Who Uses A 835374663 Anymore?
As I was speaking with company cohort Irene Zielinski recently, she revealed that a number she uses was actually devised from a word that's meaningful to her, tapped out as digits on a telephone keypad. It's a cool idea, but – as she explained it – I realized that it...
FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE A David Lynch Game Jam
David Lynch passed away on January 16. His work was surreal, often challenging, and deeply influential. Over on Itch.io, user Jellyfishlines is paying tribute by hosting FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE – A David Lynch Game Jam. What is a game jam? It's a competition where designers aim to create...
Bandai Announces Gundam Miniatures Game
A new year always means new games, but it isn't usually this literal. If you missed it, on January 6th Bandai announced a new miniatures game. They haven't revealed a release date, but they have shared a teaser video and promo images that have gotten a lot of people excited....
Help The Internet Archive Keep It Clean
For decades, the Internet Archive has performed a valuable service by preserving our history. Recently, SJ Games ran into a situation where we could have had beef with the IA. We do not WANT beef with the IA. But we found literally hundreds of PDFs of our games – the...
Calling All Agents: Pre-Order Last Shot Today
As a secret agent, you've been part of some history . . . March 11, 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party and leader of the USSR. June 12, 1987: In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, United States President Ronald Reagan...
Who Goes First, Gamers' Choice!
I recently posted about how games determine who goes first. Of course, this doesn't account for the myriad ways that players can decide that all-important question. I mentioned that rules for some games say "roll to see who goes first," but players can decide to use something other than six-siders. In...
The Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 3D Printer: Best Beginner's (Or Expert's!) Resin Printer: Part 2
The Saturn is also self-leveling and self-adjusting. This is truly a plug-and-play printer. It works well with the Atlas Vulcan resin that we recommend with our STL sets, though if I was doing very high-res prints, I might want to use the spendy but very good resin I...
The Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 3D Printer: Best Beginner's (Or Expert's!) Resin Printer Part 1
The first 3D printer I ever saw in action was one of the early MakerBot filament (FDM) printers. It was for sale in a Sam's Club. They had a demo running, which consisted of a couple of feet attached to a spaghetti monster – that's what it's called when a...