Paranoia is a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game created by Greg Costikyan, Dan Gelber and Eric Goldberg and first published in 1984 by West End Games. Since 2004 it has been published under license by Mongoose Publishing. It is unusual among tabletop role-playing games because it is more competitive than co-operative: players are encouraged to betray one another in pursuit of their own interests, while the tone stays light-hearted and tongue in cheek despite the oppressive setting. The game won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984 and entered the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007. Several editions have appeared since the original, and the franchise has produced spin-offs, novels and comic books.
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Paranoia is a dystopian science-fiction tabletop role-playing game
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first published in 1984 by West End Games
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