Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Games Designers Workshop, 1990) | Rules Breakdown

[@odinborrson]

What a gem! both for the setting and the unique mechanics..

[@RPGGamer]

It's games like this that I really set up this channel to draw attention to, weird little almost forgotten gems.

[@Farns77]

Wow, I'd never heard of this! Would have been great for playing 'Flesh' from 2000AD.

[@RPGGamer]

Now there's a story I haven't thought about in many a year, and it'd work really well for a campaign. Players helping round up dinosaurs for farming, and escorting groups of tourists around the prehistoric planet. And occasional rampages through the future world when a dino gets loose. I can definitely see that working.

[@wylde_hunter]

I love this one too. Smoother gameplay than T2000 and great setting. The tv show can be found on youtube and helps get the atmisphere right. C&D has surprisingly deep themes at times.

[@RPGGamer]

It seems very similar to T2k 2.2 edition, with only very minor changes. Great system though.

[@johnsimcoe2081]

That initiative system is really unique. It really matters to have a good initiative!

[@RPGGamer]

It's really over the top important in C&D, I think if they'd turned it round, so everyone got to go in descending order, but high initiative people got to keep on going afterwards. So every players gets to get involved straight away, rather than just sitting and waiting for everyone to go first. Doesn't solve all the problems, but at least allows all players to get involved from the start.

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Seeing how the rules of Twilight 2000 could work so well for Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. I bet Twilight 2000 rules would work with a Mad Max game.

[@RPGGamer]

I don't remember there being a particularly well rounded vehicle chase rules in T2k (although obviously there's some very well developed vehicle combat rules), so that might need some work. But there's definitely everything else there you'd need.

[@johnwilson6540]

Wish they would bring this game back

[@RPGGamer]

It'd be pretty cool to see it come back.