June 1, 2001
Contact: Greg J. Schloesser
President, Strategy Gaming Society
3800 Briant Drive
Marrero, Louisiana 70072 USA
telephone (504) 347-6097
strategygames@about.com
Strategy Gaming Society Announces
2001 Gamers’ Choice Award Winners
The Strategy Gaming Society today announced the recipients for the 2001 Gamers'
Choice Awards, a set of awards which recognizes outstanding strategy board games in
three categories.
This year’s recipients are:
- General Strategy, Multi-Player category: The Princes of Florence. This is an
outstanding game of town planning and development, set in Renaissance Italy. The game is
designed by the prolific German team of Wolfgang Kramer and Richard Ulrich. This is the
second Gamers’ Choice Award received by Mr. Kramer, who won last year’s award
for Tikal. The Princes of Florence is available in the United States from Rio Grande
Games and by Alea internationally.
- General Strategy, 2-Player category: Battle Cry. Richard Borg of Florida
designed this fast moving, entertaining game recreating famous battles of the U.S. Civil
War. Its simple yet clever system makes this game appealing to the entire family. The
game is published by Avalon Hill, a division of Hasbro.
- Historical Simulations: Drive on Paris. Designed by Al Wambold, this
historically accurate game takes place during the Great War in Europe as the German
forces drive towards Paris. The game is released by The Gamers, a firm specializing in
historical simulation gaming.
The Gamers’ Choice Awards are sponsored by the Strategy Gaming Society, the
oldest continuous gaming organization in the United States. The SGS serves to bring
together people from all over the world in mutual enjoyment of our hobby and to help
spread the word about the wonderful world of strategy gaming.