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264:, some members of the community who were intending to run or participate in Origins Online events stepped down, and others joined them in solidarity. Such a large number of people withdrew, it is speculated that Origins Online may not have been able to run without them. Regardless of the reason, Origins Online was cancelled completely, and GAMA offered to "match, dollar for dollar, any exhibitor, sponsor, advertiser, or vendor who donates the amounts they are owed for Origins Online to one of" several different black organizations. Soon after, the regular Origins convention was cancelled for 2020 as well, citing fears of a second wave of COVID-19. This would mark 2020 as the first year without an Origins convention since 1975. 192:
and, keeping with the Monster theme, they introduced the mascot Crit. In 2015 the theme was Space. In 2016 it was Robots. 2017 was Dragons. 2018 was Mystery. 2019 was Mythical. A survey was distributed online to help select the theme for the 2020 show. The options were: Scary Fun, Games Around the World, Adventure, Futuristic, and Top Secret. According to the 2019 Origins Sitebook, the theme for 2020 will be Games Around the World.
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reported that Origins had "17,706 attendees" in June 2024 which was "up over 9% from 2023's attendance total, which was 16,082 people, but still down around 14% from the last pre-pandemic show in 2019, where Origins drew 20,642 people". Additionally in 2024, Origins "had 326 exhibitors, up for 2023's
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Origins typically has a theme each year, which affects some of the events and decorations like banners or art, and the Origins mascot will be depicted wearing an outfit related to the theme as well. The theme in 2012 was Time Travel. In 2014 it was Monster. 2014 was also the 40th Origins convention
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Throughout the first twenty years of its life, Origins migrated from city to city, until in 1996, GAMA decided to anchor Origins in a single location. After considering a number of possibilities, GAMA chose
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Several reports of sexual harassment emerged after 2018 Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. After multiple first hand accounts were published on social media and Reddit,
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Avalon Hill produced the first commercial war games in 1958. In a nod to Baltimore's position as the home of Avalon Hill and the birthplace of the commercial wargame hobby,
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is an annual gaming convention that was first held in 1975. Since 1996, it has been held in
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for historical boardgames were presented at Origins, but these are now presented at the
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count of 305" and event totals went "from 6,135 to 6,528, up about 6%".
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Origins started in 1975 with a gathering of game players in
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joined together to hold a single convention in Milwaukee.
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In June, due to a lack of response by GAMA concerning
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Origins International Game Expo
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio
Game Manufacturers Association
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Columbus, Ohio
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Game Manufacturers Association
wargaming
miniatures gaming

Origins Awards
Charles S. Roberts Awards
World Boardgaming Championships
Board games
trading card games
LARPs
role-playing games

Baltimore, Maryland
Avalon Hill
Johns Hopkins University
Don Greenwood
SPI
RuneQuest
Chaosium
Gen Con
COVID-19 pandemic
Black Lives Matter
George Floyd Protests

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