Historical Timeline of Fantasy Role-Playing Games | |
-1973 | Ages of Prehistoric Warfare |
1974-1976 | The Copper Age |
1977-1985 | The Golden Age |
1986-1999 | The Silver Age |
2000-2008 | The Electrum Age |
2009-Present | The Platinum Age |
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The Accurate and True Historical Timeline of FRPGs
For years, I've been reading bloggers talking about the Golden Age and the Silver Age of TSR or of D&D. Gritting my teeth through such ill-executed attempts, I thought it was time, once and for all, to publish an accurate timeline with unprejudiced year divisions and names that reflected a true understanding of the state-of-affairs. That's right: mine. As all things that are self-evidently true once one has grasped the terms, I shall not argue for it, but merely proclaim it for universal reception. You can now replace outdated schema: merry third day of Christmas! :-)