It's National Board Game Day! Let's Play A Game!
If you are a board game enthusiast, this day is for you! How are you going to celebrate? Host a game night - Do you have a decently-sized collection of board games? Why not host a board game night on National Board Game Day? Invite your friends over, order...
Eye In The Pyramid Spotted In The Wild
It appears that my local Panda Express is affiliated with the Illuminati! I spotted this sign on their door when I was there for some delicious mushroom chicken. The sign is actually from a local security service – perhaps they are the actual Illuminati? Security sounds more like the...
Is This That Mercury Radio Drama I've Heard So Much About?
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, OR ANYWHERE ELSE – words so important I'm whipping out the bold tag, all-caps, and making it the literal first words. Having said that . . . Have you ever wondered what it would be like to use mercury as the foundation of audio cables?...
Updated & Shortened Bluesky Handle!
Character count reigns supreme, and it was probably just about time we took the extra step and completed the verification. With this now completed, you may reach us on Bluesky via @sjgames.com rather than our former, far toothier handle, @stevejacksongames.bsky.social. The update should be pretty seamless in converting all the...
The Future Of Roleplaying Is In Space
On April 1, 2025, German astronaut Rabea Rogge traveled above the earth on the Crew Dragon Resilience. She isn't only an astronaut – she's also a TTRPG enthusiast and self-proclaimed pen-and-paper nerd. To show her love for roleplaying games, she took a d20 on her flight. Check out her Instagram...
Project Hail Mary Official STL
The reach of 3D printing is expanding, and not just in our own community. For example, take Project Hail Mary. Hopefully you've seen the movie -- if not, stop everything and correct that oversight immediately. It's that good. And on the home page of their website, you'll find a...
Good Stuff Recently Read (1/2)
I got some science fiction for Christmas, and gave myself some more. And they have all been at least pretty good, and some were excellent. Terra Ignota – This is a four-book saga by Ada Palmer. (I will not call it a series, because adding a fifth book would be...
Another Piece
In a January Illuminator, I pointed out that there is currently no official pen and paper RPG for the extremely popular anime One Piece. There are, however, a handful of boardgames including, to no one's surprise, a One Piece version of Monopoly. And now, thanks to crowdfunding, it looks like there will...