June 11, 2026: GURPS Ring Of Fire Is Now Live On BackerKit

It's time to make your pledge for an all-new GURPS book – GURPS Ring of Fire, only on BackerKit! It's based on Eric Flint's 1632 series (also known as Ring of Fire), which encompasses hundreds of books, magazines, and anthologies, making it the largest alt-history setting ever created!

Residents of a small town – Grantville, West Virginia – are transported back in time and space to 1632 Germany during the Thirty Years' War. What happens next is up to you! This hardcover book (also available as a PDF) gives players everything they need to create thrilling campaigns. Included are 43 biographies; 29 character templates; advice for equipment, weapons, and vehicles; plus campaign scenarios and more!

Steve Jackson Games collaborated with Baen Books on the project, and it features contributions from several writers of the series – Griffin Barber, Charles E. Gannon, Walter H. Hunt, . . .

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June 10, 2026: Wear Steve Jackson Games Apparel In Pride!

We're deep within Pride Month, and we hope all who celebrate are doing so with . . . um . . . pride! If you'd like to combine flying the rainbow colors with your love of Steve Jackson Games, we humbly offer a few possibilities: the Rainbow Eye-in-Pyramid Pride Pin, the Rainbow Eye-in-Pyramid Pride Shirt, and the Gaymes Rainbow Eye-in-Pyramid Pride Shirt . . . note the spelling in that last one's proclamation of "STEVE JACKSON GAYMES"!

Whether you're showing your personal Pride or just happy to be an ally, our Pride apparel is perfect for wearing in June or the other 11 months of the year. All proceeds from these Pride designs are donated to the Lambda Legal civil-rights organization.

As long as we're pointing you toward Warehouse 23, we'd be remiss if we didn't also make note of the other multi-colored goodies on display. While not explicitly part of the Pride collection, they are . . . [more]

June 9, 2026: All Aboard The Last Train To Bremen . . .

With Last Train To Bremen available for purchase on Warehouse 23, I wanted to write a Daily Illuminator about this beautiful game and what brought it to Possum Creek.

Caro and I have been friends since I started in TTRPGs, back when they were working on I'm Sorry Did You Say Street Magic and I was first publishing Sleepaway. I was lucky enough to get to schedule a playtest of Last Train To Bremen in 2024 the week or so before it was first released. I was immediately charmed by it. I played the Rooster (of course, no surprise for those who know me), and I was suckered in by a TTRPG that could so elegantly tell such an emotionally involved story in such a compact way. I very nearly beat the Devil in my first playthrough, an honor I'd never have again.

Since then, Last Train To Bremen has been my go-to game with my friends when we want something that's both quick to get to . . .

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June 8, 2026: Little Guys Daily

A friend sent me a link to this delightful blog where doodled characters are given ratings in Chuckability, Engaging, Squishiness, Splorpability, Bones, and Media Literacy. Here's the character sheet:

But when I went to check out the blog, the pinned post had another character sheet . . . one that's eerily familiar.

My curiosity was officially piqued, but I found that while GUYS ®2E is partially archived, it seems most of the site is lost to the sands of time. Running across GURPS-inspired content somewhere unexpected brightened my day, though, so I thought I'd share!

-- Irene Zielinski

June 7, 2026: Another New Toy!

Or at least a new way to use an old toy.

It turns out that Delta (at least) has wi-fi in flight now. Free. So I can ~~read Fark~~ work more effectively on those long trips.

Hey, progress comes where you find it.

-- Steve Jackson

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Dracula flees to Katmandu for the user-friendly floppy disk. June 11, 2026: GURPS Ring Of Fire Is Now Live On BackerKit It's time to make your pledge for an all-new GURPS book – GURPS Ring of Fire, only on BackerKit! It's based on Eric Flint's 1632 series (also known as Ring of Fire), which encompasses hundreds of books, magazines, and anthologies, making it the largest alt-history setting ever created! Residents of a small town – Grantville, West Virginia – are transported back in time and space to 1632 Germany during the Thirty Years' War. What happens next is up to you! This hardcover book (also available as a PDF) gives players everything they need to create thrilling campaigns. Included are 43 biographies; 29 character templates; advice for equipment, weapons, and vehicles; plus campaign scenarios and more! Steve Jackson Games collaborated with Baen Books on the project, and it features contributions from several writers of the series – Griffin Barber, Charles E. Gannon, Walter H. Hunt, . . . [more] June 10, 2026: Wear Steve Jackson Games Apparel In Pride! We're deep within Pride Month, and we hope all who celebrate are doing so with . . . um . . . pride! If you'd like to combine flying the rainbow colors with your love of Steve Jackson Games, we humbly offer a few possibilities: the Rainbow Eye-in-Pyramid Pride Pin, the Rainbow Eye-in-Pyramid Pride Shirt, and the Gaymes Rainbow Eye-in-Pyramid Pride Shirt . . . note the spelling in that last one's proclamation of "STEVE JACKSON GAYMES"! Whether you're showing your personal Pride or just happy to be an ally, our Pride apparel is perfect for wearing in June or the other 11 months of the year. All proceeds from these Pride designs are donated to the Lambda Legal civil-rights organization. As long as we're pointing you toward Warehouse 23, we'd be remiss if we didn't also make note of the other multi-colored goodies on display. While not explicitly part of the Pride collection, they are . . . [more] June 9, 2026: All Aboard The *Last Train To Bremen* . . . With Last Train To Bremen available for purchase on Warehouse 23, I wanted to write a Daily Illuminator about this beautiful game and what brought it to Possum Creek. Caro and I have been friends since I started in TTRPGs, back when they were working on I'm Sorry Did You Say Street Magic and I was first publishing Sleepaway. I was lucky enough to get to schedule a playtest of Last Train To Bremen in 2024 the week or so before it was first released. I was immediately charmed by it. I played the Rooster (of course, no surprise for those who know me), and I was suckered in by a TTRPG that could so elegantly tell such an emotionally involved story in such a compact way. I very nearly beat the Devil in my first playthrough, an honor I'd never have again. Since then, Last Train To Bremen has been my go-to game with my friends when we want something that's both quick to get to . . . [more] June 8, 2026: Little Guys Daily A friend sent me a link to this delightful blog where doodled characters are given ratings in Chuckability, Engaging, Squishiness, Splorpability, Bones, and Media Literacy. Here's the character sheet: But when I went to check out the blog, the pinned post had another character sheet . . . one that's eerily familiar. My curiosity was officially piqued, but I found that while GUYS ®2E is partially archived, it seems most of the site is lost to the sands of time. Running across *GURPS-*inspired content somewhere unexpected brightened my day, though, so I thought I'd share! -- Irene Zielinski June 7, 2026: Another New Toy! Or at least a new way to use an old toy. It turns out that Delta (at least) has wi-fi in flight now. Free. So I can ~~read Fark~~ work more effectively on those long trips. Hey, progress comes where you find it. -- Steve Jackson Previous Illuminators • Steve's Appearance Schedule		Latest Videos You are the 17489th cartoon character here today. (33025072 since August 1, 1995)