Indie RPG Awards explained
The Indie RPG Awards were annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing games and supplements. They were established in 2002[1] by Andy Kitkowski. The final round of awards was given in 2017.[2]
For the purposes of the Awards, there exists a following "definition" of an Indie role-playing game:[3]
- 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[4] 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
- Indie Game of the Year: 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 Temple
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
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 Support: Deep Carbon Observatory
- Most Innovative Game: The Clay That Woke
2015
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 edited by Misha Bushyager, Lizzie Stark, and Anna Westerling
2017
- Indie Game of the Year: The Watch 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
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons: The '00's. Mongoose Publishing. 2014. 978-1-61317-087-8.
- Web site: Indie RPG Awards . 2023-03-27 . www.indie-rpg-awards.com.
- Web site: Indie RPG Awards . November 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131116080451/http://rpg-awards.com/faq.shtml#1a . 16 November 2013 . dead.
- Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7.
