Where Do Games Fall On The Revisitation Spectrum?
How long-lived are specific games, in the continuum of their own art form and in the larger picture? When I write entries for the Daily Illuminator, I usually have some kind of thesis I'm building toward . . . but today's a bit more freeform, because my conclusion (spoiler alert)...
A Special Holiday In A Galaxy Not So Far Away . . .
The Star Trek fans had their day on April 5th with First Contact Day. (The Vulcans were no-shows AGAIN. Then again, we haven't developed warp drive technology yet . . .) Today, however, is for Star Wars fans! Here in the U.S., May 4th has become Star Wars Day,...
Also, If You Make An "Organ Music" Joke I Will Kill You
Still with us? Good. If you are a fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus, you are simply out of luck, because it is those who are not (yet) fans of Monty Python who have the opportunity to discover Monty Python. So go discover it, but read the rest of this...
It's Free Comic Book Day!
If you're reading this on Saturday, then – depending on what time it is – you might be able to shout "It's not too late!" like Ebenezer Scrooge as you sprint through the streets to your friendly local comic shop. Why? Because it's Free Comic Book Day! Oh, and it's...
The Witching Hour Is Nigh
Spooky season is upon us . . . or at least it will be in 6 months! We at SJ Games are already excited, so we're celebrating Halfway-to-Halloween with a ghastly, ghostly 15%-off sale. Try to stay alive when you face a bloodsucking cryptid in Chupcabra: Survive the Night....
Visit Exandria In Munchkin Vox Machina A Critical Role Game
Munchkin Vox Machina – A Critical Role Game is now shipping! This all-new core set, created in collaboration with Critical Role and based on their famous first livestream campaign, takes players to the fabled realm of Tal'Dorei, where they'll become some of their favorite Vox Machina characters. They'll battle infamous...
Teaching That's Easy In Person, Hard In Print
There's a quirk of the game world that I'm not even sure I'm allowed to talk about here. (I guess we'll see if this post gets deleted!) Namely, that a lot of games can be easily described with one weird trick, but game companies don't really like to use the...
All A-Board!
I don't tend to link to Randall Munroe's amazing webcomic xkcd very often. That's not because I don't love it, but rather it feels like cheating to fill up a few slots a week of the Daily Illuminator to say, "Hey! Go read the latest xkcd!" But when there's an...