Fall 2026 New Releases Announcement
Summer continues to speed on by, and autumn is just around the corner, so we wanted to take a moment to touch base about some upcoming releases . . . Munchkin Second Edition - $39.95 MILLIONS of games sold! BILLIONS of Monsters Slain! Explore the dungeon. Fight every...
Home . . . And Back Out . . .
Worldcon was survived. Fun was had. The Chaos Machine entertained many, many people and moved many, many, many balls. Although, truth be told, it did drop some on the floor. As it does. Huge thanks to Jerome Scott of LAcon V for inviting me and the Machine, and bulldozing many obstacles...
Fighting Fantasy Fest 6 Is This Weekend!
Fighting Fantasy Fest 6: The Convention of Firetop Mountain will take place on Saturday, September 5 at the University of West London in London, England. The event will include gaming sessions, autographs, and special panels. The Guest of Honor will be none other than Sir Ian Livingstone. Other special...
An Eventful Gen Con
This year was a big year for us at Gen Con. In addition to having our usual booth in the expo hall and having our first combined booth with our Possum Creek imprint, we had both the 25th anniversary of Munchkin and the release of Munchkin Second Edition to celebrate,...
Satanic Panic Meets Fighting Fantasy
The Telegraph recently shared an article about Sir Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. Did you know that, around the time of release, it caused a scandal? In the early 1980s, a clergyman in the U.K. became aware of the Fighting Fantasy books and was appalled by the inclusion of demonic...
You Are The Gaming Queen, Clicking Screens, Buying Sight Unseen
I recently wrote about the idea I had to celebrate a birthday by checking out games from one's birth year. Like most of what I write, I did the required research to make sure it makes sense. In a post like that I don't want to (say) accidentally recommend Lands...
A Long Time Ago, In A California Convention Far Away
Over on Facebook, Jackie Estrada (who's led a pretty awesome comic-convention and industry life, per Wikipedia) posted an image of the exhibit-room map for the 1987 Comic Book Expo. It features 62 identically sized booths. This little shindig was in San Diego. Per Jackie and Wikipedia (again), this Expo was...
Hi From Anaheim!
I'm at LACon V - the 84th World SF Convention. A good time is being had and I'm seeing a lot of old friends. If you want to look me up, please do – but I'm not where you might expect. The company does not have a sales table, and...