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Statistics: GURPS Basic Set

Core Game Ratings

Rating: 6.87 / Ranking: 220

These ratings are based on 34 ratings with 2.00 average weight and 12 reviews.

This is compared to an index-wide 3.64 average ratings and 1.98 average weight.

This rating earns an average level of trust.

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Content Ratings

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Core Game Comments

All User Comments

Rating User Comments
8 / 10MulrahThe book itself is well-written and exciting, but gameplay always tripped up over the rules. GURPS was an eye-opening game coming from the rigidity of D&D, and it remains one of the cleanest, most playable generic system, but there are so many other more interesting, simpler games out there.
8 / 10SJBenoistYes, it is more of a toolkit than a fleshed out "game". But what a kit!
7 / 10von Bek1977Love this book for the realism of the rules without necessarily making the GMs brain ache. Good for when you want a nihilistic view of the world.
7 / 10GitrogI know I've played this, though I can't remember what edition or much about it, except that it works well enough. It's no Hero system, though...
6 / 10Jon HastingsI've only played/read 3rd edition GURPS: I used GURPS more as an inspiration for generally freeform-ish gaming than I ever actually _played_ it by the rules. All-in-all, though I preferred Champions when it came to detailed point-build systems, I admire a lot of the design of this game. At this point, I'd be much more likely to play the Fantasy Trip than any actual GURPS game.
5 / 10ShannonAI've always found GURPS as a rule set to be, at best, an average game system. Very mechanistic, and not a good fit for any setting. I love some of the background material they've produced, but the rule system often seems to suck the life right out of it.
5 / 10ThanuirA generic toolkit game, the one I compare others against. Supplements are where the real gold is.
3 / 10Simple ManComplicated toolkit that didn't work well for some genres despite it's "universal" moniker.

Core Game Reviews

All RPGnet Reviews

[ Link 1 Possible Reviews ]
Rating User Summary
5 + 5DeathPunkGURPS Basic Set Third Edition.
2 + 4James Myint Jr.GURPS Basic Set Third Edition.
4 + 5Sam Lindsay-LevineGURPS Basic Set Third Edition.
3 + 4George PhillipsGURPS Basic Set Third Edition.
2 + 4WarriorGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
3 + 5Greg JeffriesGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
5 + 5Randy DeeseGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
2 + 2Akos M. SzederjeiGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
4 + 4Bradford C. WalkerGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
4 + 5Nicholas LivingstonGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
3 + 4Bob  PortnellGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised.
5 + 5Lev LafayetteGURPS Basic Set Third Edition Revised. A well-produced product that comes with an excellent game system that covers a very wide-range of settings. Accessible to novice and experienced gamers alike. Various minor issues, notwithstanding.

All Magazine Reviews

Year Magazine Synopsis
1988White Wolf #13Rating 4/5. "...definitely worth a look."
1986Abyss #38"a good cut above systems like Chaosium's Basic Role-Playing, as it is not only simple and adaptable, but also genuinely playable"
1987Different Worlds #473.5 out of 4 stars. "Well-integrated and balanced, but I doubt that it is complete."
1987Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer #79"a good roleplaying system"
1986White Dwarf #83"I can't really recommend GURPS at its present stage of development"
1989Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer #85Review of the new edition

Ratings Explanation

The following components make up a rating:

Ratings. The ratings that users enter into this index are each averaged into the final rating with a weight of between 0 and 4, with weight based on trust algorithms.

Reviews. Each review is averaged into the final rating with a weight of 8. Sometimes reviews can skew high, but they also display fan interest (or disdain) in a product.

Content. The average rating of each content--before its own bayesian weight is inserted--is averaged into the final rating. The weight of a content is equal to its own weight divided by the number of contents, and divided again if it only appears in a fraction of editions.

Bayesian Weight. A rating of 5.00 is inserted into the final rating with a weight of 35. This is an arbitrary weighting of the average rating that keeps things toward the center until they're better rated.

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