1. Spacemaster privateers, just to show that the system is playable even if the character creation system ius too complex to use.

2. Ringworld. An excellent little system and a great setting.

3.Transhuman space. Awesome setting, just begs for a GitS;SAC game to be ran in it.

4. Living steel: Great setting, and the complexity and time of gun battles would make the players hesitate to just shoot everything, kind of like in real life.

5. Star frontiers: Just to give some newbies a taste of a simnple, fun system.

Quote from: RPGPunditDepending on the crowd it would be:

D&D Rules Cyclopedia
Dungeoneer
D20 Star Wars
True20
Robotech
Call of cthulhu

or, dare I say.. "Forward...to Adventure!"? Not to sound too much like tooting my own horn, but that is precisely what it was made for.

RPGpundit

FIVE games, pundy. The question was "5 games you'd like to run.

Quote from: droog1. It Was a Mutual Decision
2. Nicotine Girls
3. Bacchanal
4. Primetime Adventures
5. Dogs in the Vineyard

Look at that!

I've never heard of It Was A Mutual Decision or Bacchanal, but I think I've got Nicotine Girls on my old desktops harddrive.

Dogs in the Vineyard might have gotten a runner-up, but I've never run it before. If I did, it'd be Jedi all the way, though, I think...

Quote from: Dominus NoxFIVE games, pundy. The question was "5 games you'd like to run.

5 is a ballpark figure, chief.

Quote from: Thanatos02I've never heard of It Was A Mutual Decision or Bacchanal, but I think I've got Nicotine Girls on my old desktops harddrive.

Dogs in the Vineyard might have gotten a runner-up, but I've never run it before. If I did, it'd be Jedi all the way, though, I think...

I've had good luck with Nicotine Girls. DitV I would use for a particular sort of group, since it's a little slower to set up than the others. PtA is also a bit of work to set up, but it ought to work well with the right crew.

It Was a Mutual Decision
Bacchanal

• AD&D - for sheer, gonzo late 1970's FRPG lunacy.  
  
• Encounter Critical - for sheer, gonzo...uh...
  
• Fading Suns - Because it's the bastard love child of Dune and Star Wars.
  
• GURPS Deadlands - "I done put you in the dirt once, varmint; I ain't above doin' it agin."
  
• Teenagers From Outer Space - Full-on Barlowe-covered 1980s New Wave alien hot rod goodness, no anime thanks.
  

For their first experience I'd go with Lejendary Adventures. It's quick and easy to get into.

For those open to a bit of strangeness, John Wick's Cats.

If they're open for something a bit more challenging, the three Dangerous Journeys games.

In no particular order (depending on the group's tastes) I'd go with:

-Star Wars WEG (Everyone knows Star Wars)
-Dead Meat: Ultima something-or-other (A little indie game that is great for one-shots with a few added tweaks)
-Marvel Super Heroes (Everyone knows super heroes)
-The Lord of the Rings (using a system I'm more familiar with---PIG's genreDiversion i, perhaps)
-A WWII RPG (again, using a system I'm familiar with)
-Vice Squad: Miami Nights (and yes, I'm plugging here, but it's a legitimate plug---see below)

Call of Cthulu gets an honorable mention here, but the players would have to already be Lovecraft fans.

Here's my reasoning: For a group that's new to roleplaying I want to use a setting that's readily recognizable (like LotR, WWII, or 1980s Miami a la Miami Vice), I want a universal task resolution system (as in, applies the same to combat and non-combat tasks, magic, etc.), and I want a system that uses a single type of die (because the whole Red Box D&D dice spread is confusing to a lot of newbies).  I want to avoid dice pool systems because they take slightly more thought and I want ALL the focus to be on what the characters are doing in the setting rather than what adds up to what or how many successes one rolled against what difficulty number (Star Wars WEG doesn't count as a dice pool system here, because you're adding dice, not comparing).  I'm sure there are plenty of other games that fit the bill, but those were the first that came to mind.  
 
Pete

Boot Hill - everyone can identify with the western, and the mechanics are drop-dead easy.

Star Frontiers - everyone can identify with the space opera, and the mechanics are drop-dead easy.

Savage Worlds - I could make a very fun pulpy adventure, and again, the mechanics are easy.

Castles and Crusades - D20 with all the crunchiness stripped. The mechanics are easy and it's old-school fantasy gaming at its best.

nWoD - I could make a very engaging X-Files type game, and while the system is sorta crunchy, it's stiill easy enough to groc for the new-comers.

Quote from: Thanatos02..but they've never played before. They're interested because they here you chatting with your campaign buddies about next weeks game and you offer to run them something...

I've actualy run these games for people who have expressed an interest in rpgs after hearing me talk about gaming with some friends during working hours

Whispering Vault

D&D (boxed set -red)

Star Frontiers

Over the Edge

Castle Falkenstein

Regards,
David R

in no real order, just what popped into my head, so there might not be much logic to it;

RuneQuest - Vikings
SpellJammer
Engel
Orpheus
Gear Krieg