This is a great photo of what was going on back in the day - for instance we see Traveller as a top 10 most played game. We see this is an era when D&D and AD&D were different games. No less than three different super-hero games appear - Golden Heroes, Marvel Superheroes and DC Heroes. A different age indeed.
A second interesting thing I found was 'which games do you want to see more or less of' which is neat way to gauge the passion in the playbase for any of these games. I have ranked these by net positive - using 'want to see more' minus 'want to see less' to get a sense of how much people cared.
Taking a look at this - there was a lot of love for MERP and WHFRP on one end and the three hero games seemed to have a strong push-back against them.
Looking at that list, there are some games that have stood the test of time - D&D, Cthulu, WHFRP - and others that have faded away almost entirely - where is Judge Dredd today?
Below are the data tables in case anyone wants to have a look themselves.
Question: Which four RPGs have you played most in the last year?
| Game | Most | 2nd Most | 3rd Most | 4th Most |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD&D | 2012.00 | 642.00 | 419.00 | 270.00 |
| D&D | 714.00 | 617.00 | 380.00 | 262.00 |
| MERP | 484.00 | 532.00 | 493.00 | 399.00 |
| CoC | 367.00 | 590.00 | 543.00 | 375.00 |
| Judge Dredd | 259.00 | 511.00 | 463.00 | 359.00 |
| WHFRP | 364.00 | 451.00 | 414.00 | 344.00 |
| Traveller | 201.00 | 433.00 | 401.00 | 328.00 |
| Runequest | 255.00 | 230.00 | 241.00 | 225.00 |
| Golden Heroes | 83.00 | 158.00 | 195.00 | 187.00 |
| T&T | 63.00 | 108.00 | 131.00 | 151.00 |
| Star Trek | 45.00 | 77.00 | 112.00 | 126.00 |
| Bushido | 28.00 | 66.00 | 93.00 | 104.00 |
| Paranoia | 22.00 | 66.00 | 68.00 | 99.00 |
| Star Frontiers | 16.00 | 47.00 | 65.00 | 76.00 |
| Marvel Superheroes | 24.00 | 55.00 | 56.00 | 55.00 |
| Stormbringer | 19.00 | 41.00 | 51.00 | 67.00 |
| Toon | 10.00 | 31.00 | 54.00 | 72.00 |
| Dr. Who | 9.00 | 23.00 | 41.00 | 41.00 |
| Twilight 2000 | 7.00 | 19.00 | 35.00 | 42.00 |
| Pendragon | 12.00 | 21.00 | 31.00 | 35.00 |
| Ghostbusters | 9.00 | 15.00 | 25.00 | 42.00 |
| Battletech | 2.00 | 13.00 | 22.00 | 29.00 |
| Ringworld | 7.00 | 10.00 | 23.00 | 23.00 |
| Indiana Jones | 3.00 | 8.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 |
| DC Heroes | 3.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 22.00 |
| Other | 294.00 | 390.00 | 384.00 | 375.00 |
Question: Which games do you want to see more/less of?
| Game | More articles | Fewer articles | No vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD&D | 2307.00 | 1854.00 | 1217.00 |
| D&D | 1869.00 | 1476.00 | 2033.00 |
| MERP | 2506.00 | 765.00 | 2107.00 |
| CoC | 2220.00 | 1443.00 | 1715.00 |
| Judge Dredd | 1913.00 | 1862.00 | 1603.00 |
| WHFRP | 2219.00 | 807.00 | 2352.00 |
| Traveller | 1967.00 | 1202.00 | 2209.00 |
| Runequest | 1698.00 | 1236.00 | 2444.00 |
| Golden Heroes | 759.00 | 2940.00 | 1679.00 |
| T&T | 896.00 | 1212.00 | 3270.00 |
| Star Trek | 1133.00 | 1349.00 | 2896.00 |
| Bushido | 1283.00 | 756.00 | 3339.00 |
| Paranoia | 1366.00 | 752.00 | 3260.00 |
| Star Frontiers | 610.00 | 1117.00 | 3651.00 |
| Marvel Superheroes | 468.00 | 2315.00 | 2595.00 |
| Stormbringer | 950.00 | 818.00 | 3610.00 |
| Toon | 849.00 | 1086.00 | 3443.00 |
| Dr. Who | 783.00 | 1348.00 | 3247.00 |
| Twilight 2000 | 552.00 | 1168.00 | 3658.00 |
| Pendragon | 844.00 | 789.00 | 3745.00 |
| Ghostbusters | 893.00 | 1013.00 | 3472.00 |
| Battletech | 710.00 | 882.00 | 3786.00 |
| Ringworld | 600.00 | 909.00 | 3869.00 |
| Indiana Jones | 457.00 | 1369.00 | 3552.00 |
| DC Heroes | 340.00 | 1861.00 | 3117.00 |
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