Difference between revisions of "Top 5 Best Indie RPGs Poll"

From RPGnet
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 1: Line 1:
−
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'. List came streaming in and soon all the Open regulars were posting their top-5 lists. These are the totaled results to date.
+
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'. List came streaming in and soon many the Open regulars were posting examples of games they had enjoyed reading and playing. The following are the totaled results to date.
  
 
=Vote Tally=
 
=Vote Tally=
  
−
==Top Five==
+
==The Top Five==
  
 
[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);
 
[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);
  
−
===Runners Up===
+
===The Runner Ups===
  
 
[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).
 
[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).
Line 22: Line 22:
  
 
* Only first five votes in each post are were counted.
 
* Only first five votes in each post are were counted.
 +
 +
==Thanks==
 +
 +
Much appreciation to all those who provided corrections and URLS for the various games! :)
 +
 +
--Karasu

Revision as of 19:29, 9 December 2005

On 12-05-2005, C.W.Richeson queried Roleplaying Open as to which were the 'top 5 best indie rpgs'. List came streaming in and soon many the Open regulars were posting examples of games they had enjoyed reading and playing. The following are the totaled results to date.

Vote Tally

The 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);

The Runner Ups

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.

Thanks

Much appreciation to all those who provided corrections and URLS for the various games! :)

--Karasu

Retrieved from "https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Top_5_Best_Indie_RPGs_Poll&oldid=14677"