Games Magazine's December issue features the winners of its Best Game of the Year and Best New Games awards within the traditional (non-electronic) games category.  Games from Avalon Hill, Mayfair and Rio Grande appear on the list, with two winners from Rio Grande.  Here are the category winners for the non-electronic games categories. 

Game of the Year

Vegas Showdown (Avalon Hill; designer: Henry Stern)

Best New Abstract Strategy Game

Punct (Rio Grande Games; designer: Kris Burm)

Best New Advanced Strategy Game

Reef Encounter (Z-Man Games; designer: Richard Breese)

Best New Family Game

Tricky Town (Kelmar Games; designer: Fernando Diaz)

Best New Family Card Game

Trumps, Tricks, Game! (Mayfair Games; designer: Gunter Burkhardt