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Fringeworthy

Fringeworthy is an alternate history role-playing game published by Tri Tac Games in 1982 that involves playing characters who have the ability to travel to different versions of Earth. It was the first role-playing game to explore the genre of alternate worlds.

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Fringeworthy is an alternate history role-playing game published by Tri Tac Games in 1982 that involves playing characters who have the ability to travel to different versions of Earth. It was the first role-playing game to explore the genre of alternate worlds.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373420106

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.