Sweet Savings For You And Your Sweetie
The season of love is upon us, and we'd like to celebrate with you during the Sweet Savings Event on Warehouse 23! Now through February 15, you can save 14% on an exciting assortment of games and accessories. Kick down the Door in Munchkin Wonderland and accessorize with Munchkin Playmat:...
Hopescrolling
On August 19 of last year, I wrote about Fix the News, an antidote to the "doomscrolling" behavior that today's headlines encourage. They're still out there with a weekly helping of meaningful good news. I ran across some research on why "hopescrolling" is actually, specifically, good for you. Read the article...
It's A UNIX System . . . I Know This!
For those who are looking for a bit of graphical atmosphere for their games, I recommend Hollywood, by Dustin Kirkland. As the name implies, it generates a Hollywood movie-style multi-paned terminal window full of flashing text and interesting-but-pretty-much-meaningless ASCII-graphical elements. It takes some technical know-how and knowledge around a command...
No More AI In Firefox?
Okay, it's not quite that good. But at least we'll have the option to turn it off completely. So reported the Verge yesterday (February 2). The relevant update is expected February 24. My fingers are crossed. -- Steve Jackson
Leave The Roof Up On The Convertible For The Next 15 Years
According to the Hubble Reentry Tracker, the Hubble Space Telescope's decaying orbit may have it reentering our atmosphere as early as 2029. The best-case scenario has it coming back to Earth around 2040. And by "coming back to Earth," I don't mean in a triumphant "let's throw it a parade"...
Happy 100th Birthday, Television!
I missed it in the moment, but the last week of January saw the invention of television, demonstrated for the first time by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird to journalists gathered in a café in Soho. There's more info on Baird's Wikipedia page, and a fun overview (including some neat...
A New Look For Classic Favorites
Munchkin's original artist, John Kovalic, was excited to return to update illustrations on all the cards in Munchkin Second Edition, plus the gameboard and box. He recently shared a behind-the-scenes photo on Bluesky comparing the original Sleeping -5 To Monster and Level 19 Medusa cards with early sketches that...
Know Your Worth, With GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 24: Finer Points
GURPS heroes are built using character points, which define their abilities and their limitations. Of course, those brave adventurers don't know about those points . . . but what if they did? GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 24: Finer Points helps you explore various possibilities for letting your crypt-crawling conspirators know about...