The following are the winners of the 1st annual (1974) Origins Award, presented at Origins Game Fair 1975:

The awards were the "brainchild of Canadian hobbyist John Mansfield."The Evolution of Origins: The National Convention af Five by John Prados, Moves, #45, June/July 1979, p.5John Mansfield, resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba and long time gamer, is manager of Pendragon Games & Hobbies as of 2014. Originally the awards were the Origins Awards but were informally known as the Charles Roberts AwardsThe Evolution of Origins: The National Convention af Five by John Prados, Moves, #45, June/July 1979, p.10 and it was only in 1988 that Charles Roberts officially agreed to let his name be used.31 May 1988 - CSR AWARDS AUTHORIZATION

Charles Roberts Awards Category Winner Company Designer(s)Best Professional GameThird ReichThe Avalon Hill Game CompanyDon Greenwood, John Prados Best Amateur GameManassasHistorical SimulationsTom EllerBest Professional MagazineStrategy & TacticsSPIBest Amateur MagazineAlbionDon Turnbull

Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame Inductee Don Turnbull

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External links : winners and nominees