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August 22, 2015: Coming In December: Munchkin Game Changers Reprint!

Just in time for the holidays,  Munchkin Game Changers  will change your  Munchkin  games in totally fun and unexpected ways!





Munchkin Game Changers



Want more silly cards for your Munchkin game? Some cool level counters? Giant pink sparkly dice?! Here they are! This box combines four of our most popular Munchkin boosters into a single expansion:



Fairy Dust gives you new cards for being nice!


Munchkinomicon gives you new cards for being nasty!


Monster Enhancers is full of ways to help the monsters!


Reloaded! is full of ways to help the players!
As a bonus, we've included the cards from Munchkin Fairy Dust Dice and two big sparkly pink dice to go with them, plus four cards formerly only available directly from Steve Jackson Games! This set also introduces new Fairy Dust and Munchkinomicon -themed level counters!  



– Anna Meade



 



Warehouse 23 News: 2nd Edition Gloominess!



Gloom  is back in a second edition that's gloomier than ever!



Inflict the greatest tragedies possible before passing on to the well-deserved respite of death. Lower your characters' Self-Worth scores, while you cheer your opponents' characters to pile on positive points. Featuring the innovative transparent card system, get gloomy today at Warehouse 23.

August 21, 2015: PAX Is Coming!

The Men in Black will be attending PAX! MIBs will be hosting open demos in the Corral on level 2, under the escalators, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and from 10:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. on Monday. We'll have a bunch of games to play, including Munchkin , Castellan , Mars Attacks: The Dice Game , Zombie Dice , Chupacabra: Survive the Night , and Cthulhu Dice just to name a few. So stop on by and say "Hi," and maybe even challenge one of the Men in Black to your favorite game! Who knows, we may even have some surprises in store for you.



– Austin Searles, MIB Northwest RD



Warehouse 23 News: Snag Your Awful Green Things Now!



Back in print! The crew of the exploration ship Znutar just wanted to cruise the Galaxy. But their ship was invaded by the Awful Green Things From Outer Space . . . and suddenly they're fighting for their lives! In this wacky two-player game, one player controls the Awful Green Things. They multiply every turn – especially if they can gobble up a crew member. The other player commands the crew, frantically trying quirky weapons to kill the monsters. Play either side when you grab this fun game from Warehouse 23!

August 20, 2015: Operation Supply Drop: Mission Accomplished!

A while back, we coordinated with an organization called Operation Supply Drop. Their mission is a good one: get games out to troops so that they have fun things to do in their down time. Well, they just accomplished their mission and delivered a bunch of our games to HSM-72, a squadron in Nevada that's out there for 33 days of training. Here are some pictures!



– Brian Engard







Warehouse 23 News: Once Upon A Time With Gloom!



Fairy tales are awful. Wolves and old women eat children, and giants fall from the sky. In Fairytale Gloom , play fairytale characters like Jack, Gretel, Puss in Boots, and Little Red Riding Hood. Keep raining woe on their sad, benighted heads; the most miserable collection of characters wins! This charming variation of  Gloom is now available on Warehouse 23.

August 19, 2015: Star Munchkin Cover Speed Drawing!

Remember when we told you that Len Peralta was doing a guest edition of Star Munchkin ? Watch him ink the cover at speed. We're so excited to be working with Len again and can't wait to see the final art. We know you will love it too!



– Anna Meade



Warehouse 23 News: Ships And Veggies And Ambassadors, Oh My!



Your favorite space-faring munchkins are back! Star Munchkin 3 – Diplomatic Impunity includes Ships to explore the cosmos; a new Class, Ambassador, that commandeers Ships; and a new Race, Veggie. (Yes, of course, there are more Lasers. Pew-pew!) And now back in print - Star Munchkin: Space Ships ! Voyage in the Horsefly, the Starfurry, or the USS Secondprize. Buff your ships with a Quad-Mounted Laser or a Bridge. Let your new Sidekick, Otto, fly for you. . . . In space, no one can hear you squee! Grab them now on Warehouse 23!

August 18, 2015: Announcements For December

Hey, folks! We've got a couple of cool new things coming out in December!





Munchkin Steampunk SCIENCE! Dice



The wonderful thing about living in the glorious Age of Steam is the way that we can marry traditional randomizers, such as dice, with the new power of SCIENCE!



This set also includes four new cards for Munchkin Steampunk !






Car Wars Classic Arenas



To Be The Best . . .



You've got to beat the best. And that means taking to the many different autoduelling arenas across the Car Wars world and testing yourself under all kinds of conditions.



Car Wars Classic Arenas gives hardcore autoduellists more exciting locations to showcase their skills and blow away their opponents. The boxed set contains five two-sided 22" x 34" arena maps and a booklet detailing the special features of each arena. The rules will also cover revised versions of popular variants like the AADA pro circuit and more.



The arena designs have appeared in various Car Wars supplements (including the Car Wars Arena Book and The AADA Duel Circuit: L'Outrance ), but only as scaled-down maps. In this set, they'll come out of the box ready to play in full Car Wars Classic scale.



Have you got what it takes? Find out with Car Wars Classic Arenas .



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: Your Own Private Religious War



Faiths clash in the town of Hopespyre . . . and the heroes are in the middle! Village Backdrop: Hopespyre gives you a locale you can put anywhere on your map, that puts the heroes in the thick of adventure. Download it today, from Warehouse 23!

August 17, 2015: Munchkin Guest Artist Edition, Illustrated By Ian McGinty

Last week, we announced the Guest Artist Edition series of Munchkin games scheduled for release throughout 2016. Today, we want to give you an early peek at some of Ian McGinty's sketches from the first set: Munchkin Guest Artist Edition .



On the left is Ian's take on the classic Singing and Dancing Sword. I admit that it never occurred to me that one could have a hair metal weapon, but now that I think about it, that makes perfect sense. Ian's sketch of the Shrieking Geek card is on the right. Yup, that's what it is, all right! The orthodontics are a touch of particular genius. Both of these pieces show the fun we've grown to expect from Ian's art in the Munchkin comic book from BOOM! Studios, and we couldn't be happier to have his work kicking off the Guest Artist Editions in January.



Keep watching the Daily Illuminator throughout the next several months for updates, leaks, and other cool information about the Guest Artist Editions !



– Andrew Hackard



Warehouse 23 News: Fling Fists Of Fury



Everybody will be Kung Fu fighting with A Fistful of Kung Fu , a set of fast-paced cinematic skirmish wargame rules from Osprey Adventures where you can spray bullets, fight demons, and probably slide along a marble floor while doves fly everywhere. Download it today and fight like there's no tomorrow, with Warehouse 23!

August 16, 2015: Our Classiest GURPS Supplement Ever?

All sorts of stories place a focus on learning: boot camp, training montages, university tales, schools for super-powered tyros, and more. At last, this rich vein of roleplaying possibility is no longer a footnote, thanks to GURPS Social Engineering: Back to School . Written by William H. Stoddard – author of the award-winning GURPS Social Engineering – this supplement looks at all aspects of the learning and teaching process in GURPS .



Back to School includes expanded rules for learning, such as character options for "converting" points between skills and attributes, treating learning like a job, and learning through intensive training. It gives game mechanics for teaching: how equipment helps, what good teachers can accomplish (or bad teachers can hamper), and more. It's also a guide to running a learning-based campaign. It provides advice and insight into running games from the viewpoint of students, instructors, or even administrators trying to keep everything functioning smoothly.



Your heroes are always trying to get better, smarter, more capable. Now those stories don't have to happen off-screen. Download Back to School today from Warehouse 23 and you'll have more class than ever!



– Steven Marsh



Warehouse 23 News: If You Had Rings...



When heroes get involved with forging a magic ring, you know mayhem awaits! This quest awaits within the PDF pages of Dungeon Crawl Classics #85: The Making of the Ghost Ring . Get it now, from the dwarves at Warehouse 23!

August 15, 2015: Munchkin Zombies: The Walking Dead Available Now!

If you visit your FLGS today then you will find the latest Munchkin release from our partners at USAopoly. A new expansion for Munchkin Zombies that brings the most popular zombie survival comic book to your game table, Munchkin Zombies: The Walking Dead was one of those surprises we shared with the world earlier this year. We have been a bit silent about this since the announcement – as Andrew and Steve worked in the background to help the USAopoly team move the expansion from idea to completion – but we can happily report that the effort both companies put into this has resulted in a great new Munchkin Zombies tuckbox expansion.



If your FLGS doesn't have Munchkin Zombies: The Walking Dead in stock then make sure to ask for it today. If that fails, then you can find it right now at Warehouse 23. Also, check out USAopoly's announcement for more information!



Thank you to Andrew, Steve, and the entire USAopoly team for making this happen. Now get back to work on next year's surprises!!!



– Phil Reed



Warehouse 23 News: Small Scale, Big Action



One hero can make a difference, with Lion Rampant . These fast-paced wargame rules for Osprey Adventures let you fight exciting medieval skirmishes, taking control of six-unit retinues commanded by a unique leader. Becoming a leader like Richard the Lionheart, Joan of Arc, or even Robin Hood starts with a download, thanks to Warehouse 23!

August 14, 2015: What Have We Unleashed In This Month's Pyramid?!

Temptation lurks in noisome labs, at moonlit crossroads, or amid torchlit catacombs. A descent into darkness can begin with the best of ideas or the most innocent of items. This month's Pyramid magazine looks at all aspects of Things Humanity Was Not Meant To Make, with Pyramid #3/81: Horrific Creations .



This issue features a GURPS Horror: The Madness Dossier adventure written by Assistant GURPS Line Editor Jason "PK" Levine. Can you uncover the fate of teammates who have encountered some of the worst fiends in creation?



You'll also find a tempting sword that serves as a prison for the souls it entraps, as envisioned by David L. Pulver; an in-depth examination of human hybrids (complete with GURPS ideas and samples templates); and a guide to roleplaying selling your soul for power and profit . . . including what loopholes you might utilize to get it back. Plus, discover three items that allow communication with the those beyond the grave – each with their own drawbacks – and an unnatural means of bringing someone back from the dead.



Whether you're building a fantasy dungeon, running a modern-day horrific campaign, or designing an evil laboratory of any era, this Pyramid is sure to give you something that makes you shudder. Download from our digital domain individually, or subscribe to Pyramid today and get it and more months of the latest creations for GURPS !



– Steven Marsh



Warehouse 23 News: Summon-Chanted Evening?



Add more summoning options to your 13th Age games with Summoning Spells , the latest installment of the 13th Age Monthly subscription. Conjure this download today, thanks to the technomages of Warehouse 23!

August 13, 2015: Munchkin Steampunk Deluxe Auction: Helping Superhero Kids!

Many of you know that the Munchkin Steampunk Deluxe launch party is today. But did you know that the eBay auction we are running benefits an amazing children's charity, Superhero Kids ? We have partnered with Austin-based Superhero Kids, who works with the Children's Blood and Cancer Center of Central Texas, at Dell's Children's Hospital.




This wonderful cause really spoke to us, so we coordinated with them for this event. Please visit our eBay auction page to see all the signed game listings that benefit the children. All proceeds from those listings marked as Superhero Kids will go in entirety towards the charity. We also have a very special copy of Super Munchkin , signed by one of the Superhero Kids, Parker. This auction continues through tomorrow, so bid now!



Help us help a wonderful cause!



About Superhero Kids



Superhero Kids was founded in December 2009 to specifically address quality of life issues for children and their families battling cancer and blood disorders at the Children's Blood and Cancer Center of Central Texas. Typically when a child is diagnosed with cancer or a blood disorder and begins a treatment program at the CBCC, one parent must stop working outside the home, and devote full time attention to managing and coordinating treatments, education and basic needs of the child in treatment at the CBCC, as well as maintaining the family. The usual duration of treatment can last from 1-3 years and much longer in some instances. The financial burden on a family is overwhelming, not to mention the emotional impact on the child in treatment, siblings and the entire family.



– Anna Meade



Warehouse 23 News: I Think We'll Need A Bigger Shoe...



Werewolves? Werecats? Old news. What about shapeshifting . . . insects?! Get the details you need to create these beings yourself, with Bite Me! Weremantis . Terror is is just a download away, with Warehouse 23!