The Dice Tower Awards have been announced for the best games of 2011

A jury of forty prominent gamers, podcasters, and bloggers voted in fourteen different categories. The winners were as follows:

Game of the Year: Eclipse
Best Family Game: King of Tokyo
Best New Game Designer: Kevin Lanzing (Flash Point: Fire Rescue)
Best Game Reprint: Confusion: Espionage and Betrayal in the Cold War
Best Production Values: Mansions of Madness
Best Small Publisher: Indie Boards and Cards(Flash Point: Fire Rescue)
Best Party Game: Dixit Odyssey
Best Game Expansion: Summoner Wars: Master Set
Most Innovative Game: Risk Legacy
Best Game Artwork: The Lord of the Rings: the Card Game
Best War Game: A Few Acres of Snow
Best Game Theme: Flash Point: Fire Rescue
Best Digital Board Game: Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
Hall of Fame Inductees: Lord of the Rings, Yahtzee, Werewolf

A full list of the nominees and winners can be found at the Dice Tower website, www.dicetowerawards.com
You can also hear the winners announced and interviews with the winners on a special Dice Tower Network Podcast.

The Dice Tower Awards are in their fifth year, and consistently look for the best board and card games released in the calendar year. This year, a special dice tower trophy will be awarded to each of the winners - a tradition we hope to continue as time goes by.

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Tom Vasel
"Real men play board games"
The Dice Tower