Atlas Games Explained

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

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

• Ars Magica (The 5th edition won the 2004 Origins Award for Best Role-Playing Game.^[3])
• Feng Shui (The 2nd edition won the Gold ENnie Awards in 2016 for Best Rules and Best Setting.^[4])
• Furry Pirates (Swashbuckling Adventure in the Furry Age of Piracy)
• Magical Kitties Save the Day
• Northern Crown
• Over the Edge
• Pandemonium (Adventures in Tabloid World)
• Unknown Armies

Licensed settings and adventures

• Nyambe - D20 system campaign setting
• Fantasy Bestiary and adventures for D20
• Official adventures for Cyberpunk 2020

Board games

• Cults Across America
• Dungeoneer
• Recess!

Card games

• Beer Money
• Cthulhu 500 (2004 Origins Award for Best Traditional Card Game^[3])
• Gloom (2005 Origins Award for Traditional Card Game of the Year^[5])
• Lunch Money (Tied for 1996 Origins Award for Best Card Game^[6])
• Lunch Money: Sticks and Stones
• On the Edge Collectible Card Game
• Once Upon a Time
• Once Upon a Time: Dark Tales
• Spammers

Other games

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7. 253–254.
2. Web site: EdgeWork | Periodical | RPGGeek.
3. Web site: Origins Winners of 2004 . 2007-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070528043441/http://www.originsgames.com/awards/2004 . 2007-05-28 . dead .
4. Web site: Pelgrane Press wins big at ENnie awards . 10 August 2016 . 2021-03-24.
5. Web site: Origins Winners of 2005 . 2008-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120083041/http://www.originsgames.com/awards/2005 . 20 November 2008 . dead .
6. Web site: Origins Winners of 1996 . 2007-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070125102656/http://www.originsgames.com/awards/1996 . 2007-01-25 . dead .
7. Web site: Atlas Games' Pieces of Eight Nets an Origins Vanguard Award. W. Eric Martin. 2007-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20070630180456/http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/atlas_games_pieces_of_eight_nets_an_origins_vanguard_award/. 2007-06-30. dead.