1983 Origins Award winners

The following are the winners of the 10th annual (1983) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1984:

Charles Roberts Awards

Category Winner Company Designer(s)
Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1983 The Civil War Victory Games
Best 20th Century Boardgame of 1983 Ambush! Victory Games
Best Science Fiction Boardgame of 1983 Nuclear Escalation Flying Buffalo
Best Fantasy Boardgame of 1983 Lost Worlds Nova
Best Professional Boardgaming Magazine of 1983 Fire & Movement
Best Adventure Game for Home Computer of 1983 Knights of the Desert SSI
Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1983 Journal of 20th Century Wargaming
Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame Dave Arneson

The H.G. Wells Awards

Category Winner Company Designer(s)
Best Historical Figure Series of 1983 Siege Equipment RAFM
Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Series of 1983 Call of Cthulhu Grenadier Models
Best Vehicular Model Series of 1983 Dwarf Steam Cannon Ral Partha
Best Miniatures Rules of 1983 Johnny Reb Adventure Games
Best Roleplaying Rules of 1983 James Bond 007 Victory Games
Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1983 Stormhaven Flying Buffalo
Best Professional Miniatures Magazine of 1983 The Courier
Best Professional Roleplaying Magazine of 1983 Dragon