Atlantrix

Atlantrix is a fantasy roleplaying, play-by-mail game. First published by Atlantrix in 1984, it was later published by Battle-Magic Gaming.

Atlantrix

Publishers	Battle-Magic Gaming
Years active	1984 to unknown
Genres	play-by-mail, fantasy
Languages	English
Playing time	unlimited
Materials required	Instructions, order sheets, turn results, paper, pencil
Media type	Play-by-mail or email

History and development

Atlantrix is a fantasy roleplaying, play-by-mail game.^[1] It was hand-moderated,^[2] and open-ended.^[3] First published in 1984,^[3] in 1986, Atlantrix published the game,^[4] and as of 1990, the publisher was Battle-Magic Gaming.^[2]

Gameplay

The game's setting is a city called Atlantrix situated on an island.^[2] Gameplay starts with customizable characters of little experience, skill, money, and energy with some basic equipment.^[2] Character traits included Accuracy, Balance and Coordination, Intelligence, Social Appeal, Speed, Strength, and Timing and Reaction.^[5]

Dueling is central to advancement.^[2] Although everyone starts as a fighter, magic user classes are available as players rise in stature.^[1] Besides city exploration, dungeons and caves are available to players.^[1]

Reception

In 1986, Atlantrix tied for 10th place in Paper Mayhem's Best PBM Game of 1986 list.^[4][a] Robert Woodard reviewed the game in a 1996 issue of Paper Mayhem, noting that of the PBM games he played in the previous seven years, "Atlantra is one of the best".^[6]

See also

• List of play-by-mail games

Notes

1. The other games tied for 10th place were Ad Astra, Beyond the Stellar Empire, Empyrean Challenge, and First World. Atlantrix's listed publisher was Atlantrix.^[4]