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June 28, 2016: Reprints For October

Some of the most popular Munchkin expansions are rising from the grave - or being reprinted - in the month of October! Get all the classic expansions you might have missed the first time around. 

Munchkin 2 - Unnatural Axe



Let me Axe you a question. . .



Were you there from the beginning? If you weren't, that's ok! The first expansion,  Munchkin 2 - Unnatural Axe is starting the train of reprints for October! Classics like Druid Fluid and the Unnatural Axe itself make their appearance. 



Defeat foes like the Tentacle Demon and Hydrant with your own allies, such as the Shoulder Dragon! These 112 new cards let you expand your monster killing, door kicking arsenal. 



This is the expansion that started it all!






Munchkin 3 - Clerical Errors



You'd think the clergy would have a spellchecker. 



One of the most popular expansions, Munchkin 3 - Clerical Errors features an all new Race and Class: Gnome and Bard! And you can don your Chainmail Bikini and face a Tequila Mockingbird, Bad Ass, or even the nefarious Auntie Paladin. 



If you enjoy our Guest Artist Editions , this expansion also features cards by some of our favorite comic artists like Phil Foglio's Magnificent Hat and Randy Millholland's Redneck Tree. 

Munchkin 4 - The Need For Steed



Do you pine for equine?



Then this is the expansion for you! But not just horses. You've got some exotic mounts like the Dragon and Tiger. Oh, not weird enough for you? How about a Giant Mutant Gerbil? Does that do it for you? Thought so. 



If Steeds aren't your thing, you also get Hirelings, like Big Joe who works as both a Steed and a Hireling. This expansion is chock full of partners for all sorts of munchkins! 



– Hunter Shelburne



Warehouse 23 News: Plenty Of New Munchkin Promos To Procure!



If you're on the hunt for specific elusive Munchkin promo cards, check out Warehouse 23! We've added a batch of new cards, including Hangdog, Monster by Mail (for Munchkin Apocalypse ), and Space Geek (for Star Munchkin ). Get just the ones you want, from Warehouse 23!

June 27, 2016: Munchkin Legends Guest Artist Edition At Target Now!

It took a Herculean effort, but we've managed not to say much about Munchkin Legends Guest Artist Edition before now. It was sort of a secret – our store-exclusive games usually are, until they're on shelves.



And guess what? This game's on shelves at your local Target! 



This new take on characters from myths and legends comes from illustrator Mike Luckas, who's also done quite a few Munchkin comics. His art style brings the game a fun new take on cards like the Minotaur, Thor's Hammer, Shiva the Destroyer, Atlantis, and a Digital Cloak.



Go forth to meet your destiny. (Hint: Your destiny is to play this game.)



– Ariel Barkhurst



Warehouse 23 News: Amass A Mess Of Meeples For Munchkin



Any game that uses meeple-type figures can benefit from a Munchkin 's touch. Thanks to Munchkin Meeples , you can help those games. This set includes six designs, each of which comes with a Mega-Meeple and four Non-Mega-Meeples – 30 meeples in all! Order these Munchkin Meeples from the good people at Warehouse 23. But hurry; they're almost gone!

June 26, 2016: Top 10 In Warehouse 23 For May

Our monthly list of the ten top-selling items on Warehouse 23 is here! In the top spot are our promo cards, which have been leading the the pack ever since we started selling singles. GURPS makes the list, with Meltdown and Fallout ranking very highly. The newly released Munchkin Knights is our best-selling Munchkin item, and we also have a few preorder items that cracked the list, like Munchkin Playmat: Flower Cashes In and the Munchkin Monster Box . Here's the full list:


1. Munchkin Promotional Cards


2. GURPS Disasters: Meltdown and Fallout


3. Munchkin Knights


4. Munchkin Playmat: Spyke Gets Suckered


5. Munchkin 6.5 – Terrible Tombs


6. Munchkin Puppies


7. Munchkin Playmat: Flower Cashes In


8. GURPS After the End 2: The New World


9. Munchkin Meeples


10. Munchkin Monster Box 
Thanks to everyone for ordering (and preordering) from Warehouse 23! Remember to check out the new releases page, as well as our announcements for upcoming products! 



– Hunter Shelburne



Warehouse 23 News: Print Your Own Heroes



Dozens of adventurers are at your fingertips, with Cardboard Heroes: Fantasy Set 1 - Player Characters and a printer. Each 28mm figure includes hand-drawn art; print them, fold them, and venture into fantasy battle! Download it today, only from Warehouse 23.

June 25, 2016: Thanks For Playtesting Munchkin CCG!

You may have heard that we're making  The   Munchkin Collectable Card Game ! Well, we are, and it's great!



I'm not going to bore you with the details about what all goes into making a collectable card game (at least, not today), but I do want to talk about playtesting. With games of this type, you tend to have hundreds of cards, and they all interact in strange and interesting ways. It's part of what makes the games so much fun. If I use this card with this other card, I can instantly win!



That's also part of the problem. We would rather not have a two-card combo that lets you just win the game. Sometimes you can see those interactions just by knowing what everything does and seeing that X plus Y equals bad times. However, there are many more that are a bit more subtle and are best found through actually playing the game.



The best way to test the game the thousands of times it needs to be played is with lots of gamers! We have a small list of local Austinites that we invite to our offices when we have something that needs to be played, but we needed to supplement this list with way more people. 



For that, we turned to our wonderful Friendly Local Game Stores here in town! 



We'd like to thank Dragon's Lair for hosting us and bringing us players week after week! They have an amazing store with friendly, knowledgable staff!



Next up is Wonko's Toys and Games! We always have a great time there and the owners Eric, Denise, and Erica Dow are always the most gracious of hosts! 



Another big thank you goes to Mothership Books and Games and Lauren for having us come in and for bringing us more wonderful gamers! 



Last, but most certainly not least, we'd like to thank Outlaw Moon Games & Toys. We love you guys and will be back as often as we can! 



The biggest thank you of all goes to each and every one of the people who sat down to play test the game with us. We couldn't do it without all of you!



– Devin Lewis



Warehouse 23 News: Dangerous Dungeon Dwellers, Defined!



Enhance your GURPS Dungeon Fantasy games with GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 3: Born of Myth & Magic . It includes classics like medusas and basilisks, and strange magical threats such as phase serpents and living pits. Download it today only from Warehouse 23, and find out what your game is myth-ing!

June 24, 2016: The Munchkin Tavern Is Back At Gen Con 2016!

Pull up a seat at the greatest bar in the world . . . the Munchkin Tavern!



If you've been to Origins or Gen Con before, you may recall previous taverns: We take over a bar during the convention, and it becomes our Munchkin headquarters. After a year off, it's back! Gen Con 2016 will feature a Munchkin Tavern Thursday, August 4 through Saturday, August 6, inside the award winning Indianapolis eatery Tavern on South. It'll be complete with a themed menu and special guests each day. We'll also have promos, announcements, exclusive swag, and . . . well, let's keep a few secrets.



Watch this space since we'll announce more surprises as the event gets closer. Make time to come by the Munchkin Tavern at Gen Con!



– Hunter Shelburne



Warehouse 23 News: You Don't Always Want To Loot On The Bright Side



Combine the fun of Gloom with your favorite Munchkin characters, with Munchkin Gloom . Get backstabbed, lose your treasure, and become lost . . . because that's a winning hand in Munchkin Gloom ! Don't let a cloud hang over you; get it today, from Warehouse 23!

June 23, 2016: SJ Games At Texicon!

We're hitting the road again, this time for Texicon in Hurst, TX, which is taking place June 23 - 26. MIB Control and I will be demoing games on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25.



Texicon is a growing convention, and we're excited to be there showing off upcoming releases like Simon's Cat Card Game , Bill & Ted's Excellent Boardgame , Ogre: Objective 218 , and I Hate Zombies! We'll have promos as well, of course. It's a fun convention, and there are a ton of events catering to gamers of all types: There's board gaming, role-playing, and even miniature wargaming.



If you're in the area, swing by the Hurst Conference Center, play some games, and check out this upstart show!



– Hunter Shelburne



Warehouse 23 News: A Devilishly Good Car Wars Catalog!



Load up your Car Wars Classic game with hundreds of weapons and accessories, with the help of Uncle Albert's Catalog from Hell . This legendary supplement is back, in PDF form, and only from Warehouse 23! Download it today, and turn up the heat in your Car Wars games!

June 22, 2016: Munchkin Comic #18 In Stores Now!

Munchkin comics #18 by BOOM! Studios is now in stores! And it's got an explosive storyline! It's a pun. Because there is an explosion. In the comic. Anyway!



In this issue, Spyke and Flower fight a creature from another realm. I'm not saying there are cultists, but there are cultists. The main story is from the game writer Will Hindmarch, with art from Len Peralta, the illustrator behind Munchkin Apocalypse Guest Artist Edition and his own Geek a Week trading cards project, which is super cool. The two shorter stories are by Andrew Hackard and Steve Jackson.



Also, side note, may I just say that I am pretty excited to be working here now? I just said, out loud, to a friend, in real life: "Yeah, I'm working right now. I'm reading a comic so I can write a blog post about it." It's at your local comic shop. Munchkin comics are fun. Read them. Bye.



– Ariel Barkhurst



Warehouse 23 News: Sit Right Back And Tell A Tale



Telling tales is in the cards, thanks to Once Upon a Time ! Use your hand of fairytale Story Cards to guide the group's narrative to your unique ending . . . before the other players use their cards and get to their endings first! Once you have the basics, add expansions to enhance the fun. Your story begins at Warehouse 23!

June 21, 2016: Announcements For October

October is going to be so exciting it will raise the dead! A shambling Guest Artist Edition is on it's way, just in time for the Halloween season!

Munchkin Zombies Guest Artist Edition



Braaaaains . . . BRAAAAAINS!!!



Our Guest Artist line continues with Munchkin Zombies Guest Artist Edition! It's the undead horde you love with a set of fresh organs . . . art! I meant art. Definitely not delicious brains. Ok, fine, brains too.



Greg Hyland is known for being the original artist for Munchkin Fu (which recently got it's own Guest Artist Edition ), as well as the Lethargic Lad webcomic. He's also done work for LEGO, like storyboards for their movies. You can find an interview with the artist here on the Daily Illuminator.



Preorder this and more at your Friendly Local Game Store!



– Hunter Shelburne



Warehouse 23 News: Pick A Flower Before You Pick A Fight!



The wait is over! The Flower Cashes In version of the Munchkin Playmat is available now. Keep your Munchkin hand organized with spots for Class, Race, level, and all your loot. Plus, it comes with a cool power and awesome Edwin Huang artwork. Don't delay; get it from Warehouse 23 today!

June 20, 2016: Munchkin Cthulhu Guest Artist Edition: Then And Now

The release of Katie Cook's Munchkin Cthulhu Guest Artist Edition is fast approaching (shipping later this month, actually!), and we wanted to show some how two different artists tackled the same cards.



John Kovalic's version is classic. Being a horror theme instead of fantasy, John was able to flex his illustrative muscles a bit and give players iconic images of their non-Euclidian overlords. Cards like Great Cthulhu have become staples of our Lovecraftian themes here at SJ Games, and rightfully so! Considering how many Cthulhu-themed games we have in the lineup now, you can see the impact of the Great Old One.



Katie has worked with us on many projects, from Munchkin Love Shark Baby to the more recent Munchkin Kittens and Puppies . Her art is mirthful and cute, so of course we tapped her for Munchkin Cthulhu Guest Artist Edition! Her reimaginings of the meddlesome Miskatonic investigators and Elder things have are horrifically adorable. Ichor Liquor in particular is a perfect example of how a simple art swap can change the focus of the joke. Blasphemous on the other hand is a great reinterpretation of an already funny joke, but each is unique!



The gates are unsealed, and the time is almost here. Prepare yourself, and preorder Munchkin Cthulhu Guest Artist Edition at your FLGS or Warehouse 23 today!



– Hunter Shelburne



Warehouse 23 News: Go Boxing, With Munchkin?



There's no need to fight with your Munchkin collection; just stuff it all in the handy Munchkin Monster Box ! There's room for over 2,000 cards, plus a Level Playing Field , Kill-O-Meter , and more. It also comes with reprinted Munchkin promo cards and bookmarks, meaning your game's more fun right out of the box! Which design will you get from Warehouse 23? The surprise awaits . . .

June 19, 2016: Ariel Barkhurst Joins The Marketing Team!

My name is Ariel Barkhurst, and I estimate that overall, on a daily basis, I spend more time thinking about people and places that don't exist than ones that do. I'm the new copywriter at Steve Jackson Games, which means I'll put words together in ways I hope make people buy and play games. You could say I'm from all over America because I'm an Air Force brat, but you could also say I'm from Pallet Town, because when I was growing up that's what I would have told you. I went to college at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where I learned how to do journalism and, just as importantly, how to be snobby about tacos. Then I was a journalist at a newspaper in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for four years, where I learned more about writing and where I wished there were more tacos. Now I'm back in Texas, and it's not just because I missed the tacos, though it's definitely not not because I missed the tacos. I love games of all kinds – from Catan, to boffer LARP, and everything in between. Just give me a way to pretend I'm someone or something else doing something else, because in real life I'm mostly just eating tacos.



– Ariel Barkhurst



Warehouse 23 News: When Classics Combine, Watch Out!



Fuse the fun of Munchkin with iconic Marvel characters . . . and stand back! The Munchkin: Marvel Edition is the mighty themed set you didn't know you were missing, but now can't live without. Get it today, true believers, from Warehouse 23!