Forgotten Futures

1900

This was the first and by far the smallest of these collections, since at that time the game was distributed on 720k disks; subsequent releases were on 1.44mb disks then CD-ROM. Forgotten Futures II: The Log of the Astronef: A comprehensive guide to the exploration of the Solar System in 1900 AD.

1920

Based on George Griffith's Stories of Other Worlds, it contains six stories, the illustrations from their original publication, a worldbook taking the story forward to 1920, a spaceship design spreadsheet, five adventures, plus the novelisation A Honeymoon in Space.

1930

PDF only. Forgotten Futures XI: Planets of Peril: A 1930s pulp SF setting based on the stories of Stanley Weinbaum, sent to registered users on November 20, 2010, on line from December 20, 2010.

1994

It is sold as a charity project in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). ==Reception== In the November 1994 edition of Pyramid (Issue #10), Ken & Jo Walton liked both the content of Forgotten Futures 2 and the shareware concept, saying, "This is an excellent, atmospheric, roleplaying game, made slightly unapproachable by its unusual distribution method.

1997

The rules and sample adventure have twice been published in print; in brief form as a booklet given away with Arcane Magazine in 1997, and at full length by Heliograph Inc.

1998

Cole The Original Flatland Role Playing Game: Originally published in 1998 as an 'extra' on the Forgotten Futures CD-ROM, and relaunched as a stand-alone PDF with additional material in 2006, this game uses a streamlined version of the Forgotten Futures rules adapted to the setting of Edwin A.

1999

in 1999. In May 2016 Rowland announced that due to delays in the next release and changes in European tax law he would end shareware distribution of the game.

2006

Cole The Original Flatland Role Playing Game: Originally published in 1998 as an 'extra' on the Forgotten Futures CD-ROM, and relaunched as a stand-alone PDF with additional material in 2006, this game uses a streamlined version of the Forgotten Futures rules adapted to the setting of Edwin A.

2010

PDF only. Forgotten Futures XI: Planets of Peril: A 1930s pulp SF setting based on the stories of Stanley Weinbaum, sent to registered users on November 20, 2010, on line from December 20, 2010.

2016

in 1999. In May 2016 Rowland announced that due to delays in the next release and changes in European tax law he would end shareware distribution of the game.




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