Towards the end of every year, we all vote on the ten most anticipated tabletop RPGs for the following year. It's been a tradition for a few years now. Here's last year's 10 most anticipated games, the winner being Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. Previous winners include 13th Age (2013), Star Wars Force & Destiny (2015), Rifts for Savage Worlds (2016), and Trudvang Chronicles (2017).
And we're doing it all again this year! Here's how it works:
We start with a nomination stage. That's this thread. You may nominate any standalone tabletop RPG due to be released to the general public in 2019. All nominated games will appear on the final ballot. A few rules:
Last year's winner was Vampire The Masquerade 5th Edition (pictured above). You can see last year's top 10 here. The previous year it was Trudvang Chronicles. Sometimes products make it into the list in more than one year; what can I say? Product schedules slip!
And we're doing it all again this year! Here's how it works:
We start with a nomination stage. That's this thread. You may nominate any standalone tabletop RPG due to be released to the general public in 2019. All nominated games will appear on the final ballot. A few rules:
- It must be a standalone tabletop RPG, NOT a supplement, setting, adventure, sourcebook, expansion, or accessory.
- It must be due out to the general public in 2019.
- It must be nominated by at least one person in this thread. Simply post the name of the game and the name of the publisher below to nominate it.
- Not your own game or one you’re affiliated with.
Last year's winner was Vampire The Masquerade 5th Edition (pictured above). You can see last year's top 10 here. The previous year it was Trudvang Chronicles. Sometimes products make it into the list in more than one year; what can I say? Product schedules slip!
| # | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| 1 | 13th Age | Star Wars Force & Destiny | Rifts for Savage Worlds | Trudvang Chronicles | Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition |
| 2 | Numenera | Deluxe Exalted 3rd Edition | Mutant Crawl Classics | Tales from the Loop | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fourth Edition |
| 3 | Star Wars Edge of the Empire | Unified Rolemaster | 7th Sea 2nd Edition | Kult: Divinity Lost | Kult: Divinity Lost |
| 4 | Shadowrun 5th Edition | Conan Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of | Conan Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of | Star Trek Adventures | Forbidden Lands: Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG |
| 5 | Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition | Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls | DCC Lankhmar | Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of | RuneQuest: Role-playing in Glorantha |
| 6 | Firefly | Barbarians of Lemuria: Mythic Edition | RuneQuest 4 | Starfinder | The Witcher Roleplaying Game |
| 7 | Fate Core | Feng Shui 2 | Torg: Eternity | The Witcher Roleplaying Game | Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory |
| 8 | Hillfolk | Fantasy AGE | Blue Rose AGE | Coriolis | The Expanse |
| 9 | Torchbearer | Paranoia | Paranoia | Delta Green Roleplaying Game | Legend of the Five Rings 5th Edition |
| 10 | - | Shadows of the Demon Lord | Delta Green | Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea 2E | Numenera 2: Discovery & Destiny |
when it came to rule completeness, clarity, and some stuff seemed plain untested. But STA did much better and I hope this trend continues.
