Thanks, Timothy, for the wise words and for the suggestion about BoardGameNews.com, which I probably wouldn't have thought of. Bryan On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Timothy Hunt <games@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Let this award grow organically. In this inaugural year, when we > really don't know how many people will participate in the judging at > Origins, just have a single award. It can be tempting to put all > sorts of structure there that maybe will be appropriate down the line, > but has the potential for stifling it. Remember that we on this list > have a biased perspective; in reality, no-one knows that this award is > even happening. > > Let's keep it simple. Have a single award (no categories), recognise > finalists (but don't have a 2nd/3rd place). That makes things very > simple, and gets things going. IN future years, people will know > about it, be expecting it, can plan for it, and it can grow into > something bigger. Especially as I believe Looney Labs is intending to > focus more on Pyramid games next year. > > While I think of it, once the finalists have been chosen, it may be an > idea to email Eric Martin of BoardGameNews.com with who the finalists > are and details of judging at Origins, so that he can let people know > through that website. > > Timothy