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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'. 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. | 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'. 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'''.'') | ||
=Vote Tally= | =Vote Tally= | ||
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==The 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] ( | [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] (13); [http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html My Life with Master] (12); [http://www.burningwheel.org/ Burning Wheel] (11); | ||
===The Runner Ups=== | ===The Runner Ups=== | ||
[http://www. | [http://www.faterpg.com/ FATE] (10); [http://www.tao-games.com/games_polaris.shtml Polaris] (9); [http://www.timfire.com/ The Mountain Witch] (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=== | ||
Revision as of 05:01, 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.)
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); Burning Wheel (11);
The Runner Ups
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
- Original Thread: Top 5 Best Indie RPGS.
- 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