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July 6, 2017
July 6, 2017: Visit Us At RTX This Weekend!
We're rolling into the Austin Convention Center for RTX 2017 on July 7-9, for a celebration of gaming and gamers! You can find our home base at booth 713.
We've got tons of new and upcoming releases to demo, as well as stacks of swag to hand out. If you're looking to buy, we'll also have retail, and there may even be some surprises for sale at the show (you'll have to follow us on social media so you don't miss any announcements). We'll have demos of Batman: The Animated Series Dice Game , Ghosts Love Candy , Port Royal , and, of course, Munchkin !
RTX is a great show, featuring games and the awesome content-creators that go with it. Rooster Teeth has been creating incredible videos, podcasts, and series for years, and we're happy to take part in the show.
So swing by booth 713, play some games, and get some loot! Share a post on Twitter tagged #SJGamesRTX and show it to us at the convention to get some bonus swag!
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: All Hail King Torg!
The kobolds are at it again! Eating babies and making mischief are what Munchkin Kobolds Ate My Baby is all about! Don't draw the attention of The Big Red God while looting everything in sight in this 15-card booster for Munchkin ! Snatch it from Warehouse 23 now!
July 5, 2017
July 5, 2017: Gen Con Event Signups!
Gen Con 2017 is right around the corner, and there are a few tickets left for our events and tournaments! Think you're the best? Prove it, and win some amazing swag in the process.
Prepare your defenses for the Ogre tournament, featuring Ogre Sixth Edition . There are five different tournaments across four days of the convention, and they all have space available, so find one that fits your schedule. Winners will receive the very limited and hard-to-find blue acrylic Command Post token. We'll also have free giveaways for participants, like a mini-scenario to use with Ogre Sixth Edition (and the upcoming Ogre Miniatures Set 1 )!
For fans of our dice games, the Batman: The Animated Series Dice Game Survivor Tournament has a few openings left. Winners will be one of the few to own a Batman: The Animated Series Dice Game playmat. We also have a limited number of slots available for Zombie Dice Survivor tournaments, which will win you extra zombie-themed swag and games.
If it's Munchkin loot you want, look no further than our Munchkin Brawls, Munchkin Dungeon Delves, and MIB Munchkin Challenges! It's a triple threat of formats, each with a different twist. Brawls are more traditional games, while Dungeon Delves add Dungeon cards into the mix. The MIB Challenge is for the most hardened players, ready to take on our own volunteers and be a legend! And of course the loot for these events will be epic, including Munchkin Messenger Bags and other awesome promos.
You can find all our events on Gen Con's website. Sign-ups are open now, but filling fast, so make sure you reserve your spot today!
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: Who Doesn't Like Smashing Things?
Ever wanted to know how the crazy characters from Munchkin would fare up against the might of the Ninja Bear Cavalry? Find out with Munchkin Smash Up! This set adds Munchkin factions and characters to Smash Up for even more chaotic fun. Find it at Warehouse 23 for a smashing good time!
July 4, 2017
July 4, 2017: New Releases For June
Is it halfway through the year already? Time flies when you're having fun . . . and we're having a lot of fun with all of the new releases and reprints for June. Check out the new titles, returning favorites, and Warehouse 23 specials, available now!
Munchkin Spell Skool
Magic class like you've never seen it before.
Pick up your Bubble Wand and hope you can find the Great Haul, or at least a Friendly Big Kid to help you out. Or maybe grab the Fire Drill or the Manual of Transmission, because here come the Ash Kicker, Huff & Puff, and the dreaded Moldy Mort!
The art in Munchkin Spell Skool is adorable, but you've still got to slay the monsters, steal the treasure, and reach Level 10 to win! You can find Munchkin Spell Skool exclusively at Walgreens.
This is a stand-alone game, but it shuffles well into any other Munchkin game.
Munchkin Pathfinder 2 – Guns and Razzes
Find your path . . . to backstabbing and gunslinging!
Get a new class and a new faction for the hit game Munchkin Pathfinder ! Become a Gunslinger and shoot 'em up in the popular Pathfinder setting. Or join the Razmiran Vision, a new faction that benefits from backstabbing. (What could be more Munchkin ?)
Plus, there are plenty of new Monsters and Treasures in this 112-card supplement.
This is an expansion for Munchkin Pathfinder. It is not a stand-alone game.
Reprints
GURPS Powers
Save the world . . . or destroy It!
It's the ultimate book for the ultimate characters in the Fourth Edition of GURPS ! GURPS Powers has everything you need to create every kind of amazing, off-the-chart superhero you can imagine . . . as well as amazing wizards, wuxia fighters, shamans who command spirits . . . even gods!
Written by GURPS Line Editor and Fourth Edition co-author Sean Punch, GURPS Powers introduces some new rules, but it is mostly about using the rules already in the GURPS Basic Set to cover super-powered characters, megawizards, and earth-shattering psionics. Powers also includes guidelines for "special effects" and several ways to vary a power on the fly – two crucial concepts for comic-book superheroics.
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
GURPS Martial Arts
Inscrutable masters from hidden temples. Special Forces soldiers. Swashbuckling pirates. Bare-chested brawlers.
GURPS Martial Arts brings fighting styles from throughout history to Fourth Edition. From popular Asian bare-handed techniques to European combat arts to fantastic non-human training, this book balances realistic historical schools with cinematic feats from Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Hollywood. Recreate the greatest fighters in the world, or create a style to fit a new campaign; Martial Arts has the techniques and guidelines you need.
Not all combat options map to techniques and styles, however. Many require extensions to the combat system itself, so Martial Arts expands on the combat and injury rules from GURPS Basic Set . Some of these additions are highly realistic, while others are extremely cinematic – but they're all optional, allowing the GM to decide which rules apply. Customizing the GURPS combat system has never been easier.
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
GURPS Warriors
Strong of arm and steely of eye, they lead the way and take the lumps.
When it all falls apart, they cover the retreat. Some live for a cause; some die for it. They are warriors. The warrior is the backbone of every adventure group. GURPS Warriors gives you 29 fighter templates, letting you quickly create the warrior that's right for you. No two need be the same. Templates include soldiers from all time periods – past, present, and future – such as the aviator, cavalryman, commando, heavy foot soldier, marine, and rifleman. Warriors from the pages of history and literature, including the barbarian, berserker, gunslinger, holy warrior, martial artist, and swordsman. Specialists like the archer, engineer, guard, guerrilla, sharpshooter, and scout. High-tech fighters like the artillerist, aviator, mecha pilot, and naval crewman. Each template comes with four complete characters, drawn from a wide range of settings.
All told, you get 116 ready-to-use sample characters, as well as historical background and information on the technology and tactics that shaped their professions. This version of GURPS Warriors also comes bundled with the 24-page GURPS Update , providing information on how to upgrade these GURPS Third Edition templates and characters to Fourth Edition!
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
GURPS Rogues
It takes a thief . . .
When brute force won't get the job done, you need someone with . . . skills. A specialist. Preferably someone who doesn't let a lot of nagging concerns about law or morality get in the way. Whether you're looking for just the right character to round out an adventuring party, or a dangerous NPC to challenge your players, GURPS Rogues has what you need – 29 different templates, letting you quickly create the scoundrel that's right for the job. Templates include, thieves who are only in it for the money, such as the armed robber, cat burglar, pirate, pickpocket, housebreaker, and forger. Rogues who have other goals than mere material gain, like the spy, hacker, evil mastermind, mad scientist, and saboteur. Charmers who work more with people's minds than with lockpicks and prybars . . . the con man, bard, fixer, gambler, prostitute, and street doctor. Mysterious figures who work on the shadowy edges of society . . . the tracker, poacher, assassin, master thief, smuggler, mobster, and black marketeer. Each template comes with four complete characters, drawn from a wide range of settings.
All told, you get 116 ready-to-use sample characters, as well as historical background and information on the technology and tactics that shaped their professions. This version of GURPS Rogues also comes bundled with the 24-page GURPS Update , providing information on how to upgrade these GURPS Third Edition templates and characters to Fourth Edition!
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
Munchkin 3 – Clerical Errors
Another 112 cards for the best-selling game of killing monsters and taking their stuff.
Play a new Race: Gnomes! Try on the Bard Class. Face the Tequila Mockingbird, the Bad Ass, and the dreaded Auntie Paladin! Equip yourself with amazing items like the Chainmail Bikini and the Stab-A-Matic . . . and show them who's the mightiest, munchkinest dungeon delver of them all. And this set has a special treat – we asked five of our favorite Comic Guys to do one card each:
Phil Foglio's Magnificent Hat
Pete Abrams' Perfectly Ordinary Bunny Rabbit
Tom Ricket's Stick Figure
Jon Rosenberg's Fowl Fiend and
Randy Milholland's Redneck Tree!
This is not a stand-alone game. It is an expansion for Munchkin.
Munchkin 5 – De-Ranged
More of the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and John Kovalic in a 112-card supplement for Munchkin!
De-Ranged has everything you love about Munchkin , including:
A new Class! Rangers can tame monsters and ride them!
Treasure! Track down the Philosopher's Scone, put Racing Stripes on your Steed, and fill your Canteen of Spleen with Carbonated Holy Water!
Monsters! Beware the Telemarketer, the Poultrygeist, and the Undead Clowns.
And imported monsters! That's right – this set includes unique monsters created by the European Munchkin publishers, available for the first time in English. Quake in fear at the Brothers Grimm and the Snerks! Or just kill them and take their stuff.
This is not a stand-alone game. It is an expansion for Munchkin.
Munchkin 8 – Half Horse, Will Travel
Centaurs and Lizard Guys!
These two classic fantasy races get the Munchkin treatment in Munchkin 8 – Half Horse, Will Travel ! Plus new Race and Class Enhancers: you can be Elite, Legendary, or Elder! Go for all three . . . you'll need all the help you can get when you fight That Gecko On The Telly, the horrifying Centaurpede, or the dread Knight Mare!
This is not a stand-alone game. It is an expansion for Munchkin.
Warehouse 23
Space Gamer Bundle
Behold, a trove from the past!
From 1980 through 1985, Steve Jackson Games published The Space Gamer, a general-purpose gaming magazine with features on roleplaying games, board and wargames, miniatures, game design, early computer games, and more. Nostalgia comes alive with articles, reviews, letters, and advertisements.
With this bundle, you'll get the complete collection of all 50 issues of Space Gamer from this era at a 50% discount!
Discworld Roleplaying Game
Journey through the off-kilter imagination of Sir Terry Pratchett in the Discworld Roleplaying Game, now in PDF form!
There's a lot of unusual stuff on the Disc, but don't worry about getting lost – game author Phil Masters has crafted a roadmap to Pratchett-inspired storytelling. Visit settings like the most dubious city in the multiverse, Ankh-Morpork. Intervene in the cultural interactions of trolls and dwarves (but watch out for flying axes). Campaign for goblin rights. Flee from an angry Swamp Dragon (two feet of mindless fury and high-explosive digestion).
Even find out why the second-greatest lover on the Disc needs a stepladder. And remember, the world is round. And also flat.
Pyramid #3/104: Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game
The dungeon beckons; dare you answer the call?
It's never too soon to prepare for adventures of a lifetime! This issue of Pyramid, the PDF magazine for roleplayers, is devoted to the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game . Learn the basics of the game with "Trapped in the Living Tomb" – a complete, ready-to-play solo adventure. Make a random heroic background with David L. Pulver, or devise a complete campaign framework with a roll of the dice.
With this issue, the world of dungeon-delving excitement is closer than ever!
GURPS Classic: Bestiary
Rule the animal kingdom with GURPS Bestiary in PDF!
This edition of the popular supplement includes many of the popular creatures from prior editions, as well as dozens of new beasts. There is an expanded section on using animals as PCs, with templates (and rules for making new ones) and sample animal characters. GURPS Bestiary also includes animal folklore from around the world.
This is a digital reprint of a supplement designed for GURPS Third Edition.
GURPS Mars Attacks
Earth Is Under Attack!
The Martians descended upon Earth without warning. Saucers filled the skies. Blaster-wielding soldiers, giant insects, and unstoppable robots slaughtered the human defenders on the ground. It could have been the end of humanity – if not for the brave scientists of the Novas Vira, the only ones who saw the invasion coming! Now the fate of Earth hangs in the balance as both sides turn to science, desperately inventing new weapons and defenses in the hope of finding the one that wins the war.
GURPS Mars Attacks contains everything you need to join the fight and make a difference:
Choose your side. Are you among the conquerors here to grant Earth the honor of being added to the Martian Empire? Or are you fighting to save your planet – either on your own or as part of the Novas Vira, Tiger Corps, or United Earth Alliance?
Set the scope. Play unprepared civilians stepping up to face Martian raiders, bold saucer pilots defending troops from waves of human jets, high-level officers making decisions that impact the entire war, or anyone else you can imagine!
Lock and load. It'll take spirit to win this war, sure, but also technology. Learn about the weapons, defenses, vehicles, and strange inventions of both sides – and take advantage of streamlined rules to make new ones.
This is a PDF printing of GURPS Mars Attacks , and requires the GURPS Basic Set , Fourth Edition.
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: To Loudly Go Where Everyone's Been Before…
There's a lot of space out there in . . . well, space. The only way to get around is with a shiny new space ship! Star Munchkin: Space Ships will let you take command of your very own ship, to wreak havoc among the stars! Beam it down from Warehouse 23 now!
Munchkin Spell Skool
Magic class like you've never seen it before.
Pick up your Bubble Wand and hope you can find the Great Haul, or at least a Friendly Big Kid to help you out. Or maybe grab the Fire Drill or the Manual of Transmission, because here come the Ash Kicker, Huff & Puff, and the dreaded Moldy Mort!
The art in Munchkin Spell Skool is adorable, but you've still got to slay the monsters, steal the treasure, and reach Level 10 to win! You can find Munchkin Spell Skool exclusively at Walgreens.
This is a stand-alone game, but it shuffles well into any other Munchkin game.
Munchkin Pathfinder 2 – Guns and Razzes
Find your path . . . to backstabbing and gunslinging!
Get a new class and a new faction for the hit game Munchkin Pathfinder ! Become a Gunslinger and shoot 'em up in the popular Pathfinder setting. Or join the Razmiran Vision, a new faction that benefits from backstabbing. (What could be more Munchkin ?)
Plus, there are plenty of new Monsters and Treasures in this 112-card supplement.
This is an expansion for Munchkin Pathfinder. It is not a stand-alone game.
Reprints
GURPS Powers
Save the world . . . or destroy It!
It's the ultimate book for the ultimate characters in the Fourth Edition of GURPS ! GURPS Powers has everything you need to create every kind of amazing, off-the-chart superhero you can imagine . . . as well as amazing wizards, wuxia fighters, shamans who command spirits . . . even gods!
Written by GURPS Line Editor and Fourth Edition co-author Sean Punch, GURPS Powers introduces some new rules, but it is mostly about using the rules already in the GURPS Basic Set to cover super-powered characters, megawizards, and earth-shattering psionics. Powers also includes guidelines for "special effects" and several ways to vary a power on the fly – two crucial concepts for comic-book superheroics.
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
GURPS Martial Arts
Inscrutable masters from hidden temples. Special Forces soldiers. Swashbuckling pirates. Bare-chested brawlers.
GURPS Martial Arts brings fighting styles from throughout history to Fourth Edition. From popular Asian bare-handed techniques to European combat arts to fantastic non-human training, this book balances realistic historical schools with cinematic feats from Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Hollywood. Recreate the greatest fighters in the world, or create a style to fit a new campaign; Martial Arts has the techniques and guidelines you need.
Not all combat options map to techniques and styles, however. Many require extensions to the combat system itself, so Martial Arts expands on the combat and injury rules from GURPS Basic Set . Some of these additions are highly realistic, while others are extremely cinematic – but they're all optional, allowing the GM to decide which rules apply. Customizing the GURPS combat system has never been easier.
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
GURPS Warriors
Strong of arm and steely of eye, they lead the way and take the lumps.
When it all falls apart, they cover the retreat. Some live for a cause; some die for it. They are warriors. The warrior is the backbone of every adventure group. GURPS Warriors gives you 29 fighter templates, letting you quickly create the warrior that's right for you. No two need be the same. Templates include soldiers from all time periods – past, present, and future – such as the aviator, cavalryman, commando, heavy foot soldier, marine, and rifleman. Warriors from the pages of history and literature, including the barbarian, berserker, gunslinger, holy warrior, martial artist, and swordsman. Specialists like the archer, engineer, guard, guerrilla, sharpshooter, and scout. High-tech fighters like the artillerist, aviator, mecha pilot, and naval crewman. Each template comes with four complete characters, drawn from a wide range of settings.
All told, you get 116 ready-to-use sample characters, as well as historical background and information on the technology and tactics that shaped their professions. This version of GURPS Warriors also comes bundled with the 24-page GURPS Update , providing information on how to upgrade these GURPS Third Edition templates and characters to Fourth Edition!
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
GURPS Rogues
It takes a thief . . .
When brute force won't get the job done, you need someone with . . . skills. A specialist. Preferably someone who doesn't let a lot of nagging concerns about law or morality get in the way. Whether you're looking for just the right character to round out an adventuring party, or a dangerous NPC to challenge your players, GURPS Rogues has what you need – 29 different templates, letting you quickly create the scoundrel that's right for the job. Templates include, thieves who are only in it for the money, such as the armed robber, cat burglar, pirate, pickpocket, housebreaker, and forger. Rogues who have other goals than mere material gain, like the spy, hacker, evil mastermind, mad scientist, and saboteur. Charmers who work more with people's minds than with lockpicks and prybars . . . the con man, bard, fixer, gambler, prostitute, and street doctor. Mysterious figures who work on the shadowy edges of society . . . the tracker, poacher, assassin, master thief, smuggler, mobster, and black marketeer. Each template comes with four complete characters, drawn from a wide range of settings.
All told, you get 116 ready-to-use sample characters, as well as historical background and information on the technology and tactics that shaped their professions. This version of GURPS Rogues also comes bundled with the 24-page GURPS Update , providing information on how to upgrade these GURPS Third Edition templates and characters to Fourth Edition!
This is a softcover reprint via CreateSpace's print-on-demand services.
Munchkin 3 – Clerical Errors
Another 112 cards for the best-selling game of killing monsters and taking their stuff.
Play a new Race: Gnomes! Try on the Bard Class. Face the Tequila Mockingbird, the Bad Ass, and the dreaded Auntie Paladin! Equip yourself with amazing items like the Chainmail Bikini and the Stab-A-Matic . . . and show them who's the mightiest, munchkinest dungeon delver of them all. And this set has a special treat – we asked five of our favorite Comic Guys to do one card each:
Phil Foglio's Magnificent Hat
Pete Abrams' Perfectly Ordinary Bunny Rabbit
Tom Ricket's Stick Figure
Jon Rosenberg's Fowl Fiend and
Randy Milholland's Redneck Tree!
This is not a stand-alone game. It is an expansion for Munchkin.
Munchkin 5 – De-Ranged
More of the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and John Kovalic in a 112-card supplement for Munchkin!
De-Ranged has everything you love about Munchkin , including:
A new Class! Rangers can tame monsters and ride them!
Treasure! Track down the Philosopher's Scone, put Racing Stripes on your Steed, and fill your Canteen of Spleen with Carbonated Holy Water!
Monsters! Beware the Telemarketer, the Poultrygeist, and the Undead Clowns.
And imported monsters! That's right – this set includes unique monsters created by the European Munchkin publishers, available for the first time in English. Quake in fear at the Brothers Grimm and the Snerks! Or just kill them and take their stuff.
This is not a stand-alone game. It is an expansion for Munchkin.
Munchkin 8 – Half Horse, Will Travel
Centaurs and Lizard Guys!
These two classic fantasy races get the Munchkin treatment in Munchkin 8 – Half Horse, Will Travel ! Plus new Race and Class Enhancers: you can be Elite, Legendary, or Elder! Go for all three . . . you'll need all the help you can get when you fight That Gecko On The Telly, the horrifying Centaurpede, or the dread Knight Mare!
This is not a stand-alone game. It is an expansion for Munchkin.
Warehouse 23
Space Gamer Bundle
Behold, a trove from the past!
From 1980 through 1985, Steve Jackson Games published The Space Gamer, a general-purpose gaming magazine with features on roleplaying games, board and wargames, miniatures, game design, early computer games, and more. Nostalgia comes alive with articles, reviews, letters, and advertisements.
With this bundle, you'll get the complete collection of all 50 issues of Space Gamer from this era at a 50% discount!
Discworld Roleplaying Game
Journey through the off-kilter imagination of Sir Terry Pratchett in the Discworld Roleplaying Game, now in PDF form!
There's a lot of unusual stuff on the Disc, but don't worry about getting lost – game author Phil Masters has crafted a roadmap to Pratchett-inspired storytelling. Visit settings like the most dubious city in the multiverse, Ankh-Morpork. Intervene in the cultural interactions of trolls and dwarves (but watch out for flying axes). Campaign for goblin rights. Flee from an angry Swamp Dragon (two feet of mindless fury and high-explosive digestion).
Even find out why the second-greatest lover on the Disc needs a stepladder. And remember, the world is round. And also flat.
Pyramid #3/104: Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game
The dungeon beckons; dare you answer the call?
It's never too soon to prepare for adventures of a lifetime! This issue of Pyramid, the PDF magazine for roleplayers, is devoted to the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game . Learn the basics of the game with "Trapped in the Living Tomb" – a complete, ready-to-play solo adventure. Make a random heroic background with David L. Pulver, or devise a complete campaign framework with a roll of the dice.
With this issue, the world of dungeon-delving excitement is closer than ever!
GURPS Classic: Bestiary
Rule the animal kingdom with GURPS Bestiary in PDF!
This edition of the popular supplement includes many of the popular creatures from prior editions, as well as dozens of new beasts. There is an expanded section on using animals as PCs, with templates (and rules for making new ones) and sample animal characters. GURPS Bestiary also includes animal folklore from around the world.
This is a digital reprint of a supplement designed for GURPS Third Edition.
GURPS Mars Attacks
Earth Is Under Attack!
The Martians descended upon Earth without warning. Saucers filled the skies. Blaster-wielding soldiers, giant insects, and unstoppable robots slaughtered the human defenders on the ground. It could have been the end of humanity – if not for the brave scientists of the Novas Vira, the only ones who saw the invasion coming! Now the fate of Earth hangs in the balance as both sides turn to science, desperately inventing new weapons and defenses in the hope of finding the one that wins the war.
GURPS Mars Attacks contains everything you need to join the fight and make a difference:
Choose your side. Are you among the conquerors here to grant Earth the honor of being added to the Martian Empire? Or are you fighting to save your planet – either on your own or as part of the Novas Vira, Tiger Corps, or United Earth Alliance?
Set the scope. Play unprepared civilians stepping up to face Martian raiders, bold saucer pilots defending troops from waves of human jets, high-level officers making decisions that impact the entire war, or anyone else you can imagine!
Lock and load. It'll take spirit to win this war, sure, but also technology. Learn about the weapons, defenses, vehicles, and strange inventions of both sides – and take advantage of streamlined rules to make new ones.
This is a PDF printing of GURPS Mars Attacks , and requires the GURPS Basic Set , Fourth Edition.
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: To Loudly Go Where Everyone's Been Before…
There's a lot of space out there in . . . well, space. The only way to get around is with a shiny new space ship! Star Munchkin: Space Ships will let you take command of your very own ship, to wreak havoc among the stars! Beam it down from Warehouse 23 now!
July 3, 2017
July 3, 2017: Brickworld Charity Game
Another glorious
Munchkin
battle in the name of charity occurred at Brickworld 2017 in Chicago! Fighting it out on the newly revealed
Munchkin: Marvel Edition
brick-built game board, four brave souls battled it out on the rooftops of the city versus our Events Director, Guy Himber, in a head-to-head contest to see who could be the most munchkin-y.
After an extended adventure, Guy took a strong lead due to his skillful ripping of the infamous Deadpool's Taco Truck card, which gave him two levels and led to selling off ALL of his active cards to buy even more levels . . . leaving himself with almost nothing on the game table. This confounded his fellow players, who cast more perplexed stares as he played a Trap on himself! Much to the amusement of everyone, the Trap forced Guy to trade his now-empty pool of cards with the player to his right (sorry, Reed!), who happened to have the strongest combat strength at the table.
After an extended adventure, Guy took a strong lead due to his skillful ripping of the infamous Deadpool's Taco Truck card, which gave him two levels and led to selling off ALL of his active cards to buy even more levels . . . leaving himself with almost nothing on the game table. This confounded his fellow players, who cast more perplexed stares as he played a Trap on himself! Much to the amusement of everyone, the Trap forced Guy to trade his now-empty pool of cards with the player to his right (sorry, Reed!), who happened to have the strongest combat strength at the table.
Now positioned to strike for the win, Guy flipped a monster on the Door draw and prepared to have everything including the kitchen sink thrown at him. But as the many sinks were being tossed, a strange - yet extremely munchkin-y - thing happened . . . two of his opponents began to help him for the win! To reward their kindness, Guy split his victor's loot among his two favorite munchkins.
Big thanks to Joel, Reed, Peter, and Alex for helping us raise $1,300 in this year's charity auction!
– Guy Himber
Editor's note: Guy's company, Crazy Bricks, has a Kickstarter going on right now for Pugs & Pizza, character accessories for your minifigs. It's almost over, so check it out and support if you can!
Warehouse 23 News: Baasteroids Incoming!
Can you survive the world ending a second time? With 106 more disastrously funny cards, Munchkin Apocalypse 2 - Sheep Impact will have you laughing till doomsday. Get it while you still can at Warehouse 23!
July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017: Illuminated Site of the Week: We Already Made Change For That Dollar
So you won't be flipping it to determine heads or tails; it's still a fascinating bit of history. What do you do when money is barely worth the metal it's stamped on? Add value. Literally. Do as the Texas banks did, back before laws and standards became currency events: Hammer some additional coins onto it. Never mind the odd looks you'll get on the bus when they ask for exact change, or the phone calls tellers at your local bank branch will make with their hands cupped over the receiver. Just remind them necessity is the mother of invention and our faith in the system is the heart of our economy. (And you thought coin collecting was dull.) Numismatics.org has the pictures.
– Suggested by Steve Jackson
Warehouse 23 News: Love Is In The Air, And The Sea…
Put a little love in your deck with Munchkin Love Shark Baby . Illustrated by Katie Cook, this 15-card booster pack for Munchkin will melt your heart with cuteness. Get bit by the Love Shark on Warehouse 23 today!
July 1, 2017
July 1, 2017: More About Stewart Wieck
We recently noted the passing of White Wolf co-founder Stewart Wieck and promised more details when we had more time.
It turns out that everything we wanted to say was already written by Shannon Appelcline, so rather than reinvent the wheel, we'll just point you at his excellent memorial. Thank you, Shannon, for your outstanding research and reportage on Stewart's life. And thank you, Stewart, for bringing our hobby to a new generation, and for everything else you did. Your influence will be felt for many years to come.
– Andrew Hackard
Warehouse 23 News: Different Dungeons Call For Different Magic Users
Unleash an entirely new kind of magic on those unsuspecting subterranean slitheries. GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 19: Incantation Magic includes a new profession - the incanter - along with the magical method that incanters wield. Download this tome today, only from Warehouse 23.
It turns out that everything we wanted to say was already written by Shannon Appelcline, so rather than reinvent the wheel, we'll just point you at his excellent memorial. Thank you, Shannon, for your outstanding research and reportage on Stewart's life. And thank you, Stewart, for bringing our hobby to a new generation, and for everything else you did. Your influence will be felt for many years to come.
– Andrew Hackard
Warehouse 23 News: Different Dungeons Call For Different Magic Users
Unleash an entirely new kind of magic on those unsuspecting subterranean slitheries. GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 19: Incantation Magic includes a new profession - the incanter - along with the magical method that incanters wield. Download this tome today, only from Warehouse 23.
June 30, 2017
June 30, 2017: Powered By The Sun!
In 2014, we installed solar cells on our office and warehouse roofs, as well as on a new parking cover. Here's the original Illuminator. It wasn't cheap. But, especially in these cloudless summer days, we're generating a lot of power.
We used to average more than $2,000 a month in electrical expenses. From January through May this year (not the sunniest months), we averaged $800 per month income from selling power back to Austin Energy. Last year, June and July were our biggest solar months, with income of $1,725 and $1,317 respectively. As a bonus, the solar cells reflect heat, cutting down on our AC costs.
Taking into account the extra taxes, street-service costs, etc., that we have avoided, the total value of the installation so far has been about $117,000. This is approaching 50% of the targeted return on investment after tax credits. That implies a full ROI in 2021, which is three years ahead of schedule. It looks like in 12 years the system will pay for itself just on energy sold back to the city.
– Steve Jackson
PS – I'm waiting eagerly for Elon Musk to get his solar tiles on the market. My own house needs a new roof . . . but will Musk's tiles be ready in time? Need that new roof now.
Warehouse 23 News: New Creatures To Vex Dungeon-Delvers
Don't let GURPS Dungeon Fantasy heroes get complacent; shake up their world with the arcane entities and mythological menaces of GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 3: Born of Myth & Magic . More dungeon dangers are just a download away, only from Warehouse 23.
June 29, 2017
June 29, 2017: Panic Day 2017 IS This Weekend!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Sorry, I'm panicking because Fireside Games' Panic Day event is happening this weekend, June 29 - July 2!
Have a panic attack at a participating game store by playing Munchkin Panic , and get some swag, like the Munchkin Panic Bookmark of Free Masonry! Haven't played Munchkin Panic yet? It's the perfect time to learn! Fight alongside your fellow munchkins, defeating monsters to defend the castle. Work together . . . until it's time NOT to! Like any munchkin, you're out to kill the most monsters to be the best, but you have to protect the castle to survive!
Have a panic attack at a participating game store by playing Munchkin Panic , and get some swag, like the Munchkin Panic Bookmark of Free Masonry! Haven't played Munchkin Panic yet? It's the perfect time to learn! Fight alongside your fellow munchkins, defeating monsters to defend the castle. Work together . . . until it's time NOT to! Like any munchkin, you're out to kill the most monsters to be the best, but you have to protect the castle to survive!
Check out Fireside Games' blog for a list of participating retailers. 130 stores will be panicking, so hopefully there's one near you!
So this weekend, June 29 - July 2, get out there and panic!
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: Dinosaurs Amok!
Can you capture enough dinosaurs for your empty zoo or will they elude you, hiding in the wild? Test your Tyrannosaur-tracking talent with Dino Hunt Dice. Pick it up at Warehouse 23 today and try to not get stomped!
June 28, 2017
June 28, 2017: Designing & Unboxing Munchkin Spell Skool
Munchkin Spell Skool is riding a broom into Walgreens! It's available and selling fast, so make sure to check your local store soon, if you haven't.
In the meantime, we've got some previews and behind-the-scenes intel! Munchkin Czar Andrew Hackard shared his designer's notes, explaining the process of turning his wizarding ideas into a full-fledged set. He also co-stars in the Munchkin Spell Skool unboxing. Sneak a peek at some of our favorite cards, like the Rap Scallions and Fire Drill! If you're on the fence about the set, hopefully this will help you decide.
In case you missed it, we also interviewed artist Katie Cook about her artistic approach to this school of magic.
Head to your local Walgreens and grab your copy of Munchkin Spell Skool today! Don't wait for a delivery duck; they are notoriously bad at directions.
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: It's A Revolution!
The people have had it - a Revolution is coming! Bribe the Innkeeper, Blackmail the Priest, or even Threaten the Merchant to gain support and control territory. Order now on Warehouse 23!
June 27, 2017
June 27, 2017: Visit SJ Games At RTX Austin!
SJ Games is representing on the home court at RTX in Austin, TX, July 7-9 ! We'll be hanging with our friends from Rooster Teeth, demoing games, selling loot, and giving out swag! Come by booth 713 and get in on the action.
Rooster Teeth has been making amazing content for years, and RTX showcases that work. It's chock full of awesome video and tabletop games, as well as content creators - and gamers, of course! This year, we'll have a bevy of new and upcoming releases to show off, including Munchkin Spell Skool , Munchkin Booty Guest Artist Edition , and Port Royal . We'll also have games for sale, and may have some early releases, so make sure you have your gold ready. Plus, we will have lots of promos to hand out. Game demos, promos, and cool loot; how can you lose?
As a bonus, show us a tweet with the hashtag #SJGamesRTX and you'll get a special promo at our booth. We'll see you at RTX!
– Hunter Shelburne
Warehouse 23 News: Marvel: Like You've Never Munchkined Before
Complete with new Monsters (villains), Allies (heroes), and custom S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Role Cards! Fight your way to the top with this fusion of classic Munchkin and the majestic meta-might of Marvel in Munchkin: Marvel Edition . Fly in and pick up your copy at Warehouse23 today!
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