Atlas Games

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Atlas Games is a company which publishes role-playing games, board games and card games. Its founder and current president is John Nephew.

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History

When Atlas Games did not have the finances to publish On the Edge (1994), they partnered with Jerry Corrick and Bob Brynildson and formed a new corporation called Trident, Inc. to publish the game. [1] Eventually Atlas subsumed into Trident; Brynildson, Corrick, and their store - The Source Comics & Games - continued to support Atlas with their business experience and perspective. [1]

The company published the periodical EdgeWork for four issues. [2]

Games published

Role-playing games

Licensed settings and adventures

Board games

Card games

Other games

  • Pieces of Eight (Winner of an Origins Vanguard Award [7] )
  • Seismic (by Ted Alspach)

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References

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  2. "EdgeWork | Periodical | RPGGeek".
  3. 1 2 "Origins Winners of 2004". Archived from the original on 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  4. "Pelgrane Press wins big at ENnie awards". 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  5. "Origins Winners of 2005". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  6. "Origins Winners of 1996". Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
  7. W. Eric Martin. "Atlas Games' Pieces of Eight Nets an Origins Vanguard Award". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-07-01.