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| − | [http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogs.html Dogs in the Vineyard] (24); [http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/ Sorcerer] (22); [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/ Primetime Adventures] (16); [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?The-Shadow-of-Yesterday The Shadow of Yesterday] (13); Tie: [http://www. | + | [http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogs.html Dogs in the Vineyard] (24); [http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/ Sorcerer] (22); [http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/ Primetime Adventures] (16); [http://www.anvilwerks.com/?The-Shadow-of-Yesterday The Shadow of Yesterday] (13); Tie: [http://www.burningwheel.org/ Burning Wheel] (12) and [http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html My Life with Master] (12). |
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Revision as of 13:23, 12 June 2006
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 is current as of post #121 of the original thread)
Contents
Vote Tally
The Top Five
Dogs in the Vineyard (24); Sorcerer (22); Primetime Adventures (16); The Shadow of Yesterday (13); Tie: Burning Wheel (12) and My Life with Master (12).
The Runners Up
FATE (10); Polaris (9); The Mountain Witch (8); A|State (7); RISUS (6); Trollbabe (5); Truth and Justice (5); Universalis (5); Wushu (5); CORPS (4); FUDGE (4); The Pool (4); Active Exploits Diceless (3); Capes (3); Dust Devils (3); InSpectres (3); With Great Power (3);Arrowflight (2); Breaking the Ice (2); Dead Inside (2); The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchasen (2); kill puppies for satan (2); Lacuna (2); octaNe (2) and vs. Monsters (2).
Games With Single Votes
1984 Prime; Against the Reich!; Best Friends; Barbarians Versus; Bonza; Cat; Code of Unaris; Cold Space; Conspiracy of Shadows; Delphian Tides; 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; Jags Wonderland; 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; Star Cluster 2; 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 (3); Amber; Angel; Big Eyes, Small Mouth; Everyway; Over the Edge; The Fantasy Trip; Vampire: The Masquerade - First Edition; White Box Dungeons & Dragons.
Notes
- Original Thread: Top 5 Best Indie RPGS.
- Only the first five votes in each post were counted.
- If you wish to add your votes to this running tally, please post a list of your top five to the original thread first, then made your additions here on this page.
Thanks
Much appreciation to all those who provided corrections and URLS for the various games! :)
--Karasu
