Charles S. Roberts Award
The Charles S. Roberts Awards (or CSR Awards) are given annually for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby. It is named after Charles S. Roberts the "Father of Wargaming" who founded Avalon Hill. The award is informally called a "Charlie" and officially called a "Charles S. Roberts Award". The Wargamer magazine called it "very prestigious".[1]
Created at the first Origins Game Convention in 1975, the awards were the "brainchild of Canadian hobbyist John Mansfield."[2][3] Originally the awards were the Origins Awards but were informally known as the Charles Roberts Awards[4] and it was only in 1988 that Charles Roberts officially agreed to let his name be used.[5] The split from the Origins Awards occurred in 1987, after Fortress America by Milton Bradley Company won an award. Fortress America was not considered a traditional historical wargame by the older members in the wargaming community. Prior to 2000, the awards were given at the Origins Game Fair. Since 2000, the awards have been given at the World Boardgaming Championships (formerly "AvalonCon"). The Award is managed by the Charles S. Roberts Award Committee with winners chosen by votes submitted by fans.
The Awards also include the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame which recognizes game designers and producers that have made a significant and long lasting contribution to the contemporary board wargaming hobby.
Recent award winners
- Best Pre–World War II Boardgame—Age of Napoleon (Phalanx Games)
- Best World War II Boardgame—Europe Engulfed (GMT Games LLC)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame—Lock 'n Load (Shrapnel Games)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame—Ignorant Armies (Strategy & Tactics/Decision)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame—Thunder on South Mountain (Blue Guidon)
- Best Wargame Graphics—Ardennes '44 (GMT Games LLC)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine—Against The Odds
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine—Panzerschreck (Minden Games)
- Best Game Review or Game Analysis—Drive on Stalingrad, Paper Wars #50
- Best Historical or Scenario Article—"Napoleon at the Berezina", Against the Odds Vol.1 No.4
- James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement - Rick Young and Jesse Evans, Europe Engulfed (GMT Games LLC)
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME—Kevin Zucker
- Best Pre–World War II Boardgame—Sword of Rome (GMT Games)
- Best World War II Boardgame—ASL Starter Kit #1 (Multi-Man Publishing)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame—Downtown (GMT Games)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame—Fortress Berlin (Against the Odds)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame—Louisiana Tigers (BSO Games)
- Best Wargame Graphics—Downtown (GMT Games)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine—(tie) Against The Odds and Strategy & Tactics
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine—Panzerschreck (Minden Games)
- Best Game Review or Game Analysis—no winner designated
- Best Historical or Scenario Article—S&T Sedan, by Ty Bomba
- Best Pre-20th Century PC Game—Rome: Total War (Total War Games)
- Best 20th Century+ PC Game—Battles in Normandy (Strategic Studies Group)
- James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement—Lee Brimmicombe Wood for Downtown (GMT Games)
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME—JD Webster
- Best Pre–World War II Boardgame— Bonaparte at Marengo (Simmons Games)
- Best World War II Boardgame—Empire of the Sun (GMT Games LLC)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame—Twilight Struggle (GMT Games LLC)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame—Chennault's First Fight (Against The Odds #12)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame—Death in the Trenches (Schutze Games)
- Best Wargame Graphics—(tie) Empire of the Sun (GMT Games LLC) and Fire in the Sky (MMP/The Gamers)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine—Against The Odds
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine—Panzerschreck (Minden Games)
- Best Game Review or Game Analysis—Empire of the Sun Strategy Concepts (C3i #17)
- Best Historical or Scenario Article—not awarded
- Best Pre-20th Century PC Game—Crown of Glory (Matrix Games)
- Best 20th Century+ PC Game—not awarded
- James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement—Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, Twilight Struggle (GMT Games LLC)
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME—none
- Best Pre–World War II Boardgame—Here I Stand (GMT Games LLC)
- Best World War II Boardgame—A Victory Lost (Multi-Man Publishing)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame—Winged Horse: Campaigns in Vietnam, 1965-66 (S&T #239)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame—Battle of the Little Bighorn (Khyber Pass Games)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame—Golden Horde: Kulikovo 1380 (Against the Odds #18)
- Best Wargame Graphics—A Victory Lost (Multi-Man Publishing)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine—Against The Odds
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine—Line of Departure (Jim Werbaneth)
- James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement—Tetsuya Nakamura, A Victory Lost (Multi-Man Publishing)
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME—none
- Best Pre–World War II Boardgame—1914: Twilight in the East (GMT Games LLC)
- Best World War II Boardgame—Case Blue (MMP/The Gamers)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame—World at War: Eisenbach Gap (Lock 'n Load Publishing)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame—Rosebud: Prelude to Little Bighorn (Khyber Pass Games)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame—Not War But Murder (Against the Odds #19)
- Best Wargame Graphics (tie)—1914: Twilight in the East (GMT Games LLC) and Overlord: D-Day and the Beachhead Battles (New England Simulations)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine—Against The Odds
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine—Line of Departure (Jim Werbaneth)
- Best Game Review or Game Analysis—Against the Odds #19: "The Evolution of Cards and Wargames", by John Prados
- Best Historical or Scenario Article—Against the Odds #19, "Not War But Murder: The Cold Harbor Campaign - 1864", by Michael Rinella
- James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement—Dean Essig, Designer, Case Blue and OCS series (MMP/The Gamers)
- Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame—Empires in Arms (Matrix Games)
- Best 20th Century Era Computer Wargame—Guns of August 1914-1918 (Matrix Games)
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME—none
- Best Pre–World War II Boardgame—Warriors of God (Multi Man Publications, Inc.)
- Best World War II Boardgame—Conflict of Heroes (Academy Games)
- Best Modern Era Boardgame—Red Dragon Rising: The Coming War with China (Decision Games)
- Best DTP-Produced Boardgame—June '44 (DDH Games)
- Best Magazine-Published Boardgame—Iwo Jima: Rage Against the Marines (Operations, MMP)
- Best Wargame Graphics—Conflict of Heroes (Academy Games)
- Best Professional Wargame Magazine—C3i Magazine (RBM Publication)
- Best Amateur Wargame Magazine—Line of Departure (Jim Werbaneth)
- Best Game Review or Game Analysis (tie)—Empire of the Sun: Opening Strategy, by Mark Herman (C3i Magazine) and Top 20 Games – A Look Back by Steve Carey (C3i Magazine)
- Best Historical or Scenario Article (tie)—Combat Commander: Variant Rules by Chad Jensen and John Foley (C3i Magazine) and Flying Colors: Trafalgar Campaign by Mark Barker (C3i Magazine)
- James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement—Uwe Eickert
- Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame—none
- Best 20th Century Era Computer Wargame—none
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME—none
2009
- Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame - A Most Dangerous Time: Japan in Chaos, 1570-1584, Multi Man Publications, Inc.
- Best Post-Napoleonic to Pre–World War II Era Board Wargame - Battle Above the Clouds, Multi Man Publications, Inc.
- Best World War II Era Board Wargame - D-Day at Omaha Beach, Decision Games
- Best Post-WW2 Era Board Wargame - Elusive Victory, GMT Games
- Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame - Field of Glory, Slitherine
- Best 20th Century Era - Modern Computer Wargame - War in the Pacific - Admiral's Edition, Matrix Games
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame - Struggle for the Galactic Empire, Decision Games
- Best Magazine Game - Deathride: Mars-la-Tour 1870, Against the Odds magazine (ATO)
- Best Desktop Published (DTP)/Print-and-Play Game - Zulus on the Ramparts!, Victory Point Games
- Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Game - Panzerblitz Hill of Death mini-module Carentan, Multi Man Publications, Inc.
- Best Board Game Graphics - Battle Above the Clouds, Multi Man Publications, Inc.
- Best Professional Game Magazine - Battles magazine (by Olivier Revenu)
- Best Amateur Game Magazine - Panzer Digest (by Gary Graber), Minden Games
- Best Historical/Scenario Article - For the People – 10th Anniversary Variant Rules (C3i #23) by Mark Herman
- Best Game Review or Analysis Article - Liberty Roads (Battles Magazine 2)
- James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award - John Butterfield
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME - John Butterfield
2010
- Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame - Washington's War (by Mark Herman), GMT Games
- Best Post-Napoleonic to Pre-World War 2 Era Board Wargame - The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (by Javier Romero), GMT Games
- Best World War 2 Era Board Wargame - Normandy '44 (by Mark Simonitch), GMT Games
- Best Post-WW2 Era Board Wargame - Labyrinth: The War on Terror (by Volko Ruhnke), GMT Games
- Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame - Civilization V
- Best 20th Century Era - Modern Computer Wargame - Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945 (2by3 Games/ Matrix)
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame - War of the Ring Collector's Edition (by Roberto di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello), Fantasy Flight Games
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Computer Wargame - Mass Effect 2
- Best Magazine Game - A Week in Hell (by Laurent Guenette), Battles magazine
- Best Desktop Published (DTP)/Print-and-Play/Postcard Game - We Must Tell the Emperor (by Steve Carey), Victory Point Games
- Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Game - Combat Commander: Battle Pack #3 - Normandy (by John Foley), GMT Games
- Best Board Game Graphics - Normandy '44 (GMT)
- Best Computer Game Graphics - Gary Grigsby’s War in the East: The German-Soviet War 1941-1945 (2by3 Games/ Matrix)
- Best Professional Game Magazine - Battles Magazine
- Best Amateur Game Magazine - Line of Departure
- Best Historical/Scenario Article - Joel Toppen, History of the Peloponnesian War (C3i #24)
- Best Game Review or Analysis Article - Mark Herman, Washington's War, Art of Asymmetrical Strategy (C3i#24)
- James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award - Labyrinth: The War on terror
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME - Richard Borg
2011
- Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame - Sekigahara (by Matthew Calkins), GMT Games
- Best Post-Napoleonic to Pre-World War 2 Era Board Wargame - None But Heroes (by Dean Essig), Multi Man Publications, Inc. (MMP)
- Best Best World War 2 Era Board Wargame- No Retreat: The Russian Front Deluxe Edition (by Carl Paradis), GMT Games
- Best Post-WW2 Era Board Wargame - Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Gap (by Pete Abrams, Mark H. Walker), Lock 'n Load Publishing
- Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame - Shogun 2 Total War
- Best 20th Century Era - Modern Computer Wargame - Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame - Space Empires 4X (by Jim Krohn), GMT Games
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Computer Wargame - Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion
- Best Magazine Game - Into the Bastards! - First tank battle (by Nicolas Rident), Battles magazine
- Best Desktop Published (DTP)/Print-and-Play/Postcard Game - The Battle of Halle 1806 (by Dennis A. Spors, James Soto, Monte Mattson, Michael Neylan), LA Bataille ME Premier
- Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Game - Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 (by Ken Dunn), Multi Man Publications, Inc. (MMP)
- Best Board Game Graphics - Where The Eagles Dare MMP
- Best Computer Game Graphics - Shogun 2 Total War
- Best Professional Game Magazine - Battles Magazine
- Best Amateur Game Magazine - Line of Departure
- Best Historical/Scenario Article - To Script or Not to Script, that is the question? (Mark Herman C3i #25
- Best Game Review or Analysis Article - Labyrinth, David Hughes
- James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award - Adam Starkweather
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME - Ed Wimble
2012
- Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame: The Battle of Fontenoy (by Paul Dangel), Clash of Arms Games
- Best Post-Napoleonic to Pre-World War 2 Era Board Wargame: Bloody April (by Terry Simo), GMT Games
- Best World War 2 Era Board Wargame: Red Winter (by Mark Mokszycki), GMT Games
- Best Post-WW2 Era Board Wargame: Andean Abyss (by Volko Ruhnke), GMT Games
- Best Pre-20th Century Era Computer Wargame: Levee en Masse (by John Welch), Victory Point Games
- Best 20th Century Era – Modern Computer Wargame: Battle of the Bulge, Shenandoah Studios
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame: Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game (by Jeffrey Kniffen), Fantasy Flight Games
- Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Computer Wargame: X-Com: Enemy Unknown, Firaxis 2K Games
- Best Magazine Game: Beyond Waterloo (by John Prados), Against the Odds magazine (ATO)
- Best Desktop Published (DTP) / Print-and-Play / Postcard Game: City of Confusion: The Battle for Hue, Tet 1968 (by Paul Rohrbaugh), High Flying Dice Games
- Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Game: Festung Budapest (by Bill Cirillo), Multi Man Publications, Inc. (MMP)
- Best Board Game Graphics: The Battle of Fontenoy (by Charles Kibler), Clash of Arms Games
- Best Computer Game Graphics: Battle of the Bulge, Shenandoah Studios
- Best Professional Game Magazine: C3i, RBM Publications
- Best Amateur Game Magazine: 1914 Dispatches, Oregon Consim Gamers
- Best Historical/Scenario Article: 1914 – A postwar Solution for Austria-Hungary’s Mobilization (Michael Resch C3i nr 26)
- Best Game Review or Analysis Article: For the People – Defending the Union (by Dave Dockter and Mark Herman), C3i Magazine
- James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award: Dean Essig
- Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME: Brian Youse
2013
NONE AWARDED
2014
NONE AWARDED
2015
NONE AWARDED
Previous award winners
1974 to 1975 - Best Professional Game
1974 to 1975, 1978 - Best Amateur Game
| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
|---|
| 1974 | Manassas | Tom Eller | Historical Simulations Ltd. |
| 1975 | La Bataille de la Moskowa | Laurence Groves | Martial Enterprises |
| 1978 | Source of the Nile | David Wesely & Ross Maker | Discovery Games |
1976 to 1977 - Best Tactical Game
1976 to 1977 - Best Strategic Game
1978 to 1986 - Best Pre-20th century Game
1978 to 1986 - Best 20th century Game
1987 to 2008 – Best Pre–World War Two Game
2009 to 2015 - Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame
| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
|---|
| 2009 | A Most Dangerous Time: Japan in Chaos, 1570–1584 | Tetsuya Nakamura | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2010 | Washington's War | Mark Herman | GMT Games |
| 2011 | Sekigahara | Matthew Calkins | GMT Games |
| 2012 | The Battle of Fontenoy | Paul Dangel | Clash of Arms |
| 2013 | not awarded | | |
| 2014 | not awarded | | |
| 2015 | not awarded | | |
2009 to 2015 – Best Post-Napoleonic to Pre–World War II Era Board Wargame
1987 to 2015 - Best World War Two Game
1987 to 2015 – Best Post–World War Two or Modern Game
| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
|---|
| 1987 (tie) | Central America | James McQuaid | Victory Games |
| 1987 (tie) | 7th Fleet | Joe Balkoski | Victory Games |
| 1988 | Tac Air | Gary Morgan | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1989 | Modern Naval Battles | Dan Verssen | World Wide Wargames |
| 1990 | Silver Bayonet | Gene Billingsley | GMT Games LLC |
| 1991 (tie) | Inchon | Jim Werbaneth | XTR Corporation |
| 1991 (tie) | Hornet Leader | Dan Verssen | GMT Games LLC |
| 1992 | Tet '68 | Joe Miranda | XTR Corporation |
| 1993 | Crisis: Korea 1995 | Gene Billingsley | GMT Games LLC |
| 1994 | no award | - | - |
| 1995 | Yom Kippur | Al Sandrick | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1996 | no award | - | - |
| 1997 | Semper Fi | Lee Forester | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1998 | no award | - | - |
| 1999 | no award | - | - |
| 2000 | no award | - | - |
| 2001 | When Dragons Fight | Ty Bomba | XTR Corporation |
| 2002 (tie) | Khe Sahn 1968 | John Prados | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2002 (tie) | First Indochina War | Joe Miranda | Decision Games |
| 2003 | Lock 'n Load | Mark Walker | Shrapnel Games |
| 2004 | Downtown | Lee Brimmicombe-Wood | GMT Games LLC |
| 2005 | Twilight Struggle | Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews | GMT Games LLC |
| 2006 | Winged Horse: Campaigns in Vietnam, 1965-66 | Joe Miranda | Decision Games |
| 2007 | World at War: Eisenbach Gap | Mark H. Walker | Lock 'n Load Publishing |
| 2008 | Red Dragon Rising: The Coming War with China | Bruce Costello | Decision Games |
| 2009 | Elusive Victory | Terry Simo | GMT Games LLC |
| 2010 | Labyrinth: The War on Terror | Volko Ruhnke | GMT Games |
| 2011 | Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Gap | Pete Abrams, Mark H. Walker | Lock 'n Load Publishing |
| 2012 | Andean Abyss | Volko Ruhnke | GMT Games |
| 2013 | not awarded | | |
| 2014 | not awarded | | |
| 2015 | not awarded | | |
1999 to 2015 - Best DTP Game (or Print and Play, from 2009)
| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
|---|
| 1999 (tie) | Bloody Beach: Omaha | Bill Ramsey | Bill Ramsey |
| 1999 (tie) | Chantilly | Hampton Newsome | Ivy Street Games |
| 2000 | Solomon Sea | Markus Stumptner | Simulations Workshop Incorporated |
| 2001 | Longbow | Richard Berg | BSO Games |
| 2002 (tie) | A Mere Matter of Marching | Bruce MacFarlane | Microgame Design Group |
| 2002 (tie) | Togoland 1914 | Dennis Bishop | Khyber Pass Games |
| 2003 | Thunder on South Mountain | Scot Holmgren | Blue Guidon Games |
| 2004 | Louisiana Tigers | Richard Berg | BSO Games |
| 2005 | Death in the Trenches | Ben Madison and Wes Erni | Schutze Games |
| 2006 | Battle of the Little Bighorn | Micheal Taylor | Khyber Pass Games |
| 2007 | Rosebud: Prelude to Little Bighorn | Micheal Taylor | Khyber Pass Games |
| 2008 | June '44 | ? | DHH Games |
| 2009 | Zulus on the Ramparts! | Joe Miranda | Victory Point Games |
| 2010 | We Must Tell the Emperor! | Steve Carey | Victory Point Games |
| 2011 | La Bataille d' Halle - 1806 | Dennis A. Spors, James Soto, Monte Mattson, Michael Neylan | Marshal Enterprises |
| 2012 | City of Confusion: The Battle for Hue, Tet 1968 | Paul Rohrbaugh | High Flying Dice Games |
| 2013 | not awarded | | |
| 2014 | not awarded | | |
| 2015 | not awarded | | |
1999 to 2015 - Best Magazine Game
| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
|---|
| 1999 | Borodino & Friedland | Kevin Zucker | Decision Games (Strategy & Tactics) |
| 2000 | Xenophon | Joe Miranda | Decision Games (Strategy & Tactics) |
| 2001 | War of 1812 | Tom Dalgliesh | Decision Games (Strategy & Tactics) |
| 2002 | First Indochina War | Joe Miranda | Decision Games (Strategy & Tactics) |
| 2003 | Ignorant Armies | Phil Sharp | Decision Games (Strategy & Tactics) |
| 2004 | Fortress Berlin | John Prados | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2005 | Chennault's First Fight | Paul Rohrbaugh | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2006 | Kulikovo 1380: the Golden Horde | Richard Berg | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2007 | Not War But Murder | Michael Rinella | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2008 | Iwo Jima: Rage Against the Marines | Takaharu Horie | Operations Magazine |
| 2009 | Deathride: Mars-la-Tour 1870 | Charles Vasey | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2010 | A Week in Hell | Laurent Guenette | Battles Magazine |
| 2011 | Into the Bastards! - First tank battle | Nicolas Rident | Battles Magazine |
| 2012 | Beyond Waterloo | John Prados | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2013 | not awarded | | |
| 2014 | not awarded | | |
| 2015 | not awarded | | |
2009 to 2015 - Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Game
1974 to 2015 - Best Professional Wargaming Magazine
1974 to 2015 - Best Amateur Wargaming Magazine
1987 to 2015 - Best Historical or Scenario Magazine Article
| Year | Article | Writer | Magazine |
|---|
| 1987 | Aesthetics, Function and History in Wargame Graphics | Rodger MacGowan | The Wargamer Vol. 2, #3 |
| 1988 | Forrest at Bay | Richard Berg | Strategy & Tactics #119 |
| 1989 | Rush for Glory | Richard Hitchman | Strategy & Tactics #127 |
| 1990 (tie) | Borodino | Gary Morgan | Strategy & Tactics #136 |
| 1990 (tie) | Enter Rommel | Frank Watson | Europa Magazine #15 |
| 1991 | Desert Storm | Bo Eldridge | Command #13 |
| 1992 | Russo-Japanese War | Ron Bell | Command #19 |
| 1993 | When Eagles Fight: First World War in the East | Ted Raicer | Command #25 |
| 1994 | No Award | - | - |
| 1995 | Bunker Hill | William Marsh | Command #32 |
| 1996 | No Award | - | - |
| 1997 | End of Empire, Parts I and II | William Marsh | Command #46 |
| 1998 | The Meuse-Argonne: America's Last Offensive of the Great War | John Desch | Command #51 |
| 1999 | Equus: Cavalry Battles of the Second Punic War | Dan Fournie | C3i #10 |
| 2000 | French Foreign Legion | Timothy Kutta | Strategy & Tactics #200 |
| 2001 | The Boer War, 1899-1902 | Joseph Miranda | Strategy & Tactics #205 |
| 2002 | Overshadowed by a Phrase: Pyrrhus | David W. Tschanz | C3i #14 |
| 2003 | Napoleon at the Berezina | Rob Markham | Against the Odds #4 |
| 2004 | The Sedan Campaign of 1870: An Analysis | Ty Bomba | Strategy & Tactics #224 |
| 2005 | No Winner Declared* | - | - |
| 2006 | No Award | - | - |
| 2007 | Not War But Murder: The Cold Harbor Campaign - 1864 | Michael Rinella | Against the Odds #19 |
| 2008 (tie) | Combat Commander: Variant Rules | Chad Jensen and John Foley | C3i #21 |
| 2008 (tie) | Flying Colors: Trafalgar Campaign | Mark Barker | C3i #20 |
| 2009 | For the People – 10th Anniversary Variant Rules | Mark Herman | C3i #23 |
| 2010 | History of the Peloponnesian War | Joel Toppen | C3i #24 |
| 2011 | To Script or Not to Script, that is the question? | Mark Herman | C3i #25 |
| 2012 | 1914 – A postwar Solution for Austria-Hungary’s Mobilization | Michael Resch | C3i #26 |
| 2013 | not awarded | | |
| 2014 | not awarded | | |
| 2015 | not awarded | | |
- - only Honorable Mentions
1987 to 2015 - Best Game Review or Game Analysis
| Year | Article | Writer | Magazine |
|---|
| 1987 | Central America | Tom Slizewsk | Fire & Movement #56 |
| 1988 | Lee vs. Grant | Keith Poulter | The Wargamer Vol. 2, #5 |
| 1989 | World War II Anthology, Part I | Vance Von Borries | Fire & Movement #60 |
| 1990 | D-Elim | Ulrich & Dirk Blennemann | Command #2 |
| 1991 | The Evolution of Simulation Design | John Schettler | MOVES #65 |
| 1992 | August Storm: Franco-Prussian War | Ulrich & Dirk Blennemann | MOVES #72 |
| 1993-95 | No Award | - | - |
| 1996 | A Fleet Squandered | Tom Dworschak | Command #40 |
| 1997 | Panzergruppe Guderian | Ted Kim | SPI Revival eZine #1 |
| 1998 | Home Before the Leaves Fall | Rick Lechowich | Fire & Movement #116 |
| 1999 | La Bataille de Lutzen | Juan Rosario | Paper Wars #32 |
| 2000 | Clash of Arms' Summer Storm | Greg Ullrich | Paper Wars #33 |
| 2001 | Hube's Pocket Analysis | Tony Zbaraschuk | Operations #41 |
| 2002 | Enjoying a Slice of Sicilian | Adam Starkweather | Paper Wars #48 |
| 2003 | Drive on Stalingrad | Adam Starkweather | Paper Wars #50 |
| 2004 | No Award | - | - |
| 2005 | Empire of the Sun Strategy Concepts | Mark Herman | C3i #17 |
| 2006 | No Award | - | - |
| 2007 | The Evolution of Cards and Wargame | John Prados | Against the Odds #19 |
| 2008 (tie) | Top 20 Games – A Look Back | Steve Carey | C3i #20 |
| 2008 (tie) | Empire of the Sun: Opening Strategy | Mark Herman | C3i #21 |
| 2009 | Liberty Roads review | François Xavier Euzet | Battles #2 |
| 2010 | Washington's War, Art of Asymmetrical Strategy | Mark Herman | C3i #24 |
| 2011 | Labyrinth | David Hughes | Battles #6 |
| 2012 | For the People – Defending the Union | Dave Dockter, Mark Herman | C3i #25 |
| 2013 | not awarded | | |
| 2014 | not awarded | | |
| 2015 | not awarded | | |
1976 to 2015 - Best Wargame Graphics
1979 to 1981 - Best Initial Release Wargame
| Year | Recipient | Game | Company |
|---|
| 1979 | Ironclads | John Fuseler | Yaquinto Publications |
| 1980 | Streets of Stalingrad | Dana Lombardy | Phoenix Games |
| 1981 | Ironbottom Sound | Jack Greene | Quarterdeck Games |
1977 to 1986 & 2010 to 2015 - Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Wargame
1989 to 2015 - James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design
To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement in that year
- - In 1989 and 1991 the game won the award.
Leading CSR award winners for wargames (1974 to 2011)
These totals include awards for games, magazine games, game graphics and (for designers) the James F. Dunnigan award. Not included are awards for magazines, computer media and articles.
by game company
47 - GMT Games LLC
16 - Multi-Man Publishing
13 - The Gamers Incorporated
12 - The Avalon Hill Game Company
12 - Victory Games
10 - Decision Games
9 - XTR Corporation
6 - Simulation Publications Incorporated
6 - Against the Odds Magazine
5 - Game Designers' Workshop
4 - World Wide Wargames
4 - West End Games
3 - Clash of Arms
3 - Khyber Pass Games
by game designer or graphic artist
16 - Dean Essig
13 - Rodger MacGowan
9 - Richard Berg
8 - Ted Raicer
6 - Mark Simonitch
6 - Joe Miranda
6 - Mark Herman
5 - Volko Ruhnke
4 - John Prados
4 - Ted Koller
4 - Nicolas Eskubi
3 - Frank Chadwick
3 - Joe Balkoski
3 - Greg Costikyan
3 - Dan Verssen
3 - Charles Kibler
See also
References
- ↑ Scott Parrino (15 April 2010). "Industry News: Voting for the Charles S Roberts Award Now Open". The Wargamer. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
..the very prestigious Charles S Roberts Awards has started.
- ↑ The Evolution of Origins: The National Convention af Five by John Prados, Moves, #45, June/July 1979, p.5
- ↑ John Mansfield, resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba and long time gamer, is manager of Pendragon Games & Hobbies as of 2014.
- ↑ The Evolution of Origins: The National Convention af Five by John Prados, Moves, #45, June/July 1979, p.10
- ↑ 31 May 1988 - CSR AWARDS AUTHORIZATION
- ↑ "2003 CSR Award Winners". ConsimWorld. 2004-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "2004 CSR Award Winners". ConsimWorld. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 12 August 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "2005 CSR Award Winners". ConsimWorld. 8 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "2006 CSR Award Winners". ConsimWorld. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "2007 CSR Award Winners". ConsimWorld. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ↑ "2008". Alanemrich.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
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