First Annual Casual Game Awards
What were the best casual games of the 2006? You get to decide by voting on the Zeebys, the casual games industry’s version of the Oscars.
You can vote for the winners of the “People’s Choice” awards for the best games of the year in categories such as arcade games, puzzle games, strategy games, word games, cards games, and the big prize, the Best Casual Game of the Year award.
Nominations were chosen by members of the Casual Games Association (CGA). The nominees for the Best Casual Game of the Year are:
- Bookworm Adventures, PopCap Games
- Cake Mania, Sandlot Studios
- Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue, PlayFirst
- Delicious Deluxe, Zylom
- Lumines II, Q Entertainment
- Luxor 2, Mumbo Jumbo
- Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects, BigFish Games
- Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst, BigFish Games
- Super Collapse 3, GameHouse/RealNetworks
- Virtual Villagers, BigFish Games
CGA members have also chosen, and will vote themselves, for “Craft Awards” in technical categories such as game design, story, graphics, sound, etc. The top overall achievement garners the Craft Achievement of the Year award.
The complete list of nominees and categories is available on the Zeebys web site. Voting is open until the end of January, and winners will be announced on February 8, 2007, at CGA Europe West: Amsterdam.
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