# Indie RPG Awards

The Indie RPG Awards were annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing games and supplements. They were established in 2002$^{:143}$ by Andy Kitkowski. The final round of awards was given in 2017.
For the purposes of the Awards, there exists a following "definition" of an Indie role-playing game:
* A game where the creator is the person who has written at least 50% of the actual game content.
* A game where the creator has full control of content and publishing.
* A game where the creator is the publisher, with full control over expenses and profits.

## Categories

The following categories for nominations have been used throughout the history of the awards:
* Indie Game of the Year - the main award for Indie Games.
* Indie Supplement of the Year - for best Supplement for an Indie Game.
* Best Free Game - for free Indie Games.
* Best Support - for the publisher has best supported a previously published game or supplement.
* Best Production - for best written and most attractive Indie Games.
* Most Innovative Game - for games that stretch the RPG experience in new ways.
Additional categories were awarded in the first years of the awards:
* Best Use of the d20 License - presented only in 2002
* Indie RPG Zine of the Year - presented only in 2002
* Best Synergy - a game with a synergistic relationship between the setting and the rules; presented only in 2002 and 2003.
* Indie RPG "Human of the Year" - for Indie RPG creators and supporters; presented only in 2002 and 2003.
* Andy's Choice Award - determined by the originator of the awards; presented only in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
* People's Choice Award - decided by popular vote for best game and best supplement; presented only in 2004.

## Winners
### 2002

* Indie Game of the Year: Dust Devils by Matt Snyder
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Charnel Gods by Ron Edwards
* Best Free Game: Nicotine Girls by Paul Czege
* Best Use of the d20 License: The Kid's Colouring Book o Critters - Celebrity Edition by M. Jason Parent
* Best Production: Children of the Sun by Lewis Pollack
* Best Support: The Riddle of Steel by Jacob Norwood
* Best Synergy: Dust Devils
* Most Innovative Game: Universalis by Ralph Mazza and Mike Holmes
* Indie RPG "Human of the Year": Ron Edwards
* Indie RPG Zine of the Year: The Shadowrun Supplemental
* Andy's Choice: Charnel Gods by Scott Knipe

### 2003

* Indie Game of the Year: My Life with Master by Paul Czege
* Indie Supplement of the Year: JAGS Have-Not
* Best Free Game: FATE$^{:422}$ by Fred Hicks
* Best Production: My Life with Master
* Best Support: FATE
* Best Synergy: My Life with Master
* Most Innovative Game: My Life with Master
* Indie RPG "Human of the Year": Luke Crane (spelled as Power of the Year)
* Andy's Choice: FATE

### 2004

* Indie Game of the Year: Dogs in the Vineyard by D. Vincent Baker
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Monster Burner by Luke Crane
* Best Free Game: The Shadow of Yesterday by Clinton R. Nixon
* People's Choice - Best Game: Dead Inside by Chad Underkoffler
* People's Choice - Best Supplement: Monster Burner
* Best Production: A/State by Malcolm Craig
* Best Support: Monster Burner
* Most Innovative Game: Dogs in the Vineyard
* Andy's Choice: Primetime Adventures by Matt Wilson

### 2005

* Indie Game of the Year: Polaris by Ben Lehman
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Burning Sands: Jihad by Luke Crane
* Best Free Game: Perfect20 by Levi Kornelsen
* Best Production: Artesia by Mark Smylie
* Best Support: Truth & Justice by Chad Underkoffler
* Most Innovative Game: Polaris

### 2006

* Indie Game of the Year: Spirit of the Century by Fred Hicks
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Dictionary of Mu by Judd Carlman
* Best Free Game: JAGS Revised by Marco Chacon
* Best Production: Burning Empires by Luke Crane
* Best Support: Burning Empires
* Most Innovative Game: Lacuna Part 1, second attempt by Jared Sorensen

### 2007

* Indie Game of the Year: Grey Ranks by Jason Morningstar
* Indie Supplement of the Year: The Blossoms are Falling by Luke Crane
* Best Free Game: Classroom Deathmatch by Jake Diamond and Matt Schlotte
* Best Production: Reign by Greg Stolze
* Best Support: The Blossoms are Falling
* Most Innovative Game: Grey Ranks

### 2008

* Indie Game of the Year: Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game by Luke Crane and David Petersen
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Don't Lose Your Mind by Benjamin Baugh
* Best Free Game: (tie) Sea Dracula by Jake Richmond and Nick Smith and Sufficiently Advanced by Colin Fredericks
* Best Production: Mouse Guard
* Best Support: Mouse Guard
* Most Innovative Game: Sweet Agatha by Kevin Allen Jr.

### 2009

* Indie Game of the Year: Kagematsu by Danielle Lewon
* Indie Supplement of the Year: The Day after Ragnarok by Kenneth Hite
* Best Free Game: Lady Blackbird: Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder by John Harper
* Best Production: Lady Blackbird: Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder
* Best Support: Fiasco by Jason Morningstar
* Most Innovative Game: A Penny for My Thoughts by Paul Tevis

### 2010

* Indie Game of the Year: Apocalypse World by D. Vincent Baker
* Indie Supplement of the Year: The Hot War Transmission by Malcolm Craig and Scott Dorward
* Best Free Game: Stars Without Number by Kevin Crawford
* Best Production: Freemarket by Luke Crane and Jared Sorensen
* Best Support: Apocalypse World
* Most Innovative Game: Apocalypse World

### 2011

* Indie Game of the Year: Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple by Daniel Solis
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Fiasco Companion by Jason Morningstar and Steve Segedy
* Best Free Game: Anima Prime by Christian Griffen
* Best Production: Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple
* Best Support: Fiasco Companion
* Most Innovative Game: Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple

### 2012

* Indie Game of the Year: Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel
* Indie Supplement of the Year: American Disasters (for Fiasco) by Jason Morningstar and Steve Segedy
* Best Free Game: Mythender by Ryan Macklin
* Best Production: Dungeon World
* Best Support: Dungeon World
* Most Innovative Game: Dog Eat Dog by Liam Burke

### 2013

* Indie Game of the Year: Hillfolk by Robin D. Laws
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Adventures on Dungeon Planet by Johnstone Metzger
* Best Production: Torchbearer by Thor Olavsrud and Luke Crane
* Best Support: Hillfolk
* Most Innovative Game: The Quiet Year by Avery Alder

### 2014

* Indie Game of the Year: The Clay That Woke by Paul Czege
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Deep Carbon Observatory by Patrick Stewart, Scrap Princess
* Best Free Game: Dream Askew by Avery Alder
* Best Production: A Red and Pleasant Land by Zak S.
* Best Support: Deep Carbon Observatory
* Most Innovative Game: The Clay That Woke

### 2015

* Indie Game of the Year: Night Witches by Jason Morningstar
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Fiasco Playset Anthology by Bully Pulpit Games
* Best Free Game: Sign by Hakan Seyalioglu and Kathryn Hymes
* Best Production: Fall of Magic by Ross Cowman
* Best Support: World Wide Wrestling RPG by Nathan D. Paoletta
* Most Innovative Game: Fall of Magic

### 2016

* Indie Game of the Year: Blades in the Dark by John Harper
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Microscope Explorer by Ben Robbins
* Best Free Game: Quill: A Letter-Writing Roleplaying Game for a Single Player by Scott Malthouse
* Best Production: Blades in the Dark by John Harper
* Best Support: Blades in the Dark by John Harper
* Most Innovative Game: #Feminism: A Nano-Game Anthology edited by Misha Bushyager, Lizzie Stark, and Anna Westerling

### 2017

* Indie Game of the Year: The Watch by Anna Kreider and Andrew Medeiros
* Indie Supplement of the Year: Itras By: The Menagerie by Ole Peder Giaver and others
* Best Production:Timewatch by Kevin Kulp and others
* Best Support: Timewatch
* Most Innovative Game: Alas for the Awful Sea by Hayley Gordon, Vee Hendro