Download Possum Creek From Warehouse 23 Today!
Readers of the Daily Illuminator may recall we recently welcomed Possum Creek as part of the Steve Jackson Games family. We're happy to announce that many of their games are now available to download instantly from Warehouse 23. With the click of a mouse (or tap of a device if...
Game Recommendation: Pilfer
Did you know that there is a fantastic little collection of word games on the Merriam-Webster website? I only stumbled onto them recently! But before you go explore, let me tell you about one in particular that I just can't get enough of. Pilfer is a quick multiplayer anagram game...
I Respond To All My Texts With A Unicorn Sloth
I'm not going to say I've wasted far too many hours on the Emoji Mixer, but I don't think I'd be able to deny it in a court of law, either. The premise is simple: Take one of a number of emojis and combine it with another. Voila! You can...
Triangle Agency Is Anti-Trad
Have you heard about Triangle Agency? This fascinating TTRPG riffs on Control, Paranoia, and The SCP Foundation to make an urban fantasy RPG about working for a mysterious organization which captures and destroys anomalies that threaten existence. The game is brilliantly written, with a cheeky corporate wit à la Severance...
He Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat
If you haven't figured it out yet, I watch a lot of nerdy YouTube videos. My latest find is a significant investment in time, clocking in at more than 90 minutes, but it is totally worth it. Super Bunnyhop is an eclectic channel with videos about history and the video...
Save The World, Or Play Pixelated Golf?
I love the idea of hiding information in a tabletop RPG world in new and interesting ways, and I just stumbled across one I'd never thought of: putting it on an Atari 2600 cartridge. This hacker programmed the Atari 2600 as a digital photo frame and shared details on the...
Thinking About The Iliad
My mind has been on ancient Greece a lot lately. It started with the Emily Wilson translation of the Odyssey and the Iliad (both truly phenomenal and powerful reads), followed by the novels Song of Achilles and Wrath Goddess Sing, along with a valiant attempt to enjoy the Percy Jackson...
Stakeholder Report For 2024
The 2024 report is here. I am already nostalgic for that relatively benign time . . . -- Steve Jackson