Welcome to the Zhodani Base Awards 2018! 2018 has been another amazing year for Traveller products. Lots of new stuff from the small publishers (and Mongoose).
The first category is “Best Cover“. The nominees are:
- Traveller Companion : from Mongoose
- T5 Gazelle-Class Close Escorts : from GDW
- Wendy’s Guide to the Fleets of The Colonies : from GKG
- Spacecraft Design Guide : From Moon Toad Publishing
The winner of the “Best Cover” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Spacecraft Design Guide from Moon Toad Publishing.
There were lots of Traveller products with nice covers this year. Lots of love for all nice covers. A cool starship image and an otherwise well designed cover was what won this year. (Ian Stead did three of the nominated cover images and one of them won.)
Next category is “Best Fanzine or Online Magazine“. The nominees are:
The winner of the “Best Fanzine/Online Magazine” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Freelance Traveller
Freelance Traveller has once again proved that they are the best fanzine by publishing bimestrial issues with lots of good contents for free.
Freelance Traveller has won this category every year since 2011!
Next category is “Best Adventure“. The nominees are:
- Grand Safari : from Gypsy Knights Games
- Ashfall : from Timothy Collinson
- TSAO: Signal 99 : from Stellagama Publishing
- Reach Adventure 5 : The Borderland Run : from Mongoose
The winner of the “Best Adventure” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Grand Safari from Gypsy Knights Games.
There were lots of fine Traveller Adventures for different settings published. But Grand Safari was outstanding. I love that there are six linked adventures in this book.
Next category is “Best Ship or Deckplan“. The nominees are:
- Starship Geomorphs : from Robert Pearce
- T5 Gazelle-Class Close Escorts : from GDW
- Element Class Cruisers : from Mongoose
- Hercules-class Heavy Freighter : from Gypsy Knights Games
The winner of the “Best Ship or Deckplan” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Hercules-class Heavy Freighter from Gypsy Knights Games.
There were lots of fine ships for Traveller published this year. I really liked the winning design that looks a bit like the Voyager II / Connestoga from TTA.
Next category is “Best ATU Product“. The nominees are:
- Artificial: Robots in Clement Sector : from Gypsy Knights Games
- Unmerciful Frontier: The CCA Sourcebook : from GKG
- Marine Corps Handbook 2215 : from Zozer Games
- Cepheus Light : from Stellagama Publishing
The winner of the “Best ATU Product” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Cepheus Light from Stellagama Publishing.
This category always make me happy since you can always find so many cool ideas.
Next category is “Best OTU Product“. The nominees are:
- Reach Adventure 5: The Borderland Run : from Mongoose
- T5 Gazelle-Class Close Escorts : from GDW
- Naval Adventure 1: Shakedown Cruise : from Mongoose
- Element Class Cruisers : from Mongoose
The winner of the “Best OTU Product” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Element Class Cruisers from Mongoose.
Mongoose continues to produce good quality products for the OTU.
A final bonus category this year is “Best Free or Pay What You Want Traveller Product“. The nominees are:
- Cepheus Light : from Stellagama Publishing
- Frontiers of Space : from Old School Role Playing
- Starship Geomorphs : from Robert Pearce
- Mnemosyne Sourcebook : from Dylan Lee
The winner of the “Best Free or Pay What You Want Traveller Product” category of the Zhodani Base Awards 2018 is: Starship Geomorphs from Robert Pearce.
Starship Geomorphs wins because it is an amazing fan produced product that is also a work of love for the game.
