1. Elric!/Stormbringer 5th
2. The Fantasy Trip
3. Talislanta 2e
4. Dragonquest (SPI)
5. Runequest 2/3e
6. Harnmaster
7. Rules Cyclopedia
8. GURPS

Have I played all of these? No. but I've restricted the above list to those games that I think I have a pretty good handle on how they work, either because the rules are very straightforward for me or because I've played at least some.

Honorable Mention: Burning Wheel, Universe (SPI), Jovian Chronicles, and since I didn't use my last slots, I'll throw in The Shadow of Yesterday and Everway as well.

I can't in good conscience include these in the main list because I don't understand their systems as well as I feel I should, to recommend them. But I've still got an itch to delve further into them and give them a try.

1. All Flesh Must Be Eaten
2. After the Bomb
3. Heros Unlimited
4. D&D (3.5 currently, I've enjoyed all the editions though.)
5. Shadowrun (4th ed)
6. Cyberpunk 2020
7. Marvel (FASERIP)
8. BESM (2nd ed)
9. GURPS (3rd ed)
10. Feng Shui
Honorable mentions: Heavy Gear, Armored Trooper VOTOMS, Star Frontiers

Thats my list as of right now. Ask me tomorrow you'll probably get a slightly different order.

1. Rifts (Palladium)
2. Basic D&D (TSR)
3. Top Secret / SI (TSR)
4. Marvel Super Heroes (TSR)
5. Star Frontiers (TSR)
6. Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium)
7. All Flesh Must Be Eaten (Eden)
8. C&C (Troll Lord)
9. Star Wars (WEG)
10. GURPS (SJG)

Honorable Mentions: Earthdawn (FASA), Dogs in the Vineyard, True20, Mutants & Masterminds, Cyberpunk2020, Twilight 2000

1. Gamma World 2nd (any of them really)
2. Marvel Super Heroes Advanced
3. Iron Heroes
4. D&D Rules Cyclopedia
5. D&D3.5
6. Tekumel, GoO edition
7. Burning Empires
8. DitV
9. Star Frontiers
10. Castles & Crusades

Quote from: BalbinusThat's a really eclectic list, all quality stuff to be sure but very eclectic

Took the question as my top 10 games I would save from a fire to my bookshelves.  I haven't even played all of them but each system gives me something I admire.  An old school nostalgia mixed with a doe eyed wonderment of how other systems approached the hobby.

• The Zorcerer of Zo
• Truth & Justice
• Over The Edge
• 7th Sea
• Wushu: Roanoke
• Everway
• Blue Planet
• Feng Shui
• HoL
• Low Life

*Cue opening guitar riff from Led Zeppelin's Whole lotta love and voice over by the late, great Alan 'Fluff' Freeman... *

10 : Dropping 9 places from 1 its : Cyberpunk 2020 - I spent a huge amount of play time on this game, and was researching and writing a very crunchy autmotive racing/combat sourcebook until recently, but lack of interested players, the derisable CPv3, and finally the antics of the moderators at VFTE finally killed my love for this game.

9 : Rolemaster - Theres something about the endless critical fumble tables I like...

8 : Car Wars - How can you not love the idea of strapping a rocket launcher to your bonnet and nuking the roadhog in front? Technically a board game, I've used the game world and tech to run PBeMs in.

7 : Wushu - I'm a frustrated author at heart, so the Wushu style of play appeals to me although my actual game experience is limited.

6 : Savage Worlds - I rolled up my first character for this inside of 20 minutes, including background - which is about 18 minutes faster than any other system I've ever played barring AFF. The only downside is it needs a pack of playing cards, which I've yet to go buy.

5 : Advanced Fighting Fantasy - Great, nostalgic fun.

4 : Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes : A Mike Stackpole penned T&T spinoff that added rules for skills, modern firearms and generally took some of the ridiculous bits from T&T whilst keeping it almost as easy to play.

3: Tunnels and Trolls : My second ever RPG and still great fun.

2 : GURPS 4th Ed : This kind of has to be here as its the only game I'm playing tabletop at the moment.

1 : Up from 2 for a triumphant return to the top is - Dragon Warriors. My first proper RPG and still a favourite of mine. Some dated mechanics but it's easy enough to house rule around them without losing the flavor of the game.

• Nebuleon
• All Flesh Must Be Eaten
• Roma Imperious
• In Harm's Way
• Hard Nova
• Rifts
• Palladium Fantasy
• Shades of Earth
• Hollow Earth Expedition
• Burning Empires (guilty pleasure)

HM:

• Vampire (OWoD)
• HARP
• TMNT

1. In Harms Way
2. Unknown Armies
3. Cold Space
4. Feng Shui
5. Blue Planet
6. Mage: The Awakening
7. WFRP (1ed) or (2ed)
8. Over the Edge
9. Heroquest
10. SkyRealms of Jorune*

Honorable mention: CoC, Star Wars, Star Frontiers,Tribe 8**...hell, every game I've ever played and enjoyed...

*This game will always been on my list...always :grumpy:

**Okay I haven't played this game, but it's still damn good...setting wise

Regards,
David R

My Top Ten RPGs
01. Hero System - (aka Champions)
02. GURPS - 3rd Edition Revised
03. Seventh Sea - 1st & 3rd Editions
04. Mutants & Masterminds - 1st Edition
05. Castle Falkenstein - (GURPS System)
06. Traveler - (GURPS System)
07. Delta Green
08. Silver Age Sentinels -
09. Mechwarrior 1st Edition - (3001 to 3049)
10. Shadowrun 3rd Edition -



Cheers

QM

1. Sorcerer
2. Trollbabe
3. Dogs in the Vineyard
4. My Life with Master
5. Nicotine Girls
6. HeroQuest
7. Primetime Adventures
8. 1001 Nights
9. InSpectres
10. Pendragon

Wow, that's almost all the games I own.

Quote from: TheQuestionMan03. Seventh Sea - 1st & 3rd Editions

There's a 3rd edition?

I thought it was just the old R&K and the crappy d20 adaptation.

1. Star Wars (WEG)
2. Angel
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Unknown Armies
5. Call of Cthulhu
6. Over the Edge
7. Fading Suns
8. Capitan Alatriste
9. Feng Shui
10. Blue Planet

Honorable mention goes to D&D.

1) Tribe 8
2) Exalted
3) Jovian Chronicles
4) Blue Planet
5) Heavy Gear
6) Mekton Zeta
7) Cyberpunk 2020
Over the Edge
9) D&D Rules Cyclopedia
10) Star Frontiers

Honorable Mention: TMNT and Other Strangeness, Palladium Fantasy, GURPS and BESM

Erg, even more honorable mentions: Top Secret, Call of Cthulhu, Runequest, Traveller, and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes. I really don't care for the mechanics of those games any more but damn they have some good memories.

Quote from: Consonant DudeThere's a 3rd edition?

I thought it was just the old R&K and the crappy d20 adaptation.

Yeah, are you sure you're not thinking of L5R?