[3] Nominees are circulated during the year to the committee, which is mostly anonymous but which is known to include Peter Adkison, Matt Forbeck, John Kovalic and James Wallis.
[4] The committee is anonymous to protect the voting process from interference, but individual judges are free to reveal themselves.
[2] The committee releases a shortlist of three to seven nominees[2] in spring, and the award is presented to the winner at Gen Con in Indianapolis in August.
[5] The trophy itself was a lucite pyramid containing the burnt remains of the last unsold copy of the game; all that was legible of the title was "diana Jones".
[11] The Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program is awarded to "rising and impactful talent in the analog tabletop/hobby games industry" and aims to amplify "the voices of up-and-coming designers with a focus on creators from marginalized communities".