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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. Eventually Atlas subsumed into Trident; Brynildson, Corrick, and their store - The Source Comics & Games - continued to support Atlas with their business experience and perspective. The company published the periodical '' EdgeWork'' for four issues.

Games published

Role-playing games

* ''

Ars Magica ''Ars Magica'' is a role-playing game set in 'Mythic Europe' – a historically grounded version of Europe and the Levant around AD 1200, with the added conceit that conceptions of the world prevalent in folklore and institutions of the High Mid ...

'' (The 5th edition won the 2004

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for Best Role-Playing Game.) * ''

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'' (The 2nd edition won the Gold

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in 2016 for ''Best Rules'' and ''Best Setting''.) * '' Furry Pirates (Swashbuckling Adventure in the Furry Age of Piracy)'' * ''Magical Kitties Save the Day'' * ''

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'' * '' Over the Edge'' * '' Pandemonium (Adventures in Tabloid World)'' * ''

Unknown Armies ''Unknown Armies'' is an occult-themed roleplaying game by John Scott Tynes and Greg Stolze, published by Atlas Games. The first edition was published in 1998, with the second and third editions being released in 2002 and 2017 respectively. Th ...

Licensed settings and adventures

* ''Nyambe'' -

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campaign setting * ''Fantasy Bestiary'' and adventures for D20 * Official adventures for ''

Cyberpunk 2020 ''Cyberpunk'' is a tabletop role-playing game in the dystopian science fiction genre, written by Mike Pondsmith and first published by R. Talsorian Games in 1988. It is typically referred to by its second or fourth edition names, ''Cyberpunk 2 ...

Board games

* ''Cults Across America'' * '' Dungeoneer'' * ''Recess!''

Card games

* ''

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'' * '' Cthulhu 500'' (2004 Origins Award for Best Traditional Card Game) * ''

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'' (2005 Origins Award for Traditional Card Game of the Year) * '' Lunch Money'' (Tied for 1996 Origins Award for Best Card Game) * ''Lunch Money: Sticks and Stones'' * '' On the Edge Collectible Card Game'' * ''

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'' * ''Once Upon a Time: Dark Tales'' * ''

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Other games

* ''Pieces of Eight'' (Winner of an Origins Vanguard Award) * ''Seismic'' (by Ted Alspach)

References

External links

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