Best Setting
- Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games, Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani, Edoardo Cremaschi, Giovanni De Feo, Luca Mazza, Mala Spina, Alessandro Savino, Jack Sensolini, Umberto Spaticchia
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard, Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
- The Maze, Axo stories, Authors: M.A Bastarrachea Magnani, Jaime Reyes Mondragon, Alastor Guzman
- The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing, Author: Emmy ‘Cavegirl’ Allen
- Undying Sands, Games Omnivorous, Authors: Adriana Oliveira & Andre Novoa
Best Supplement
- Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press, Author: Eugene Marshall
- Arium: Create, Adept Icarus, Authors: William L. Munn, Natasha Ence, Drew Gerken
- MÖRK BORG CULT: Feretory, Free League Publishing, Authors: Pelle Nilsson, Johan Nohr
- Wally DM’s Journal of Puzzles Encounters, Wally DM, Author: Wally DM
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Enemy Within Campaign – Volume 2: Death on the Reik Companion, Cubicle 7, Author: Graeme Davis
Best Writing
- Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games, Authors: Mauro Longo, Andrea Macchi, Max Castellani
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard, Authors: Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor
- Planet Apocalypse for 5th edition DnD, Petersen Games, Authors: David N. Ross, Ron Lundeen
- The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing, Author: Emmy ‘Cavegirl’ Allen
- WyrdScouts, Wicked Clever, Author: Robert Turk
Product of the Year
- Adventurers Tarot: The Empress Deck, Weird Works LLC
- Alice Is Missing, Renegade Game Studios
- Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e, Arcanist Press
- Arium: Create, Adept Icarus
- Brancalonia – Spaghetti Fantasy Setting Book, Acheron Games
- Cortex Prime Game Handbook, Fandom, Inc.
- Heart: The City Beneath, Rowan, Rook and Decard
- Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Greater Than Games
- Slayers, Gila RPGs
- The Stygian Library: Remastered, SoulMuppet Publishing
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