Game of Games/Setting/Timeline

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien) “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana, The Life of Reason: Five Volumes in One Mythological Age First Age Second Age YearEventForging of the Rings of PowerWar of the Last Alliance Third Age YearEvent3018The War of the Ring Fourth Age Inspiration/Influences Movies Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings Books The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings Silmarillion Hyperborean Age YearEventAtlantis Inspiration/Influences Movies Conan the Barbarian Kull the Conqueror Books Conan: Red Nails Recorded History Turning Points and Key events of recorded history: +YearEventLocationCategoryFall of RomeItaly1066Norman InvasionEngland1492European Discovery of the "New World"AmericaExploration1648Treaty of WestphaliaEuropePolitcis1683Battle of ViennaEuropeWarfare1789French RevolutionFrancePolitics1917October RevolutionRussiaPolitics1946Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima and NagasakiJapanWarfare1969Apollo Mission to MoonMoonSpace Exploration2005Kyoto Climate Change AccordEarthEnvironment Future Timeline YearEventRequirementEffectLocationCategory2025Quantum Computing becomes mainstreamEarthInformation Technology20303D Printing Replaces most ManufacturingUnemployment and Poverty2030Nuclear Fusion becomes RealityEnergyAsteroid Belt MiningEconomy2035International Moon Base EstablishedMoonSpace Exploration2035International Accreditation System (Merit/Grade Badges)2040Manned Mars MissionMarsSpace ExplorationPiracy becomes a problem in the Asteroid BeltAsteroid Belt MiningCrimeMars SpacePort on PhobosMarsSpace Exploration2050Space ElevatorEarthOrbital Space SettlementsOrbitSpace Exploration2055Orbital Space Manufacturing / Space PortSpace ElevatorOrbit2060Permanent Settlement Established on MarsMarsSpace Exploration2060Bigelow Orbitel (Orbital "Hotel" station chain)Space ElevatorOrbitTourism, Entertainment2065Terrorism on Space ElevatorSpace ElevatorEarthCrime2070Mining the clouds of VenusVenusEconomy2075Manned Mission to Europa (Jupiter Moon)JupiterSpace Exploration2080Artificial Intelligence Becomes Self-AwareInformation Technology2090Deport people without Nano Implants to MarsEarth MarsPolitics2100Global Warming causes significant Flooding of Coastal AreasEarthEnvironment2125Martian Independence MovementMarsPolitics2200Earth Based Generation Ship Leaves Solar SystemSolar SystemSpace Exploration5000Power of the Sun harvested in Dyson SphereSolar SystemEnergy Ideas Economy Global CryptoCurrency Money becomes obsolete Universal Global Minimum Income and Health Coverage Environment Orbital Debris becomes a serious Issue Ocean Clean up Garbage Patches New Diseases Global Warming Management of Weather / Weather Wars Terra-forming efforts on Mars and Venus Astronomic Events (solar Flares, SuperNova, ...) Tectonic movement - Change in Continents Science & Technology New Computer / Human Interfaces based on Thought Augmented Reality the norm in some societies Nanomaterials Bioengineer/Genetics Improvements in Communication Technology Self-Driving Vehicles / Spacecraft Unified Theory of Everything (Physics) Dark Energy / Matter New fields, such as QuantumComputing, PsychoHistory Time/Dimension Travel Exploration Ocean Exploration, Underwater Discoveries and Cities Discoveries on Mars/Earth/Venus/Jupiter Space Tourism First Contact with Extraterrestrial Life Forms New Engines Politics New Political Unions, and breakup of existing ones. North/South or East/West split in the United States Mars Government Asteroid Belt Legal Issues Rise of Africa in the 21st Century Other Narcissistic Epidemic / Philosophy Wars Impact of Genetic Changes due to influences of low gravity (Space and Mars) United Nations Space Program Laws and Ethics concerning Robots and Replicants New Global Organization determining Credentials / Careers (Global Communism)? AI deity Manipulation/Changing of History to "promote" the Future Advances in philosophy Discovery that time and the self is an illusion Shift in Consciousness AI becomes aware that Humans are not really conscious War over new Resources like Helium-3 Venus becomes a prison planet (Like Australia) Lucifer Project to ignite Saturn, and colonize it's moons (2010 Movie) Colony Ship leaving Solar System Asteroid belt mining Augmented Reality becomes the Norm (Austricied for non compliance) Speed delilmiteds, driving aids, etc, ... Vacation through Augmented Reality (Total Recall/Ready Player One) Morph into Chrononauts Develop Chronological Space (wikipedia of time and space) - Setting Purposefully modification of history for political purposes Life on different planets, due to augmented reality (changed senses) to match earth Additional Senses added Inspiration/Influences Movies 2001: A Space Odyssey 2010 Alien, Aliens Blade Runner Europa Report Interstellar Matrix Series Minority Report Ready Player One Stargate Starship Troopers Terminator Books Rendezvous with Rama Starship Troopers