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Once Upon a Time as Game Aid
Once Upon a Time got a mention in Johnn Four's
Roleplaying Tips Weekly newsletter #400, according to Special Ops member Kate Manchester, as his recommended GM Aid. Johnn says:
"I'm recommending this game to you because it will beef up your improv skills and get you thinking more on the story level of games. It builds quick-thinking in a GM oriented way because you need to weave the story when it's your turn in such a way that it allows you more moves. Nice! You can also take the story from other players in new directions when you have a card that matches the current story element and play it quickly. In a time when it's hard getting a gaming group together on a regular basis, this game will keep your storytelling and improv skills sharp."
40 Years & Societates as Origins SemiFinalists
Atlas Games is pleased to learn that two of our products made it to this year's
Origins semifinalists list.
40 Years of Gen Con made the top 10 non-fiction publications of the year, while
Houses of Hermes: Societates for Ars Magica is on the roleplaying game supplment short list. Congrats to all of our authors and artists!
Education Focus at GTS
At the GAMA Trade Show we met several retailers who were interested in
Once Upon a Time and
Letter Head as educational games ... I directed them to the "In the Classroom" articles I designed for each, which are on their respective product pages in the right hand colum. I thought I'd post links to those pages here to make them easier to find.
Note, too, that Once Upon a Time was recommended in the first Games in Education brochure put out by the Game Manufacturer's Association (GAMA). The link to download that brochure is also on the Once Upon a Time product page.
Mad Scientists are Hip ... Who Knew?
We just got back from the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas, showing off Mad Scientist University to very positive response. People universally liked our "30 second demos," and the storytelling aspect of the game that makes it so fast and easy to learn. We had several podcasters stop by the booth, so we should hopefully be putting up links to their reviews in the coming weeks.
It turns out that this is the year of the mad scientist. White Wolf with its new Mwahaha board game, and upstart Bucephalus Games -- headed by Dan Tibbles -- with THREE new mad scientist-themed games coming out soon. I personally liked the sound of the one featuring mutated escaped lab rats ... who doesn't love rodents with tentacles? Bucephalus has an ambitious schedule planned for the year ... over 30 games in the works! And from the looks of the demos at their booth, we can expect good things from them in the future.
We also featured a prototype of our upcoming Where the Deep Ones Are children's book at our booth. It generated a lot of excitement, and the promise of a 2-page article on it in an upcoming issue of Game Trade Magazine!
Realms of Power Sneak Peek
The table of contents for Realms of Power: Magic is now up on its
product page, along with the entirety of its appendix: the Book of Mundane Beasts. Enjoy!
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