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Daily Illuminator Archive for February 2025
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February 1, 2025:
Walking can be exciting in tabletop and computer RPGs – it could lead to treasure, hidden dungeons, bustling towns, ancient ruins, or other surprises. Unfortunately, walking in real life doesn't usually hold the same thrill . . .
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February 2, 2025:
I love cork bulletin boards. There's something satisfying about maneuvering a colored pushpin into the brown "wooden" surface that isn't the same for me with magnetic boards, digital alternatives, or the like . . .
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February 3, 2025:
Even if you've never scrolled on TikTok yourself, after recent events it's hard to imagine anyone hasn't heard about the drama around the long-threatened ban and its speedy reversal. This post is not going to be about that (although, if you value your First Amendment rights, I'd urge you to examine the language of the bill and the Supreme Court decision – we're dealing with a far more vague and disturbing expansion of government censorship powers than a simple ban on a video app) . . .
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February 4, 2025:
If you use ambient sounds for sleep, meditation, relaxation, or just to set a mood, then there's a good chance that you're familiar with MyNoise. This website was founded by Dr . . .
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February 5, 2025:
Intrigue and international espionage intertwine in Last Shot, the latest release from Steve Jackson Games.
Last Shot is set as the Cold War is winding down in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union. You are an agent attempting to be the last player standing . . .
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February 6, 2025:
It's time to race through the arenas of the future with the third and final wave of the Car Wars Sixth Edition Expansion Packs!
Car Wars Double-Barrel Danger includes 40 accessory, structure, upgrade, and weapon cards from the Armory Pack and the Linked Weapons Pack that you can use to take your car's customization to the next level and blast your opponents.
In Car Wars Lethal Lineup, you'll receive cards for upgrading your car, such as sidearms, structures, and gear. Also included are tokens that allow you to jump in and out of your car and tokens for customizing your arena . . .
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February 8, 2025:
Late last year, we invited backers to continue their journey into madness with four more entries in the Choose Cthulhu series. Our Kickstarter campaign backers not only funded the campaign, but also unlocked the stretch goal for a set of bookmarks.
The Choose Cthulhu series of solo-adventure gamebooks offer a perfect blend of readability and replayability – excellent for an evening spent reading in your favorite chair . . .
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February 9, 2025:
Back on January 30, Jean McGuire wrote about creating an edible setup for Melee using cookies, icing, and candy. It turns out that one of you decided to bring this beautiful creation to life! . . .
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February 10, 2025:
I've been a Blind Guardian fan for a while now, but it's only recently that I learned that these German power-metal legends have their own board game.
Yes, you read correctly! It looks like the band has teamed up with Italian game company Scribabs Boardgames to create From The Other Side, a cooperative game that sees players team up to stop an evil dragon from destroying the Realms of Imagination . . .
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February 11, 2025:
We are thrilled to announce that Possum Creek, the award-winning independent game publisher, has joined Steve Jackson Games as an imprint. Based in Philadelphia, Possum Creek is best known for Wanderhome, a pastoral fantasy RPG about traveling animal-folk. Wanderhome has won numerous awards, including ENNIEs for Best Family-Friendly Game, Best Cover Art, and Best Interior Art.
As an imprint, Possum Creek will still have full creative and editorial control over their titles . . .
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February 12, 2025:
Back in October, we announced that Steve Jackson Games would be bringing Fighting Fantasy back to the US for the first time in over two decades. We're a huge step closer to making that a reality . . .
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February 13, 2025:
As fans of sci fi, we often wonder when we'll see technologies in real life that we enjoy in our games and stories. So far, we've gotten handheld computers that would give the protagonists of 1970s novels a serious case of jealousy, little robots that vacuum our homes, and frequent new updates on when our cars will drive themselves . . .
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February 14, 2025:
Gen Con celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. As part of the festivities, Peter Addison and Jon Peterson organized a series of panels that celebrated the history of tabletop gaming and the people behind some of your favorite properties . . .
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February 15, 2025:
At Pax Unplugged this past December, I had the privilege of presenting a panel on using evolutionary science as inspiration for tabletop roleplaying games. The lovely people at PAX have put the panel on YouTube, so now I can share it with all of you! . . .
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February 16, 2025:
There's no wrong way or time to celebrate Valentine's Day, right? So you're not DONE with Valentine's even though it was a couple of days ago, right? . . .
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February 17, 2025:
Last year, when I was at the UK Games Exposition, I stopped at a stand that was displaying brightly-printed hexagonal tiles that interlocked to build landscapes. You could use them in any scale, from laying out a continent to building a battle map with one character per hex . . .
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February 18, 2025:
Well, not "today" today, probably, although anniversaries can be tricky to pin down. But way back in February 2000, I started doing stuff for Steve Jackson Games, releasing the first issue of Pyramid magazine I edited on February 18, 2000 . . .
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February 19, 2025:
What's better than tales of adventure, swords, sorcery and triumph? Tales of adventure, swords, sorcery and triumph in which YOU are the hero, of course! . . .
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February 20, 2025:
The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) yearly Expo is coming up in just a few days and Steve Jackson Games will be there!
The Kentucky International Convention Center and The Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky will host the convention from February 25-27 . . .
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February 21, 2025:
There are a few games that have been standard shelf-warmers in American homes for generations. Monopoly, Sorry!, The Game of Life, and the one that actually found itself at the table in my home, Risk. I played it with my father and, over the years, taught many friends the perils of taking Australia . . .
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February 22, 2025:
I stumbled across what purports to be "the longest joke in the world." Having undertaken the journey, I believe it. It's not the best joke in the world, but . . . well, it doesn't claim to be . . .
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February 23, 2025:
Hi! My name's Jay, and as you probably know from the recent news, I've been brought on as lead game designer at Steve Jackson Games . . .
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February 24, 2025:
The hardest thing to see is not what's there, no matter how small. The hardest thing to see is the thing that is not there but should be! . . .
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February 25, 2025:
Editor's note: Some of the pages linked in this article contain strong language and content which has been known to warp the minds of its readers. Proceed with caution curiosity . . .
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February 26, 2025:
The hall doesn't actually open until Wednesday. I'm writing this late Tuesday night, at least by home time, and I am already very impressed . . .
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February 27, 2025:
It makes me very happy to see how well the Fighting Fantasy Kickstarter is rolling along – just shy of $185,000 in support as I write this! – and we have an important new announcement coming "real soon now." Please consider backing this project if you haven't . . . among other things, these books are a great gift for the non-gamer you know who should be a gamer! As for the Lorescape terrain tiles . . . over 5,500 people have signed up to follow, and you can join them here . . .
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February 28, 2025:
I think it's a valuable question to ask! I'm re-reading The Well-Played Game by Bernard DeKoven this week and reflecting on his answer to that question . . .
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