Grading the Mörk Borg System

[darjr]

That's true, but is has ducks. And I'm already bordering on duck genocide in Runequest and Dragonbane - so definitely no game full of ducks for me

It's long the lines of the theme in Duck Borg. At least it could be.

 

[Jaeger]

You are missing the "Incomplete" from your poll.

That is the grade I'd give Mork Borg as a game...

 

[aramis erak]

I doubt it'll ever be exhaustive, because there are dozens (hundreds?) of systems out there.

about 12,000 in the RPGG database.

 

[CleverNickName]

You are missing the "Incomplete" from your poll.

That is the grade I'd give Mork Borg as a game...

Well, it's a game that has been around for years, has a half-dozen spinoff games, and has won multiple awards... that all sounds pretty "complete" to me.

But I'm just one person, and I've never played it...so I'm hardly one to defend it. Why do you say it's incomplete? What do you think it's lacking?

 

[Celebrim]

I haven't played it but my daughter did.

Seems fine for a one shot but she prefers 5e D&D and Blades in the Dark.

 

[CleverNickName]

This is the least-played system so far: only about a third of voters (38%) have actually played it. For comparison, more voters have played Cypher (64%), Modiphius (54%), or even SAGA (40%). Mörk Borg is also the newest game system so far--only about 3 years old--so I guess that is to be expected.

Even so, Mörk Borg has the most positive reactions so far...75% of voters either like it or love it. Before this survey came along, the D6 System, the Basic System, and the Savage Worlds System were all tied for 1st place at 70% positive.

On the other end of the spectrum, 10% of voters either dislike or hate it...the same percentage that the Hero System has. The D6 System still wins in this category (only 2% negative reactions), followed by the Basic System (3%). The system with the most negative reactions is Pallidium, with 72% negatives...ouch.

 

[CleverNickName]

Tangent: the Four Borg Kickstarter ended yesterday. It was highly successful: 176 backers pledged a total of £2,410...that means it was 52,000% funded.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmlowry/four-borg/description

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The Mork Borg community's appetite for RPG experiments is really commendable. I would guess that a lot of these experiments are only so-so ideas, but there are going to be great things created that will then inspire more new stuff.

 

[Retreater]

It's a pretty good system.
My main complaints are that while it's graphically interesting, it's hard to read to my bad vision. Also, I like the theme, but I have a hard time suggesting it to my young teen players because of the imagery.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's a pretty good system.
My main complaints are that while it's graphically interesting, it's hard to read to my bad vision. Also, I like the theme, but I have a hard time suggesting it to my young teen players because of the imagery.

Would the art-free PDF be OK with your kids, do you think, or is the end of the world nihilism the issue for them?