Homebrew Inspiration With Weird Ireland
My husband and I love worldbuilding for our TTRPG campaigns. Part of the fun of creating a setting is making it feel lived in – creating cities, towns, roads, and vistas in between. And while there's nothing wrong with A Great Legendary Place Beyond The Mountains, there's also something to...
Lorescape Campaign Ends Today!
If you liked the look of the Lorescape project for injection-molded hex terrain tiles, it's time to do the backer thing! The campaign has gone amazingly well. The €450,000 stretch goal – a generous one! – is in sight and very achievable. (They did a very good thing and declared...
Tariffs Are Driving Up Game Prices Now
On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift. At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products,...
Diplomacy And "Rules Elide"
I've been playing Diplomacy, finally, although I've wanted to play it for a while. I'm France, and to secure my Northern border I've worked with Germany and Austria to betray Italy, but in doing so I've left myself open to a British counterattack, and as we speak la perfide Albion...
Begin April With The Tardigrade d6 Dice Set
We at Steve Jackson Games are always looking to bring more fun into the world, with innovative products that expand our audience in new and creative ways. To that end we proudly present . . . the Tardigrade d6 Dice Set! Unlike the popular Shark d6 Dice Set, Kitten d6...
Happy 20th Birthday, PlayStation Portable!
I'm something of a portable video-game geek. So I was pleased to remember – yet dismayed to be reminded of the passage of time – the recent 20th anniversary of the PlayStation Portable, released in North America on March 24, 2005. When the PSP first came out, it seemed almost...
So It Begins
In the last few weeks, two great gaming channels on YouTube ran battle reports replaying one of the most epic battle scenes in cinema history. The siege of Helm's Deep from "The Two Towers" film is something that many minis gamers imagine doing, but rarely do we get to experience...
Daily Game Recommendation: Raddle
If you're a fan of daily puzzle games, I can recommend Raddle, from puzzle-maker Sandy Weisz. The core premise builds off those word ladders you've probably seen in the past: CAT HAT HAG HOG DOG (That's obviously a very simple example.) Now imagine if each "next step" of the ladder...