There has been no comprehensive chronicle of kDice. The following is a separation of kDice history into major divisions. Feel free to identify particular indicator species you think might be characteristic of particular periods.

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Since the time of the formation of the Earth, there have been five great Eras: the Aludic (No Game), Proteroludic (Before Game), Paleoludic (Old Game), Mesoludic (Middle Game), and Ceno- (or Kaino-) ludic (New Game).

In the Aludic Era there existed no kDice-like game. It is estimated that this Era lasted approximately 4.5 to 4.75 billion years. Some primitive game forms evolved towards the end of this Era, including the the shahmatids, the riskyotes and the avalonhillyotes.

The Proteroludic is marked by the evolution of a kDice-like game, Karoitogenea purpura. The Period that spanned this Era is known as the Itonian.

Then, upon the evolution of multi-celled games, we entered the first Era of true kDice, the Paleoludic. The Elo scoring method was the chief characteristic of this Era. The earliest Period in the Paleoludic was the Pre-Elovian, followed by the Elovian, which in turn was followed by the Cabalistic.

At the end of the Cabalistic Period came a major change. The Elo scoring system was replaced with what could be called the Sinthian system. Preceding this abrupt change at the Cabalistic-Sinthian (C-S) Boundary was a brief outburst of vitality that has not been equaled since: the Septentrionian Explosion. After the Explosion the Mesoludic Era began, but the purity of form in the Sinthian Period did not last. The Post-Sinthian period comprises various modifications of the Sinthian system.

Our current Era, the Cenoludic, began with the evolution of tournament play. The Cenoludic has one Period, the Hastiludian, which in turn is partitioned into two Epochs: the Pleistolune (all months preceding the current one), and the Recent (or Hololune), the current month.

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