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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]; [http://www.adept-press.com/elfs/ 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]; [http://wicked-dead.com/thirty/ Thirty]; [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]; [http://www.adept-press.com/elfs/ 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/nineworlds/ 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]; [http://wicked-dead.com/thirty/ Thirty]; [http://philippe.tromeur.free.fr/whrpg.htm Wuthering Heights].
  
 
=="Non-indie", Honorable Mentions==
 
=="Non-indie", Honorable Mentions==

Revision as of 09:42, 10 December 2005

On 12-05-2005, C.W.Richeson queried Roleplaying Open as to which were the 'top 5 best indie rpgs'. Lists came streaming in, and soon many the Open regulars were posting examples of excellent games they had enjoyed reading and playing. The following are the totaled results to date. (This tally current as of post #98 of the original thread)

Vote Tally

The Top Five

Dogs in the Vineyard (22); Sorceror (22); Primetime Adventures (15); The Shadow of Yesterday (13); My Life with Master (12).

The Runner Ups

Burning Wheel (11); FATE (10); Polaris (9); The Mountain Witch (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

Thanks

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

--Karasu

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