We don't pay as much notice to board/cardgames as we should, but hey, that's what Ogre Cave is for, and they've posted the winners of the 2005 Origin Awards, one of the biggest award ceremonies in the papergaming world.

The full list is on their site, but the cave troglodytes help us out by picking the gems: "Items of note: among the winners were Artesia for Best RPG, GURPS Infinite Worlds for Best RPG Supplement, Gloom for Best Traditional Card Game, and Warmachine: Apotheosis for Game of the Year." We don't know much about Warmachine: Apotheosis, but it certainly has fetchingly-designed miniatures to go with it.

What's more: "The Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering got the nod for Best Collectible Card Game or Expansion, and Miniatures of the Year went to Wargods of Aegyptus. Midnight Syndicate also got some recognition for their great work, as The 13th Hour Roleplaying Soundtrack won Game Accessory of the Year." Here's a GamingReport review of the latter, which is "a new CD of horror musical soundscapes (think mood-music for those who want to feel fear) to be used to set the mood and atmosphere for [paper-based] gaming" - neat idea!