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âˆ’	In the Jan-Feb 1985 edition of ''[[Space Gamer]]'' (Issue No. 72), the editorial staff were enthusiastic about the game, commenting, "If you're likely to take it personally when your best friend's character plugs ''your'' character from behind, ''stay away from this game''. But if you like high-tension suspense along with a slightly bent sense of humor, ''Paranoia'' is a unique and highly desirable experience."{{cite journal\|author=The staff of Space Gamer \|date=Janâ€“Feb 1985 \|title=Featured Review: Paranoia\|journal=[[Space Gamer]]\|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]\|issue=72\|pages=12â€“13}}	+	In the Jan-Feb 1985 edition of ''[[Space Gamer]]'' (Issue No. 72), the editorial staff were enthusiastic about the game, commenting "If you're likely to take it personally when your best friend's character plugs ''your'' character from behind, ''stay away from this game''. But if you like high-tension suspense along with a slightly bent sense of humor, ''Paranoia'' is a unique and highly desirable experience."{{cite journal\|author=The staff of Space Gamer \|date=Janâ€“Feb 1985 \|title=Featured Review: Paranoia\|journal=[[Space Gamer]]\|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]\|issue=72\|pages=12â€“13}}

	[[Marcus L. Rowland]] reviewed ''Paranoia'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)\|White Dwarf]]'' #65, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "I like Paranoia, but I'm not sure that I'd want to run it as a prolonged campaign. It's the sort of concept which works well as light relief from a 'serious' RPG campaign, and will definitely appeal to 'hack and slay' merchants. Dedicated rule lawyers and wargamers will hate it. Overall, a lot of fun for a minimum of three or four players."{{cite journal \| last =Rowland \| first =Marcus L. \| author-link =Marcus L. Rowland \| title =Open Box \| journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)\|White Dwarf]] \| issue =65 \| pages =8 \| publisher =[[Games Workshop]] \| date = May 1985 }}		[[Marcus L. Rowland]] reviewed ''Paranoia'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)\|White Dwarf]]'' #65, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "I like Paranoia, but I'm not sure that I'd want to run it as a prolonged campaign. It's the sort of concept which works well as light relief from a 'serious' RPG campaign, and will definitely appeal to 'hack and slay' merchants. Dedicated rule lawyers and wargamers will hate it. Overall, a lot of fun for a minimum of three or four players."{{cite journal \| last =Rowland \| first =Marcus L. \| author-link =Marcus L. Rowland \| title =Open Box \| journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)\|White Dwarf]] \| issue =65 \| pages =8 \| publisher =[[Games Workshop]] \| date = May 1985 }}

âˆ’	In the April 1988 edition of [[Dragon (magazine)\|''Dragon'']] (Issue 132), [[Jim Bambra]] thought that the second edition had marked improvements compared to the first edition: "The first edition of ''Paranoia''] promised hilarious fun and a combat system that didnâ€™t get bogged down in tedious mechanics. It soon found a following among gamers looking for something different in their role-playing adventures. Still, a close inspection of the combat system revealed that it was slow moving and cumbersome. The mechanics were hard to grasp in places, making it difficult to get into the freewheeling fun. Now, all thatâ€™s changed. The ''Paranoia'' game has been treated to a revamp, and this time the rules are slick. All that tricky stuff which made the combat system such a pain to run has been shelved off into optional rules. If you want the extra complications, youâ€™re welcome to them, or you can do what most people did anyway and simply ignore them." Bambra did express reservations about the suitability of the game for an on-going campaign, saying, "It doesn't lend itself easily to long-term campaign play. This game is best treated as a succession of short adventure sessions in which players get to enjoy themselves doing all those despicable things that would spoil a more 'seriousâ€™ game." However Bambra concluded with a recommendation, saying, "As a tongue-in-cheek science-fiction game, this one is hard to beat."{{cite journal \| last = Bambra \| first = Jim \| author-link = Jim Bambra \| date = April 1988 \| title = Role Playing Reviews: Playing it for Laughs \| journal = Dragon Magazine \| volume = XII \| issue = 132 \| pages = 8â€“9 \| publisher = TSR, Inc. \| location = Lake Geneva WI \| issn = 0279-6848}}	+	In the April 1988 edition of [[Dragon (magazine)\|''Dragon'']] (Issue 132), [[Jim Bambra]] thought that the second edition had marked improvements compared to the first edition: "The first edition of ''Paranoia'' promised hilarious fun and a combat system that didnâ€™t get bogged down in tedious mechanics. It soon found a following among gamers looking for something different in their role-playing adventures. Still, a close inspection of the combat system revealed that it was slow moving and cumbersome. The mechanics were hard to grasp in places, making it difficult to get into the freewheeling fun. Now, all thatâ€™s changed. The ''Paranoia'' game has been treated to a revamp, and this time the rules are slick. All that tricky stuff which made the combat system such a pain to run has been shelved off into optional rules. If you want the extra complications, youâ€™re welcome to them, or you can do what most people did anyway and simply ignore them." Bambra did express reservations about the suitability of the game for an on-going campaign, saying "It doesn't lend itself easily to long-term campaign play. This game is best treated as a succession of short adventure sessions in which players get to enjoy themselves doing all those despicable things that would spoil a more 'seriousâ€™ game." However Bambra concluded with a recommendation, saying "As a tongue-in-cheek science-fiction game, this one is hard to beat."{{cite journal \| last = Bambra \| first = Jim \| author-link = Jim Bambra \| date = April 1988 \| title = Role Playing Reviews: Playing it for Laughs \| journal = Dragon Magazine \| volume = XII \| issue = 132 \| pages = 8â€“9 \| publisher = TSR, Inc. \| location = Lake Geneva WI \| issn = 0279-6848}}

	In a 1996 reader poll conducted by ''Arcane'' magazine to determine the 50 most popular roleplaying games of all time, ''Paranoia'' was ranked 7th. Editor Paul Pettengale commented: "For players of games where character development and campaign continuity are a priority, ''Paranoia'' is an absolute no-no. If a character (of which there are six versions - each person in Alpha Complex has six clones) lives through an entire scenario then they're doing well. Hell, they're doing better than well, they're probably Jesus Christ reborn (er, no offence intended, all ye Christian types). Suffice to say that ''Paranoia'' is, and always will be, a complete laugh - it should be played for nothing more than fun".{{cite journal\|last= Pettengale\|first=Paul\|date= Christmas 1996 \|title=Arcane Presents the Top 50 Roleplaying Games 1996\|journal=Arcane\|publisher=[[Future plc\|Future Publishing]]\|issue=14\|pages=25â€“35}}		In a 1996 reader poll conducted by ''Arcane'' magazine to determine the 50 most popular roleplaying games of all time, ''Paranoia'' was ranked 7th. Editor Paul Pettengale commented: "For players of games where character development and campaign continuity are a priority, ''Paranoia'' is an absolute no-no. If a character (of which there are six versions - each person in Alpha Complex has six clones) lives through an entire scenario then they're doing well. Hell, they're doing better than well, they're probably Jesus Christ reborn (er, no offence intended, all ye Christian types). Suffice to say that ''Paranoia'' is, and always will be, a complete laugh - it should be played for nothing more than fun".{{cite journal\|last= Pettengale\|first=Paul\|date= Christmas 1996 \|title=Arcane Presents the Top 50 Roleplaying Games 1996\|journal=Arcane\|publisher=[[Future plc\|Future Publishing]]\|issue=14\|pages=25â€“35}}

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	\|publisher=[[West End Games]], [[Mongoose Publishing]]		\|publisher=[[West End Games]], [[Mongoose Publishing]]
âˆ’	\|date=1984 ''(1st edition)'' 1987 ''(2nd edition)'' 1995 ''(Fifth edition)'' 2004 ''(Paranoia XP)'' 2009 ''(25th Anniversary edition)'' 2017 ''(Mongoose Kickstarter edition)''	+	\|date={{Unbulleted list\|1984 ''(1st edition)''\|1987 ''(2nd edition)''\|1995 ''(Fifth edition)''\|2004 ''(Paranoia XP)''\|2009 ''(25th Anniversary edition)''\|2017 ''(Mongoose Kickstarter edition)''}}
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	'''''Paranoia''''' is a [[dystopia]]n [[Science fiction\|science-fiction]] tabletop [[Role-playing game (pen and paper)\|role-playing game]] originally designed and written by [[Greg Costikyan]], [[Dan Gelber (game designer)\|Dan Gelber]], and [[Eric Goldberg (game designer)\|Eric Goldberg]], and first published in 1984 by [[West End Games]]. Since 2004 the game has been published under license by [[Mongoose Publishing]]. The game won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988\|title=1988 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307115145/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1984\|archive-date=2008-03-07}} and was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2007\|title=2007 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604114001/http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/awards/archive/2007\|archive-date=2009-06-04}} ''Paranoia'' is notable among tabletop games for being more competitive than co-operative, with players encouraged to betray one another for their own interests, as well as for keeping a light-hearted, tongue in cheek tone despite its [[dystopia]]n setting.		'''''Paranoia''''' is a [[dystopia]]n [[Science fiction\|science-fiction]] tabletop [[Role-playing game (pen and paper)\|role-playing game]] originally designed and written by [[Greg Costikyan]], [[Dan Gelber (game designer)\|Dan Gelber]], and [[Eric Goldberg (game designer)\|Eric Goldberg]], and first published in 1984 by [[West End Games]]. Since 2004 the game has been published under license by [[Mongoose Publishing]]. The game won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988\|title=1988 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307115145/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1984\|archive-date=2008-03-07}} and was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2007\|title=2007 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604114001/http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/awards/archive/2007\|archive-date=2009-06-04}} ''Paranoia'' is notable among tabletop games for being more competitive than co-operative, with players encouraged to betray one another for their own interests, as well as for keeping a light-hearted, tongue in cheek tone despite its [[dystopia]]n setting.

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	* http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/rpgs/paranoia.html Mongoose Publishing's Paranoia Homepage]		* http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/rpgs/paranoia.html Mongoose Publishing's Paranoia Homepage]
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	''Paranoia'' features a security clearance system based on colors of the [[visible spectrum]] which heavily restricts what the players can and cannot legally do; everything from corridors to food and equipment have security restrictions. The lowest rating is Infrared, but the lowest playable security clearance is Red; the game usually begins with the characters having just been promoted to Red grade. Interfering with anything which is above that player's clearance carries significant risk.		''Paranoia'' features a security clearance system based on colors of the [[visible spectrum]] which heavily restricts what the players can and cannot legally do; everything from corridors to food and equipment have security restrictions. The lowest rating is Infrared, but the lowest playable security clearance is Red; the game usually begins with the characters having just been promoted to Red grade. Interfering with anything which is above that player's clearance carries significant risk.

âˆ’	The full order of clearances from lowest to highest is Infrared (visually represented by Black), Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Ultraviolet (visually represented by White) (Think ROY G BIV, but with Ultraviolet and Infrared). Within the game, Infrared-clearance citizens live dull lives of mindless drudgery and are heavily medicated, while higher clearance characters may be allowed to demote or even summarily execute those of a lower rank and those with Ultraviolet clearance are almost completely unrestricted and have a great deal of access to The Computer; they are the only citizens that may (legally) access and modify the Computer's programming, and thus Ultraviolet citizens are also referred to as "High Programmers". Security clearance is not related to competence but is instead the result of The Computer's often insane and unjustified calculus of trust concerning a citizen. It is suggested that it may if fact be the High Programmers' meddling with The Computer's programming that resulted in it's insanity.	+	The full order of clearances from lowest to highest is Infrared (visually represented by Black), Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Ultraviolet (visually represented by White) (Think ROY G BIV, but with Ultraviolet and Infrared). Within the game, Infrared-clearance citizens live dull lives of mindless drudgery and are heavily medicated, while higher clearance characters may be allowed to demote or even summarily execute those of a lower rank and those with Ultraviolet clearance are almost completely unrestricted and have a great deal of access to The Computer; they are the only citizens that may (legally) access and modify the Computer's programming, and thus Ultraviolet citizens are also referred to as "High Programmers". Security clearance is not related to competence but is instead the result of The Computer's often insane and unjustified calculus of trust concerning a citizen. It is suggested that it may in fact be the High Programmers' meddling with The Computer's programming that resulted in its insanity.

	===Secret Societies===		===Secret Societies===

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	Long-time ''Paranoia'' artist [[Jim Holloway (artist)\|Jim Holloway]], called "the master of the fun-filled illustration", drew the cover art and much of the internal art for the game until 1986. His art for the series generally portray comedic scenarios that capture the essential "deathtrap" feeling of Alpha Complex. ''Paranoia XP'' marked his return to the line as well; he has designed every cover of the XP edition, and many books contain both his classic and new ''Paranoia'' art.		Long-time ''Paranoia'' artist [[Jim Holloway (artist)\|Jim Holloway]], called "the master of the fun-filled illustration", drew the cover art and much of the internal art for the game until 1986. His art for the series generally portray comedic scenarios that capture the essential "deathtrap" feeling of Alpha Complex. ''Paranoia XP'' marked his return to the line as well; he has designed every cover of the XP edition, and many books contain both his classic and new ''Paranoia'' art.

âˆ’	While ''Paranoia XP'' kept Communists as the big bad scapegoat in spite of the [[Cold War]] being long over, the updated edition integrates several 21st century themes into its satire. Troubleshooters carry PDCs (Personal Digital Companion) that are reminiscent of [[PDA]]s and [[smartphone]]s and can try to acquire gear by bidding on CBay (obvious pun on [[eBay]]). New threats to Alpha Complex include [[file sharing]], [[phishing]] scams, [[identity theft]] and [[Weapons of mass destruction\|WMD]]s. [[Consumerism]] in Alpha Complex has been tooled into its economy and has taken on an element of patriotism, echoing sentiments expressed after [[9/11]] along similar trends. A mission pack released in 2009 titled ''War On (Insert Noun)'' lampoons government initiatives like the [[War on Drugs]] and the [[War on Terror]].	+	While ''Paranoia XP'' kept Communists as the big bad scapegoat in spite of the [[Cold War]] being long over, the updated edition integrates several 21st century themes into its satire. Troubleshooters carry PDCs (Personal Digital Companion) that are reminiscent of [[PDA]]s and [[smartphone]]s and can try to acquire gear by bidding on CBay (an obvious pun on [[eBay]]). New threats to Alpha Complex include [[file sharing]], [[phishing]] scams, [[identity theft]] and [[Weapons of mass destruction\|WMD]]s. [[Consumerism]] in Alpha Complex has been tooled into its economy and has taken on an element of patriotism, echoing sentiments expressed after [[9/11]] along similar trends. A mission pack released in 2009 titled ''War On (Insert Noun)'' lampoons government initiatives like the [[War on Drugs]] and the [[War on Terror]].

	In writing the new edition, Varney, Goldberg and Costikyan reached out to and actively collaborated with ''Paranoia'''s online fan community through an http://www.costik.com/paranoia official blog] and through https://web.archive.org/web/20150407035636if_/http://www.paranoia-live.net:80/news.php Paranoia-Live.net].{{cite web		In writing the new edition, Varney, Goldberg and Costikyan reached out to and actively collaborated with ''Paranoia'''s online fan community through an http://www.costik.com/paranoia official blog] and through https://web.archive.org/web/20150407035636if_/http://www.paranoia-live.net:80/news.php Paranoia-Live.net].{{cite web

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	A Paranoia-themed piece of "choose-your-own-adventure" hyperfiction (or [[gamebook]]) was published in issue #77 of [[The Space Gamer\|SpaceGamer/FantasyGamer]] magazine in the late '80s. Since then, various unauthorised automated versions of the story (a Troubleshooter's assignment to undermine the subversive activity known as Christmas) have been circulating through mainframes and PCs, with machine-independent ports to [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[Go (programming language)\|Go]] and [[Inform]] as well as to [[Adventure Game Toolkit]] and for [[Applix]], [[CP/M]] and the [[Cybiko]].		A Paranoia-themed piece of "choose-your-own-adventure" hyperfiction (or [[gamebook]]) was published in issue #77 of [[The Space Gamer\|SpaceGamer/FantasyGamer]] magazine in the late '80s. Since then, various unauthorised automated versions of the story (a Troubleshooter's assignment to undermine the subversive activity known as Christmas) have been circulating through mainframes and PCs, with machine-independent ports to [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[Go (programming language)\|Go]] and [[Inform]] as well as to [[Adventure Game Toolkit]] and for [[Applix]], [[CP/M]] and the [[Cybiko]].

âˆ’	Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory is a video game that was released on December 5, 2019{{Update inline\|date=January 2020}}, for PC on the Epic Game Store (EGS). It was developed by [[Cyanide (company)\|Cyanide]] and Black Shamrock studios and is published by [[Bigben Interactive]]. It is an isometric view real-time RPG. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/paranoia/home Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory \| Store Page] However, in mid-January 2020, the game was removed from the Epic Games Store with no explanation from Cyanide or BigBen Interactive. As of April 30, 2020 no one officially connected with the game has offered any explanation for the removal of the product and all official communication channels refuse to reply to or even acknowledge inquiries.{{cite web \|last1=Saed \|first1=Sherif \|title=Epic Games Store exclusive disappears and no one is saying why \|url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/07/epic-games-store-exclusive-disappears-and-no-one-is-saying-why/ \|website=VG24/7 \|publisher=Gamer Network \|access-date=30 April 2020}}	+	Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory is a video game that was released on December 5, 2019{{Update inline\|date=January 2020}}, for PC on the Epic Game Store. It was developed by [[Cyanide (company)\|Cyanide]] and Black Shamrock studios and is published by [[Bigben Interactive]]. It is an isometric view real-time RPG. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/paranoia/home Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory \| Store Page] However, in mid-January 2020, the game was removed from the Epic Games Store with no explanation from Cyanide or BigBen Interactive. As of April 30, 2020 no one officially connected with the game has offered any explanation for the removal of the product and all official communication channels refuse to reply to or even acknowledge inquiries.{{cite web \|last1=Saed \|first1=Sherif \|title=Epic Games Store exclusive disappears and no one is saying why \|url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/07/epic-games-store-exclusive-disappears-and-no-one-is-saying-why/ \|website=VG24/7 \|publisher=Gamer Network \|access-date=30 April 2020}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	''Paranoia'' features a security clearance system based on colors of the [[visible spectrum]] which heavily restricts what the players can and cannot legally do; everything from corridors to food and equipment have security restrictions. The lowest rating is Infrared, but the lowest playable security clearance is Red; the game usually begins with the characters having just been promoted to Red grade. Interfering with anything which is above that player's clearance carries significant risk.		''Paranoia'' features a security clearance system based on colors of the [[visible spectrum]] which heavily restricts what the players can and cannot legally do; everything from corridors to food and equipment have security restrictions. The lowest rating is Infrared, but the lowest playable security clearance is Red; the game usually begins with the characters having just been promoted to Red grade. Interfering with anything which is above that player's clearance carries significant risk.

âˆ’	The full order of clearances from lowest to highest is Infrared (visually represented by Black), Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Ultraviolet (visually represented by White) (Think ROY G BIV, but with Ultraviolet and Infrared). Within the game, Infrared-clearance citizens live dull lives of mindless drudgery and are heavily medicated, while higher clearance characters may be allowed to demote or even summarily execute those of a lower rank and those with Ultraviolet clearance are almost completely unrestricted and have a great deal of access to The Computer; they are the only citizens that may (legally) access and modify the Computer's programming, and thus Ultraviolet citizens are also referred to as "High Programmers". Security clearance is not related to competence but is instead the result of The Computer's often insane and unjustified calculus of trust concerning a citizen.	+	The full order of clearances from lowest to highest is Infrared (visually represented by Black), Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, and Ultraviolet (visually represented by White) (Think ROY G BIV, but with Ultraviolet and Infrared). Within the game, Infrared-clearance citizens live dull lives of mindless drudgery and are heavily medicated, while higher clearance characters may be allowed to demote or even summarily execute those of a lower rank and those with Ultraviolet clearance are almost completely unrestricted and have a great deal of access to The Computer; they are the only citizens that may (legally) access and modify the Computer's programming, and thus Ultraviolet citizens are also referred to as "High Programmers". Security clearance is not related to competence but is instead the result of The Computer's often insane and unjustified calculus of trust concerning a citizen. It is suggested that it may if fact be the High Programmers' meddling with The Computer's programming that resulted in it's insanity.

	===Secret Societies===		===Secret Societies===

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âˆ’	'''''Paranoia''''' is a [[dystopia]]n [[Science fiction\|science-fiction]] tabletop [[Role-playing game (pen and paper)\|role-playing game]] originally designed and written by [[Greg Costikyan]], [[Dan Gelber (game designer)\|Dan Gelber]], and [[Eric Goldberg (game designer)\|Eric Goldberg]], and first published in 1984 by [[West End Games]]. Since 2004 the game has been published under license by [[Mongoose Publishing]]. The game won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988\|title=1988 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|accessdate=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307115145/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1984\|archive-date=2008-03-07}} and was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2007\|title=2007 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|accessdate=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604114001/http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/awards/archive/2007\|archive-date=2009-06-04}} ''Paranoia'' is notable among tabletop games for being more competitive than co-operative, with players encouraged to betray one another for their own interests, as well as for keeping a light-hearted, tongue in cheek tone despite its [[dystopia]]n setting.	+	'''''Paranoia''''' is a [[dystopia]]n [[Science fiction\|science-fiction]] tabletop [[Role-playing game (pen and paper)\|role-playing game]] originally designed and written by [[Greg Costikyan]], [[Dan Gelber (game designer)\|Dan Gelber]], and [[Eric Goldberg (game designer)\|Eric Goldberg]], and first published in 1984 by [[West End Games]]. Since 2004 the game has been published under license by [[Mongoose Publishing]]. The game won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988\|title=1988 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307115145/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1984\|archive-date=2008-03-07}} and was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2007\|title=2007 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604114001/http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/awards/archive/2007\|archive-date=2009-06-04}} ''Paranoia'' is notable among tabletop games for being more competitive than co-operative, with players encouraged to betray one another for their own interests, as well as for keeping a light-hearted, tongue in cheek tone despite its [[dystopia]]n setting.

	The game is set in a dystopian future city which is controlled by an artificial intelligence construct called ''The Computer'' (also known as 'Friend Computer'), and where information (including the game rules) are restricted by color-coded ''security clearance''. [[Player character]]s are initially enforcers of The Computer's authority (known as 'Troubleshooters', mainly for the fact that they shoot trouble), and will be given missions to seek out and eliminate threats to The Computer's control. The player characters are also part of prohibited underground movements (which means that the players' characters are usually ''included'' among the aforementioned 'security threats'), and will have secret objectives including theft from and murder of other player characters.		The game is set in a dystopian future city which is controlled by an artificial intelligence construct called ''The Computer'' (also known as 'Friend Computer'), and where information (including the game rules) are restricted by color-coded ''security clearance''. [[Player character]]s are initially enforcers of The Computer's authority (known as 'Troubleshooters', mainly for the fact that they shoot trouble), and will be given missions to seek out and eliminate threats to The Computer's control. The player characters are also part of prohibited underground movements (which means that the players' characters are usually ''included'' among the aforementioned 'security threats'), and will have secret objectives including theft from and murder of other player characters.
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	\|url = http://www.costik.com/weblog/2004/02/paranoia-returns.html		\|url = http://www.costik.com/weblog/2004/02/paranoia-returns.html
	\|title = Paranoia Returns		\|title = Paranoia Returns
âˆ’	\|accessdate = 2007-01-17	+	\|access-date = 2007-01-17
	\|date = 2004-02-19		\|date = 2004-02-19
	\|last = Costikyan		\|last = Costikyan
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	\| url = http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=731		\| url = http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=731
	\| title = Pyramid Interviews: Scott Palter		\| title = Pyramid Interviews: Scott Palter
âˆ’	\| accessdate = 2007-04-24	+	\| access-date = 2007-04-24
	\| last = Haring		\| last = Haring
	\| first = Scott D.		\| first = Scott D.
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	\| url = http://www.tasteslikephoenix.com/articles/tubes.html		\| url = http://www.tasteslikephoenix.com/articles/tubes.html
	\| title = Down the Tubes		\| title = Down the Tubes
âˆ’	\| accessdate = 2007-08-28	+	\| access-date = 2007-08-28
	\| last = Hepler		\| last = Hepler
	\| first = Chris		\| first = Chris
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	\| url = http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=5660435&postcount=5		\| url = http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=5660435&postcount=5
	\| title = Sell me on Paranoia 5th...		\| title = Sell me on Paranoia 5th...
âˆ’	\| accessdate = 2010-03-31	+	\| access-date = 2010-03-31
	\| author = Allen Varney		\| author = Allen Varney
	}}		}}
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	\| url = http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=3627058&postcount=4		\| url = http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=3627058&postcount=4
	\| title = Sell me on Paranoia 5th...		\| title = Sell me on Paranoia 5th...
âˆ’	\| accessdate = 2010-03-31	+	\| access-date = 2010-03-31
	\| author = Allen Varney		\| author = Allen Varney
	}} and therefore may have given it short shrift in the main rulebook, although later supplements for ''Paranoia XP'' did provide more support for Zap play.		}} and therefore may have given it short shrift in the main rulebook, although later supplements for ''Paranoia XP'' did provide more support for Zap play.
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	\| url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_4/25-Player-Prompted-Paranoia		\| url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_4/25-Player-Prompted-Paranoia
	\| title = Player-Prompted Paranoia		\| title = Player-Prompted Paranoia
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	\| last = Varney		\| last = Varney
	\| first = Allen		\| first = Allen
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	\|url = http://www.costik.com/paranoia/public_html/paranoia/oldarchives/2004_08_01_blogchive.html		\|url = http://www.costik.com/paranoia/public_html/paranoia/oldarchives/2004_08_01_blogchive.html
	\|title = Crash Priority (Official PARANOIA Blog)		\|title = Crash Priority (Official PARANOIA Blog)
âˆ’	\|accessdate = 2009-06-04	+	\|access-date = 2009-06-04
	\|last = Varney		\|last = Varney
	\|first = Allen		\|first = Allen
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	\|url = http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37965		\|url = http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=37965
	\|title = State of the Mongoose		\|title = State of the Mongoose
âˆ’	\|accessdate = 2009-06-04	+	\|access-date = 2009-06-04
	\|author = Mongoose Publishing		\|author = Mongoose Publishing
	\|url-status = dead		\|url-status = dead
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	\|url = http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/news/news_item.php?pkid_news=319		\|url = http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/news/news_item.php?pkid_news=319
	\|title = Babylon 5 & Paranoia - Last Chance for Books!		\|title = Babylon 5 & Paranoia - Last Chance for Books!
âˆ’	\|accessdate = 2009-06-09	+	\|access-date = 2009-06-09
	\|author = Mongoose Publishing		\|author = Mongoose Publishing
	\|url-status = dead		\|url-status = dead
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	\| url = http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=10620759&postcount=23		\| url = http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=10620759&postcount=23
	\| title = Re: Paranoia 25th Anniversary Edition		\| title = Re: Paranoia 25th Anniversary Edition
âˆ’	\| accessdate = 2010-03-31	+	\| access-date = 2010-03-31
	\| author = Allen Varney		\| author = Allen Varney
	}} that this decision came about as a result of the XP edition successfully convincing the wider gaming public that "Zap" was not the default playstyle for the game; since it was now generally accepted that ''Paranoia ''could have a variety of playstyles and each GM would interpret it somewhat differently, it was considered no longer necessary to emphasise the different playstyles in the main text. The ''Internal Security'' volume includes an appendix listing three new styles tailored for the game - "Heist", "Overkill" and "Horror". ''High Programmers'' does not specify playstyles.		}} that this decision came about as a result of the XP edition successfully convincing the wider gaming public that "Zap" was not the default playstyle for the game; since it was now generally accepted that ''Paranoia ''could have a variety of playstyles and each GM would interpret it somewhat differently, it was considered no longer necessary to emphasise the different playstyles in the main text. The ''Internal Security'' volume includes an appendix listing three new styles tailored for the game - "Heist", "Overkill" and "Horror". ''High Programmers'' does not specify playstyles.
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
âˆ’	* ''Paranoia'' won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988\|title=1988 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|accessdate=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307115145/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1984\|archive-date=2008-03-07}}	+	* ''Paranoia'' won the [[Origins Award]] for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988\|title=1988 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307115145/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1984\|archive-date=2008-03-07}}
âˆ’	* The game was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2007\|title=2007 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|accessdate=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604114001/http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/awards/archive/2007\|archive-date=2009-06-04}}	+	* The game was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007.{{Cite web\|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/2007\|title=2007 list of winners\|publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design\|access-date=2011-11-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604114001/http://www.originsgamefair.com/aagad/awards/archive/2007\|archive-date=2009-06-04}}

	==Reviews==		==Reviews==
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	A Paranoia-themed piece of "choose-your-own-adventure" hyperfiction (or [[gamebook]]) was published in issue #77 of [[The Space Gamer\|SpaceGamer/FantasyGamer]] magazine in the late '80s. Since then, various unauthorised automated versions of the story (a Troubleshooter's assignment to undermine the subversive activity known as Christmas) have been circulating through mainframes and PCs, with machine-independent ports to [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[Go (programming language)\|Go]] and [[Inform]] as well as to [[Adventure Game Toolkit]] and for [[Applix]], [[CP/M]] and the [[Cybiko]].		A Paranoia-themed piece of "choose-your-own-adventure" hyperfiction (or [[gamebook]]) was published in issue #77 of [[The Space Gamer\|SpaceGamer/FantasyGamer]] magazine in the late '80s. Since then, various unauthorised automated versions of the story (a Troubleshooter's assignment to undermine the subversive activity known as Christmas) have been circulating through mainframes and PCs, with machine-independent ports to [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[Go (programming language)\|Go]] and [[Inform]] as well as to [[Adventure Game Toolkit]] and for [[Applix]], [[CP/M]] and the [[Cybiko]].

âˆ’	Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory, is a video game that was released on December 5, 2019{{Update inline\|date=January 2020}}, for PC on the Epic Game Store (EGS). It was developed by [[Cyanide (company)\|Cyanide]] and Black Shamrock studios and is published by [[Bigben Interactive]]. It is an isometric view real-time with pause RPG. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/paranoia/home Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory \| Store Page] However the game unexpectedly ceased to be available in mid-January 2020 when the EGS store page for the game unexpectedly began returning a [[404 error]]. As of April 30, 2020 no one officially connected with the game has offered any explanation for the removal of the product and all official communication channels refuse to reply to or even acknowledge inquiries.{{cite web \|last1=Saed \|first1=Sherif \|title=Epic Games Store exclusive disappears and no one is saying why \|url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/07/epic-games-store-exclusive-disappears-and-no-one-is-saying-why/ \|website=VG24/7 \|publisher=Gamer Network \|accessdate=30 April 2020}}	+	Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory, is a video game that was released on December 5, 2019{{Update inline\|date=January 2020}}, for PC on the Epic Game Store (EGS). It was developed by [[Cyanide (company)\|Cyanide]] and Black Shamrock studios and is published by [[Bigben Interactive]]. It is an isometric view real-time with pause RPG. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/paranoia/home Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory \| Store Page] However the game unexpectedly ceased to be available in mid-January 2020 when the EGS store page for the game unexpectedly began returning a [[404 error]]. As of April 30, 2020 no one officially connected with the game has offered any explanation for the removal of the product and all official communication channels refuse to reply to or even acknowledge inquiries.{{cite web \|last1=Saed \|first1=Sherif \|title=Epic Games Store exclusive disappears and no one is saying why \|url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/07/epic-games-store-exclusive-disappears-and-no-one-is-saying-why/ \|website=VG24/7 \|publisher=Gamer Network \|access-date=30 April 2020}}

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	==See also==		==See also==
âˆ’	* [[List of Paranoia books]]	+	* [[List of Paranoia books\|List of ''Paranoia'' books]]

	==References==		==References==

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