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Indie RPG Awards

January 13, 2023

The Indie RPG Awards are annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing games and supplements. They were established in 2002[1]: 143  by Andy Kitkowski, and are the most sought-after awards in the Indie RPG community.[citation needed]

For the purposes of the Awards, there exists a following "definition" of an Indie role-playing game:[2]

  • A game where the creator is the person who has written at least 50% of the actual game content.
  • A game where the creator has full control of content and publishing.
  • A game where the creator is the publisher, with full control over expenses and profits.

Categories

The following categories for nominations have been used throughout the history of the awards:

  • Indie Game of the Year - the main award for Indie Games.
  • Indie Supplement of the Year - for best Supplement for an Indie Game.
  • Best Free Game - for free Indie Games.
  • Best Support - for the publisher has best supported a previously published game or supplement.
  • Best Production - for best written and most attractive Indie Games.
  • Most Innovative Game - for games that stretch the RPG experience in new ways.

Additional categories were awarded in the first years of the awards:

  • Best Use of the d20 License - presented only in 2002
  • Indie RPG Zine of the Year - presented only in 2002
  • Best Synergy - a game with a synergistic relationship between the setting and the rules; presented only in 2002 and 2003.
  • Indie RPG "Human of the Year" - for Indie RPG creators and supporters; presented only in 2002 and 2003.
  • Andy's Choice Award - determined by the originator of the awards; presented only in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
  • People's Choice Award - decided by popular vote for best game and best supplement; presented only in 2004.

Winners

2002

2003

  • Indie Game of the Year: My Life with Master by Paul Czege
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: JAGS Have-Not
  • Best Free Game: FATE[3]: 422  by Fred Hicks
  • Best Production: My Life with Master
  • Best Support: FATE
  • Best Synergy: My Life with Master
  • Most Innovative Game: My Life with Master
  • Indie RPG "Human of the Year": Luke Crane (spelled as Power of the Year)
  • Andy's Choice: FATE

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

  • Indie Game of the Year: Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game by Luke Crane and David Petersen
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: Don't Lose Your Mind by Benjamin Baugh
  • Best Free Game: (tie) Sea Dracula by Jake Richmond and Nick Smith and Sufficiently Advanced by Colin Fredericks
  • Best Production: Mouse Guard
  • Best Support: Mouse Guard
  • Most Innovative Game: Sweet Agatha by Kevin Allen Jr.

2009

  • Indie Game of the Year: Kagematsu by Danielle Lewon
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: The Day after Ragnarok by Kenneth Hite
  • Best Free Game: Lady Blackbird: Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder by John Harper
  • Best Production: Lady Blackbird: Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder
  • Best Support: Fiasco by Jason Morningstar
  • Most Innovative Game: A Penny for My Thoughts by Paul Tevis

2010

2011

2012

  • Indie Game of the Year: Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: American Disasters (for Fiasco) by Jason Morningstar and Steve Segedy
  • Best Free Game: Mythender by Ryan Macklin
  • Best Production: Dungeon World
  • Best Support: Dungeon World
  • Most Innovative Game: Dog Eat Dog by Liam Burke

2013

  • Indie Game of the Year: Hillfolk by Robin D. Laws
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: Adventures on Dungeon Planet by Johnstone Metzger
  • Best Production: Torchbearer (role-playing game) by Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane
  • Best Support: Hillfolk
  • Most Innovative Game: The Quiet Year by Joe Mcdaldno

2014

  • Indie Game of the Year: The Clay That Woke by Paul Czege
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: Deep Carbon Observatory by Patrick Stewart, Scrap Princess
  • Best Free Game: Dream Askew by Joe Mcdaldno
  • Best Production: A Red and Pleasant Land by Zak S.
  • Best Support: Deep Carbon Observatory
  • Most Innovative Game: The Clay That Woke

2015

  • Indie Game of the Year: Night Witches (role-playing game) by Jason Morningstar
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: Fiasco Playset Anthology by Bully Pulpit Games
  • Best Free Game: Sign by Hakan Seyalioglu and Kathryn Hymes
  • Best Production: Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman
  • Best Support: World-Wide Wrestling Role-Playing Game by Nathan D. Paoletta
  • Most Innovative Game: Fall of Magic

2016

  • Indie Game of the Year: Blades in the Dark by John Harper
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: Microscope Explorer by Ben Robbins
  • Best Free Game: Quill: A Letter-Writing Roleplaying Game for a Single Player by Scott Malthouse
  • Best Production: Blades in the Dark by John Harper
  • Best Support: Blades in the Dark by John Harper
  • Most Innovative Game: #Feminism: A Nano-Game Anthology by Edited by Misha Bushyager, Lizzie Stark, and Anna Westerling

2017

  • Indie Game of the Year: The Watch (role-playing game) by Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros
  • Indie Supplement of the Year: Itras By: The Menagerie by Ole Peder Giaver and others
  • Best Production:Timewatch by Kevin Kulp and others
  • Best Support: Timewatch
  • Most Innovative Game: Alas for the Awful Sea by Hayley Gordon, Vee Hendro

Notes

  1. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '00's. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61317-087-8.
  2. ^ . November 16, 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.

External links

  • Indie RPG Awards website

January 13, 2023
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The Indie RPG Awards are annual creator based awards for Indie role playing games and supplements They were established in 2002 1 143 by Andy Kitkowski and are the most sought after awards in the Indie RPG community citation needed For the purposes of the Awards there exists a following definition of an Indie role playing game 2 A game where the creator is the person who has written at least 50 of the actual game content A game where the creator has full control of content and publishing A game where the creator is the publisher with full control over expenses and profits Contents 1 Categories 2 Winners 2 1 2002 2 2 2003 2 3 2004 2 4 2005 2 5 2006 2 6 2007 2 7 2008 2 8 2009 2 9 2010 2 10 2011 2 11 2012 2 12 2013 2 13 2014 2 14 2015 2 15 2016 2 16 2017 3 Notes 4 External linksCategories EditThe following categories for nominations have been used throughout the history of the awards Indie Game of the Year the main award for Indie Games Indie Supplement of the Year for best Supplement for an Indie Game Best Free Game for free Indie Games Best Support for the publisher has best supported a previously published game or supplement Best Production for best written and most attractive Indie Games Most Innovative Game for games that stretch the RPG experience in new ways Additional categories were awarded in the first years of the awards Best Use of the d20 License presented only in 2002 Indie RPG Zine of the Year presented only in 2002 Best Synergy a game with a synergistic relationship between the setting and the rules presented only in 2002 and 2003 Indie RPG Human of the Year for Indie RPG creators and supporters presented only in 2002 and 2003 Andy s Choice Award determined by the originator of the awards presented only in 2002 2003 and 2004 People s Choice Award decided by popular vote for best game and best supplement presented only in 2004 Winners Edit2002 Edit Indie Game of the Year Dust Devils by Matt Snyder Indie Supplement of the Year Charnel Gods by Ron Edwards Best Free Game Nicotine Girls by Paul Czege Best Use of the d20 License The Kid s Colouring Book o Critters Celebrity Edition by M Jason Parent Best Production Children of the Sun by Lewis Pollack Best Support The Riddle of Steel by Jacob Norwood Best Synergy Dust Devils Most Innovative Game Universalis by Ralph Mazza and Mike Holmes Indie RPG Human of the Year Ron Edwards Indie RPG Zine of the Year The Shadowrun Supplemental Andy s Choice Charnel Gods by Scott Knipe2003 Edit Indie Game of the Year My Life with Master by Paul Czege Indie Supplement of the Year JAGS Have Not Best Free Game FATE 3 422 by Fred Hicks Best Production My Life with Master Best Support FATE Best Synergy My Life with Master Most Innovative Game My Life with Master Indie RPG Human of the Year Luke Crane spelled as Power of the Year Andy s Choice FATE2004 Edit Indie Game of the Year Dogs in the Vineyard by D Vincent Baker Indie Supplement of the Year Monster Burner by Luke Crane Best Free Game The Shadow of Yesterday by Clinton R Nixon People s Choice Best Game Dead Inside by Chad Underkoffler People s Choice Best Supplement Monster Burner Best Production A State by Malcolm Craig Best Support Monster Burner Most Innovative Game Dogs in the Vineyard Andy s Choice Primetime Adventures by Matt Wilson2005 Edit Indie Game of the Year Polaris by Ben Lehman Indie Supplement of the Year Burning Sands Jihad by Luke Crane Best Free Game Perfect20 by Levi Kornelsen Best Production Artesia by Mark Smylie Best Support Truth amp Justice by Chad Underkoffler Most Innovative Game Polaris2006 Edit Indie Game of the Year Spirit of the Century by Fred Hicks Indie Supplement of the Year Dictionary of Mu by Judd Carlman Best Free Game JAGS Revised by Marco Chacon Best Production Burning Empires by Luke Crane Best Support Burning Empires Most Innovative Game Lacuna Part 1 second attempt by Jared Sorensen2007 Edit Indie Game of the Year Grey Ranks by Jason Morningstar Indie Supplement of the Year The Blossoms are Falling by Luke Crane Best Free Game Classroom Deathmatch by Jake Diamond and Matt Schlotte Best Production Reign by Greg Stolze Best Support The Blossoms are Falling Most Innovative Game Grey Ranks2008 Edit Indie Game of the Year Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game by Luke Crane and David Petersen Indie Supplement of the Year Don t Lose Your Mind by Benjamin Baugh Best Free Game tie Sea Dracula by Jake Richmond and Nick Smith and Sufficiently Advanced by Colin Fredericks Best Production Mouse Guard Best Support Mouse Guard Most Innovative Game Sweet Agatha by Kevin Allen Jr 2009 Edit Indie Game of the Year Kagematsu by Danielle Lewon Indie Supplement of the Year The Day after Ragnarok by Kenneth Hite Best Free Game Lady Blackbird Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder by John Harper Best Production Lady Blackbird Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder Best Support Fiasco by Jason Morningstar Most Innovative Game A Penny for My Thoughts by Paul Tevis2010 Edit Indie Game of the Year Apocalypse World by D Vincent Baker Indie Supplement of the Year The Hot War Transmission by Malcolm Craig and Scott Dorward Best Free Game Stars Without Number by Kevin Crawford Best Production Freemarket by Luke Crane and Jared Sorensen Best Support Apocalypse World Most Innovative Game Apocalypse World2011 Edit Indie Game of the Year Do Pilgrims of the Flying Temple by Daniel Solis Indie Supplement of the Year Fiasco Companion by Jason Morningstar and Steve Segedy Best Free Game Anima Prime by Christian Griffen Best Production Do Pilgrims of the Flying Temple Best Support Fiasco Companion Most Innovative Game Do Pilgrims of the Flying Temple2012 Edit Indie Game of the Year Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel Indie Supplement of the Year American Disasters forFiasco by Jason Morningstar and Steve Segedy Best Free Game Mythender by Ryan Macklin Best Production Dungeon World Best Support Dungeon World Most Innovative Game Dog Eat Dog by Liam Burke2013 Edit Indie Game of the Year Hillfolk by Robin D Laws Indie Supplement of the Year Adventures on Dungeon Planet by Johnstone Metzger Best Production Torchbearer role playing game by Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane Best Support Hillfolk Most Innovative Game The Quiet Year by Joe Mcdaldno2014 Edit Indie Game of the Year The Clay That Woke by Paul Czege Indie Supplement of the Year Deep Carbon Observatory by Patrick Stewart Scrap Princess Best Free Game Dream Askew by Joe Mcdaldno Best Production A Red and Pleasant Land by Zak S Best Support Deep Carbon Observatory Most Innovative Game The Clay That Woke2015 Edit Indie Game of the Year Night Witches role playing game by Jason Morningstar Indie Supplement of the Year Fiasco Playset Anthology by Bully Pulpit Games Best Free Game Sign by Hakan Seyalioglu and Kathryn Hymes Best Production Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman Best Support World Wide Wrestling Role Playing Game by Nathan D Paoletta Most Innovative Game Fall of Magic2016 Edit Indie Game of the Year Blades in the Dark by John Harper Indie Supplement of the Year Microscope Explorer by Ben Robbins Best Free Game Quill A Letter Writing Roleplaying Game for a Single Player by Scott Malthouse Best Production Blades in the Dark by John Harper Best Support Blades in the Dark by John Harper Most Innovative Game Feminism A Nano Game Anthology by Edited by Misha Bushyager Lizzie Stark and Anna Westerling2017 Edit Indie Game of the Year The Watch role playing game by Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros Indie Supplement of the Year Itras By The Menagerie by Ole Peder Giaver and others Best Production Timewatch by Kevin Kulp and others Best Support Timewatch Most Innovative Game Alas for the Awful Sea by Hayley Gordon Vee HendroNotes Edit Shannon Appelcline 2014 Designers amp Dragons The 00 s Mongoose Publishing ISBN 978 1 61317 087 8 Indie RPG Awards November 16 2013 Archived from the original on 16 November 2013 Shannon Appelcline 2011 Designers amp Dragons Mongoose Publishing ISBN 978 1 907702 58 7 External 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