Thoughts After Gen Con
After some time to recover from our recent Gen Con attendance, we had our post-convention wrap-up a few days ago. We had a good time swapping our experiences from the show. We can't share all our secrets, though we can reveal a few of the more-interesting tidbits as far as...
Playmat Storage Hack
Storing playmats is one of the most oft-bemoaned conundrums in our hobby. I have a solution that works well, at least for "standard"-sized (single-player) playmats that one would use for card games, and it's an off-the-shelf product you can buy for the ubiquitous IKEA Kallax board game shelf. Check this...
Plan A Trip To GURPS Hot Spots: Istanbul, 1453-1703 A.D.
What happens when one of the grandest cities on Earth becomes the center of an empire – again? The answers can be found within the pages of GURPS Hot Spots: Istanbul, 1453-1703 A.D.. Following in the footsteps of GURPS Hot Spots: Istanbul, 1453-1703 A.D. and written by Matt Riggsby –...
I'd Like To Place A Custom Dice-Color Order, Please
According to an article on Scientific American, there's a technique that scientists have used to enable five test subjects to see a new super-saturated aquamarine color that's never been experienced by humans before. I'm sure tabletop gamers can imagine the possibilities of having an elite group undergoing ultra-tech methods to...
Does Super Mario Bros. (1985) Have Rules?
I wrote a provocatively-titled article about Super Mario Bros., but more broadly about the nature of rules and materiality in videogames vs. tabletop RPGs. I imagine some number of you will come to an instinctive conclusion, which is okay! I hope you check out the article and find it interesting....
A Myst-Ified Archive?
As a computer gamer at the dawn of the CD-ROM era, I enjoyed more than my share of Myst – one of the few games to showcase what the new audio-video technology could do with its access to an unfathomable 600mb of readable storage. If you, too, enjoyed your visits...
Will Talks Munchkin With The Tabletop Misfits
During Gen Con, our friends at The Tabletop Misfits stopped by the Steve Jackson Games booth to interview Munchkin Line Editor Will Schoonover about Munchkin Big Box. Head over to their YouTube channel to hear the whole chat and see what's inside the very big box! -- Michelle Richardson
Meet The Munchkin National Champion!
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Munchkin National Championships 2025 – Diana S.! Road to Gen Con is a year-long tournament in which Munchkin enthusiasts around the United States compete for the title of Munchkin National Champion. Since last September, 22 regional qualifiers were held at various conventions....