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==Vote Tally==
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=Vote Tally=
  
[http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogs.html Dogs in the Vineyard] (22); [http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/ Sorceror] (20); [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/ Primetime Adventures] (15); [http://www.burningwheel.org/ Burning Wheel] (10); [http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html My Life with Master] (10); [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?The-Shadow-of-Yesterday The Shadow of Yesterday] (10); [http://www.faterpg.com/ FATE] (9); [http://www.timfire.com/ The Mountain Witch] (8); [http://www.tao-games.com/games_polaris.shtml Polaris] (8); [http://www.contestedground.co.uk/astint.html A|State] (4); [http://www.btrc.net/html/catalog.html#CORPS CORPS] (4); [http://www.randomordercreations.com/thepool.htm The Pool] (4); [http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/risus.htm RISUS] (4); [http://www.adept-press.com/trollbabe/ Trollbabe] (4); [http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/tj.asp Truth and Justice] (4); [http://www.ramshead.indie-rpgs.com/ Universalis]; (3);[http://bayn.org/wushu/ Wushu] (4); [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=21 Active Exploits] (3); [http://www.chimera.info/dustdevils/generalstore.html Dust Devils] (3); [http://www.fudgerpg.com/ FUDGE] (3); [http://www.museoffire.com/Games/ Capes] (2); [http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/di.asp Dead Inside] (2); [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3039.html The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchasen] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/inspectres/ InSpectres] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/lacuna/ Lacuna] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/octane/ octaNe] (2); [http://www.peginc.com/Games/Savage%20Worlds/Savage%20Worlds.htm Savage Worlds] (2); [http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/vs_Monsters.php vs. Monsters] (2); and [http://incarnadine.indie-rpgs.com/ With Great Power] (2).
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On 12-05-2005, [http://forum.rpg.net/member.php?u=17689 C.W.Richeson] queried [http://forum.rpg.net/forumdisplay.php?f=3 Roleplaying Open] as to which were the 'top 5 best indie rpgs'.
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==Top Five==
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[http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogs.html Dogs in the Vineyard] (22); [http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/ Sorceror] (22); [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/ Primetime Adventures] (15); [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?The-Shadow-of-Yesterday The Shadow of Yesterday] (12); [http://www.burningwheel.org/ Burning Wheel] (11);[http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html My Life with Master] (11); [http://www.faterpg.com/ FATE] (9);
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===Runners Up===
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[http://www.timfire.com/ The Mountain Witch] (8); [http://www.tao-games.com/games_polaris.shtml Polaris] (8); [http://www.contestedground.co.uk/astint.html A|State] (7); [http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/risus.htm RISUS] (6); [http://www.adept-press.com/trollbabe/ Trollbabe] (5); [http://bayn.org/wushu/ Wushu] (5); [http://www.btrc.net/html/catalog.html#CORPS CORPS] (4); [http://www.fudgerpg.com/ FUDGE] (4); [http://www.randomordercreations.com/thepool.htm The Pool] (4); [http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/tj.asp Truth and Justice] (4); [http://www.ramshead.indie-rpgs.com/ Universalis]; (4); [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=21 Active Exploits] (3); [http://www.chimera.info/dustdevils/generalstore.html Dust Devils] (3); [http://www.deep7.com/product.php?cat=arrowflight Arrowflight] (2); [http://www.blackgreengames.com/ Breaking the Ice] (2); [http://www.museoffire.com/Games/ Capes] (2); [http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/di.asp Dead Inside] (2); [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3039.html The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchasen] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/inspectres/ InSpectres] (2); [http://www.septemberquestion.org/lumpley/puppies.html kill puppies for satan] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/lacuna/ Lacuna] (2); [http://memento-mori.com/octane/ octaNe] (2); [http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/vs_Monsters.php vs. Monsters] (2); and [http://incarnadine.indie-rpgs.com/ With Great Power] (2).
  
 
===Games with singular votes===
 
===Games with singular votes===
  
1984 Prime; [http://memento-mori.com/octane/#atr Against the Reich!]; Amber; [http://www.angelrpg.com/ Angel]; Arrowflight; Best Friends; Barbarians Versus; [http://www.blackgreengames.com/ Breaking the Ice]; [http://wicked-dead.com/cat/ Cat]; [http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/products.php?publisherLink=goldleaf Code of Unaris]; [http://www.bobgoat.com/conspiracy/ Conspiracy of Shadows]; [http://www.btrc.net/html/eaba.html EABA]; [http://www.irongolemgames.com/Pages/Everstone.html Everstone]; [http://www.steampowerpublishing.co.uk/don.htm Dead of Night]; Dread; [http://www.granta.demon.co.uk/drones/index.html The Drones]; [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/FinalStand.pdf Final Stand] (.pdf); [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=32 HardNova ][]; [http://www.greatorkgods.co.uk/ Great Ork Gods]; [http://www.gregstolze.com/downloads.html in Spaaaaace!]; [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=40 Iron Gauntlets]; [http://www.septemberquestion.org/lumpley/puppies.html kill puppies for satan]; [http://www.koboldsatemybaby.com/ Kobolds Ate My Baby]; [http://www.key20.com/ Little Fears]; [http://www.harlekin-maus.com/games/monkeywrench/monkeywrench.html MonkeyWrench!];  [http://www.halfmeme.com/nicotinegirls.html Nicotine Girls]; [http://www.chimera.info/ Nine Worlds]; [http://www.wiseturtle.com/products.html OVA]; [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?Paladin Paladin]; Perfect 20; [http://www.princeofdarknessgames.com/piledrivers__powerbombs.htm Piledrivers and Powerbombs]; [http://www.nopress.net/ Pretender]; [http://edge.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2963& Roleplaying Game Designate: Robots]; Shab Al Hiri Roach; [http://www.glyphpress.com/ Under the Bed]; The Story Engine; [http://ivanhoeunbound.com/ Unsung]; [http://philippe.tromeur.free.fr/whrpg.htm Wuthering Heights].
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[http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/1984_Prime.php 1984 Prime]; [http://memento-mori.com/octane/#atr Against the Reich!]; [http://www.angelrpg.com/ Angel]; [http://www.gregorhutton.com/roleplaying/index.html Best Friends]; [http://www.mysticages.com/bv/ Barbarians Versus]; [http://wicked-dead.com/cat/ Cat]; [http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/products.php?publisherLink=goldleaf Code of Unaris]; [http://www.bobgoat.com/conspiracy/ Conspiracy of Shadows]; [http://www.btrc.net/html/eaba.html EABA]; Elfs; [http://www.irongolemgames.com/Pages/Everstone.html Everstone]; [http://www.steampowerpublishing.co.uk/don.htm Dead of Night]; [http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/dread/index.html Dread]; [http://www.draconianproductions.com/dread.html Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium]; [http://www.granta.demon.co.uk/drones/index.html The Drones]; [http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/timdenee/FinalStand.pdf Final Stand] (.pdf); [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=32 HardNova ][]; [http://www.greatorkgods.co.uk/ Great Ork Gods]; [http://www.gregstolze.com/downloads.html in Spaaaaace!]; [http://www.pigames.net/store/default.php?cPath=40 Iron Gauntlets]; [http://www.koboldsatemybaby.com/ Kobolds Ate My Baby]; [http://www.key20.com/ Little Fears]; [http://www.harlekin-maus.com/games/monkeywrench/monkeywrench.html MonkeyWrench!];  [http://www.halfmeme.com/nicotinegirls.html Nicotine Girls]; [http://www.chimera.info/ Nine Worlds]; [http://www.wiseturtle.com/products.html OVA]; [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?Paladin Paladin]; [http://members.shaw.ca/LeviK/Perfect20_2005.pdf Perfect 20] (.pdf); [http://www.princeofdarknessgames.com/piledrivers__powerbombs.htm Piledrivers and Powerbombs]; [http://www.nopress.net/ Pretender]; [http://edge.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2963& Roleplaying Game Designate: Robots]; [http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/The_Shab-al-Hiri_Roach.php Shab Al Hiri Roach]; [http://www.glyphpress.com/ Under the Bed]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20030713093444/http://hubrisgames.com/html/storyengbook.html The Story Engine] (via [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive]); [http://ivanhoeunbound.com/ Unsung]; Thirty; [http://philippe.tromeur.free.fr/whrpg.htm Wuthering Heights].
  
==="Non-indie", honorable mentions===
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=="Non-indie", honorable mentions==
  
[http://www.glorantha.com/ HeroQuest] (4); [http://www.theriddleofsteel.net/ The Riddle of Steel] (4); [http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/ GURPS]; [http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/nobilis/ Nobilis] (2); [http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/besm/ Big Eyes, Small Mouth]; [http://www.gaslightpress.com/Everway/Default.asp Everyway]; [http://www.atlas-games.com/overtheedge/index.php Over the Edge]; The Fantasy Trip; Vampire: The Masquerade First Edition; White Box Dungeons & Dragons.
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[http://www.glorantha.com/ HeroQuest] (5); [http://www.theriddleofsteel.net/ The Riddle of Steel] (4); [http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/ GURPS]; [http://www.peginc.com/Games/Savage%20Worlds/Savage%20Worlds.htm Savage Worlds] (3); [http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/nobilis/ Nobilis] (2); [http://www.phagepress.com/AmberDetail.shtml Amber]; [http://www.guardiansorder.com/games/besm/ Big Eyes, Small Mouth]; [http://www.gaslightpress.com/Everway/Default.asp Everyway]; [http://www.atlas-games.com/overtheedge/index.php Over the Edge]; The Fantasy Trip; Vampire: The Masquerade - First Edition; White Box Dungeons & Dragons.
  
===Notes===
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==Notes==
  
 
* Only first five votes in each post are were counted.
 
* Only first five votes in each post are were counted.

Revision as of 18:54, 9 December 2005

Vote Tally

On 12-05-2005, C.W.Richeson queried Roleplaying Open as to which were the 'top 5 best indie rpgs'.

Top Five

Dogs in the Vineyard (22); Sorceror (22); Primetime Adventures (15); The Shadow of Yesterday (12); Burning Wheel (11);My Life with Master (11); FATE (9);

Runners Up

The Mountain Witch (8); Polaris (8); A|State (7); RISUS (6); Trollbabe (5); Wushu (5); CORPS (4); FUDGE (4); The Pool (4); Truth and Justice (4); Universalis; (4); Active Exploits (3); Dust Devils (3); Arrowflight (2); Breaking the Ice (2); Capes (2); Dead Inside (2); The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchasen (2); InSpectres (2); kill puppies for satan (2); Lacuna (2); octaNe (2); vs. Monsters (2); and With Great Power (2).

Games with singular votes

1984 Prime; Against the Reich!; Angel; Best Friends; Barbarians Versus; Cat; Code of Unaris; Conspiracy of Shadows; EABA; Elfs; Everstone; Dead of Night; Dread; Dread: The First Book of Pandemonium; The Drones; Final Stand (.pdf); HardNova []; Great Ork Gods; in Spaaaaace!; Iron Gauntlets; Kobolds Ate My Baby; Little Fears; MonkeyWrench!; Nicotine Girls; Nine Worlds; OVA; Paladin; Perfect 20 (.pdf); Piledrivers and Powerbombs; Pretender; Roleplaying Game Designate: Robots; Shab Al Hiri Roach; Under the Bed; The Story Engine (via Internet Archive); Unsung; Thirty; Wuthering Heights.

"Non-indie", honorable mentions

HeroQuest (5); The Riddle of Steel (4); GURPS; Savage Worlds (3); Nobilis (2); Amber; Big Eyes, Small Mouth; Everyway; Over the Edge; The Fantasy Trip; Vampire: The Masquerade - First Edition; White Box Dungeons & Dragons.

Notes

  • Only first five votes in each post are were counted.