2005 Indie RPG Award Winners

[John Kim]

So the Indie Awards were announced on Friday live at GenCon, and I'm posting them now as I get back.  I'm updating the website with comments and pictures now -- but for those interested in the raw results, here they are.  These are formed by votes from a pool of over 80 independent game producers.  Each voter has three votes per category: a 5-point vote, a 3-point vote, and a 1-point vote.

So, without further ado, the results:

1) Indie RPG of the Year
Winner:
Polaris   by Ben Lehman, with 55 points

Runner-ups:
Truth & Justice   by Chad Underkoffler, with 48 points
The Mountain Witch   by Timothy Kleinert, with 37 points
Breaking the Ice   by Emily Care Boss, with 36 points
With Great Power   by Michael S. Miller, with 24 points
Artesia   by Mark Smylie, with 21 points
Coyote Trail   by Brett M. Bernstein, with 18 points
Bacchanal   by Paul Czege, with 15 points
Cold Space   by Albert Bailey and Clash Bowley, with 13 points

2) Best Indie RPG Supplement
Winner:
Burning Sands: Jihad   by Luke Crane, with 88 points

Runner-ups:
JAGS Wonderland   by Marco Chacon, with 60 points
Conspiracy of Shadows Companion   by Keith Senkowski, with 57 points
The Fringe   by Daniel Bayn, with 36 points
Dial S for Superhumans   by Chad Underkoffler, with 31 points

3) Best Free Game
Winner:
Perfect 20   by Levi Kornelsen, with 70 points

Runner-ups:
Burning Sands: Jihad   by Luke Crane, with 24 points
JAGS Wonderland   by Marco Chacon, with 22 points
Bacchanal   by Paul Czege, with 22 points
Dial S for Superhumans   by Chad Underkoffler, with 19 points
Basic V   by Jay Libby, with 13 points

4) Best Production
Winner:
Artesia  by Mark Smylie, with 112 points

Runner-ups:
The Mountain Witch   by Timothy Kleinert, with 69 points
Polaris   by Ben Lehman, with 48 points

5) Best Support
Winner:
Truth & Justice   by Chad Underkoffler, with 73 points

Runner-ups:
With Great Power   by Michael S. Miller, with 19 points
Cold Space   by Clash Bowley, with 19 points
Breaking the Ice   by Emily Care Boss, with 18 points
Polaris   by Ben Lehman, with 18 points
Burning Sands: Jihad   by Luke Crane, with 15 points
The Mountain Witch   by Timothy Kleinert, with 13 points

6) Most Innovative Game
Winner:
Polaris   by Ben Lehman, with 96 points

Runner-ups:
Breaking the Ice   by Emily Care Boss, with 73 points
The Mountain Witch   by Timothy Kleinert, with 33 points
Bacchanal   by Paul Czege, with 33 points
With Great Power   by Michael S. Miller, with 24 points
Truth & Justice   by Chad Underkoffler, with 11 points

Congratulations and comments are welcome.