Well, Operation: Update Website is not going very quickly, but I have managed to update this webpage. For those of you who have not been here before, this page is dedicated to the collectible card game called On the Edge.

Collectible card games (Magic, Vampire, et al) have become immensely popular over the past decade. There seem to be more brands of these games than flavors of coffee at Starbucks. Usually, I stay away from these games because they follow one simple rule: the person with the most money wins. However, the one game that I do play with any regularity is Atlas Games' On the Edge.

On the Edge is based on the role-playing game Over the Edge and was released in a standard and unlimited edition, with three expansion sets: Arcana, Cut Ups and Shadows. The game is set in the ficticious island of Al Amarja, where any number of conspiracies are vying for total control.

I like this game because it's wacky and offbeat. Very William S. Burroughs. I justify my playing it despite my dislike of the collectible aspect of the game because Atlas isn't making any money off of the game (although, Atlas is a fine company and I encourage you to spend money on their products). In fact, if you look around, you can find a number of stores selling decks and cards dirt cheap. The little niche (cell) in which I play have all more-or-less glutted ourselves on cards.

So now, I've got a ton of On the Edge cards that I'll never use -- duplicates of common ones and even many uncommon and rare ones.

UPDATE: Unfortunately, I need to discontinue the offer for free cards, indefinitely. As it turns out, my finances have shifted and I can no longer afford the postage, if you can believe that. Anyway, if/when things improve, I may give away cards again (I still have a bundle). My apologies to those who have requested cards but haven't received any.

In the meantime, check out some unofficial expansion sets that various people and I are developing:

• Open Secrets, developed by Rob Lightner
• Mind Games, developed by me
• More of Same, some random card ideas by various people
• Wild Kingdom, developed by me
• The 'Burbs, developed by Tom and Tara Miller

On the Edge, Ars Magica, Mythic Europe, and Covenants are trademarks of Trident Inc. Order of Hermes, Doissetep, Grimgroth, and Tremere, are trademarks of White Wolf, Inc. Over the Edge, Al Amarja, Charting New Realms of Imagination, and the Atlas Games logo are trademarks of John Nephew. The use of these trademarks here is without permission, and does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of those properties.