# Charles S. Roberts Award

The Charles S. Roberts Awards (or CSR Awards) is an annual award for excellence in manual, tabletop games, with a focus on "conflict simulations", which includes simulations of non-military as well as military conflicts. From its founding in 1975 through 2021, the award was almost exclusively focused on historical wargaming, changing to a broader "conflict simulations" in award year 2022 (calendar year 2023).
It is named in honor of 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". The Award is managed by the Charles S. Roberts Award Committee which has no commercial sponsorship, made up of designers, writers and hobbyists. It is a "people's award" with winners chosen through votes submitted by fans.

## History

Created at the first Origins Game Convention in 1975, the awards were the brainchild of Canadian game store owner John Mansfield. Originally the awards were titled the "Origins Awards" but were informally known as the Charles Roberts Awards and it was only in 1988 that Charles Roberts officially agreed to let his name be used. 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 members of the wargaming community, with mechanics and a target audience more akin to Risk; and there was concern that because of the large print run of a Milton Bradley product, many of the voters came from outside the traditional wargaming hobby flooding out smaller run titles.
Prior to 2000, the awards were given at the Origins Game Fair. From 2000–2012, the awards were presented at the World Boardgaming Championships (formerly "AvalonCon"). The awards were not given from 2013–2018.

## Current award

In 2020, a group of gamers and industry figures restarted the award under auspices of Chairman Rodger B. MacGowan and directed and operated by Tim Tow. Like the original, it is a non-profit and not associated with commercial interests. There are an increased number of categories including art, print and play (called "amateur wargames"), and computer wargame categories.
The Awards also included the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame which recognized game designers and producers that have made a significant and long lasting contribution to the contemporary board wargaming hobby.

## Recent award winners
### 2003

Source:
* 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

### 2004

Source:
* 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

### 2005

Source:
* 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

### 2006

Source:
* 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

### 2007

Source:
* 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

### 2008

Source:
* 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

Source:
* 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

Source:
* 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

Source:
* Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame – Sekigahara (by Matt 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

Source:
* Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame: The Battle of Fontenoy (by Mathew Hinkle), 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

### 2019

Source:
* Best Ancients to Pre-Napoleonic War Game: Nevsky: Teutons and Rus in Collision
* Best Napoleonic Era War Game: Quatre Bras 1815
* Best Post-Napoleonic Pre-WWII War Game: Death Valley: Battles of Shenandoah
* Best WW2 Era War Game: U-BOOT The Board Game
* Best Amateur/Print-n-Play War Game: Federation Stellar Force
* Best Game Review or Analysis: The Players Aid
* Best Modern Era Computer War Game: Command: Modern Operations
* Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Computer War Game: Stellaris
* Best Computer War Game Expansion or Update: Through the Ages: New Leaders and Wonders
* Best Computer War Game Graphics: Unity of Command II
* Best Pre-20th Century Computer War Game: Julius Caesar
* Best Amateur War Gaming Magazine: War Diary
* Best Magazine Board War Game: Campaigns of 1777 (Strategy and Tactics magazine)
* Best Postcard/Small Format Board War Game: Imua! The Unification of Hawaii, 1795
* Best Professional War Game Magazine: C3i
* Science Fiction or Fantasy War Game: Dune
* Best Solitaire/Co-Operative War Game: UBOOT The Board Game
* Best War Game Playing Components: UBOOT The Board Game
* Best War Game Rules: UBOOT The Board Game
* Best War Game Map Graphics: UBOOT The Board Game
* Best Computer Assist Module: UBOOT The Board Game
* Best Original Box Cover Art: UBOOT The Board Game
* Best Expansion or Supplement: Time of Crisis: Age of Iron and Rust
* Best Post-WW2, Cold War, and Hypothetical Era: Storming the Gap: World at War '85
* Best Game Review or Analysis Article: (tie) Evolution of Historical Small Unit Tactic Board Wargames by Robert Carroll and OCS 101 Vitebsk Introductory Scenario by Chip Saltsman
* Clausewitz Award HALL OF FAME: Rich Banner
* James F. Dunnigan Award for Design and Playability: Volke Ruhnke
* War Boardgame of the Year: UBOOT The Board Game

### 2020

Source:
* Ancients to Medieval Board Wargame Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul GMT
* Early Gunpowder Board Wargame Imperial Struggle GMT
* Napoleonic Era Board Wargame The Shores of Tripoli Fort Circle Games
* Late GunPowder Era Board Wargames Freedom! Phalanx
* American Civil War (ACW) Board Wargames Chancellorsville 1863 Worthington
* WWI Board Wargames Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno Fellowship of Simulations
* WW2 Board Wargames The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944 New England Simulations
* Modern, Hypothetical Board Wargame Brotherhood & Unity: War in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1995 Compass
* SciFi Fantasy Board Stellar Horizons Compass
* SF Fantasy Computer Wargame Shadow Empire Matrix Games and Root Dire Wolf
* Pre-20th Century Computer Wargame Crusader Kings III Paradox Interactive and Field of Glory II: Medieval Slitherine
* Modern Era Computer Wargame Panzer Corps 2
* Computer Wargame Expansion Field of Glory Empires – Persia 550 – 330 BCE Slitherine Ltd and Order of Battle: Red Storm Slitherine
* Computer Wargame Graphics Panzer Corps 2
* Board Game Assist Module Dune (Treachery Online)
* Solitaire/Coop Board Wargame The Shores of Tripoli Fort Circle Games
* Magazine Board Wargame Battle for Kursk: The Tigers Are Burning, 1943 C3i #34
* Amateur/Print & Play Wargame Kettle Hill
* Postcard/Small Format Board Wargame Lucky Little Luxembourg
* Best Board Wargame Expansion Labyrinth: The Forever War, 2015-?
* Board Wargame Playing Components The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944 New England Simulations
* Board Wargame Map Graphics Imperial Struggle GMT
* Wargame Rules The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944 New England Simulations and The Shores of Tripoli Fort Circle Games
* Original Box Cover Art The Shores of Tripoli Fort Circle Games
* Amateur Wargame Magazine Punched
* Professional Wargame Magazine C3I
* Wargame Analysis / Game Review / Analysis website, webcast, podcast The Player’s Aid
* Individual Historical Article or Scenario Analysis Wargaming in the Department of Defense — U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Common Core: Wargaming in the Joint Planning Process* – Eric Walters
* Military History Book Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific 1944-1945 by Ian Toll
* Wargame of the Year Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno Fellowship of Simulations
* Dunnigan Award for Design Excellence Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno Walter Vejdovsky
* Clausewitz Hall of Fame recipient Walter Vejdovsky

### 2021

Source:
* Best Ancients to Medieval Era Board Wargame: Rome, Inc., Against the Odds, designer Philip Jelley
* Best Early Gunpowder Board Wargame 1453-1793 AD: Bayonets & Tomahawks, GMT Games, designer Marc Rodrigue
* Best Late Gunpowder to Pre-World War I Board Wargame, excluding American Civil War and Napoleonic Topics: Red Flag Over Paris, GMT Games, designer Fred Serval
* Best Napoleonic Board Wargame: Napoleon Invades Spain, Operational Studies Group, designer Kevin Zucker
* Best American Civil War Board Wargame: Hood Strikes North, Multi-Man Publishing, designers Joseph M. Balkoski, Ed Beach & Chris Withers
* Best World War I Era Board Wargame: Decisive Victory 1918: Soissons, Legion Wargames, designers Serge Bettencourt, Tim Gale
* Best World War II Era Board Wargame: Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
* Best Modern Era Board Wargame: NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot, Compass Games, designer Bruce Maxwell
* Best Science-Fiction or Fantasy Board Wargame: Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, Leder Games, designer Cole Wehrle
* Best Solitaire or Cooperative Board Wargame: Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
* Best Magazine Board Wargame: Hannut: France 1940, Decision Games, designer Joe Youst
* Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Board Wargame: Undaunted: Reinforcements, Osprey Games, designers David Thompson & Trevor Benjamin
* Best Board Wargame Playing Components: Atlantic Chase, GMT Games
* Best Board Wargame Map Graphics: Bayonets & Tomahawks, GMT Games, map artist Marc Rodrigue
* Best Board Wargame Rules: Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
* Best Cover Art: Storm Above the Reich, GMT Games, box artists Mark Simonitch & Antonis Karidis
* Best Computer Wargame: War in the East 2, Slitherine, Ltd.
* Best Wargame Magazine: C3i, RBM Studios
* Best Individual Historical, Scenario Analysis, or Book: Wayne Hansen, “Let’s Play! Devil Boats: PT Boats in the Solomons Overview & Review”
* Best Game Review or Analysis Website, Webcast, or Podcast: The Player’s Aid (Blog & YouTube)
* Wargame of the Year: Atlantic Chase, GMT Games, designer Jeremy White
* James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award: David Thompson
* Clausewitz Award Hall of Fame: Chad Jensen
* Charles S. Roberts Best New Designer Award: Marc Rodrigue

### 2022

Source:
* Best Ancients Wargame: Great Battles of Julius Caesar Deluxe Edition, GMT Games, designers Richard H. Berg and Mark Herman
* Best Medieval Wargame: Almoravid, GMT Games, designer Volko Ruhnke
* Best Gunpowder Wargame: No Peace Without Honor, Compass Games, designer David Meyler
* Best Early Modern Wargame: Plains Indian Wars, GMT Games, designer John Poniske
* Best Napoleonic Wargame: Bonaparte in the Quadrilateral, OSG, designer Kevin Zucker
* Best American Civil War Wargame: A Most Fearful Sacrifice, Flying Pig Games, designer Hermann Luttmann
* Best Early 20th Century Wargame: 1914: Nach Paris, VUCA Simulations, designer Bertrand Munier
* Best World War II Wargame: Pacific War Second Edition, GMT Games, designer Mark Herman
* Best Modern Wargame: Flashpoint: South China Sea, GMT Games, designer Harold Buchanan
* Best Hypothetical Wargame: The Third World War Designer Signature Edition, Compass Games, designer Frank Chadwick
* Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Wargame: The Long Road, Flying Pig Games, designer Mark H. Walker
* Best Solitaire or Cooperative Wargame: Skies Above Britain, GMT Games, designers Jerry White and Gina Willis
* Best Expansion for an Existing Wargame: Fall of Saigon, for Fire in the Lake, GMT Games, designers Mark Herman and Volko Ruhnke
* Best Wargaming Magazine: Strategy & Tactics
* The Redmond A. Simonsen Memorial Award for Outstanding Wargame Presentation: A Most Fearful Sacrifice: The Three Days of Gettysburg, Flying Pig Games
* The James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design: Volko Ruhnke
* The Charles S. Roberts Memorial Award for Best New Designer: Richard Whitaker (Into the Woods)
* CSR Awards (Clausewitz) Hall of Fame Inductees: Dana Lombardy, John Prados, Volko Ruhnke
* Wargame of the Year: A Most Fearful Sacrifice: The Three Days of Gettysburg, Flying Pig Games, designer Hermann Luttmann

## Previous award winners

Source:

### 1974 to 1975 – Best Professional Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1974 | Third Reich | John Prados | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1975 | Kingmaker | Andrew McNeil | PhilMar Ltd. |

### 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

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1976 | Terrible Swift Sword | Richard Berg | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1977 | Squad Leader | John Hill | The Avalon Hill Game Company |

### 1976 to 1977 – Best Strategic Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1976 | The Russian Campaign | John Edwards | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1977 | Victory in the Pacific | Richard Hamblen | The Avalon Hill Game Company |

### 1978 to 1986 – Best Pre-20th century Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1978 | Source of the Nile | David Wesely & Ross Maker | Discovery Games |
| 1979 | Napoleon at Leipzig | Kevin Zucker | Operational Studies Group |
| 1980 | Empires of the Middle Ages | Jim Dunnigan | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1981 | A House Divided | Frank Chadwick | Game Designers' Workshop |
| 1982 | Civilization | Francis Tresham | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1983 | The Civil War | Eric Lee Smith | Victory Games |
| 1984 | South Mountain | Richard Berg | West End Games |
| 1985 | Pax Britannica | Greg Costikyan | Victory Games |
| 1986 | Chickamauga | Jon Southard | West End Games |

### 1978 to 1986 – Best 20th century Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1978 | To the Green Fields Beyond | David Isby | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1979 | City Fight | Joseph Balkoski | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1980 | Cresendo of Doom (Squad Leader module) | Don Greenwood | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1981 | Wings | Craig Taylor | Yaquinto Publications |
| 1982 | Storm Over Arnhem | Courtney Allen | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1983 | Ambush! | Eric Lee Smith | Victory Games |
| 1984 | Vietnam 1965 – 1975 | Nick Karp | Victory Games |
| 1985 | World in Flames | Harry Rowland | Australian Design Group |
| 1986 | Fortress America | Mike Gray | Milton Bradley Company |

### 1987 to 2008 – Best Pre–World War Two Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1987 | Shot & Shell | Roger Nord | World Wide Wargames |
| 1988 | Lee vs. Grant | Joseph Balkoski | Victory Games |
| 1989 | A House Divided (2nd ed.) | Frank Chadwick | Game Designers' Workshop |
| 1990 | Kadesh | Gary Dickens | XTR Corporation |
| 1991 | Alexandros | Mike Markowitz | XTR Corporation |
| 1992 | SPQR | Richard Berg & Mark Herman | GMT Games LLC |
| 1993 | When Eagles Fight | Ted Raicer | XTR Corporation |
| 1994 | Battles of Waterloo | Richard Berg | GMT Games LLC |
| 1995 | Great War in Europe | Ted Raicer | XTR Corporation |
| 1996 | Fields of Glory | Richard Berg | Moments in History |
| 1997 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Ted Raicer | Moments in History |
| 1998 | For the People | Mark Herman | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1999 | Paths of Glory | Ted Raicer | GMT Games LLC |
| 2000 | Drive on Paris | Al Wambold | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 2001 | Wilderness War | Volko Runkhe | GMT Games LLC |
| 2002 | Napoleonic Wars | Mark McLaughlin | GMT Games LLC |
| 2003 | Age of Napoleon | Renaud Verlaque | Phalanx Games |
| 2004 | Sword of Rome | Wray Ferrell | GMT Games LLC |
| 2005 | Bonaparte at Marengo | Bowen Simmons | Simmons Games |
| 2006 | Here I Stand | Ed Beach | GMT Games LLC |
| 2007 | 1914: Twilight in the East | Michael Resch | GMT Games LLC |
| 2008 | Warriors of God | Makoto Nakajima | Multi-Man Publishing |

### 2009 to 2012 – 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 | Mathew Hinkle | Clash of Arms |

### 2009 to 2012 – Best Post-Napoleonic to Pre–World War II Era Board Wargame

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 2009 | Battle Above the Clouds | Ed Beach & Mike Belles | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2010 | The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939 | Javier Romero | GMT Games |
| 2011 | None But Heroes | Dean Essig | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2012 | Bloody April | Terry Simo | GMT Games |

### 1987 to 2012 – Best World War Two Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1987 | Raid on St. Nazaire | Rob Markham | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1988 | Tokyo Express | Jon Southard | Victory Games |
| 1989 | Hitler's Last Gamble | Danny Parker | World Wide Wargames |
| 1990 | Operation Shoestring | Gene Billingsley | GMT Games LLC |
| 1991 | East Front | Craig Besinque | Columbia Games |
| 1992 | Stalingrad Pocket | Masahiro Yamazaki | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1993 | Afrika | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1994 | Enemy at the Gates | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1995 | Tunisia | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1996 | Wave of Terror | John Desch | XTR Corporation |
| 1997 | DAK | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1998 | Invasion: Sicily | Vance von Borries | GMT Games LLC |
| 1999 | Burma | Dave Friedrichs | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 2000 (tie) | Sicily | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 2000 (tie) | Ukraine '43 | Mark Simonitch | GMT Games LLC |
| 2001 | Barbarossa – Army Group North | Vance von Borries | GMT Games LLC |
| 2002 | Barbarossa to Berlin | Ted Raicer | GMT Games LLC |
| 2003 | Europe Engulfed | Rick Young & Jesse Evans | GMT Games LLC |
| 2004 | Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 | Ken Dunn | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2005 | Empire of the Sun | Mark Herman | GMT Games LLC |
| 2006 | A Victory Lost | Tetsuya Nakamura | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2007 | Case Blue | Dean Essig | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2008 | Conflict of Heroes | Uwe Eckert | Academy Games |
| 2009 | D-Day at Omaha Beach | John Butterfield | Decision Games |
| 2010 | Normandy '44 | Mark Simonitch | GMT Games |
| 2011 | No Retreat: The Russian Front Deluxe Edition | Carl Paradis | GMT Games |
| 2012 | Red Winter | Mark Mokszycki | GMT Games |

### 1987 to 2012 – Best Post–World War Two or Modern Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 1987 (tie) | Central America | James McQuaid | Victory Games |
| 1987 (tie) | 7th Fleet | Joseph 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 |

### 1999 to 2012 – 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 | Danny Holte | 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 |

### 1999 to 2012 – 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 |

### 2009 to 2012 – Best Expansion or Supplement for an Existing Game

| Year | Game | Designer | Company |
| 2009 | Panzerblitz Hill of Death mini-module Carentan | Darren Emge | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2010 | Combat Commander: Battle Pack #3 – Normandy | John Foley | GMT Games |
| 2011 | Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 | Ken Dunn | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2012 | Advanced Squad Leader: Festung Budapest | Bill Cirillo | Multi-Man Publishing |

### 1974 to 2012 – Best Professional Wargaming Magazine

| Year | Magazine | Publisher |
| 1974 | Strategy & Tactics | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1975 | Strategy & Tactics | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1976 | Strategy & Tactics | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1977 | Strategy & Tactics | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1978 | Fire & Movement | Rodger MacGowan & Baron Publishing |
| 1979 | Fire & Movement | Rodger MacGowan & Baron Publishing |
| 1980 | Fire & Movement | Rodger MacGowan & Baron Publishing |
| 1981 | Fire & Movement | Rodger MacGowan & Baron Publishing |
| 1982 | Fire & Movement | Friedrich Helfferich & Steve Jackson Games |
| 1983 | Fire & Movement | Friedrich Helfferich & Steve Jackson Games |
| 1984 | The Wargamer | World Wide Wargames |
| 1985 | The Wargamer | World Wide Wargames |
| 1986 | The Wargamer | World Wide Wargames |
| 1987 | Strategy & Tactics | World Wide Wargames |
| 1988 | Strategy & Tactics | World Wide Wargames |
| 1989 | Strategy & Tactics | World Wide Wargames |
| 1990 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1991 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1992 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1993 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1994 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1995 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1996 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1997 | Command | XTR Corporation |
| 1998 | Strategy & Tactics | Decision Games |
| 1999 | Strategy & Tactics | Decision Games |
| 2000 | Strategy & Tactics | Decision Games |
| 2001 | Strategy & Tactics | Decision Games |
| 2002 | Strategy & Tactics | Decision Games |
| 2003 | Against the Odds | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2004 (tie) | Against the Odds | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2004 (tie) | Strategy & Tactics | Decision Games |
| 2005 | Against the Odds | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2006 | Against the Odds | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2007 | Against the Odds | Against the Odds Magazine |
| 2008 | C3i | RBM Publishing |
| 2009 | Battles | Olivier Revenu |
| 2010 | Battles | Olivier Revenu |
| 2011 | Battles | Olivier Revenu |
| 2012 | C3i | RBM Publishing |

### 1974 to 2012 – Best Amateur Wargaming Magazine

| Year | Magazine | Publisher |
| 1974 | Albion | Don Turnbull |
| 1975 | Jagdpanther | Jagdpanther Publications |
| 1976 | Battlefield/Jagdpanther | Jagdpanther Publications |
| 1977 | The Space Gamer | Steve Jackson Games |
| 1978 | Perfidious Albion | Charles Vasey |
| 1979 | Perfidious Albion | Charles Vasey |
| 1980 | HMS Review* | Herb Barents |
| 1981 | Journal of World War Two Wargaming | Nick Schuessler |
| 1982 | Journal of 20th Century Wargaming | Nick Schuessler |
| 1983 | Journal of 20th Century Wargaming | Nick Schuessler |
| 1984 | Alarums and Excursions | Lee Gold |
| 1985 | The V.I.P of Gaming | Alan Emrich |
| 1986 | The Midwest Wargamers' Association Newsletter | Hal Thinglum |
| 1987 | Volunteers – Civil War Gaming Newsletter | Bill Koff |
| 1988 | Volunteers – Civil War Gaming Newsletter | Bill Koff |
| 1989 | The Canadian Wargaming Journal | Canadian Wargaming Group |
| 1990 | The Canadian Wargaming Journal | Canadian Wargaming Group |
| 1991 | The Canadian Wargaming Journal | Canadian Wargaming Group |
| 1992 | The Canadian Wargaming Journal | Canadian Wargaming Group |
| 1993 | Paper Wars | Hexessential Publications |
| 1994 | Paper Wars | Hexessential Publications |
| 1995 | Berg's Review of Games (BROG) | Richard Berg |
| 1996 | Berg's Review of Games (BROG) | Richard Berg |
| 1997 | Berg's Review of Games (BROG) | Richard Berg |
| 1998 | Berg's Review of Games (BROG) | Richard Berg |
| 1999 | The Boardgamer | Bruce Monnin |
| 2000 | The Boardgamer | Bruce Monnin |
| 2001 | The Boardgamer | Bruce Monnin |
| 2002 | The Boardgamer | Bruce Monnin |
| 2003 | Panzerschreck | Minden Games |
| 2004 | Panzerschreck | Minden Games |
| 2005 | Panzerschreck | Minden Games |
| 2006 | Line of Departure | Jim Werbaneth |
| 2007 | Line of Departure | Jim Werbaneth |
| 2008 | Line of Departure | Jim Werbaneth |
| 2009 | Panzer Digest | Minden Games |
| 2010 | Line of Departure | Jim Werbaneth |
| 2011 | Line of Departure | Jim Werbaneth |
| 2012 | 1914 Dispatches | Oregon Consim Gamers |
* – formerly Swabbers

### 1987 to 2012 – 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 |
* – only Honorable Mentions

### 1987 to 2012 – 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 |

### 1976 to 2012 – Best Wargame Graphics

| Year | Game | Artist | Publisher |
| 1976 | Avalanche: The Salerno Landings | Rich Banner | Game Designers' Workshop |
| 1977 | no award | - | - |
| 1978 | Cross of Iron (Squad Leader module) | Scott Moores | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1979 | no award | - | - |
| 1980 | no award | - | - |
| 1981 | no award | - | - |
| 1982 | no award | - | - |
| 1983 | no award | - | - |
| 1984 | Vietnam 1965 – 1975 | Ted Koller | Victory Games |
| 1985 | Pax Britannica | Ted Koller (Jim Talbot – map) | Victory Games |
| 1986 | Korean War | Ted Koller | Victory Games |
| 1987 | Raid on St. Nazaire | Charles Kibler | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1988 (tie) | Lee vs. Grant | Ted Koller | Victory Games |
| 1988 (tie) | The Campaigns of Robert E. Lee | Rick Barber (map) | Clash of Arms Games |
| 1989 | Hitler's Last Gamble | Dean Essig | World Wide Wargames |
| 1990 | Kadesh | Larry Hoffman (counters) & (Mark Simonitch – map) | XTR Corporation |
| 1991 | Hornet Leader | Rodger MacGowan | GMT Games LLC |
| 1992 | SPQR | Rodger MacGowan (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 1993 | Lion of the North | Rodger MacGowan (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 1994 | Battles of Waterloo | Rodger MacGowan (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 1995 | Yom Kippur | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1996 | GD '41 | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1997 | DAK | Dean Essig | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1998 | Saratoga 1777 | Rodger MacGowan (Joe Youst – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 1999 | River of Death | Rodger MacGowan (Joe Youst – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2000 | Brandywine Creek | Rodger MacGowan (Joe Youst – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2001 | Wilderness War | Rodger MacGowan (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2002 | Streets of Stalingrad (3rd ed.) | Joe Youst (map) | L2 Design Group |
| 2003 | Ardennes '44 | Rodger MacGowan (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2004 | Downtown | Rodger MacGowan (Lee Brimmicombe-Wood – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2005 (tie) | Empire of the Sun | Rodger MacGowan (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2005 (tie) | Fire in the Sky | Nicolas Eskubi | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2006 | A Victory Lost | Nicolas Eskubi | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2007 (tie) | 1914: Twilight in the East | Markus Brown, Michael Resch, (Mark Simonitch – map) | GMT Games LLC |
| 2007 (tie) | Overlord | Mark Hinkle | New England Simulations |
| 2008 | Conflict of Heroes | Steve Paschal | Academy Games |
| 2009 | Battle Above the Clouds | Charles Kibler & Nicolas Eskubi | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2010 | Normandy '44 | Mark Simonitch | GMT Games |
| 2011 | Where Eagles Dare | Nicolas Eskubi | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2012 | The Battle of Fontenoy | Charles Kibler | Clash of Arms |

### 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 and 2010 to 2012 – Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Wargame

| Year | Game | Recipient | Company |
| 1977 | War of the Rings | Richard Berg | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1978 | Mayday | Marc Miller | Game Designers' Workshop |
| 1979 | The Creature That Ate Sheboygan | Greg Costikyan | Simulation Publications Incorporated |
| 1980 | Azhanti High Lightning | Frank Chadwick | Game Designers' Workshop |
| 1981: Sci-Fi | Car Wars | Chad Irby & Steve Jackson | Steve Jackson Games |
| 1981: Fantasy | Barbarian Prince | Arnold Hendrick | Dwarfstar Games |
| 1982: Sci-Fi | Illuminati | Steve Jackson | Steve Jackson Games |
| 1982: Fantasy | Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective | Gary Grady, Raymond Edwards & Suzanne Goldberg | Sleuth Publications |
| 1983: Sci-Fi | Nuclear Escalation | Douglas Malewicki | Flying Buffalo |
| 1983: Fantasy | Lost Worlds | Alfred Leonardi | Nova Game Designs |
| 1984: Sci-Fi | Web & Starship | Greg Costikyan | West End Games |
| 1984: Fantasy | Lonely Mountain | Coleman Charlton | Iron Crown Enterprises |
| 1985 | Wabbit Wampage | Mark Acres | Pacesetter Games |
| 1986 | Kings & Things | Tom Wham & Robert J. Kuntz | West End Games |
| 2010 | War of the Ring Collector's Edition | Roberto di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello | Fantasy Flight Games |
| 2011 | Space Empires 4X | Jim Krohn | GMT Games |
| 2012 | Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game | Jeffrey Kniffen | Fantasy Flight Games |

### 1989 to 2012 – James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design

To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement in that year
| Year | Recipient | Game | Company |
| 1989 | Dan Verssen & Rodger MacGowan | Modern Naval Battles** | World Wide Wargames |
| 1990 | Don Greenwood | Republic of Rome | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1991 (tie) | Mark Simonitch | The Legend Begins | Rhino Games |
| 1991 (tie) | Craig Besinque | East Front** | Columbia Games |
| 1992 | Ben Knight | Victory at Midway | XTR Corporation |
| 1993 | Dean Essig | Afrika | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1994 | Dean Essig | Enemy at the Gates | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1995 | Ted Raicer | Great War in Europe | XTR Corporation |
| 1996 | Ty Bomba | Command magazine | XTR Corporation |
| 1997 | Dean Essig | DAK | The Gamers Incorporated |
| 1998 | Mark Herman | For the People | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| 1999 | Ted Raicer | Paths of Glory | GMT Games LLC |
| 2000 | Mark Simonitch | Ukraine '43 | GMT Games LLC |
| 2001 | Volko Ruhnke | Wilderness War | GMT Games LLC |
| 2002 | Ben Hull | This Accursed Civil War | GMT Games LLC |
| 2003 | Rick Young & Jesse Evans | Europe Engulfed | GMT Games LLC |
| 2004 | Lee Brimmicombe-Wood | Downtown | GMT Games LLC |
| 2005 | Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews | Twilight Struggle | GMT Games LLC |
| 2006 | Tetsuya Nakamura | A Victory Lost | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2007 | Dean Essig | Case Blue and the OCS series | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2008 | Uwe Eickert | Conflict of Heroes | Academy Games |
| 2009 | John Butterfield | D-Day at Omaha Beach | Decision Games |
| 2010 | Volko Ruhnke | Labyrinth: The War on Terror | GMT Games |
| 2011 | Adam Starkweather | The Devil's Cauldron & Where Eagles Dare | Multi-Man Publishing |
| 2012 | Dean Essig | It Never Snows and the SCS series | Multi-Man Publishing |
* – 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 – Joe Miranda 6 – Mark Herman 5 – Volko Ruhnke 5 – Mark Simonitch 4 – John Prados 4 – Ted Koller 4 – Nicolas Eskubi 3 – Frank Chadwick 3 – Joseph Balkoski 3 – Greg Costikyan 3 – Dan Verssen 3 – Charles Kibler