2003 International Gamers Award Nominees Announced

The finalists for the 2003 International Gamers Awards, which is my choice for the most significant award available to strategy games, have been announced.

In the General Strategy Games Multi-Player Category, the nominees are:

Ad Acta by Andrea Meyer (Bewitched Games)
Age of Steam by Martin Wallace (Warfrog)
Alhambra by Dirk Henn (Queen Games)
Amun-Re by Reiner Knizia (Hans im Gluck)
Coloretto by Michael Schacht (Abacus Spiele)
Domaine by Klaus Teuber (Kosmos)
Edel, Stein & Reich by Reinhard Staupe (Alea)
Magna Grecia by Leo Colovini and Michael Schacht (Clementoni)
Mare Nostrum by Serge Laget (Euro Games)
Mammoth Hunters by Alan R. Moon and Aaron Weissblum (Alea)
New England by Alan R. Moon and Aaron Weissblum (Gold Sieber)
Paris Paris by Michael Schacht (Abacus Spiele)
Settlers of the Stone Age by Klaus Teuber (Kosmos)

In the General Strategy Games 2-Player Category, the nominees are:

Avalon by Leo Colovini (Kosmos)
Balloon Cup by Stephen Glenn (Kosmos)
Hive by John Yianni (Gen Four Two Games)
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation by Reiner Knizia (Kosmos)
Odin's Ravens by Thorsten Gimmler (Kosmos)
Street Soccer by Corne van Moorsel (Cwali)
For a detailed look at the nominated games, as well as the committee members and their qualifications, visit the International Gamers Awards web site.

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