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October 22, 2015: Munchkin Treasure Hunt: Now Available At Hobby Stores Nationwide!

Munchkin  isn't just for big kids. If you want to introduce your kids to exciting Munchkin  door-kicking action, Munchkin Treasure Hunt is a great way to show them the game. And it's now available at your FLGS! Perfect for Christmas or birthday presents.



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Explore the Dungeon!



Be careful, though. Monsters live here, and they don't want you taking their stuff. Fool the dragon, grab treasure, and flee! Will you risk your treasure for MORE TREASURE? Be a legendary hero and escape with the most moolah!



Munchkin Treasure Hunt is a fun, fast-playing game for kids and families. It's a great introduction to other Munchkin zaniness, and it even teaches valuable math skills!



– Anna Meade



Warehouse 23 News: A Nice Place To Visit?



Idyll might seem like paradise, but there are so many questions. Why are there so few children? How has the village remained pristine amid its hostile environment? Are people free to leave, or does some force compel them to stay? The answers can be unpacked by inquisitive heroes, if they dare, thanks to Village Backdrop: Idyll . Download it today, from Warehouse 23!

October 21, 2015: What's In The Box? A Peek At Munchkin The Nightmare Before Christmas

What's this? What's this! Your favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas characters mashed up with Munchkin . So what's in the box? Soooo much fun!



There are 168 cards, featuring weapons like a Vampire Teddy, Mayor's Badge, and Bat Hat, and charge into battle on Santa's Sleigh. Your foes include Oogie Boogie, Doctor Finkelstein, and Lock, Shock, & Barrel! Don't forget, Munchkin The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stand-alone game, but you can also add it to your existing Munchkin decks.



There is also a super cool Oogie Boogie die – I love that! A perfect gift for Halloween or Christmas, or your favorite Tim Burton fan. Head to your local FLGS today to grab one!







– Anna Meade



Warehouse 23 News: The Future Just Got Bigger



Expand the possibilities of your Ashen Stars game with Ashen Stars: Accretion Disk . It includes expanded Investigative options, more combat tactics, and additional character-creation choices. Now not even the stars are the limit . . . and it's just a download away on Warehouse 23!

October 20, 2015: Car Wars: The Card Game – A Duel To The End!

With the recent release of Mad Max: Fury Road , I have had autoduelling dreams, shiny and chrome. What better to scratch that itch than with our new release, Car Wars: The Card Game ? Based on the classic Car Wars , this game is a chance to blow out your friends' tires and pepper their chassis with bullets . . . with no legal consequences! This new edition features 40 brand-new cards, including new weapons, gear, and tactics to make the game even more exciting.





The cards have a cool retro-style look with awesome '80s-esque muscle car illustrations. You choose the car you think is most wicked from six different options, and then unleash it into the autoduelling arena with the other combatants. In turn, you each play weapons or effects targeting specific parts of your opponents' cars. For example, I played an Autocannon Front, targeting the front of Rhea's (our community manager's) car. It came down to a tense one-on-one with Rhea, but I prevailed . . . just barely. The cards were in my favor!



The object is to just survive, outlasting your fellow players no matter what missile they launch or how much they try to incinerate you with a flamethrower. I think the game is most interesting with at least three players, because then you can gang up on one person (like Rhea and I did to Brian Engard, our Marketing Director).




This is an easy to learn, fast-moving card game, perfect for carrying around in your backpack for quick pick-up games on the go.



You can pick up Car Wars: The Card Game at your friendly FLGS! We also saw it in the wild at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.



– Anna Meade



Warehouse 23 News: Where Horror Meets Fantasy Gaming



Spine-tingling terror collides with crypt-crawling heroes . . . and your players may never forget the experience! Experience a wedding that's to die for, with Dungeon Crawl Classics 2015 Halloween Module: They Served Brandolyn Red . This adventure is just a download away, thanks to Warehouse 23!

October 19, 2015: Sneak Peek: Katie Cook's Munchkin Cthulhu

Munchkin fans are already familiar with Katie Cook's work on Munchkin Love Shark Baby and the upcoming Munchkin Kittens . When we started thinking about the Guest Artist Edition series, Katie was one of the first artists to make our wish list. Fortunately, she agreed!



It didn't take us long to decide that the only appropriate choice for Katie was Munchkin Cthulhu . That set is already so cosmically wrong that the only way to make it more cosmically wronger was to make it adorable. What Katie did with (and to) the Munchkin Cthulhu Guest Artist Edition  went far beyond our wildest hopes into uncharted eldritch realms of SQUEEitude.



Here are a pair of samples of Katie's initial sketches for the set: her takes on the Non-Euclidean Map and Gnarlythotep. The whole set is like this – it's wonderful. Thanks, Katie!



– Andrew Hackard



Warehouse 23 News: Klingon Intel In One Place? A Worthy Prize!



In the world of Star Fleet Battles , you can never know enough about the ships of the Klingon Empire – so we (at great risk) have exactly what you need. With Star Fleet Battles: Klingon Master Starship Book , have all the ships (with illustrations), including updates and errata already built in. Download it today from Warehouse 23!

October 18, 2015: Ready For Action? Call In Specialists!

When the action heats up, sometimes you need to call in the experts. Fortunately, that's never been easier, thanks to GURPS Action 4: Specialists , the latest supplement for the modern-day cinematic GURPS Action series. With this supplement – composed by cinematic specialist Sean Punch – you'll quickly create heroes, sidekicks, mooks, and more by selecting flavorful packages of abilities.



Do you want to make a hero who's a science-minded negotiator and an expert in impersonation and conspiracies? No problem! What about a cowboy journalist who's a linguist and master of close-quarters combat? Couldn't be easier! Even if you've never had a hankering to play a criminal mastermind who's a super-lucky gadgeteer before, you may well now after reading those words . . . and Specialists will make that happen!



Whether you're looking to break the mold of standard Action templates, want to carve out a specific niche for a team, or want a different power level from a standard campaign, GURPS Action 4: Specialists makes it easy. With a download from Warehouse 23, getting in the action is more fun than ever!



– Steven Marsh



Warehouse 23 News: Get Cleft In Twain With A Kroma Splice?



Kroma Draconics looks at a new realm of possibly deadly dragonic excitement for the 13th Age RPG . With the cool-looking dragon-y thing on the cover, we can't help but wonder if it's a kroma chameleon . . . Download it from Warehouse 23 individually, or get it and much more with the 13th Age Monthly subscription!

October 17, 2015: The Latest In GURPS Innovation!

GURPS fans are often at the forefront of great gaming. We celebrate that cutting-edge spirit with Pyramid #3/83: Alternate GURPS IV , the latest issue of the peerless Pyramid.



This issue's feature article lets you create high-powered heroes for GURPS Monster Hunters without character points! Just pick the options you like, put the pieces together, and start fighting the supernatural threats to humanity. It's never been easier to keep the forces of darkness at bay this Halloween season!



But that's not all! Alternate GURPS IV also includes two new reimaginings of core GURPS attributes from Sean Punch and David L. Pulver, co-authors of the Basic Set, Fourth Edition ; a fast-paced take on gear from Douglas H. Cole, author of GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling ; and – for more Halloween hijinks – a radical reimagining of the Technical Grappling system that lets you use it to deal with alien or supernatural possessions! And there's even more lurking in the pages herein . . .



With Pyramid #3/83: Alternate GURPS IV, you'll push the limits of your GURPS game in bold new ways, and possibly shake your game to its fundamental core . . . emphasis on the fun! Download this virtual vanguard from our veritable vault individually, or subscribe to Pyramid today and get this issue and more months of GURPS greatness!



– Steven Marsh



Warehouse 23 News: Lost – And Found – In Space!



Discover what the Paravian and Carnivon empires of Star Fleet Battles would have been like if they hadn't become extinct, with Star Fleet Battles: Module C6 - Lost Empires . Get the intel, rules, and options you need from the Lost Empires Rulebook , then download the SSDs in either classic black and white or helpful color. It all awaits you at Warehouse 23!

October 16, 2015: The Steve Jackson Games Retailer Open House

Attention retailers!



As you might already know, our offices were flooded a little while back. Well, good news! They're going to be up and running again toward the end of October. To celebrate, we're inviting you, the retailers, to our office on Monday, November 2 to check the place out, hang out with us, and play some games! Oh, and did we mention the Retailer Gift Pack? There's a Retailer Gift Pack.



There will be catered appetizers, a card machine, signings by Steve Jackson and Andrew Hackard, and demos of Car Wars 6th Edition !



For more information or to RSVP, check out our page about the event!



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: Hite's Horrific Hunting Horrors



The latest installment of author Kenneth Hite's Ken Writes About Stuff: Annual Subscription #3 is here, with Hideous Creatures: Hunting Horror . These shadowy creatures are ready and waiting to become part of your Halloween games . . . if you dare. Download it individually, or get it and more (including exclusives) with the annual subscription – all from Warehouse 23!

October 15, 2015: Announcements For February

For those who've loved the gears and glory of Munchkin Steampunk Deluxe , February will bring the Munchkin Steampunk core set, also illustrated by Phil Foglio ( Girl Genius ). As always, it will be playable with all of your existing Munchkin sets, so mark your calendar to pick up a copy and steam up your deck in February!

Munchkin Steampunk



Grab your gears, put on your top hat, whack the monsters, and grab the treasure . . . with the power of SCIENCE! Munchkin Steampunk brings the zaniness of Munchkin to the pseudo-Victorian steampunk era. Bully!



– Anna Meade



Warehouse 23 News: Get Your Free Zombies Before They Shuffle Away!



Only two weeks left in this promotion! Shop now at Warehouse 23!



In the month of October, buy GURPS Zombies (hardcover or PDF) and get GURPS Zombies: Day One free by using the code GURPSZOMBIES2015! A $10 value! Promotion ends October 31, 2015.

October 14, 2015: Well Played, Paramount

Paramount has opened their vault – literally – and placed a number of classic movies on YouTube for anyone to watch, free. (United States only, unfortunately.) They have also posted some favorite clips from these and other movies on their channel.



Here's an Open Culture story about Paramount's largesse . . . and here's a direct link to their YouTube playlists for the impatient.



Guess it's time for a movie night!



– Andrew Hackard



Warehouse 23 News: Treasure, Treasure, Treasure!!!



Munchkin Treasure Hunt is a board game all about – you guessed it – TREASURE! Gather some friends (ages 6 and up) and explore the dungeon, killing as many monsters as you can and snagging more loot than anyone else before the pile of treasure runs out. It's fun for the whole family, and it's available today from Warehouse 23!

October 13, 2015: A Look At Ian McGinty's Style

Ian McGinty featured in Entertainment Weekly for creating Welcome to Showside . Inspired by classics such as Calvin and Hobbes, Ian contributes to popular BOOM! Studios comics like














Now, here is a little sneak peek at the Baby card in the set! Cute isn't he?







Let us know what card you'd like to see next using #MunchkinGuestArtist on Twitter.



More on Ian McGinty:



- The Reveal – See sneak peeks at Ian's early sketches for the Munchkin Guest Artist Edition.



- Q&A with Ian McGinty – Learn how his expressive style translates to classic Munchkin.



Get caught up on the latest Munchkin Guest Artist Edition announcements and reveals. Next week Andrew has an adorably disgusting update for you all.



– Rhea Friesen



Warehouse 23 News: Call In The Specialists For GURPS!



Whipping up a nuanced, exciting GURPS Action character has never been easier, with GURPS Action 4: Specialists. Making a ninja journalist computer hacker – or any of a jillion other combos – now takes only a few steps. Download this supplement today, only from Warehouse 23, and get in the action!