RPGs

RPGs>

Types of RPGs
Fantasy
Science Fiction
CyberPunk

• Dungeons & Dragons
• Palladium
  
• Star Trek
  
• Star Wars
• World of Darkness

Defined
RPGs, also known as Role Playing Games, spans a wide variety of gaming systems. In some cases it can be difficult to determine if a particular game is really an RPG, or if it is a Wargame or a Board Game. The system here generally considers an RPG to be a system that primarily consists of Rule Books and Statistics on paper, with Miniatures being a secondary consideration, if desired. A Wargame, by the same token, will rely most heavily upon Miniatures, with the obligatory Rule Books and Statistics being focused mostly on group tactics and strategy as opposed to a single person, in RPGs.

Board Games may have elements of both, but generally the distinguishing factor of Board Games is that the game comes out of a box ready to play, without having to Generate any characters or units on paper to start play.