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February 3, 2012: Munchkin News Summary: January 2012
Y'all may not be aware that Munchkin has its own news page. In case you've missed it, here is a quick summary of the news from January:
After the picking (and eating) of many brave playtester brains, Munchkin Zombies 3 is now in production, and we'll be talking about it a lot more as the release gets closer.
We've also started layout on Munchkin Skullkickers, the booster that brings all the looting and monster-bashing of Edwin Huang and Jim Zub's hit Image comic to our little game of . . . looting and monster-bashing. (Hey, at least we know they're a good match.)
We have some internal changes going on as well. Andrew moved across the building into a bigger office and picked up a new hireling at nearly the same time, accomplishing two important milestones toward his New Year's resolution of becoming an evil overlord. [Andrew interjects: Eviller overlord, please.] He's looking forward to subjecting his new minion to every horrible Munchkin card pun he can imagine.
On the most recent of our MunchkinTV uStream chats this past Monday, Andrew also revealed a ton of super secret tidbits about upcoming products: Munchkin 8 - Half Horse, Will Travel, Munchkin Zombies Meat Lockers, and The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin 2 - Beating a Dead Horse, just to name a few. You can see the recording on our uStream site, but it's even more fun to catch it live, participate in the chat with other Munchkin fans, and pile questions on Andrew until he runs out of breath.
To get announcements of future chats and to find all the latest news from the World of Munchkin, remember to check out our aptly named website.
See you in a month!
-- Leonard Balsera
Warehouse 23 News: Store Those Tasty, Tasty Brains!
Get two new Munchkin Zombies cards when you order the Munchkin Zombies Meat Lockers from Warehouse 23!
Hello, everyone. My name's Lenny Balsera, and for the past couple of weeks I've been working as Andrew's new Munchkin Hireling. That means it's my job to carry the extra treasure, follow him around dungeons, and polish his stuff after he kills monsters.
I've been doing freelance RPG development since 2003. I've worked with Evil Hat Productions on two hit RPGs -- Spirit of the Century and The Dresden Files RPG -- and have also contributed to Pelgrane Press' GUMSHOE games. You'll see my name on a few more things from Evil Hat that I'm writing while Andrew searches for secret doors and traps.
My hiring at Steve Jackson Games followed the best tradition of gaming -- a result of total, blind luck. I moved to Austin in November and had barely settled in when a friend pointed me at a tweet announcing a job opening at SJ Games. I thought I was interviewing for a customer service job, but Angie sniped that. Fortunately, that left an opening on Andrew's team. It didn't even bother me that much when I saw how much loot he expected me to carry into my first dungeon. Sure, I routinely have to soak my back in Epsom salt, and I've already come close to losing limbs a couple of times, but it's all in the name of killing monsters and taking their stuff.
How could any gamer say "no" to that?
-- Leonard Balsera
Warehouse 23 News: Fly, Smash, And Backstab!
Battle dastardly masterminds, devastating monsters, and invading aliens from the next dimension -- from the wimpy Bucketman all the way up to Big Ol' Planet Eater Guy himself -- and TAKE THEIR STUFF in Super Munchkin!!
February 1, 2012: The Sparkly Good Fairy And Warehouse 23
The Sparkly Good Fairy has dropped by Warehouse 23 -- just in time for Valentine's Day! There are two ways you'll be visited by the fairy featured in Munchkin Fairy Dust.
Starting today, we'll include The Official Munchkin Bookmark of Sparkly Good Monster Mayhem with each order while supplies last. Limit one bookmark per order.
Next, any customer who places an order of $75 or more will get a Munchkin Fairy Dust Handbag of Holding added to the shipment. Be sure to look inside the Handbag for the special (and very pink) rule!
To give you a feel for what constitutes $75, you could place an order for:
Both offers are while supplies last and you are not required to buy anything specific to participate. Happy Valentine's Day from Warehouse 23!
-- Monica Valentinelli
Warehouse 23 News: Red Alert! The Znutar Is Under Attack!
The Awful Green Things From Outer Space have invaded the spaceship Znutar. Play as one of the crew or control an Awful Green Things in this wacky two-player game!
Wow. It has been a wild ride over the last year-and-change. I started with SJ Games back in November 2010 as assistant to Phil Reed, COO. Now I am managing Warehouse 23.
Before coming to SJ Games, I considered myself an MMO’er. World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies: if it was an MMO, I played it. My knowledge of board games was limited to the well known – Monopoly, Sorry, and LIFE – with a few geeky ones like Talisman and HeroQuest. The first time I ever played Munchkin was in my first week with the company at the playtest for Munchkin Zombies. Oh boy! I had so much fun that I immediately got Munchkin and Munchkin Booty and proceeded to turn my family into huge fans as well. Yay, Munchkin!
Fourteen lightning-quick months later, I am having as much fun as, if not more than, I was when I started. Here’s to maintaining the momentum.
Hit me up if you have any questions. I am always here to help!
-- Liegh Hegedus
Warehouse 23 News: Purple Is Perfect . . .
. . .for cultists and for Cthulhu! Serve the Elder God and roll the Cthulhu Dice, Purple Die and White Ink to drive your rivals mad. This color is a Warehouse 23 exclusive!
January 30, 2012: In Space, No One Can Hear . . . Wait! Argh! (Glub Glub Glub)
A trip to space has a lot in common with a visit underwater: Both are challenging environments that have wide-open areas where it's a bad idea to step outside for a smoke. GURPS Traveller Classic: Planetary Survey 5 - Tobibak -- just released on e23 -- combines two great tastes into one wet world.
This guidebook for Tobibak has the titular planet's history (past and recent), a look at how it fits into the larger Traveller universe, a GURPS guide for those who live there or are just visiting, and a discussion of adventuring possibilities tied to the savage sea.
Whether you want to just visit Tobibak or plan on setting up watery roots, Planetary Survey 5: Tobibak has what you need to really let you stretch your legs. Or fins, tentacles, pseudopods . . .
--Steven Marsh
Play Trophy Buck and hunt deer with your friends! Push your luck to bag the most points, but stop rolling before too many "startles" end your turn!
January 29, 2012: At The Halloween Show With Gum And Camera
Phil and I are at the Halloween Expo in Houston this weekend, ably assisting, and being assisted by, Paul Chapman (former SJ Games, now PSI), Justin De Witt (former SJ Games a couple of times, now Fireside Games), and Megan Hinterman, of PSI. You will, of course, recall that PSI is our fulfillment house; whether you buy Munchkin from Target or from Scary Eddy's Game Van, PSI helps to get them there. So we definitely have our first team at this show, and we're going to show them that they really need games in their Halloween stores!
We hope.
It went well for the first day. Met a lot of people, some of whom recognized us. Answered a lot of questions; talked to other, more experienced exhibitors, and many mighty views were exchanged. Most of the folks here are quite friendly to the new kids.
We will be here until Tuesday, learning about the growing Halloween seasonal market and trying to convince it that its life has been empty and bare without Zombie Dice and perhaps Cthulhu Dice. This whole "we can show you the game in five minutes" is an awful lot of fun.
And after the show, we ate at Bombay Pizza, and it was excellent. Rumor has it that an Austin location is in the offing. We approve; we officially approve! Also, at least one terrible idea erupted from my fevered mind, and I got to playtest a couple of new games, including one from Justin.
Time to write up a couple more Munchkin Apocalypse monsters and go to bed. 8am comes too soon.
-- Steve Jackson
Warehouse 23 News: Grab a Djinn and Tonic!
Dunk your Munchkin cards into The Marvelous Magenta Moat. Watch out for Great Caesar's Ghost! Get seventeen new Munchkin cards in the Warehouse 23 Exclusive Munchkin Booster 2011.
Let me take this opportunity to thank you for playing my game. Because of you, Revolution! has done so much better than I had ever dreamed -- except for that dream where I won the Spiel des Jahres, but I digress.
Have you ever wondered how I play Revolution! or what strategies I employ against my friends and family? I've just written a short strategy article describing that very thing called Winning the Revolution. Check it out and tell me what you think at www.dubarrygames.com, on Boardgamegeek, or on the Steve Jackson Games forums.
What's your strategy?
-- Philip duBarry
Warehouse 23 News: Klingon, Hydran, Lyran, Spy
Red alert! The Star Fleet Battles Module R3 SSD Book has over 80 vessels waiting for action. Get the latest intel at e23!
