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Space1889 is a [[Steampunk]] Tabletop Roleplaying Game by Frank Chadwick, and published first in 1988 by Game Designers Workshop, then by Heliograph Inc.
Space1889 is a [[Steampunk]] Tabletop Roleplaying Game by Frank Chadwick, and published first in 1988 by Game Designers Workshop, then by Heliograph Inc.


It is set in an [[Alternate Universe]] Victorian era, where [[All Theories Are True|the scientific theories of the day are true]]; a luminiferous aether fills the depths of space, which is what people use to travel from world to world in [[Cool Airship|Cool Airships]]. Indeed, the game describes itself as Victorian era science fiction.
It is set in an [[Alternate Universe]] Victorian era, where [[All Theories Are True|the scientific theories of the day are true]]; a luminiferous aether fills the depths of space, which is what people use to travel from world to world in [[Cool Airship]]s. Indeed, the game describes itself as Victorian era science fiction.
This being an alternate-Victorian era, all the great powers have colonies on the other planets.
This being an alternate-Victorian era, all the great powers have colonies on the other planets.


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