Game Manufacturers Association

[1] The association was formed in 1977 to protect the interests of the Origins Game Fair, and was incorporated as a non-profit venture in 1982.

[5] The organization also has a presence at other conventions, partnering with companies to provide gaming events.

For example, GAMA partnered with Six Sides of Gaming to provide celebrity Dungeons and Dragons events at Anime Central in 2023.

As described on the organization's website, the program "is an eight-month accelerator for prospective and newly established tabletop game publishers and retail store owners" who are "members of historically underrepresented communities".

[10] Each year the association recognizes excellence in the tabletop game industry with the annual Origins Awards.