The Dice Tower Gaming Awards

Best Game of the Year Winner

7 Wonders Antoine Bauza Asmodee BGG Review Purchase

Best Game of the Year Nominees

Merchants & Marauders Kasper Aagaard, Christian Marcussen Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase	Alien Frontiers Tory Niemann Clever Mojo Games BGG Review Purchase
Dominant Species Chad Jensen GMT Games BGG Review Purchase	Fresco Wolfgang Panning, Marco Ruskowski, Marcel Süßelbeck Queen Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Family Game Winner

Forbidden Island Matt Leacock Gamewright BGG Review Purchase

Best Family Game Nominees

Zombie Dice Steve Jackson (I) Pegasus Spiele BGG Review Purchase	Nuns on the Run Frederic Moyersoen Mayfair Games BGG Review Purchase
Wits & Wagers Family Dominic Crapuchettes North Star Games, LLC BGG Review Purchase	Wok Star Tim Fowers Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase

Best New Game Designer Winner

Alien Frontiers Tory Niemann Clever Mojo Games BGG Review Purchase

Best New Game Designer Nominees

Railways of the World: The Card Game James Eastham, Steve Ellis (II) Eagle Games BGG Review Purchase	Wok Star Tim Fowers Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase
Catacombs Ryan Amos, Marc Kelsey, Aron West Sands of Time Games BGG Review Purchase	Merchants & Marauders Kasper Aagaard, Christian Marcussen Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Game Reprint Winner

Survive: Escape from Atlantis! Julian Courtland-Smith Stronghold Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Game Reprint Nominees

Code 777 Robert Abbott, Alex Randolph Stronghold Games BGG Review Purchase	DungeonQuest (third edition) Jakob Bonds Fantasy Flight Games BGG Review Purchase
War of the Ring Collector's Edition Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello Fantasy Flight Games BGG Purchase	Triumvirate Travis Worthington Indie Boards and Cards BGG Purchase

Best Production Values Winner

Dust Tactics Paolo Parente, Olivier Zamfirescu Fantasy Flight Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Production Values Nominees

Runewars Corey Konieczka Fantasy Flight Games BGG Purchase	Earth Reborn Christophe Boelinger Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase
Horus Heresy John Goodenough, Jeff Tidball Fantasy Flight Games BGG Purchase	Merchants & Marauders Kasper Aagaard, Christian Marcussen Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Small Publisher Winner

Alien Frontiers Tory Niemann Clever Mojo Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Small Publisher Nominees

Puzzle Strike David Sirlin Sirlin Games BGG Review Purchase	Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer Robert Dougherty, John Fiorillo, Justin Gary, Brian M. Kibler Arclight BGG Review Purchase
Catacombs Ryan Amos, Marc Kelsey, Aron West Sands of Time Games BGG Review Purchase	Innovation Carl Chudyk IELLO BGG Review Purchase

Best Party Game Winner

Wits & Wagers Family Dominic Crapuchettes North Star Games, LLC BGG Review Purchase

Best Party Game Nominees

Prolix Gil Hova Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase	The Resistance Don Eskridge IELLO BGG Review Purchase
Telestrations (Uncredited) USAopoly BGG Review Purchase	Zombie Dice Steve Jackson (I) Pegasus Spiele BGG Review Purchase

Best Game Expansion Winner

Dominion: Prosperity Donald X. Vaccarino Rio Grande Games BGG Review Purchase

Best Game Expansion Nominees

Cosmic Encounter: Cosmic Incursion Kevin Wilson Fantasy Flight Games BGG Review Purchase	Thunderstone: Doomgate Legion Mike Elliott Alderac Entertainment Group BGG Review Purchase
Dixit 2 Jean-Louis Roubira Asmodee BGG Purchase	Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements Mike Elliott Alderac Entertainment Group BGG Review Purchase

Best Innovative Game Winner

Catacombs Ryan Amos, Marc Kelsey, Aron West Sands of Time Games BGG Review Purchase

Most Innovative Game Nominees

7 Wonders Antoine Bauza Asmodee BGG Review Purchase	Wok Star Tim Fowers Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase
Innovation Carl Chudyk IELLO BGG Review Purchase	String Railway Hisashi Hayashi Asmodee BGG Review Purchase

Best Game Artwork Winner

7 Wonders Antoine Bauza Asmodee BGG Review Purchase

Best Game Artwork Nominees

Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements Mike Elliott Alderac Entertainment Group BGG Review Purchase	Fresco Wolfgang Panning, Marco Ruskowski, Marcel Süßelbeck Queen Games BGG Review Purchase
Isla Dorada Andrea Angiolino, Bruno Faidutti, Alan R. Moon, Pier Giorgio Paglia Fantasy Flight Games BGG Review Purchase	Merchants & Marauders Kasper Aagaard, Christian Marcussen Z-Man Games BGG Review Purchase

Best War Game Winner

Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001-? Volko Ruhnke GMT Games BGG Purchase

Best War Games Nominees

Commands & Colors: Napoleonics Richard Borg GMT Games BGG Review Purchase	Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations Dan Verssen DVG BGG Review Purchase
Washington's War Mark Herman GMT Games BGG Review Purchase	Phantom Leader Dan Verssen DVG BGG Purchase