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* ''King Arthur Pendragon'', of course. [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|It's there in the title.]] Heavily based on Malory's ''[[Le Morte d'Arthur|Le Morte Darthur]]'' but not afraid to plunder other sources if need be, and notable for magic causing the timeline to advance rapidly from the Dark Ages (complete with marauding Picts and Saxons) right through to the 15th century during the course of Arthur's reign allowing just about any Arthurian tale from any of myriad versions of the myth to be fit in somewhere. The ''Great Pendragon Campaign'' explicitly identifies the phases of Arthur's reign with periods in the history of England, from the Norman Conquest to the Wars of the Roses, in terms of the political situation and the available technology.

* ''[[GURPS]] Camelot'', which includes rules for three possible settings: "Traditional", "Historical", and "Cinematic" with the option of mixing-and-matching depending on what you want to be accurate mythology, what you want to be realistic Dark Ages, and what you want to be [[Rule of Cool]]. All three Camelots are referenced in ''GURPS [[Infinite Worlds]]'', which notes that the "Historical" Arthur (Artotrius Riothamus) is one of many Arthurs found in otherwise non-mythic timelines, fitting just about any theory as to who the "historic" Arthur was.

* TSR's ''Amazing Engine'' game, ''Once And Future King'' supplement. The game takes place during the 46th century (4,500-4,600 A.D.) throughout the Earth's solar system, with everyone involved (including King Arthur and his knights) using high tech devices and weaponry. Merlin is a computer program with [[Artificial Intelligence]]. How did this come about? Scientists created clones using DNA from 5th century British warriors and programmed their brains with the principles of chivalry. The clones [[Turned Against Their Masters|rebelled against their creators]] and took over the solar system by force.