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September 13, 2013: Numerology For Your Brain

Numerology teaches us that the number 13 has mystical significance. Or maybe it doesn't; I don't know. At any rate, a lot of people seem to think that the number 13 is unlucky in some way, but what they don't know is that you can cancel that luck (you know, the luck that you'll be having today, on Friday the 13th), with additional occurrences of the number 13! That's not just me talking, that's proven fact !



So where, you might ask yourself, do you get additional number 13s? Funny you should ask! As it happens,  Zombie Dice  costs $13.13 and has a stock number of 131313! By pure happy coincidence, it also comes with 13 dice, and you need to eat 13 brains to win. Need a few more? Check out  Zombie Dice 2: Double Feature ; the stock number there has two more 13s in it. Zombie Dice Deluxe has two more, and is awesome. The Zombie DIce t-shirts don't have any 13s in them, but their mere proximity to  Zombie Dice can protect you if you wear them.



Don't take my word for it. Go read about the science behind it!



– Brian Engard



 



Warehouse 23 News: Beer. Nookie. Roommates.



It's just another Friday night at Chez Geek .



Set up house with your friends – for as long as you can stand them.



Get a job – they're all bad.



Spend money and your precious spare time to accumulate Slack points.



What other game gives you points for sleeping?!



Chez Geek House Party Edition available now at Warehouse 23 .

September 12, 2013: Announcements For November And December!

Holy wow do we have a lot of games to announce for November and December! Chupacabra ! Mars Attacks ! Gobsmacked ! Zombie Dice Deluxe ! Ogre ! Munchkin Gets Promoted ! Hot dang! (That last one isn't a product, just an exclamation of excitement.)

Chupacabra: Survive the Night



Can you survive the night?



Night falls, and the bloodsucking Chupacabra stalks its prey. Its red eyes mean doom . . .



Divide up the 24 glow-in-the dark dice. When you roll a Chupacabra, you can take dice from your opponents – but they can do the same to you. Claim all the dice, and be the only one to survive the night!



Two to four players can play. Each game takes just 10 to 20 minutes and can be taught in a single round.


Munchkin Apocalypse: Mars Attacks!



Mars Attacks! , the hit trading card series from Topps, is invading the world of Munchkin Apocalypse ! In this 15-card booster, you'll battle Monster Bugs and the Heat Ray Saucer on your way to Level 10, with the help of new goodies like the Martian Zap Rifle and Giant Spiky Feet. But watch out for the new Seals – you could end the world with Reality TV! (It makes total sense to us.)


Munchkin Pathfinder: Gobsmacked!



After we finished Munchkin Pathfinder we found another hob of goblins hiding under the desk . . . so we made a booster out of 'em. Fight off the Goblin Babies, Cog Goblin, and Goblin Hood with the Gobliterator! Just don't get Gobsmacked! . . .


Zombie Dice Deluxe



Eat brains. Don't get shotgunned.



You are a zombie. You want braaains. More brains than any of your zombie buddies.



Zombie Dice is a quick game for any zombie fan (or the whole zombie family). The 13 custom dice are your victims. Push your luck to eat their brains, but stop before the shotgun blasts end your turn!



Play it at lunch (braaiiins!) or while you're in line for a zombie movie . . . !



This deluxe version includes a score pad and the plastic Zombie Dice Brain Case .



Play Zombie Dice on your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android device, or Windows 7 Phone . . . free! Visit apps.sjgames.com/zombiedice for links.


Ogre Designer's Edition



The giant tank rumbles toward its target . . . its guns are destroyed, its movement slowed, but only a few defenders are left. Will they stop the robot juggernaut, or will it crush the Command Post beneath its cruel treads?



Ogre was Steve Jackson's first game. Originally published in 1977, it became a hit as the first "Microgame," and is now considered a classic. Over 25 years after its release, it earned a spot in James Lowder's popular book "Hobby Games: The 100 Best."



Now the Ogre is is back . . . in a gigantic new "designer's edition" that will be the crown of any game collection. The rules from the original Ogre and G.E.V. , plus material from later supplements, have been completely revised and reorganized into a rulebook, a separate scenario book, and a handy player reference sheet.



The game features 5 giant mapboards . . . more than 500 oversized full-color unit counters . . . plus 72 Ogres and buildings, which are 3-D constructible models!



Yet Ogre is still easy to learn and quick to play. The basic game takes only a half-hour . . . but you'll want to play again and again. And, with the geomorphing maps and hundreds of new overlays, an infinite number of scenarios are possible.


Munchkin Gets Promoted



Our Munchkin promotional cards have been popular giveaways for years, but they've been tough for some fans to track down. Worry no more! We've taken a dozen of our favorite promo cards and made a new booster pack out of them . . . and, for good measure, we included three NEW cards, never before available!



This set includes:



Curse! Zombification


Cut In Line


Henchmonster


John of the Dead


The Last Laugh


Love Thy Neighbor


Mug The Shopkeeper


Ranger Hireling


Stacked Deck


Step-And-A-Half


Whim of the Elder Gods


Zombie Santa
It also has three NEW cards: Billiard Ball of Nonexistence, Get A Head, and the titular Get Promoted!



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: Whatsa Matta, You Yella?



Now you can proudly say YES!



Show your true color with the Munchkin Level Die (Yellow with Black Ink) .



The "10" space has been replaced with a Munchkin head so when you win everyone knows you are the ultimate Munchkin .



This is only one of six Munchkin Level Dice .

September 11, 2013: John Kovalic's Tour De Duck!

John Kovalic's doing something really cool. He's raising money for a charity bike ride which will help get healthy food from local farms to low income families! He's not quite to his goal yet, so he NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! Not sure yet? Here's what you get for supporting him.



Everyone who pledges at least $10 will get to start their next game of  Munchkin  at level three! That's an official rule!


Everyone who pledges will get a free coloring book through DriveThruRPG!


If John's pledge level hits $3000, he'll do the whole 70-mile bike ride with a Duck of Doom strapped to his head!
What are you waiting for? Go help out!



– Leonard Balsera



Warehouse 23 News: Looks Like An Ogre, But...



When an Ogre Mk V is possessed by an unspeakable Eldritch Horror, the result is a doubly-unstoppable killing . . .



Well, not exactly a machine, but a creature of inhuman cyberintelligence and unholy hungers, with tentacles, claws, and a never-blinking eye . . .



The Ogrethulhu Mark V is available from Warehouse 23 .



Get yours before it gets you...

September 10, 2013: An Important Message From The Secret Masters

We would like you to know that this guy is not our fault.



Thank you.



– Leonard Balsera



Warehouse 23 News: It's Said That Fish And Guests Smell At Three Days Old ...



. . . this crew just didn't get the hint.



In Gloom: Unwelcome Guests that's exaclty what you get, some unwanted house guests.



This expansion also includes a new family – the malodorous Malone mob – which comes with The Broken Arms Hotel as a Residence card to use with the Unhappy Homes expansion.



Get this and other gloomy items HERE!

September 9, 2013: This New GURPS Supplement Will Really Grab You!

It's been a while since we had a new GURPS release, so we've decided to go with one that is best described as "gripping": GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling . This supplement greatly expands the rules and possibilities of GURPS Martial Arts , with a detailed system that expands the possibilities for heroes disarming dangerous lawbreakers with their bare hands, warriors trained to fight to the death, wrestlers vying for supremacy in the ring, and more. Learn new and modified GURPS techniques to take full advantage of the options herein, and discover how to use a variety of weapons to restrict your opponents' movement and offensive capabilities.



If you've been wrestling with which GURPS supplement to buy, we can think of no better possibility than one that deals with wrestling: GURPS Martial Arts: Technical Grappling . Available now, in the digital arena of e23!



– Steven Marsh



Warehouse 23 News: Universal Harmony And Emotional Balance...



It is spiritual yet practical, encouraging common sense and a balanced outlook on life.



Bring balance to your Munchkin games with our Munchkin Level Die (Magenta with White Ink) .



Each ten-sided die has the Munchkin head in place of the "10" space.



This is only one of six Munchkin Level Dice .

September 8, 2013: Pyramid Dice Return!

We now have our venerable Pyramid Dice back in stock at Warehouse 23!



They come in a bunch of different colors: sparkly pink, red with yellow Ink, bone with red Ink, copper, ice blue, brown with cream ink, and black with green ink. When you order, the Secret Masters will pick a random selection for you based on the info in our files and other arcane processes better imagined than described, and we'll send them your way!



– Leonard Balsera



Warehouse 23 News: The Sights You Will See...



From Badgers with Bagpipes to Snake Wizards with magic wands .



But that's not all, Katana Kats in Samurai armor are here!



And Something Fishy with Archerfish !



We've got more of the Off the Wall Armies miniatures sculpted by Richard Kerr

September 6, 2013: It's Adventure Time At Warehouse 23!

Just letting you know, all orders from Warehouse 23 as of yesterday will include a copy of our brand-new Official Munchkin Bookmark of Adventure Time until we run out.



That is all.



– Leonard Balsera



Warehouse 23 News: Chainsaw Or Lightning Blaster?



Just one of the choices you might have to make in Frag !



Frag is a computer game without a computer – a "first-person shooter" on a tabletop.



The Gold Edition offers upgraded components: a two-sided solid gameboard, plastic figures, erasable character cards, and 18 (!!) dice, to roll really BIG attacks.



Grab your copy of Frag from Warehouse 23 and get your gun!

September 7, 2013: Zombie Dice In Target!

It must have happened. We have pictures! That makes three SJ Games titles in Target. More recruits for tabletop gaming! Yes!







– Steve Jackson




Warehouse 23 News: Strike Fast And Move!



The agile GEVs are the fastest things on the battlefield of the future; in an open arena, nothing can stand up to their hit-and-run tactics except an Ogre.



Combine Set 4 - GEV Company is divided up into flights of four units each - two Raptor flights and two Gremlin flights, for a total of 72 points.



Get this and more Ogre miniatures at Warehouse 23 .

September 5, 2013: Donald Featherstone, 1918-2013

Donald Featherstone is considered one of the godfathers of wargaming. Born in 1918, he wrote more than 40 books on wargaming and military history (you can find some of them on Amazon), and is considered by many to be the creator of the saving throw. This piece he wrote for  War Games Digest  is particularly poignant, both because he staunchly defends the idea that wargames ought to be fun and because it demonstrates that gamers haven't changed all that much since his time. 



Donald Featherstone died at the age of 95. Rest in peace, Donald.



– Brian Engard



Warehouse 23 News: Your Destiny Awaits On The Field Of Battle.

The true power of Feng Shui is known only to a few . . . too bad they all want you dead.



Bad guys are coming out of the woodwork to wage the secret war. Modern-day conspiracy masterminds. Cyber-demonic scientists from the future.



They've almost won: Portals through time lay bare a secret history of our world, a history that changes like the breeze and can erase you without you even knowing it.



This is the world of Feng Shui, the Hong Kong martial arts action movie roleplaying game. To play, you'll need a few friends, some six-sided dice, and a wicked grin.

September 4, 2013: Frederik Pohl, 1919-2013

Science fiction author, editor, and Grand Master Frederik Pohl died Monday at the age of 93. Tributes have appeared, among many other places, on io9, the Guardian, and the Register. Here's the official announcement from his own blog, The Way the Future Blogs.



"You can't really predict the future. All you can do is invent it." – Frederik Pohl



– Andrew Hackard



Warehouse 23 News: Getting What You Are Due.



The properties of Lime Green brings you rewards for your labors and striving and an end to stress.



Use the power of Lime Green in your Munchkin game with the Munchkin Level Die (Lime Green with White Ink) .



Each ten-sided die has the Munchkin head in place of the "10" space.



This is only one of six Munchkin Level Dice .