Polaris (role-playing game)

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At least three role-playing games are called Polaris.

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[edit] Polaris (1997)

Polaris (published in 1997) is a French-language post-apocalyptic undersea role-playing game written by Philippe Tessier and published by Halloween Concepts.[1]

[edit] Polaris (2004)

Polaris (published in 2004) is a science fiction indie role-playing game originally developed in 1992 by Sean Dobes. The game is set in and around the Polaris star system and features a cartoon-like and humorous environment.

[edit] Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North

Polaris: Chivalric Tragedy at Utmost North (2005) is an indie role-playing game[2] written by Ben Lehman and published by These Are Our Games. Polaris is a collaborative roleplaying game, and as such differs from many role-playing games in that there is no single "game master".[2] A player's "opposition" is controlled by the other players in the game.

Polaris won the Indie RPG Award for Innovation (2005)[3] and Indie RPG Game of the Year Award (2005)[4], was "Runner up" for Best Support (2005)[5] and Best Production (2005)[6], and was also "Runner Up" for the Outie Award Best Sui Generis RPG (2005).[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ RPG Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ a b Holter, Matthijs (2007). Polaris (Review). RPGnet. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
  3. ^ Innovation in a Roleplaying Game, 2005. Indie RPG Awards. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
  4. ^ Independent Game of the Year, 2005. Indie RPG Awards. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
  5. ^ Best Support for a Game or Supplement, 2005. Indie RPG Awards. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
  6. ^ Best Production in a Game or Supplement, 2005. Indie RPG Awards. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
  7. ^ Hite, Kenneth (2006). 2005: Legends of the Fall. GamingReport.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.

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