This is such a clean and smooth rule set, and definitely pleases the minimalist/purist in me! If you are looking for old school flavor and/or a smaller, tighter set of rules: look no further, this game is a steal!

I have probably run as much Risus as the various editions of D&D throughout my 20 odd years of gaming. We had a weekly horror one-shot going forever, and everyone absolutely loved it. This remains to be one of my favorite games of all time. The comedic execution and abstractness of the rules might turn some away, but I have never run a humorous game with the rules, pretty much exclusively horror, and the lack of rules is perfect for storytelling or hot-rodding the living crap out of a game until you essentially just have your own game. You can have yourself a real Frankengame. I have used Risus to emulate (some might say bastardize) countless RPGs that I find intriguing or inspiring but too crunchy for my liking. I have written more words in a review for a free game than the ones I have spent a good amount of money on, but my experience with the game, and my groups, I believe warrants it. Your milage may vary, of course, as the system is of a niche gaming philosophy, and is just A gaming philosophy, not THE gaming philosophy, and I one I happen to return to over and over, especially when I am feeling jaded.

LotFP is one of the slickest OSR games out there, and the fact that this ruleset is available for free is awesome. I own the physical copy as well, and I would encourage anyone who enjoys the rules to do so - the art is phenomenal and the quality of the book is astounding (that binding is hardcore!).