05/06/2026
Dragonmeet Awards Submissions Open
Following the massive number of entries that we received to the awards last year, we are announcing the submissions opening for this years Dragonmeet Awards. This year we are judging in the following categories
Best Roleplaying Game – This is for the best roleplaying game of the year. Entries to this category should be complete roleplaying games, that can be used multiple times with different players (Solo games fall into this category if they are designed to offer multiple different adventure options) and contain everything needed to run the game in the awards submission (we supply dice, card, and snacks for the judges). If multiple books are required to run the game, they will be judged as a single entry for the purposes of this category.
Best Adventure – This category covers the best adventure or campaign for roleplaying games, solo books fall into this category if they are of the choose your own adventure style of book, and campaigns are judged based on the entire campaign submitted.
Best Expansion (Board game and RPG) – This category covers the best expansion to an existing game, usually with expanded rules to the game or a different way in which to play it, lists of new creatures or new adventure nuggets rather than actual adventures written out (see best adventure). Additional modules to board games that improve their game play should be submitted here.
Best Accessory (Board game and RPG) – This category covers the things that can be used to enhance games, those games do not have to be games that are owned by the company that is creating the accessory, but if based on a licensed IP, must have permission from the owner to use that IP. These are for the most part system agnostic whilst still proving something interesting to improve the game being played. If you have an accessory that improves or enhances a board game, this would be the category.
Best Boardgame – This is perhaps the broadest category for our awards, encompassing all different types of board game, American, Euro, and Strategic, our judges have a wide variety of tastes in board games, and we use three different board games clubs to assist us with this category. If you wish to submit an expansion to a board game or accessory, please see the best expansion and best accessory categories.
Submitting entries to the Awards
Any product that fits within the guidelines above can be submitted to the awards, with the single proviso being that it must not have been submitted previously to the Dragonmeet Awards. If there is any uncertainty as to a products acceptability for the awards, or uncertainty as to which category it fits in, please get in touch and we’ll get the answer for you. If we receive a product that we think should be in a different category, we will let you know.
Anything submitted for the awards must be available for purchase on the day of the show, we have no problem in the product being available through a distributor or third party, but it must be available at the show. Additionally, those who are on the shortlists should either be present themselves or having someone else present to collect the award when presented just before the show itself on Saturday morning. We do not do a traditional awards ceremony, instead bringing the award to the stall, photographing the team behind the product at their stall, then putting the image on our social media with the position of the stand and the winners website so that maximum visibility is had for all the winners.
With all submissions, an email should be sent to [email protected] indicating which submissions are being sent and to which category they are being submitted. Physical copies should be sent to:
Dragonmeet
432 Carlton Road
Barnsley
S713HX
PDF copies can be sent to [email protected] or sent via link to that address, but we would advise sending an email to confirm what is being sent rather than the PDF just arriving.
Restrictions on entries to the awards…
Dragonmeet does not accept generative AI in the products that are sold at the show, several of the core team are creatives who have had work stolen by large corporations to power their generic grifter generators, and we know that as an industry, the continued proliferation of generated AI artwork is taking work away from actual human creators that the industry relies on for its excellence. Any award submitted that is found to contain generative artwork or text will get a question sent to the publisher/creator, and if found to be the work of an art appropriation machine with a human prodding it, will be excluded.
Family Show – We are a family show, and in times previous, we have had products submitted that had inappropriate artwork on the cover and in some cases, inappropriate content. While adult material can be submitted to the awards, we reserve the right to advise if a product contains material that is unsuitable for the show and discuss with the creators regarding possible exclusion from the awards.
Deadline for Submissions is Sunday, September 6, we got a lot more submissions than we expected last year and getting them around all the judging teams was a major undertaking. The team will be at Tabletop Scotland, so we will be able to collect award entries there as a last resort. We have to get all the submissions around to each of the five judging teams in turn, so there will not be an extension to that deadline. Those that have made the shortlist will be advised in the week before the show.
If there are any questions, please let us know
All the best
John Dodd
Director, Dragonmeet.
