Our Favorite Munchkin Second Edition Cards
Munchkin Second Edition features bold, modern art that has been fully updated by Munchkin's original artist, John Kovalic. We polled our staff to find out which card is their new favorite! Thief. You simply cannot go wrong with a good unitard. -- Allison Electric Radio Active...
Dot's A Dashing Good Song
A YouTube Short by Reuben Levine tells the amazing story of how the Colombian Army hid a message in a pop song via morse code. You can read more about it on Wikipedia, or just see the visualization. Truly, the whole song – "Better Days," by Natalia Gutiérrez and Angelo...
Nostalgia Returns In The Not Too Distant Future?
I've loved the movie-mocking TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (a.k.a. MST3K) literally my entire adult life (and a bit before). I've also been a fan of the related movie-mocking project RiffTrax, starring many of the alumni from MST3K. So it was with some surprise and delight that, in time...
Rolling Against Default
A side effect of growing up playing GURPS is that I occasionally think and talk about my everyday life in game terms – especially when I'm talking to other gamers. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the joy and satisfaction that comes from rolling against default. If you haven't played GURPS, I'm talking about skills....
Take This Article With A Grain Of Robot
Do you want to see programmable robots smaller than a grain of salt? Okay; now that I type it out, I realize that might be difficult, because that's really small. Let's try this: Do you want to see a zoomed-in human fingertip sporting a tiny programmable robot that's barely visible...
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...