A Note From Japan!
I will spend the next week and a half in Japan! We got to Tokyo yesterday on the big silver bird; today is a day of rest. The first part of the trip will be a promo tour, ably assisted by Irene Z, to publicize the Japanese translation of INWO...
And 20 Years Later, Were Still On The Road!
Twenty years ago, Steve wrote a Daily Illuminator post about SJ Games' staff having just returned from GAMA Expo and heading right back out to another show. Fast forward to today, and the same is still true! Our team has always been enthusiastic about attending gaming conventions and trade...
Please Support The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction
BoardGameGeek is hosting their annual fundraising auction benefiting The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund. Jack Vasel, son of Tom Vasel, tragically passed in early 2011. Cate Pfeifer helped to collect funds for their family. Members of the board gaming community came together in support of the Vasels, and a few...
Shiny!
Earlier this year, we brought the long-awaited Munchkin Second Edition to BackerKit, kicking off the 25th anniversary of Munchkin. Second Edition features a host of improvements and additions, but among the most exciting are the new Gold Pieces! Gold deserves to be shiny, and we're thrilled with how the improved...
Why I'm Not Trusted To Match My Socks, Exhibit #3872
If you're looking for a way to have fun and gauge your own abilities (or lack thereof), I humbly point you toward dialed.gg. This game will show you a color, and then you need to "dial in" that color using the controls on the left-hand side. You'll do that five...
Explore A Remote British Island In Harvest
You expected a good life. You expected freedom from imperialism. You expected paradise. But your expectations didn't materialize. The Island is beautiful, but it has dark secrets – secrets that will be uncovered only once in a generation. The inhabitants must perform a rite to honor and appease the Island....
Seven-Part Pact Coming To Kickstarter
The seven greatest wizards in the world convene upon the Faraway Sea, their magic aligned in the service of an ancient Pact. Each governs a different aspect of the cosmos. Each wields power beyond comprehension over the very fabric of reality. While they are indeed mighty, so too are they...
Steve Jackson: A Hall Of Famer
In 1983, GAMA (The Tabletop Game Association) inducted Steve Jackson into their Hall of Fame. It had been created just a few years earlier, and he was one of the very first inductees. Flying Buffalo Inc. later released a series of Famous Game Designer Trading Cards (really!), and Steve...