We Won an Ennie for Hobomancer!

Wow! WOW!

And I'm truly and utterly stunned and delighted!

Hobomancer, a book am very proud to have helped develop, won the silver Ennie for Best Electronic Book this weekend at Gencon. All of us Hex Games guys were excited to be nominated and amazed that we actually got the silver (Deadlands: Last Sons deservedly got the gold).

It was a thrilling and exhausting four days at Gencon. I'm still recovering. I'll have a more in-depth rundown of the convention tomorrow. But for now I'd like to thank the Ennie judges for considering us and give a great big "Thanks guys, y'all are awesome!" to everyone who voted for Hobomancer. Also, a great big "Congratulations!" to all the other winners this weekend! Huzzah!

Oh, and I'll try to get a map up later tonight.

Behold! Leighton "Laser Ponies" Connor accepts the Ennie for Hobomancer!

Hobomancer is Nominated for an Ennie!!!

Holy cow! Hobomancer has been nominated for an Ennie in the Best Electronic Book  category!

Wow!

Hobomancer is a historical-fantasy RPG from Hex Games set in Depression-era America. The hobomancers are shamans of the rails. They travel the railroads that crisscross the nation, fighting monsters, repairing dimensional rifts, and protecting the soul of America. It's a great game and I'm proud to be part of the creative team that also included +Steve Johnson, +Leighton Connor, +Carter Newton, and +Colin Thomas. Jeffrey Johnson created a wonderful, cover and Juan Navarro produced some marvelous illustraions, including my favorite, the Lord of Steam. 

I wrote most of the monster section and contributed to several other parts of the book. I also did some illustrations and made the four-page intro comic, which you can read HERE.

The Lord of Steam by Juan Navarro

Ennie voting starts July 22nd. It's a great honor just to be nominated, but to honest, it would be really awesome to actually win, too. 

You can buy Hobomancer here.

There's a free preview here.