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....
Folklore Americana
Our main Fantasy Trip artist, Rick Hershey, is also an indie publisher as Kids in the Attic. Rick has a BackerKit campaign going on right now for a roleplaying project, Folklore Americana. It looks very interesting. To quote . . . "a folk horror TTRPG set in the shadows of the Great...
Pre-Order Munchkin: Not My Monkeys Today!
Pre-orders are now open for Munchkin: Not My Monkeys! The expansion comes with 56 all-new cards full of ape-themed puns and can be easily shuffled into any fantasy-backed deck or your favorite core set. While having a Monkey On Your Back is typically a dreadful occurence, the Munchkin version counts...
D&D Dinos From Palaeo Games
At UKGE earlier this year, one of the very neatest things I saw was Dr Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs, from Palaeo Games. It's a sourcebook for 5e DnD or 2e Pathfinder (these are two separate editions). I know . . . you have already seen a few sourcebooks this year....
Our Gen Con Cats Have All Found Good Homes
Gen Con distorts the space-time continuum such that its news comes nonlinearly. Thus – as one of the folks working the Steve Jackson Games booth this year at the beloved Indianapolis convention – I'm thrilled to report you all really love cats. In particular (purr-ticular), two cat-themed games worked together...