Best Initial Release (Charles S. Roberts Awards)

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The Best Intial Release Game award was given in 1979-1981 as part of the Charles S. Roberts awards. This award was discontinued.

Winners

Year	Game of the Year	Designer(s)
1981	Ironbottom Sound	Jack Greene
1980	Streets of Stalingrad	Dana Lombardy, David Parham
1979	Ironclads	John W. Fuseler

Nominees

1981
The Castle
I.C.B.M.
Manassas
Richard I the Lionheart

1980
Alaric the Goth: Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Raid on Iran
Titan
Winter Storm

1979
only the winner was announced.

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