1986 Origins Award winners

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The following are the winners of the 13th annual (1986) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1987:

[[Charles Roberts Awards]]

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! Category

! Winner

! Company

! Designer(s)

Best Pre-20th Century Game of 1986

|Chickamauga

|West End Games

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Best 20th Century Game of 1986

|Fortress America

|Milton Bradley

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Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Game of 1986

|Kings & Things

|West End Games

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Best Professional Boardgaming Magazine of 1986

|The Wargamer

|World Wide Wargaming

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Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1986

|Gettysburg, the Turning Point

|Strategic Simulations Inc

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Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1986

|The Midwest Wargamers Association Newsletter

|Hal Thingium

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Best Graphic Presentation of 1986

|Korean War

|Victory Games

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Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame

|Lou Zocchi

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The H.G. Wells Awards

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! Category

! Winner

! Company

! Designer(s)

Best Historical Figure Series of 1986

|American Civil War Line

|Stone Mountain Miniatures

|J.McCarron, D. Babb

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Series of 1986

|Fantasy Lords Line

|Grenadier Models

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Best Vehicular/Accessory Series of 1986

|Battle Tech Mech

|Ral Partha

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Best Miniatures Rules of 1986

|Command Decision

|GDW

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Best Roleplaying Rules of 1986

|Ghostbusters

|West End Games

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Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1986

|Going Home (for Twilight 2000)

|GDW

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Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1986

|BattleTech Technical Readout (for BattleTech)

|FASA

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Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1986

|Cthulhu by Gaslight (for Call of Cthulhu)

|Chaosium

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Best Professional Roleplaying Magazine of 1986

|The Dragon

|TSR

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Best Professional Miniatures Magazine of 1986

|The Courier

|Courier Publishing

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Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1986

|It's a Crime

|Adventures By Mail

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Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1986

|Bard's Tale II

|Electronic Arts

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Best Screen Graphics in a Home Computer Game of 1986

|Gunship

|Microprose

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