A friend of the show today shared a link with me to a series of blog posts giving a history of post-apocalyptic games. They are by Lowell Francis and are on his blog Age of Ravens. There have been nine parts written since last October. Lowell gives his perspective on the games and he sets the ground rules for what he defines a post-apocalyptic game.
I felt they were well written and informative. I was also humbled by the fact that there were many games on his lists that I have never heard of. It’s worth your time to read these posts if you have a love of the post-apocalyptic RPG genre and I think you do. I hope he continues since he left off in 2005.
– Apocalypse Nerd
Here are links to all nine parts. You can also find the links to the rest of them in Part One.
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part One: 1976-1984)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Two: 1985-1987)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Three: 1988-1990)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Four: 1991-1993)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Five: 1994-1996)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Six: 1997-1999)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Seven 2002-2002)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Eight 2003)
History of Post-Apocalyptic RPGs (Part Nine 2004-2005)
