title: 1990 Origins Award winners
text: # 1990 Origins Award winners
  
  The following are the winners of the 17th annual (1990) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1991:
  
  | Category | Winner | Company | Designer(s) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Best Historical Figure Series of 1990 | 25mm Ancients | Ral Partha | Dave Summers, Sandra Garrity |
  | Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Figure Series of 1990 | AD&D Monsters | Ral Partha | Dennis Mize, Nick Bibby, Richard Kerr, Sandra Garrity |
  | Best Vehicular Miniatures Series of 1990 | Space Ork Battle Wagon | Games Workshop/Citadel Miniatures | |
  | Best Accessory Figure Series of 1990 | Castles Boxed Set | TSR | |
  | Best Miniatures Rules of 1990 | Battle Tech Compendium | FASA | Sam Lewis, Jordan Weisman, L Ross Babcock |
  | Best Roleplaying Rules of 1990 | King Arthur Pendragon, 3rd ed. | Chaosium | Greg Stafford |
  | Best Roleplaying Adventure of 1990 | Harlequin (for Shadowrun) | FASA | Tom Dowd, Sam Lewis, Ken St Andre, John Faughnan, W G Armintrout, Jerry Epperson, Paul R Hume, Lester Smith, James D Long |
  | Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1990 | Forgotten Realms Adventure Book | TSR | |
  | Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1990 | Ravenloft Box Set | TSR | |
  | Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1990 | Seattle Source Book (for Shadowrun) | FASA | |
  | Best Pre-20th Century Boardgame of 1990 | Republic of Rome | The Avalon Hill Game Company | Richard Berthold, Robert Haines |
  | Best Modern-Day Boardgame of 1990 | Eurorails | Mayfair Games | Darwin Bromley |
  | Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1990 | Genestealers | Games Workshop | |
  | Best Play-by-Mail Game of 1990 | Illuminati | Flying Buffalo | Draper Kauffman |
  | Best New Play-by-Mail Game of 1990 | Monster Island | Adventures By Mail | |
  | Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1990 | Wing Commander | Origin Systems | |
  | Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1990 | Populous | Electronic Arts | |
  | Best Professional Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1990 | Dungeon Magazine | TSR | |
  | Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine of 1990 | Wargamers Information | | Rick Loomis |
  | Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame | Richard Berg, Sandy Petersen | | |
  