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Charles Roberts Awards, 1989-1992
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Since 1975, awards for the best wargames in the previous year have been awarded, named for wargaming pioneer Charles Roberts. This list covers the winners for games released between 1989 and 1992.
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1. Board Game: A House Divided [Average Rating:7.11 Overall Rank:426]
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A House Divided (2nd edition) shared the "Best Pre-World War II Board Game" for 1989.
 
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The 2nd edition was an improvement on the first, which was already a good game and a Roberts award winner.
 
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2. Board Game: The Siege of Jerusalem [Average Rating:7.02 Overall Rank:1033]
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Siege of Jerusalem was the other honoree for "Best Pre-World War II Board Game" of 1989. The other nominees were The Far Seas, Gettysburg: Harvest of Death, and Guns of Cedar Creek.
 
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3. Board Game: Hitler's Last Gamble: The Battle of the Bulge [Average Rating:6.64 Overall Rank:4450]
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Hitler's Last Gamble was named "Best World War II Board Game" for 1989. It beat out Blitzkrieg '41, Bloody 110th, Edelweiss, and Turning Point: Stalingrad.

Hitler's Last Gamble also pulled in the "Best Wargaming Graphics" award. In that category, it beat out Bloody 110th, Edelweiss, Modern Naval Battles, and Siege of Jerusalem.
 
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The compettion was good that year, and an argument could be made for almost any of the nominees. No clear favorite. I would note, however, that Blody 110 started a series of games (TCS) that is up to 13 now.
 
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4. Board Game: Modern Naval Battles [Average Rating:6.46 Overall Rank:1850]
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Modern Naval Battles was honored as the "Best Post-World War II Board Game" of 1989. Also nominated were Donau Front, Fifth Fleet, and Light Division.

Modern Naval Battles also was given the "James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design", over Up Front and designers Joseph Balkoski, Ty Bomba, and Rodger B. MacGowan.
 
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I always thought this was a forernner to the modern CCG's in some ways. I thought it was underrated at the time, I didn't realize it won a Charley!

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Remained popular for a while, and a game using much the same system (Naval Battles) is in print now. Like all the Cold War theme games the bottom pretty much fell out of the genre with the fall of the Berlin Wall, which happened just as this game came out.
 
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5. Board Game: The Korean War [Average Rating:7.36 Overall Rank:1206]
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The Hall of Fame inductee for 1989 was Joseph Balkoski, designer of many games include Lee vs Grant, the GCACW series, and the Fleet series. The Korean War is his highest ranked game released by 1989.
 
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While well-regarded as a design, the topic seemed to hurt this one over the long haul.
 
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6. Board Game: Kadesh: Mobile Warfare in the Ancient Middle East [Average Rating:6.46 Overall Rank:4131]
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XTR's Kadesh was the winner of "Best Pre-World War II Board Game" for 1990. The other nominees were Dead of Winter, Lion of Ethiopia, Mississippi Fortress, and Republic of Rome.

Kadesh also was given the award for "Best Wargaming Graphics", beating Code of Bushido, Republic of Rome, and Third Fleet.
 
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Well, I thought Lion of Ethiopia and Republic of Rome were better, but this was a bold design!

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I will have a copy of this soon from a trade with GROGnads. I've met Gene Dickens a number of times. He was a Louisvillian and a friend of Vance von Borries until Gene retired from the US Army and moved to Arizona. Presumably he is still a friend of Vance.
 
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Made ancients sexy. A groundbreaking design and deserving the honor.
 
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  • Posted Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:11 pm
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7. Board Game: Operation Shoestring: The Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942 [Average Rating:6.14 Overall Rank:4628]
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Operation Shoestring was honored as "Best World War II Board Game" of 1990. The competition was Airbridge to Victory, Krim, Objective Schmidt, Samurai Sunset, and Sunrise of Victory.
 
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All the nominees suffered from some flaws and none of them has aged especially well.
 
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8. Board Game: Silver Bayonet: The First Team in Vietnam, 1965 [Average Rating:6.37 Overall Rank:3573]
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Silver Bayonet was named "Best Post-World War II Board Game" of 1990. Also nominated were Arabian Nightmare, Mississippi Banzai, NATO Nukes and Nazis, and Third Fleet.
 
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I thought Third Fleet was the better game and NATO, Nukes and Nazis the more interesting design, but the end of the Cold War hurt the one and the fact that the other one was "alternate history" probably doomed them.
 
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9. Board Game: The Republic of Rome [Average Rating:7.61 Overall Rank:131]
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Don Greenwood won the "James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design" for 1990. He defeated designers Joseph Balkoski, Ty Bomba, and the game Republic of Rome. Republic of Rome also happens to be Don Greenwood's highest ranked game.
 
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10. Board Game: Bismarck [Average Rating:6.43 Overall Rank:2042]
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The Hall of Fame inductee for 1990 was Jack Greene, founder of Quarterdeck games and designer of Destroyer Captain, Ironbottom Sound, and The Royal Navy. Bismarck is his only credited game with enough ratings to be ranked.
 
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11. Board Game: Alexandros [Average Rating:6.11 Overall Rank:5130]
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Alexandros was the winner of "Best Pre-World War II Board Game" for 1991. The other nominees were Chaco, Great Battles of Alexander, La Bataille de Ligny, and Trajan.
 
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Alexandros was followed up with deveral more designs using similar mechanics as well as two full-scale variuant games using the same map in later issues of Command.
 
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12. Board Game: EastFront [Average Rating:7.78 Overall Rank:357]
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Columbia Games' EastFront was the winner of "Best World War II Board Game" for 1991. Also nominated were 48th Panzer Korps, Bulge '91, Gung Ho, and The Legend Begins.

EastFront also shared the "James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design".
 
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EastFront was far and away the class of the field that year, leading to the whole "Front" series of games and eventually serving as an inspiration for Europe Engulfed. It's still in print.
 
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13. Board Game: Hornet Leader [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:1074]
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Hornet Leader shared "Best Post World War II Board Game" for 1991.

It also was awarded "Best Wargaming Graphics" for 1991, beating out Alexandros, La Battaille de Ligny, Command magazine, and EastFront.
 
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A very good solitaire game, attractive, interesting and authentic all at the same time.
 
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14. Board Game: Inchon: MacArthur's Gambit [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:3372]
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Inchon was the other winner of "Best Post World War II Board Game" of 1991. Filling out the category was Attack Sub, Chad: The Toyota Wars, and Desert Storm.
 
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I thought this was a case of 'embarrasement of riches'. Chad, although odd sounding, was very innovative -- I fortunately got to review it for Fire and Movement and played it a lot. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have bothered. Desert Storm was also a very fun game.

But I did vote for Inchon, also a very well made game!

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It was a very good year, as all the nominees were good games and could have won in a less-competitive year.
 
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15. Board Game: The Legend Begins [Average Rating:7.64 Overall Rank:2398]
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Mark Simonitch, designer of The Legend Begins, shared the "James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design" for 1991. He would later design Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage, currently ranked in BGG's top 25.
 
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16. Board Game: Pacific War [Average Rating:7.44 Overall Rank:800]
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Mark Herman was the inductee into the Hall of Fame for 1991, beating out Ty Bomba, Vance von Borries, Joe Miranda, and Jon Southard. Mark designed many games, including We the People, SPQR, Peloponnesian War, and the Battles of Alexander the Great. Pacific War is his highest ranked game released through 1991.
 
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17. Board Game: SPQR [Average Rating:7.40 Overall Rank:832]
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SPQR was named "Best Pre-World War II Board Game" of 1992. It beat out Across Five Aprils, I am Spartacus!, 1918: Storm in the West, Port Arthur, and Gettysburg: Lee's Greatest Gamble.

SPQR also shared the award for "Best Wargaming Graphics"
 
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A tough field to choose from, but I think all the XTR games split the vote.
 
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18. Board Game: Stalingrad Pocket [Average Rating:6.77 Overall Rank:2319]
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Stalingrad Pocket was named "Best World War II Board Game" for 1992. It defeated Guderian's Blitzkrieg, Artic Storm, and Berlin '45.
 
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While researching the database for other lists, I remembered what a strong design, and great game this is. Here I cast my ballot.
 
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19. Board Game: Tet '68 [Average Rating:6.42 Overall Rank:4954]
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Tet '68 won "Best Post World War II Board Game" of 1992. Also nominated were Thunderbolt/Apache Leader, Speed of Heat, Red Christmas, and Flashpoint: Golan.
 
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I thought Speed of Heat was better.
 
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20. Board Game: Thunderbolt/Apache Leader [Average Rating:7.19 Overall Rank:1469]
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Thunderbolt/Apache Leader shared the award for "Best Wargaming Graphics" for 1992. Also nominated were Guderian's Blitzkreig, and Stonewall Jackson's Way.
 
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21. Board Game: Victory in Normandy [Average Rating:7.06 Overall Rank:2368]
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Ben Knight, designer of The Napoleonic Wars, London's Burning, Atlantic Storm, and Monsters Ravage America was awarded the "James F. Dunnigan Award for Playability and Design". Victory in Normandy is his game with the highest average rating.

Larry Hoffman was the 1992 inductee into the Hall of Fame. Since he's not a designer, he has no BGG credits.
 
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No offence meant to Ben Knight, but Mark McLaughlin designed The Napoleonic Wars.

Unfortunately, BGG doesn't differentiate between Designers and Developers. (Ben was one of the latter.)
This might also be an issue with some of your other comments of "X designed Y". I just knew TNW was inaccurate.

 
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