Diana Jones Shortlist Announced

John "Dork Tower / Munchkin" Kovalic announces:

The committee of the Diana Jones Award has released the shortlist for its 2006 award. This year the shortlist contains six nominees that in the opinion of the committee exemplify the best that hobby-gaming can offer. In alphabetical order, they are:

- The Game Chef game-design competition
- Irish games convention charity auctions
- Magic the Gathering, 9th edition (Wizards of the Coast)
- Perplex City (Mind Candy Ltd)
- Spycraft 2.0 by Patrick Kapera, et al (Alderac Entertainment Group)
- Twilight Struggle by Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews (GMT Games)

The winner of the 2006 Award will be announced on Wednesday 9th August, at the annual Diana Jones Award and Freelancer Party in Indianapolis, the unofficial start of the Gen Con Indy convention.

The Diana Jones has recognized some amazing games in years past (My Life with Master, Ticket to Ride). This year's shortlist feels a little "eh". Two revisions (Magic, Spycraft), two "phenomena", two games I haven't heard of at all.

Still, it's interesting...

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