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October 14, 2014: Andreas Goes To Germany

This summer, while visiting family in Germany, I took a special trip over to our friends at Pegasus. I had a nice lunch chat over crepes with co-owner Karsten, marketing director Michael, and Peter the convention manager at Pegasus, who also runs their Supporter program. Later, Karsten gave me a tour of their offices and then drove me to the building site of their new snazzy offices and humongous warehouse, which were nearly completed – and happened to be around the corner from their old location.



They're all really great guys, and I'm looking forward to spending more time with them while repping Steve Jackson Games at the Pegasus booth in Essen this week.



– Andreas Stein



Warehouse 23 News: Need More Munchkin Fu Cards?



Do you have an amazing idea for a Munchkin Fu card? Add it to your deck right away with these Munchkin Fu Blank Cards . Create your own artwork and design your rules! Available exclusively on Warehouse 23.

October 15, 2014: Design Your Own Munchkin Shirt

The folks over at Mighty Fine have been making Munchkin shirts for us for a while now, and they're great. If you haven't seen them, you should go check them out because there are a lot of cool designs over there.



Oh, so you think you can do better? You think you can make a better Munchkin shirt? Well, prove it!



See, the Mighty Fine folks are also running a contest this month (it closes on November 11): design your own Munchkin t-shirt and you could win big prizes! Head over to the contest page and take a look, then enter.



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: GURPS Isn't Scary . . . Or Is It?!



As October progresses, the nights get colder and the thrills get bolder. Join the master of gaming horror Kenneth Hite for the ultimate guide to all things horrific: GURPS Horror . This meaty supplement for GURPS Fourth Edition includes a look at all types of terror, including rules and insight into various tropes. Buy it from Warehouse 23 as a beautiful hardcover or a downloadable PDF – whatever form is fright for you!

October 16, 2014: Bargain Hunting At Walmart

We've talked before about the shiny new version of Munchkin that's now on the shelves of many Walmart stores. But there's one thing we haven't revealed until now: the new bookmark that is in specially marked sets.



Allow us to present The Official Munchkin Bookmark of Bargain Hunting!



Look for copies of Munchkin at your local Walmart that have the sticker on the package that promises a bonus item inside. Not all copies have the sticker and not all Walmart stores have the game, so check this list of Walmart stores to see which ones are carrying Munchkin . (You can't get the new bookmark online, either; you have to go to Walmart itself.)



Thanks to Walmart for partnering with us!



– Andrew Hackard



  



Warehouse 23 News: Wee Little Goblins

Deep in the back of the warehouse, we found a horde of goblins! But it's a horde of small, adorable, and fully poseable Munchkin® Pathfinder® Goblin Minimates. With their tiny swords and lopsided smiles, they're sure to distract other players during Munchkin® Pathfinder® , so you can be victorious! Each one even comes with a special bookmark for extra bonuses. Buy a single goblin or start building your goblin army on Warehouse 23.

October 13, 2014: JoCo Cruise Crazy!

It can now be told: I will be the Gaming Guest at JoCo Cruise Crazy next year!



JoCo Cruise Crazy is the Jonathan Coulton cruise. This year will be the fifth, and they keep on doing it, so obviously something is going right. It runs eight nights in the Western Caribbean on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, with music, comedy and performances from Coulton and friends. It departs from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on January 31st and returns February 8th, with ports of call at Phillipsburg, St. Maarten; Basseterre, St. Kitts; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Labadee, Haiti.



And because this is a geek event, and because many of us geeks kind of like games, the ship will have a game room. We're sponsoring it. There will be Munchkin . There will be Zombie Dice and Castellan and Revolution . Heck, there will even be Ogre . It's a big ship; we're pretty sure it can carry the box.



Not to mention a great number of games that we did not publish ourselves, because face it, some of those are pretty good too.



This whole thing is exciting to me for several reasons:

I have been a Coulton fan for years, seen him in concert, spent a lot of time (but not enough yet) listening to the music . . . but I've never met him.
Time spent around Paul and Storm is never wasted. Well, actually, it probably is, but it sure is fun.
And Andrew is coming, and when he gets together with Paul and Storm the repartee is competely repickulous.
Wil Wheaton!
I have never in my life been on a cruise.
SO: If this sounds like fun, get on board. Listen to Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, the Both, and the other performers. Play some games with me. Just . . . not during the concerts, because I will be in the audience.



– Steve Jackson



Warehouse 23 News: Pirates And Goblins And Orcs, Oh My!



Three vicious co-rulers fight for control of a town – and the heroes are in danger of getting caught in the crossfire! Strike against this pirate haven (or just hide out and regroup) at Town Backdrop: Deksport – available to download from Warehouse 23!

October 12, 2014: You're Never Too Small To Hit The Big Time

I'm taking it as a positive sign from The Powers That Be that Car Wars has gotten a shiny, brand-new web page of its very own. It not only looks cool (thanks, Keith!), but it has all the links to Car Wars resources throughout the netiverse that you'll need, plus a complete list of all available Car Wars products, both digital and those existing within the space-time continuum, and links to their Warehouse 23 pages as well.



Take a spin and check it out!



– Scott Haring



Warehouse 23 News: Cake! Mmmm...



Know any Munchkin-obsessed fans? Of course you do! Wish them a happy birthday with our Munchkin Birthday Cake Card . You'll treat them to sweet Munchkin bonuses since this card has a special rule. Exclusively available on Warehouse 23.

October 11, 2014: Munchkin Panic Tonight In Austin!

Tonight (Saturday the 11th) I'll be joining my friends Anne-Marie and Justin De Witt, aka Fireside Games, at the release party for Munchkin Panic ! It will be at Wonko's Toys and Games in northwest Austin from 6-9 pm. Andrew Hackard will also be there, making awful puns. There will be games, prizes, and swag. And there will be cake.



Can't make the party? We are posting updates and photos to Twitter @ SJGames - join us virtually!



– Steve Jackson



Warehouse 23 News: Drive Like Crazy On The East Coast!



The East Coast has survived the apocalypse pretty well; in some places, it's even safe to go places unarmed! Newly available in digital form, AADA Road Atlas V1: The East Coast – part of the AADA Road Atlas series for Car Wars and GURPS Autoduel – gives you the intel you need to survive in New York and the surrounding areas. If you can make it there, you might make it anywhere! It's available to download now, only from Warehouse 23!

October 10, 2014: We're Making Garbage Pail Kids Games!

We've already worked with Topps a couple of times, when we made Munchkin Apocalypse Mars Attacks! and Mars Attacks – The Dice Game . Well, we're working with them again, but this time we're making Garbage Pail Kids games! At New York Comic Con, October 9, we unveiled Garbage Pail Kids: Super Snot Shots , a limited-edition dexterity game that's as gross as it sounds. It'll be available at NYCC, and on Warehouse 23 while supplies last.



But that's not all! In 2015, we're going to release Garbage Pail Kids: Disgusting Dice Game , a brand-new game that uses classic Garbage Pail Kids art, includes custom dice, and will be released in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Garbage Pail Kids trading cards. Gross!



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: Squishy Ball Of Madness



Get going on your path to insanity by playing a round of Giant Cthulhu Dice . Roll a giant foam d12 to reveal tentacles, elder signs, and even the Great Cthulhu himself, and try to hold on to your sanity! Available on Warehouse 23 for aspiring cultists.

October 9, 2014: SJ Games At New York Comic Con

Come see us at New York Comic Con from October 9-12! Kali, Ben, and Alex will be there, at booth 2265, to demo all sorts of games for you and show you the latest stuff from SJ Games! Come play Munchkin , Mars Attacks – The Dice Game . . . or maybe even see something brand new. You never know!



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: Places To Go, People To Scream . . .



The cosmos is a big place, with untold corners waiting to bring terror to unsuspecting travelers. With GURPS Infinite Worlds: Worlds of Horror , you'll join the scholar of horror Kenneth Hite as he takes you on a tour of six alternate worlds where history turned much darker than expected. Download it today, only from Warehouse 23!

October 8, 2014: Shipping Changes At Warehouse 23

Hey, international SJ Games fans: ever wished your packages would get to you earlier? So do we! We wanted to work toward getting shipments from Warehouse 23 out faster, so we've made a change to international shipping.



From now on, we're offering USPS International as a shipping option for our international fans. Specifically, you'll get these three options:



First-Class Package International Service


Priority Mail International


Priority Mail Express International
Each of these services include tracking and, depending on the destination country, should take only 10-12 business days.



Why are you changing?

Certain shipping methods tended to get lost frequently, did not have tracking and were taking three or more months(!) to arrive to international customers. No one should to deal with that uncertainty or wait that long for their order. We listened to your feedback, and added improved shipping options that will get your package to your doorstep quickly and safely.



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: A Royal Chainsaw?



Coronate yourself as one among the ranks of independent princesses who slay dragons and rescue themselves from peril. Join royalty by putting on the Munchkin Princesses Shirt of Royal Decree , and then go back to smiting monsters. Available exclusively on Warehouse 23.

October 7, 2014: GURPS Fourth Turns 10 With . . . Hans-Christian Vortisch

Since 2004, I've published nine GURPS Fourth Edition supplements and several Pyramid articles. Many of these projects were highlights for me as an author. Ever since I was first drawn to GURPS in the 1980s (I bought the first edition of High-Tech before I even owned the Basic Set ), I wanted to write GURPS High-Tech , and now it's a dream come true. Based on Mike Hurst's classic and with Shawn Fisher, I still consider it one of my best works. Several of my projects elaborate on the basics set down there, including the two GURPS High-Tech: Pulp Guns catalogs and the upcoming GURPS High-Tech: Adventure Guns .



My interest in the minutiae of human conflict resulted in a number of historical works, including a detailed look at combat techniques in a specific time frame in GURPS Martial Arts: Fairbairn Close Combat Systems . The latter was an illuminating and rewarding exercise for me, translating real-world teachings into game mechanics using the marvelous latest edition of GURPS Martial Arts . My favorite historical book is GURPS SEALs in Vietnam , which combined my fascination with that conflict with several alternate-history settings.



The two books that were the most fun for me to write in those years have to be GURPS Gun Fu and GURPS Tactical Shooting , which I developed and wrote simultaneously – the former together with Shawn Fisher and Sean Punch. To a considerable extent, research for these projects consisted of watching hundreds of films for inspiration and firing tens of thousands of shots from as many guns as I could lay my hands on. My enthusiasm shows, I think, and Tactical Shooting , especially, became a surprise hit with players.



Ten good years for me, and hopefully for the game as well.



Warehouse 23 News: A New Way To Love GURPS – To Death!



Get in the Halloween spirit early with GURPS Magic: Death Spells . Written by GURPS guru Sean Punch, this supplement features a brand-new spell-creation system and collection of 48 new GURPS Magic spells that lets you bring a rapid demise to your foes. Regardless of what college of magic you use, there's something here to smite your enemies. Download it today, only from Warehouse 23 – your life might depend on it!