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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8294807" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>That's a huge understatement... there are over 10000 RPGs that have been published. (RPGG lists 127 pages, 126 of which are 100 entries each), categorized in 244 distinct systems.</p><p></p><p>The influential ones that I didn't know of back in the day are few; I was aware of Arduin, but never owned/played it. I was aware of Dallas, but never played it. I eventually read it. I found out about DragonQuest in the mid 80's. </p><p></p><p>The ones I didn't find out about until 20+ years later...</p><p>Dave Arneson's RPG, <em>Adventures in Fantasy</em>.</p><p><em>The Mechanoid Invasion</em>. Yeah, I did have the later <em>The Mechanoids</em>, but until the anniversary edition, I'd not realized there was an earlier version.</p><p>Kaball - still haven't seen a copy, but have heard about it being one of the best of the heartbreakers. (I have my doubts.)</p><p>EPT - it wasn't until the Dragon Magazine CD that I learned about EPT. Not quite 20 years.</p><p>En Guard (GDW, now Margum Evans). Found out about it at about 18 years after... 2003 on a 1975 game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 8294807, member: 6779310"] That's a huge understatement... there are over 10000 RPGs that have been published. (RPGG lists 127 pages, 126 of which are 100 entries each), categorized in 244 distinct systems. The influential ones that I didn't know of back in the day are few; I was aware of Arduin, but never owned/played it. I was aware of Dallas, but never played it. I eventually read it. I found out about DragonQuest in the mid 80's. The ones I didn't find out about until 20+ years later... Dave Arneson's RPG, [I]Adventures in Fantasy[/I]. [I]The Mechanoid Invasion[/I]. Yeah, I did have the later [I]The Mechanoids[/I], but until the anniversary edition, I'd not realized there was an earlier version. Kaball - still haven't seen a copy, but have heard about it being one of the best of the heartbreakers. (I have my doubts.) EPT - it wasn't until the Dragon Magazine CD that I learned about EPT. Not quite 20 years. En Guard (GDW, now Margum Evans). Found out about it at about 18 years after... 2003 on a 1975 game. [/QUOTE]
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