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There are a few games that have been standard shelf-warmers in American homes for generations. Monopoly, Sorry!, The Game of Life, and the one that actually found itself at the table in my home, Risk. I played it with my father and, over the years, taught many friends the perils...

The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) yearly Expo is coming up in just a few days and Steve Jackson Games will be there!   The Kentucky International Convention Center and The Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky will host the convention from February 25-27. This industry trade show is a time for...

What's better than tales of adventure, swords, sorcery and triumph? Tales of adventure, swords, sorcery and triumph in which YOU are the hero, of course! The Fighting Fantasy Kickstarter is officially live, so now is the time to make your pledge – and make room on your bookshelf – for...

Well, not "today" today, probably, although anniversaries can be tricky to pin down. But way back in February 2000, I started doing stuff for Steve Jackson Games, releasing the first issue of Pyramid magazine I edited on February 18, 2000. I went on to edit Pyramid for . . ....

Last year, when I was at the UK Games Exposition, I stopped at a stand that was displaying brightly-printed hexagonal tiles that interlocked to build landscapes. You could use them in any scale, from laying out a continent to building a battle map with one character per hex. I asked...

There's no wrong way or time to celebrate Valentine's Day, right? So you're not DONE with Valentine's even though it was a couple of days ago, right? Right. If you're looking to impress someone (or just indulge yourself!), I'd like to offer a treat that punches way above its weight...

At Pax Unplugged this past December, I had the privilege of presenting a panel on using evolutionary science as inspiration for tabletop roleplaying games. The lovely people at PAX have put the panel on YouTube, so now I can share it with all of you! If you've got an hour...

Gen Con celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. As part of the festivities, Peter Addison and Jon Peterson organized a series of panels that celebrated the history of tabletop gaming and the people behind some of your favorite properties. Now those talks are available to view on Gen Con TV...