December 6, 2022: Parting The Mists Of The Future

To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to predict the future in what we think of as the Real World. Game worlds are not so limited. In some of them, you absolutely can predict the future. In others, everyone believes in divination – including the PCs! That fortune-teller in the marketplace might be a scam, but might just as well be a respectable professional offering valuable personal and business advice. You pay your gold piece and you take your chance. This means that in-game methods of divination can be very useful to the GM. And it just happens that we've got several . . .

The Silicon Valley Tarot is fortune-telling for today, or perhaps, as Max Headroom would have it, 20 minutes into the future. The deck of 70 cards speaks to modern tropes, but can be used just like a classic Tarot.

The Zodiac Die is a 12-sider with the signs of the zodiac and a booklet discussing how it can be . . .

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December 5, 2022: Shirts Make Fabulous Holiday Gifts!

As the holidays approach and you look for gift ideas, please allow us to make a suggestion: give your friends a Steve Jackson Games shirt this year!

Available at our Redbubble shop, the designs include classic Munchkin shirts, work by Phil Foglio, and even a few different eye-in-the-pyramid shirts.

There are several designs available, with more added as our team finds the time. If there's an out-of-print Steve Jackson Games t-shirt design that you would like to see offered at our Redbubble store, please post a comment on our forums and we'll consider your request as we invest more time in loading shirts to the site.

Find our current shirt designs at Redbubble!

-- Phil Reed

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December 4, 2022: Don't Miss These Holiday Savings At Our Online Store, Warehouse 23!

The end of the year is coming fast, and in celebration of the holiday season we're running a special sale on games, accessories, and expansions at our online store, Warehouse 23. With discounts on select dice and dice sets, Car Wars titles, Pocket Box games and expansions, and The Fantasy Trip, there's a little something for everyone on your Christmas shopping list.

Visit Warehouse 23 today to take advantage of the holiday sale. The sale ends on December 19th, but those of you in the U.S. who want to get your orders before Christmas weekend will want to order immediately because shipping, as you know, is as slow as ever. Our team will do their best to deliver your box of goodies before Christmas, but ordering earlier improves the chance of success.

-- Phil Reed

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December 3, 2022: Munchkin Cosplay Contest Results

Drop the confetti; our Munchkin Cosplay Contest has come to a close, and we had some amazing entrants! We've featured some of our favorites here, but we first want to thank everyone who entered. There were a lot of creative costumes – heck, we even had a house dressed up for the occasion! We hope some of these costumes made it out to some Halloween parties (and maybe even some trick-or -treating). We had a tough time choosing, but we've got our three winners:

First Place: Curse! Chicken on Your Head
Second Place: Flower
Third Place: Cheese Wiz

You can see these and other entrants below. (If you're a winner you've been contacted via email.) We're also sending out some honorable-mention prizes since we had so many amazing costumes, so look for a little bonus loot if this is you! Special shout-outs, too, for Best Munchkin CCG outfit for the Ranger and Best Inanimate Object outfit . . . [more]

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December 2, 2022: Kickstarter Reports, December 2022 Update

Our Warehouse 23 team has been phenomenal this year, taking several Kickstarter campaigns through the fulfillment process quickly and without trouble. It is only their efforts that have allowed us to move through so many projects much, much faster than originally planned. This is important, since we can juggle only so many active crowdfunding campaigns at once without encountering timing issues. Many of us owe the warehouse crew a thank you, since their work makes it easier for us to introduce more ideas to Kickstarter. Which ideas? Read on to see the active projects . . . and please follow us on Kickstarter – Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23 – to see what comes next.

CARnage – Cars and weapons for auto combat games

November 25 to December 7
731 backers and currently funding
This project brings 3D-printable STL files of autocombat weapons and cars to resin printers across the . . .

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The dinosaur is enhanced. December 6, 2022: Parting The Mists Of The Future To the best of my knowledge, there is no way to predict the future in what we think of as the Real World. Game worlds are not so limited. In some of them, you absolutely can predict the future. In others, everyone believes in divination – including the PCs! That fortune-teller in the marketplace might be a scam, but might just as well be a respectable professional offering valuable personal and business advice. You pay your gold piece and you take your chance. This means that in-game methods of divination can be very useful to the GM. And it just happens that we've got several . . . The Silicon Valley Tarot is fortune-telling for today, or perhaps, as Max Headroom would have it, 20 minutes into the future. The deck of 70 cards speaks to modern tropes, but can be used just like a classic Tarot. The Zodiac Die is a 12-sider with the signs of the zodiac and a booklet discussing how it can be . . . [more] Share this post! December 5, 2022: Shirts Make Fabulous Holiday Gifts! As the holidays approach and you look for gift ideas, please allow us to make a suggestion: give your friends a Steve Jackson Games shirt this year! Available at our Redbubble shop, the designs include classic *Munchkin* shirts, work by Phil Foglio, and even a few different eye-in-the-pyramid shirts. There are several designs available, with more added as our team finds the time. If there's an out-of-print Steve Jackson Games t-shirt design that you would like to see offered at our Redbubble store, please post a comment on our forums and we'll consider your request as we invest more time in loading shirts to the site. Find our current shirt designs at Redbubble! -- Phil Reed Share this post! December 4, 2022: Don't Miss These Holiday Savings At Our Online Store, Warehouse 23! The end of the year is coming fast, and in celebration of the holiday season we're running a special sale on games, accessories, and expansions at our online store, Warehouse 23. With discounts on select dice and dice sets, *Car Wars* titles, Pocket Box games and expansions, and The Fantasy Trip, there's a little something for everyone on your Christmas shopping list. Visit Warehouse 23 today to take advantage of the holiday sale. The sale ends on December 19th, but those of you in the U.S. who want to get your orders before Christmas weekend will want to order immediately because shipping, as you know, is as slow as ever. Our team will do their best to deliver your box of goodies before Christmas, but ordering earlier improves the chance of success. -- Phil Reed Share this post! December 3, 2022: Munchkin Cosplay Contest Results Drop the confetti; our Munchkin Cosplay Contest has come to a close, and we had some amazing entrants! We've featured some of our favorites here, but we first want to thank everyone who entered. There were a lot of creative costumes – heck, we even had a house dressed up for the occasion! We hope some of these costumes made it out to some Halloween parties (and maybe even some trick-or -treating). We had a tough time choosing, but we've got our three winners: First Place: Curse! Chicken on Your Head Second Place: Flower Third Place: Cheese Wiz You can see these and other entrants below. (If you're a winner you've been contacted via email.) We're also sending out some honorable-mention prizes since we had so many amazing costumes, so look for a little bonus loot if this is you! Special shout-outs, too, for Best Munchkin CCG outfit for the Ranger and Best Inanimate Object outfit . . . [more] Share this post! December 2, 2022: Kickstarter Reports, December 2022 Update Our Warehouse 23 team has been phenomenal this year, taking several Kickstarter campaigns through the fulfillment process quickly and without trouble. It is only their efforts that have allowed us to move through so many projects much, much faster than originally planned. This is important, since we can juggle only so many active crowdfunding campaigns at once without encountering timing issues. Many of us owe the warehouse crew a thank you, since their work makes it easier for us to introduce more ideas to Kickstarter. Which ideas? Read on to see the active projects . . . and please follow us on Kickstarter – Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23 – to see what comes next. CARnage – Cars and weapons for auto combat games November 25 to December 7 731 backers and currently funding This project brings 3D-printable STL files of autocombat weapons and cars to resin printers across the . . . [more] Share this post! Previous Illuminators • Steve's Appearance Schedule		Latest Videos You are the 3034th frothing gamer here today. (28413754 since August 1, 1995)