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Daily Illuminator Archive for March 2026
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March 1, 2026:
Have I told you how good you look today? Because you do!
That, my friends, is a compliment . . .
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March 2, 2026:
GAMA Expo is finally here, and Steve Jackson Games is there! GAMA is the "premier annual trade show for the tabletop game industry." It's not open to the general public, but it may well be where the owner of your Friendly Local Game Store goes each year to get the scoop on all things new.
Retailers, stop by our booth – 611 – during exhibit hall hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday . . .
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March 3, 2026:
I'm pretty well moved in. And it was a massive effort, but I'm glad I did it . . .
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March 4, 2026:
I'm a casual fan of the LockPickingLawyer YouTube channel, in that I feel compelled to watch any video that crosses my path but I haven't exactly scoured the back catalog. Still, I just learned about a very cool lock conceptually, and – even though the video's 5 years old – it was new to me . . . and perhaps to you as well . . .
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March 5, 2026:
Everyone has their favorite holiday. For some, it's Christmas . . .
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March 6, 2026:
Does anyone remember that icy blast that hit the country back in late January? I sure do . . .
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March 7, 2026:
A bunch of us use Macs. If you're similar, then this news might affect you . . .
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March 8, 2026:
I've mentioned my 3D de-supporting kit before, and people have asked what's actually in it. Hopefully, this will answer some of the questions and serve as a good starting point for people just getting into 3D printing . . .
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March 9, 2026:
Shortly after we shipped Groo: The Game, Irene Zielinski came up with a component that we really wished we had included. It's a quick-start guide that boils game setup down to one page . . .
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March 10, 2026:
While watching an episode of Unsolved Mysteries circa 1988 (as one does), I came across a story about V-mail from World War II. Short for "Victory Mail," it was a process used by the United States in which mail was sorted, photographed, and turned into microfilm . . .
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March 11, 2026:
Monstrosity, queerness, and community – this is Grand Guignol.
Step back in time to London during the late Victorian era in a GMless RPG which follows the lives of a group of anti-heroes based on Gothic archetypes. The Hunter is out for revenge, The Ward is innocent – for now, and The Patron is affluent and commanding . . .
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March 12, 2026:
Our friend K. David Ladage from Meeple Mountain recently interviewed Steve Jackson! . . .
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March 13, 2026:
I've recently taken on a lot more duties on the logistics side of the business, working with our manufacturing partners to make sure the factories receive the files they need to produce our games. Recently, I took a moment to reflect on how many individuals interact with our games along the path from conception to gamers' hands . . .
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March 14, 2026:
So . . . I am going to link you to a site that I don't normally read . . .
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March 15, 2026:
When you're gathering a crew for a GURPS Action game, you're often getting a ragtag group from various specialties. But sometimes . . . you're getting the whole team.
GURPS Action 10: Go Teams is your guide to building groups of action-movie adventurers who are already a cohesive unit . . .
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March 16, 2026:
In 1983, GAMA (The Tabletop Game Association) inducted Steve Jackson into their Hall of Fame. It had been created just a few years earlier, and he was one of the very first inductees.
Flying Buffalo Inc. later released a series of Famous Game Designer Trading Cards (really!), and Steve was included in pack #1 in 1992 . . .
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March 17, 2026:
The seven greatest wizards in the world convene upon the Faraway Sea, their magic aligned in the service of an ancient Pact. Each governs a different aspect of the cosmos . . .
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March 18, 2026:
You expected a good life. You expected freedom from imperialism . . .
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March 19, 2026:
If you're looking for a way to have fun and gauge your own abilities (or lack thereof), I humbly point you toward dialed.gg. This game will show you a color, and then you need to "dial in" that color using the controls on the left-hand side . . .
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March 20, 2026:
Earlier this year, we brought the long-awaited Munchkin Second Edition to BackerKit, kicking off the 25th anniversary of Munchkin. Second Edition features a host of improvements and additions, but among the most exciting are the new Gold Pieces! Gold deserves to be shiny, and we're thrilled with how the improved Coins turned out . . .
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March 21, 2026:
BoardGameGeek is hosting their annual fundraising auction benefiting The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund.
Jack Vasel, son of Tom Vasel, tragically passed in early 2011. Cate Pfeifer helped to collect funds for their family . . .
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March 22, 2026:
Twenty years ago, Steve wrote a Daily Illuminator post about SJ Games' staff having just returned from GAMA Expo and heading right back out to another show. Fast forward to today, and the same is still true!
Our team has always been enthusiastic about attending gaming conventions and trade shows, and we have some exciting ones coming up soon . . .
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March 23, 2026:
I will spend the next week and a half in Japan! We got to Tokyo yesterday on the big silver bird; today is a day of rest . . .
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March 24, 2026:
My first role at Steve Jackson Games was responding to customer-service questions, but I was quickly recruited to help with unloading and fulfillment of the Ogre Designer's Edition. I inhaled my fair bit of cardboard along the way, but that was my first interaction with crowdfunding . . .
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March 25, 2026:
The concept of "pandering" gets a bit of a bad rap. For example, I'm an employee at Steve Jackson Games, which means I've come to know many of the hobbies and interests of our benevolent overlord Steve Jackson . . . including 3D printing, LEGO, trains, and LEGO trains . . .
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March 26, 2026:
Spring is here, and that means we want to celebrate with you! During the Springtime Savings Sale on Warehouse 23, you can save 15% on tons of games, expansions, dice, and accessories.
Want to play Munchkin Tails or Gelatinous? . . .
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March 27, 2026:
One aspect I've felt in the past however-many years is how similar everything has seemed for so long. A movie like Back to the Future is built on the premise that the 1950s would feel as alien a world to someone from the 1980s as the far-flung future of 2015; in contrast, recent eras haven't popped as easily for me . . .
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March 28, 2026:
Because I'm a gamer, I'm always interested in unusual (and sometimes highly obscure) information because it might come in useful some day; you most likely are, too. Some of that information is directly gaming-related, like the details of the construction of castles or the garb of the landsknechter; some is much less so, like battleships or bridge construction . . .
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March 29, 2026:
I'm a fan of old-school gaming . . . mostly owing to an overly large collection that was cutting-edge gaming when I was living through the decades. One development I've found fascinating in recent years has been techniques to bolster the abilities of those old devices by plugging in new devices . . .
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March 30, 2026:
My apologies for taking so long to write a Japan report. The pace has been hectic . . .
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March 31, 2026:
In the distant future, mankind is under siege. Xenos are pushing toward them from all sides while heretics sow chaos from within . . .
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