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Games by Genre:

Contemporary / Pulp
Castle Falkenstein
Crime Fighter
Daredevils
Dark Conspiracy
Delta Force
GangBusters
Indiana Jones 		James Bond
Justice Inc.
Millennium's End
Space 1889
Top Secret
Twilight: 2000

Espionage/Military
Delta Force
Freedom Fighters
Gear Krieg
GURPS WWII
James Bond
Merc 		Millennium's End
Phoenix Command
Recon
Top Secret
Twilight: 2000
Year of the Phoenix

Fantasy
AD&D
CORE RULES
Al-Qadim
Birthright
Conan
Dark Sun
Dragonlance
Forgotten Realms
Greyhawk
Lankhmar
Monstrous Arcana
Mystara
Oriental Adventures / Kara-Tur
Planescape
Ravenloft
Spelljammer

D&D(classic)
Creature Crucible
Gazetteer
Hollow World
Mystara

7th Sea
Amber Diceless
Arduin
Ars Magica
Atlantis
Bushido
Chivalry & Sorcery
'Compleat' FRPG Supplements
Conan
DragonQuest
Earthdawn
Elfquest
Elric / Stormbringer / Hawkmoon
The Fantasy Trip
A Game of Thrones
Harn
High Fantasy
Jorune
Judges Guild
Lords of Creation
Man, Myth & Magic
MERP (Middle Earth Role Playing)
Midkemia
Mythus
Nobilis
Palladium Fantasy
Pendragon
Powers & Perils
Prince Valiant
Rolemaster
RuneQuest
Sovereign Stone
Talislanta
Talisman
Tekumel
Warhammer
Willow
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Campaign Building Palladium Weapon & Castle Compendiums
Differentiate Between Fantasy and Science Fiction

Historical
Avalanche Press
Constantinople - 1453 		GURPS Historical
La Conquista
Everyday Life in... Palladium Weapon & Castle Compendiums

Horror
Bloodshadows
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Call of Cthulhu
Chill
Dark Conspiracy
Deadlands
Delta Green
Nightlife
Ravenloft
Tales From The Crypt
Whispering Vault		 World of Darkness
Changeling: The Dreaming
Hunter: The Reckoning
Mage: The Ascension
Mummy: The Resurrection
Vampire: The Masquerade
Werewolf: The Apocalypse
Wraith: The Oblivion
Palladium Weapon & Castle Compendiums

Post-Holocaust
Aftermath!
Cyborg Commando
Gamma World
Living Steel
Morrow Project 		Rogue 417
Traveller: The New Era
Twilight: 2000
Waste World

Science Fiction / Science Fantasy
2001/2010
2300AD
Albedo
Aliens
Alternity
Babylon 5
Buck Rogers
Doctor Who RPG
Dune
Fringeworthy
FTL: 2448
Gamma World
Judge Dredd
Justifiers
Living Steel
Mechwarrior 		Other Suns
Ringworld
Robotech
Shadowrun
Shatterzone
Space 1889
Spacefarers Guides
Space Master
Space Opera
Spelljammer
Star Ace
Star Frontiers
Star Wars
Star Trek
Terminator 2
Traveller
Tribe 8
Universe
Challenge Magazine
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Campaign Building
Differentiate Between Fantasy and Science Fiction

Super Hero
DC Heroes
DC Universe
Super Hero RPGs - Misc. 		Marvel Super Heroes
Villains & Vigilantes

Universal / Other
Amazing Engine
Boot Hill
Dream Park
Ghostbusters 		Fantasy Games Unlimited
GURPS
Timemaster
Worlds of Wonder

Wargames / Boardgames
Avalon Hill
Battletech
GDW
Games Workshop
Mayfair Games
Other 		Supremacy
SPI
Talisman
Terminator 2
TSR



HEROIC WORLDS
I can't speak highly enough about "Heroic Worlds" by Lawrence Schick. If you enjoy a wide variety of classic RPGs, you owe it to yourself to pick up this reference. A comprehensive list - with descriptions - of all RPG product lines published up to 1990, this gem also includes essays by a Who's Who of the gaming industry: * David L. Arneson * N. Robin Crossby * Greg Gorden * E. Gary Gygax * Steve Jackson * Paul A. Jaquays * Tom Moldvay * Sandy Petersen * Ken Rolston * Ken St. Andre * Michael A. Stackpole * Greg Stafford * B. Dennis Sustare * Erick Wujcik.

Contents
How to Use This Book * What Is a Role-Playing Game? * The History of Role-Playing Games * Advice for Collectors

The Game Index
COMIC-BOOK SUPERHEROES
ESPIONAGE
FANTASY: THE ANCIENT WORLD
FANTASY: ARTHURIAN
FANTASY: ORIENTAL
FANTASY: SWORD AND SORCERY
FANTASY: OTHER
HORROR
HUMOR
MILITARY
MYSTERY AND CRIME
PIRATES AND SWASHBUCKLERS
PULP ADVENTURE HEROES
SCIENCE FANTASY
SCIENCE FICTION: DARK FUTURE
SCIENCE FICTION: ROBOTS/MECHA
SCIENCE FICTION: SPACE ADVENTURE
SCIENCE FICTION: TIME TRAVEL
SCIENCE FICTION: OTHER
SOLO GAMEBOOKS
UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS
WESTERNS

Directory of Game Publishers * Award-Winning Games * Definition of Terms * Timeline * Title Index

1991 ... Lawrence Schick ... 448 pages

Hardcover (ISBN 0879756527)
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Paperback (ISBN 0879756535)
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The Waynes Books RPG Reference Mission

This is my ever-expanding Reference of Role Playing Games (RPGs). In earlier days, I called this site Krakow RPGs and Wayne's World of Books, but I have since settled on Wayne's Books. I sell science fiction (sci-fi) & fantasy books, but my passion is the world of games. RPGs are both book and game.
This site is where I post documentation of games that pass through the shop. It is first and foremost a reference for my own day-to-day work. For many obscure games, this may be their only photo and summary available on the web. I focus on pre-2000, out of print RPGs and board games that can be so hard to find now.
Most entries will have Noble Knight, Amazon and/or DriveThruRPG affiliate links to items or PDFs for sale. Put a few coins in my tip jar; costs you nothing - the sites pay for it.






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