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''Escape from Atlantis'' is a board game that portrays the sinking of Atlantis and the attempts by the population to escape the sinking island. It was originally released in the USA under the title of ''Survive!'' and first published in the English language by Parker Brothers in 1982. ''Survive!'' was also marketed in Canada, Italy, Spain, and in many other countries. In 1986, Waddingtons launched their three-dimensional version ''Escape from Atlantis'' in the UK with revised rules. Waddingtons also sold a bilingual (English/French) version of ''Escape from Atlantis'' in Canada. The game was sublicensed in 1987 and sold in Australia and New Zealand. Waddingtons also sublicensed ''Escape from Atlantis'' in Europe to Schmidt Spiele of Germany. The game sold in Europe in many languages including Finnish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, French and German. In 1996 Hasbro relaunched ''Escape from Atlantis'' in Europe under the Waddington's brand. This version of the game had rules which were further revised. The game was invented by Julian Courtland-Smith. Early copies of ''Escape from Atlantis'' include the name of the then co-copyright owner, C. Courtland-Smith. World sales of ''Escape from Atlantis'' now exceed 1.25 million units. In April 2010, it was announced that American publisher Stronghold Games would be reprinting a new version of the game entitled "Survive: Escape from Atlantis!". On October 10, 2010, "Survive: Escape from Atlantis!" became available for preorder on the company's (website ). The retail date for this edition was February 2, 2011. In June 2012, Stronghold Games relaunched a new edition, "Survive: Escape From Atlantis! - 30th Anniversary Edition". It included refreshed artwork and a slightly revised theme (Explorers finding and escaping from Atlantis). Simultaneously, French publisher, Asmodee, licensed the EU languages and launched "The Island", which is the same game as Stronghold's version, but with a rebranded name for EU trademark purposely only. The US retail date of this edition of "Survive" was June 6, 2012. In 2012 "The Island" (Survive: Escape from Atlantis) was awarded the '2012 boardgame.ru (Russia) Best Family Game' and was also a '2012 Juego del Ano Finalist'. In 2013, Stronghold Games launched a '5-6 Player Mini Expansion Kit' plus 'Dolphins & Dive Dice Expansion Kit' and 'The Giant Squid Expansion Kit' for "Survive: Escape from Atlantis! - 30th Anniversary Edition",. All three expansion kits can also be played with Asmodee's "The Island". ==Contents== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Escape from Atlantis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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