More ENnies Troubles

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Voting booths were reset today in order to address some additional
technical glitches.

If you (or your fans) voted Monday, July 28th, please return to the ENnies
site to cast your vote again.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
Kennon C. Bauman
ENnies Ceremony Coordinator
rsvp@ennieawards.com

Posted by Michelle Nephew
7/30/2008 09:50:00 AM
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Hedge Magic Revised on the Schedule

Our next Ars Magica release will be Hedge Magic Revised Edition. We've officially set the release month as November, and sent out the formal solicitation to distributors. In case you haven't seen it before (it's been in the "Coming Soon" area on the website for a while), we do have the description of the book online as well.

Just to give folks a heads up, the suggested retail price on this book will be $29.95, but there's a good chance that we'll have to see price increases in the not too distant future. I think we began going with the current hardcover/$29.95 format/price for ArM sourcebooks back in October 2002 with Blood and Sand, so we're going on six years without a price increase. Needless to say, our costs have risen over that time frame. Using the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank's handy inflation calculator, we can see that $29.95 in 2002 dollars adjusted for today would be $35.89. I don't know right know when or how much we'll increase the MSRP on future books, but it will need to happen sooner or later.

Posted by John Nephew
7/29/2008 03:34:00 PM
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ENnies Voting OPEN

I just got word that the voting for this year's ENnies Awards is now open! Cast your vote for Glimpse of the Abyss from July 28th until August 6th at http://www.ennieawards.com/voting/index.phtml



Posted by Michelle Nephew
7/28/2008 08:56:00 AM
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Ennies Podcast Special

Check out the Gamer's Haven Ennie Award Special 2008! As with last year, they're the host of a lengthy special about the nominees for the 2008 Ennie Awards, and feature our own Glimpse of the Abyss in the Best Adversary/Monster Product category.

Posted by Michelle Nephew
7/24/2008 10:57:00 AM
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Glimpse Up for an ENnie!

Atlas Games is pleased to learn that Glimpse of the Abyss for Feng Shui is up for an ENnie this year! Congrats to its editor Will Hindmarch; to authors Darrin Bright, Chris Dolunt, Will Hindmarch, John Seavey, and Jeff Tidball; and to artists Kelley Hensing and Conley Philpott! Voting runs July 21st to August 3rd, so be sure to visit ennieawards.com and voice your support!

Posted by Michelle Nephew
7/16/2008 03:09:00 PM
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Pulp Gamer Interview

I had the pleasure of being a Guest of Honor at Origins this year ... as well as sitting on a bunch of panels about women in gaming, and getting to present the Origins Award for Best Supplement, I also had a chance to sit down with Don Dehm from Pulp Gamer for an interview. Take a listen!

Posted by Michelle Nephew
7/15/2008 10:19:00 AM
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Special Ops Drawing

Atlas Games is pleased to announce that Josh Dixon of Portland, OR is the winner of this quarter's Special Ops prize drawing. Josh will get to choose a prize from among the rare and and one-of-a-kind Atlas Games items reserved for the Special Ops drawing.

Special Ops is Atlas Games' corps of loyal fans who organize and run demos and tournaments at retail stores and conventions across the country and around the world. At the end of each quarter, Special Ops demo team members who have run a game in the last three months are entered into a prize drawing for special Atlas items. The next drawing will be September 30th, and will feature a choice of prizes such as press sheets and original art from our popular Ars Magica, Feng Shui, Penumbra D20, and Unknown Armies RPGs, and from card game favorites like Dungeoneer, Lunch Money, and Once Upon a Time.

Atlas is also happy to announce that the following Special Ops members have gone up in rank this quarter:

Tony Brock (Avatar, 200 HP)
Antonia Cabal (Grog, 50 HP)
David Chapman (Grog, 50 HP)

Congratulations to all of you, and keep up the great work!

Also, we'd like to welcome the following new recruits:

David Lowe
Jean-François Lévêque
Dan Spragens
Mario Donaire
Matthew Ferrell

Thanks for being a part of Special Ops!

If you're interested in joining Atlas Games' Special Ops demo team, just fill out and send in the application form at www.atlas-games.com/specialops.

To request a demo at your convention or retail store, send in the demo request form located at www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/SOdemorequestform.rtf.

Michelle Nephew
Special Ops Coordinator
Atlas Games

Posted by Michelle Nephew
7/01/2008 02:37:00 PM
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New Books and Reprints in the Warehouse

Four books have arrived in the warehouse from our printer: the new Ars Magica book, Realms of Power: Magic; plus three reprints: The Mysteries Revised Edition, Covenants, and Over the Edge 2nd Edition. Today or tomorrow I will begin stagger-shipping to our U.S. distributors, so that they will be receiving the new release at the same time on Tuesday or Wednesday next week. You should see the book in your local game store soon thereafter.

If you're a retailer, now is the time to make sure you have orders in for these titles with your favorite wholesale supplier!

Posted by John Nephew
7/01/2008 11:09:00 AM
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