Prepping For Halloween Gaming!
Like many geeks and gamers, our household has always loved Halloween. Candy, get-togethers, candy, spooky stuff, candy . . . what's not to like?
Since 2025 has certainly been a stressful year for us, I thought it'd be fun for our household to revive our "Halloween gaming" spirit (which I wrote about here a couple years ago) by making the holiday really special.
To that end, Nikki Vrtis and I are taking advantage of Halloween falling on a Friday with a three-day game. Starting October 31st, we plan on playing through the first two parts of the six-part Hunt A Killer mystery, Renfaire Regicide. We'll get decked out in some little-used Renaissance Faire apparel from our closets and thus be in cosplay regalia for trick-or-treaters . . . and more immersion in the game! We'll play the other parts on Saturday and Sunday – with different outfits – because we're adults, and we can wear costumes all the time if we want to.
We're crafting themed meals – how close to the Ren Faire and/or Medieval Times experience can I recreate at home as a chef? – and find some filler games to make each day extra special. (We have new scenarios for Arkham Horror: The Card Game I've wanted to play, and I'm hoping we'll have a copy of Purrfect Potions by then, since it looked amazing at Gen Con.)
I mention these plans to you, gentle reader, as a call to action: Play games with us! Well, not us, specifically; our house is small and cranky. But, y'know . . . in spirit. My plan is to document our game-playing online using the hashtag #HalloweenGaming.
If our forthcoming festivities have inspired you, tell us your plans! What games are you thinking about diving into on Halloween weekend? Are you doing anything cool for food, locale, or atmosphere? Please share your thoughts with me privately, post to our forums, or use the #HalloweenGaming hashtag online. For that last one, feel free to tag Steve Jackson Games on Facebook, Instagram, or Bluesky. If I catch wind of nifty ideas you come up with, I'll post a follow-up here.
We want to hear from you whether you're playing the fine offerings of Steve Jackson Games or another company. Just about all of us here love boatloads of games from every corner of our kooky industry. My hope is to get folks to forget their woes for a day or three through the joy of play.
The time to plan is now! Halloween will be here before you know it, so visit your favorite local shop or online retailer for what you need – especially candy. Let's make this a holiday a real treat!
-- Steven Marsh