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September 30, 2022: Vikings In STL

Iain Lovecraft's Vikings Kickstarter is in its last 24 hours. His projects are always spectacular, and an amazing bang for the buck, and this one is no exception. Even if you don't happen to need Viking buildings or ships (and this project includes several museum-quality ships) there are plenty of things that can be used in multiple other settings, like the walls and fences, animals, palisades, plank streets, piers, and assorted scatter terrain and props. There are some well-dressed townsfolk, and of course numerous fighter figures (both male and female) which could serve well for characters). Plus, as always, the add-ons are fantastic.

– Jean McGuire

PS - If you are playing in Gaming Ballistic's Nordlonds , you really need to look at these. Really.  – SJ

 

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September 29, 2022: Nightmare Fuel Coming To BackerKit

In October, three new bestiary volumes launch for the Dungeon Fantasy RPG  on Backerkit Crowdfunding! Gaming Ballistic is pleased to announce the Nightmare Fuel crowdfunding campaign!Why Did it Have to Be Snakes?Always a classic. From the powerful spawn of the World Serpent Jörmungandr to the mythical hydra. The flying coatl and the (totally not a) medusa. These legendary creatures come in all sorts of sizes, ready to crush, envenom, and petrify delvers. Or swallow them whole. Now we know why it had to be snakes! How could it be anything else?Really Big BugsWhat's more terrifyingly awesome than a swarm of insects? A plague of giant, man-eating insects. From giant ants to ant-men. Scorpions both swarmed and super-sized. And spiders, of course. From ancient near-gods (who are absolutely not spawns of Ungoliant) to baby acid spiders. Does it sting, bite, enweb, or just look creepy? This book is a straight-up catalog of crawling horror – at least 32 different insects, arthropods, and near-human (-ish? -oid?) creatures, ready to play.Feed Me, Seymour!Sometimes, it's the scenery that's out to kill you. From awakened trees, and a shrubbery that brings you where it wants, to things that are definitely not ents. From literature and legend, a host of vegetative monstrosities populate this short volume. Sixteen different flavors of plant monster. Sing it with me: Delvers sure look like plant food to me!The BooksThese three volumes are targeted as follows:Serpents of Legend. 40 pages. The Bugstiary. 36 pages.Garden of Evil. 20 pages.There will be a limited number of pledges that include hardcover versions of the original Nordlondr Bestiary . The campaign launches on October 13. Follow the campaign to see how it's progressing, hear about stretch goals as they're revealed, and spread the word!Nordlond and MoreIn addition to the Bestiary, Gaming Ballistic also offers the Delvers to Grow character generation quick-start, five ready-to-run adventures, and rules supplements. Check them out on the Gaming Ballistic Shopify Store, or pick them up during the campaign! Please Follow the CampaignIf more (and more, and more...) full-color monster books are of interest, please sign up to be notified at the landing page. The campaign is scheduled to launch in mid-October, and should last through early November. Let me know when the nightmare begins!

– Douglas Cole

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September 28, 2022: Visit Our Discord!

We have a company Discord now. Technically, we've had it for a while, but it has been closed except during FnordCons. It's now open 24/ 7 and we'd love to see you! (I like Discord.)

Current discussion categories are New & Upcoming, Munchkin, Car Wars, Ogre/GEV, Roleplaying Games, and Other Games.  We announce when we launch crowdfunding/preorder campaigns, and we announce when we're going live on stream.

We find ourselves talking about things like RPG campaign overviews, 3d printing projects and strategies, Car Wars game recaps and analysis, discussions of favorite Munchkin sets, and favorite weird promos found over the years.

We have no regularly scheduled live events . . . yet . . . but we'll see how things grow. Our staff irregularly appears on the Discord and makes brilliant comments, and sometimes the other kind too.

This is the invite link to join the server:  http://discord.gg/2zdUmeMkSW - feel free to share with other fans!

– Steve Jackson

PS - FnordCon 6 will be happening on the Discord on November 11-12!

PPS - Looking for more fan involvement! If you are familiar with community management/moderation, especially Discord, and want to help the Illuminati take over the world one pixel at a time, drop a note to community@sjgames.com and we will talk!

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September 25, 2022: Gate – A New Fanzine For TFT

I am delighted to announce that a Kickstarter is underway for a new TFT fanzine: Gate, which will be published by our long-time supporter and contributor, Alvin Helms.

You can read more, and support it, here. It has already made its basic goal . . . but there are stretch goals to increase the awesomeness even further.

Alvin's plan is for 48 pages – bigger than Hexagram! – in a similar format. (So it will fit in a Vault with your Hexagrams!)

To quote Alvin: "All of it is wholly Unofficial, and some of it is downright Heretical. But that's the nature of a Gate – it transports you to somewhere new and different. So brace yourself, and step through . . ."

It may be "unofficial," but this project has the blessings of the Powers that Be - that is to say, me. I'm awaiting it with great anticipation.

– Steve Jackson

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September 27, 2022: Roll The Deck! Unlocking Kickstarter Stretch Goals

Our new  Pick a Card Dice set is scheduled to reach game stores late this year and right now, on Kickstarter, we're funding Roll the Deck! So far, the campaign has unlocked five different stretch goals, upgrading the $18 and higher reward levels with more stuff!

Available in PDF and print, Roll the Deck! is an A6-sized booklet of 11 different games, every single one of which you can play with friends and family. The Kickstarter campaign also offers the new Pick a Card Dice for those of you who wish to grab both at once. Just remember that the dice pack is scheduled for release to stores and you can always buy the set at your local store while selecting only the book in the Kickstarter campaign.

The project closes on October 3. Join us today!

– Phil Reed

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September 26, 2022: Kickstarter's Witchstarter Event

Kickstarter sometimes runs site-wide promotions, encouraging creators to construct projects around a common theme. Their Zine Quest events, perhaps the most successful of Kickstarter's theme months, led to the creation of the Hexagram series for The Fantasy Trip (the 10th issue just funded on Kickstarter!). Now they've announced a site-wide event for October that we may participate in if our concepts shake out properly.

Witchstarter, announced here, is described as:

". . . our first open call for Magic & Divination projects. To participate, launch a project in the theme of magic and the occult, or discover new favorites to pledge to. We'll give an extra promotional boost to projects that follow the theme. Deck or dice, book or board game, ideas for Witchstarter projects may span any category on Kickstarter."

Magic and games? Yeah, we've got some ideas. Maybe one will shape up in time for us to participate in the October event. News to come! For now, please follow us on Kickstarter – Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23 – to get notice when we launch new campaigns. (Our current campaign,  Roll the Deck!,  is live now until October 3!)

– Phil Reed

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Warehouse 23 is undergoing some changes and we need your help! We are currently testing our new webstore here, and it would be great if you could check it out.

You can read more about it over on the forums. (This is also a good place to tell us if you find any bugs.)

September 25, 2022: Gate - A New Fanzine For TFT

I am delighted to announce that a Kickstarter is underway for a new TFT fanzine: Gate, which will be published by our long-time supporter and contributor, Alvin Helms.

You can read more, and support it, here. It has already made its basic goal . . . but there are stretch goals to increase the awesomeness even further.

Alvin's plan is for 48 pages - bigger than Hexagram! – in a similar format. (So it will fit in a Vault with your Hexagrams!)

To quote Alvin: "All of it is wholly Unofficial, and some of it is downright Heretical. But that's the nature of a Gate — it transports you to somewhere new and different. So brace yourself, and step through . . ."

It may be "unofficial," but this project has the blessings of the Powers that Be - that is to say, me. I'm awaiting it with great anticipation.

– Steve Jackson

Warehouse 23 News: Warehouse 23 Is Moving (In Cyberspace!)

Warehouse 23 is undergoing some changes and we need your help! We are currently testing our new webstore here, and it would be great if you could check it out.

You can read more about it over on the forums. (This is also a good place to tell us if you find any bugs.)

September 24, 2022: What's In A Typical Container?

We ship several containers loaded with games and accessories each year, with as many as two or three containers on the water at once during the busy season. Currently, a single container is making its way around the world and is expected to land at our primary warehouse in October. What's in the incoming container? A mix of new releases and reprints of some of our evergreen titles. (What's an evergreen? That's a game that continues to sell, day in and day out, and is an important part of our back catalog.)

The upcoming container includes: 12 Dice of Christmas Bad Christmas Illuminati Munchkin Deluxe Munchkin 4 - Need for Steed Munchkin 5 - De-Ranged Munchkin 7 - Cheat With Both Hands Munchkin 8 - Half Horse, Will Travel Munchkin 10 - TIme Warp Munchkin Unicorns Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 - Cults and Cogs Pick A Card Dice Seven Deadly Sins Die The Elder Futhark Runic D24 ​With luck, some of these will reach store shelves in November. A few of the titles are 2023 releases; we'll receive them into inventory and then offer them to our distribution partners after the start of the new year. News to come, gang!

– Phil Reed

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September 23, 2022: Enter The Infinite Arena And Win!

We've created several new supplements, expansions, and accessories for The Fantasy Trip over the last few years. Playmats, dice, counters, adventures, tile sets . . . there's no shortage of tools a gamemaster may turn to when preparing for their next game session.

The game allows for more than gamemastered adventures, though, with various titles supporting solo play and skirmish scenarios between competing teams. It is that latter approach to play – where two players square off on the battlefield and seek to defeat their enemy – that benefits from The Infinite Arena cards.

The Infinite Arena includes 54 cards: two with rules, 26 "Hazards" (special conditions for the arena), and 26 "Battles" with setups and objectives. Shuffle, draw one from each deck, and you've prepped an instant scenario that you and a friend may use as the basis for your head-to-head fight. The cards may spark your imagination, and the many different ways in which they combine can lead to challenging skirmishes and battles.

If you would like to learn about the creation of The Infinite Arena , Hexagram #6 has a short article detailing the process of designing and developing the set for print. And if you want more cards, don't miss this sampler pack that includes eight new cards for use with The Infinite Arena .

– Phil Reed

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September 21, 2022: Roll The Deck!, A New Book of Dice Games Launching On Kickstarter Today

The upcoming Pick a Card Dice is expected to land at the warehouse next month and is scheduled for release to stores in late October or November. Although the dice are a handy tool on their own, our creative team invested time in designing new games for use with the dice (along with a deck of standard playing cards). And now, later today, we're launching a Kickstarter campaign to bring Roll the Deck! to your next game session!

Available in PDF and print, Roll the Deck! is an A6-sized booklet of 11 different games, every single one of which you can play with friends and family. The Kickstarter campaign also offers the new Pick a Card Dice for those of you who wish to grab both at once. Just remember that the dice pack is scheduled for release to stores and you can always buy the set at your local store while selecting only the book in the Kickstarter campaign.

The project closes on October 3, so you have less than 2 weeks to join in once it launches!

Please follow Roll the Deck! on Kickstarter today.

– Phil Reed

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