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Pre-orders are now open at BackerKit! The latest edition of Wiz-War is completing production at the factory and expected to go onto a ship late this month or early next month. The new edition, designed by Tom Jolly and developed by Steve Jackson, takes the game to its classic "take...

We released the Hack & Slash expansion earlier this year, and now we're adding even more content to the game with this Kickstarter campaign. The heart of Hack & Slash – and the key to replayability – is the game's cards, so the 13 new promo cards we're producing add a lot...

In 2022, we expanded our Kickstarter activities and we're showing no signs of slowing in 2023. Over the last few years, including those pre-pandemic years of 2018 and 2019, we have watched as the distribution network changed. Where once we could reliably produce a new game and then get a...

Bulk up your (digital) bookshelf with GURPS sourcebooks at a steep discount. From March 6 until March 27, Bundle of Holding is offering two new GURPS bundles: GURPS 4E Combat Action Collection and GURPS 4E Supers Collection. Funds from this campaign will support Direct Relief, an organization that sends protective...

We showed Tabloids (first mentioned here) at Pensa - Irene, Emma, and I all played, and then we had four people come up to join and none of the three originals wanted to drop out, so we just played with seven. This made the cards run out quicker but had no...

We post to the Daily Illuminator every day, and have for over two decades . . . but we know you can't always make a visit to sjgames.com a part of your routine. Fortunately, in today's world, there are other ways to keep in touch with us and stay up to date...

5 Barrel is a brewery and taproom in downtown Pensacola. They were good enough to sponsor the PensaCon boardgame room . . . and they also hosted the SJ Games team for an evening demo game of Car Wars 6th Edition. Two of our players were familiar with older editions...

When was the last time you were nice to your Game Master? I'm not talking "my character's background is only 4 pages long this time" either. Roleplaying games are amazing, and GMs do so much work to make the game enjoyable for the players. From legendary encounters to tricky traps,...