The 1987 Origins Awards - Presented at Origins 1988

Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1987
Shogun - Milton Bradley - Mike Gray

Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1900-1946 of 1987
Scorched Earth – GDW - John Astell

Best Boardgame Covering the Period 1947-Modern Day of 1987
Team Yankee – GDW - Marc Miller, Frank Chadwick

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1987
Arkham Horror – Chaosium - Richard Launius, Lynn Willis, Charlie Krank

Best Graphic Presentation of a Boardgame of 1987
Shogun - Milton Bradley Co - Alec Jutsum, James Brenner

Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1987
Alamaze - Pegasus Productions

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1987
Pirates – Microprose - Sid Meier

Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1987
Project: Stealth Fighter – Microprose - Jim Synosid, Arnold Hendrick

Best Screen Graphics in a Home Computer Game of 1987
Pirates – Microprose - Michael Hair

Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1987
Computer Gaming World - Golden Empire Publishing - Russell Sipe ed

Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1987
Polyhedron – TSR - Jean Rabe, ed

Best Historical Figure Series of 1987
The New Samurai - Ral Partha - Dennis Mize, Bob Charette

Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Series of 1987
Julie Guthrie's Fantasy Line - Grenadier Models - Julie Guthrie

Best Vehicular or Accessory Series of 1987
Star Trek Miniatures – FASA - Randy Hoffa, Steve Apolloni

Best Miniatures Rules of 1987
Harpoon – GDW - Rick Priestly

Best Roleplaying Rules of 1987
Star Wars - West End Games - Greg Costikyan

Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1987
Tournament of Dreams (for Pendragon) – Chaosium - Sam Shirley, Les Brooks, Greg Stafford

Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1987
Star Wars Sourcebook (for Star Wars) - West End Games - Curtis Smith, Bill Slavicsek

Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1987
Miskatonic University Kit (for Call of Cthulhu) – Chaosium - Lynn Willis

Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame
Greg Stafford

Special Award for Outstanding Achievement of 1987
The Dragon - TSR

Special Award for Outstanding Achievement of 1987
The Courier - Courier Publishing - Dick Bryan