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Arcane Magazine Best 50 Role-Playing Games

In 1996, Arcane magazine polled it's readers to find what they considered the 50 best RPGs ever. This list replicates them in rank order.
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Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu
1
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
2
Traveller (1977)
Traveller (1977)
3
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
4
Runequest
Runequest
5
Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire: The Masquerade
6
Paranoia
Paranoia
7
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
8
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Games
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Games
9
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
10
Middle Earth Role Playing (MERP)
Middle Earth Role Playing (MERP)
11
Pendragon
Pendragon
12
Wraith: The Oblivion
Wraith: The Oblivion
13
GURPS
GURPS
14
Rolemaster
Rolemaster
15
Mage: The Ascension
Mage: The Ascension
16
Bushido
Bushido
17
Feng Shui
Feng Shui
18
Ars Magica
Ars Magica
19
Space: 1889
Space: 1889
20
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd
21
Rifts
Rifts
22
Conspiracy X
Conspiracy X
23
Earthdawn
Earthdawn
24
Stormbringer
Stormbringer
25
Palladium Fantasy RPG
Palladium Fantasy RPG
26
Champions
Champions
27
Over the Edge
Over the Edge
28
Aftermath!
Aftermath!
29
Skyrealms of Jorune
Skyrealms of Jorune
30
Millennium's End
Millennium's End
31
Tunnels and Trolls
Tunnels and Trolls
32
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
33
Dream Park
Dream Park
34
Twilight 2000
Twilight 2000
35
Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles and Other Strangeness
Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles and Other Strangeness
36
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
37
Top Secret/SSI
Top Secret/SSI
38
Hol
Hol
39
Heroes Unlimited
Heroes Unlimited
40
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