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Daily Illuminator Archive for November 2024
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November 1, 2024:
Fans of GURPS are arguably the most amazing people in the universe – and I'm not saying that merely because they continue to help ensure I can keep paying my bills. No, as more tangible proof to you, I present . . . GURPS 1Shot Adventures . . .
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November 2, 2024:
A few months ago, we asked a trivia question about Steve Jackson Games titles. For this installment, we're starting with the easier version of an obvious question because, in my opinion, the other version of it is a bit trickier . . . . .
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November 3, 2024:
November 5 is Election Day. I'll get back to that in a minute . . .
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November 4, 2024:
Imagine, if you will: an entire wargame, with strategic depth and intriguing possibilities . . . and the rules fit on one page. If you're a long-time fan of Steve Jackson Games (or you saw the Daily Illuminator post from a couple of weeks ago), you know where we're going with this. One-Page Bulge – originally released in 1980 – did exactly what its title suggests, with Steve Jackson flexing his inimitable game-design skills to deliver a Battle of the Bulge wargame where the rules fit on one sheet of 8.5" × 11" double-sided paper . . .
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November 5, 2024:
Have you ever wished you knew the name of a strange plant on your local hiking trail, or the unassuming snake that's hanging out on the pavement? If so, consider downloading iNaturalist, an app that helps you identify local flora and fauna using a combination of AI and crowdsourcing.
The app is pretty simple to use . . .
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November 6, 2024:
According to GURPS Fourth Edition, which has an even better predictive track record than Illuminati if you pick your data points carefully, we're going to hit a milestone at midnight between December 31 and January 1:
The world will reach tech level 9! (Which is no doubt why so much Apple and Tesla stuff is being discounted right now.) . . .
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November 7, 2024:
The best annual livestream about the worst video game ever made is back for 2024!
Desert Bus For Hope is an annual livestream that raises money for Child's Play, an organization dedicated to getting games to kids in hospitals and using play to help patients cope with the physical and psychological rigors of treatment. Steve Jackson Games participated last year by donating items for the DBFH giveaway, and it was so much fun that we decided to come back this year!
Desert Bus For Hope is a livestream in which participants play Desert Bus 24/7 . . .
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November 8, 2024:
We recently asked a two-part trivia question: What is the last Steve Jackson Games item alphabetically we're currently still selling, and what is the last Steve Jackson Games item alphabetically that is a complete game we're currently still selling? The (coded) hint was that the two items were closely related . . .
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November 9, 2024:
Steve Jackson Games' friend Nathaniel T. will be hosting several events at BGG.CON 2024, which runs November 13-17 in Dallas, Texas. He will feature a few great titles from our collection, and you can sign up to play!
Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00pm: Learn to Melee the Steve Jackson Way (Event #299)
Thursday, November 14th at 7:00pm: Death Test - The Fantasy Trip (Event #260)
Friday, November 15th at 7:00pm: Death Test II - The Fantasy Trip (SOLD OUT!)
Saturday, November 16th at 1:00pm: Those About to Die, Salute You - The Fantasy Trip Tournament (Event #270)
Sunday, November 17th at 10:00am: Car Wars 6E - Deathrace 2024 (Event #382)
Click here to search the event number and score your tickets before they sell out!
Steve Jackson Games staff will also be in attendance to demo our newest releases, including Munchkin Shadowrun and Car Wars Orange/Purple . . .
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November 10, 2024:
Over the next few weeks and months, you'll see social media posts discussing how companies cannot offer holiday bonuses or will have to cut employees due to Trump's tariffs (proposed or enacted).
Some of these stories may be fiction or cautionary tales that illustrate the price the average American pays for a politician's decision.
But I can 100% tell you this is a reality many business owners in the manufacturing sector now face.
If you aren't aware of how tariffs work, it's relatively simple. The company importing the goods from a foreign country pays the fee . . .
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November 11, 2024:
We are back from Big Bad Con in San Francisco. It was fun! . . .
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November 12, 2024:
SJ Games strives to keep good records, but during our 44 years in business, we've survived technological change (we've come a long way from WordStar, XyWrite, Ventura Publisher, and the golden age of fax), moving house, floods, and even a government raid. As a result, we've lost track of some contracts – and some creators! . . .
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November 13, 2024:
I recently asked the question about which Steve Jackson Games product and game is last alphabetically, which we answered here. In that earlier question, I alluded to the other question. Namely:
• What is the first item alphabetically that is currently available for sale, and . . .
• What is the first item alphabetically that is a complete game and currently available for sale? . . .
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November 14, 2024:
If you haven't made your pledge for One-Page Bulge 2nd Edition, don't delay! The Kickstarter is in its final hours, so now is the time to lend your support and help this unique project come to life.
One-Page Bulge 2nd Edition is a collaboration between Steve Jackson and wargame designer Dana Lombardy . . .
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November 15, 2024:
PAX Unplugged is less than a month away! The convention takes place Friday, December 6th - Sunday, December 8th, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . . .
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November 16, 2024:
The only thing that could make this better is if it was made out of Lego.
-- Steve Jackson
. . .
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November 17, 2024:
Scientists have discovered a black hole that seems to be eating stuff 40 times faster than the theoretical limit . . .
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November 18, 2024:
Steve Jackson Games, in collaboration with Double Exposure, will host 30 special in-store events to showcase Munchkin Shadowrun on November 30th and December 1st!
Munchkin Shadowrun is based on Shadowrun, the TTRPG classic from Catalyst Game Labs. This newest standalone Munchkin game includes 193 cards, a gameboard, one custom d6, six character tokens, and six standies with plastic stands . . .
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November 19, 2024:
It's never been easier to enter the world of Ogre's tactical combat – thanks to the rumbling arrival of the Ogre Print-and-Play kit. What digital delights are contained within this mighty Zip file? . . .
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November 20, 2024:
For many people, tabletop games are a way to relax with friends. But for Hannah Bink, they became a lifeline during an extreme weather crisis.
"When Hurricane Helene hit, we lost all ability to contact each other for days," she explains. "However, friends and neighbors kept showing up at my house knowing that I had a grill and dozens of boardgames . . .
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November 21, 2024:
Depending on how online you are, this will likely either be old news to you or a completely alien concept. Still, I'm fascinated by it . . . . .
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November 22, 2024:
Steve Jackson Games goes to a lot of different events during the year, and we enjoy teaching and sharing our games by bringing demo copies to every event. The other day, a few of us went through the marketing office, pulling out old editions, demo copies, and discontinued games that can no longer go to events . . .
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November 23, 2024:
If heroes are defined by the threats they face, then GURPS Monster Hunters champions are about to be forged like never before . . . with GURPS Monster Hunters Adventure: The Face of Fire. This sandbox campaign opens peril and possibilities from several angles, pitting the investigators against a mysterious force that could well end the world . . .
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November 24, 2024:
What would you do if, on January 1st, you could watch a little bit of your life from every day of the previous year? Wouldn't that be fun? . . .
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November 25, 2024:
I'm delighted to announce that Munchkin will soon be available in yet another language. Editura Geekach is a new publisher, and they could not possibly have chosen a better game to bring to their fans, right? Right! . . .
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November 26, 2024:
I recently asked which Steve Jackson Games item that is currently available for sale is first alphabetically, and which is the first item alphabetically that's a complete game and currently available for sale? As I hinted, there's some nuance here, so the no-points we're awarding are worth even less . . .
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November 27, 2024:
You're never going to play all those games, you know. The ones you got at your FLGS when they had that big anniversary sale . . .
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November 28, 2024:
Thomas Eugene Kurtz, co-creator of the BASIC programming language, passed away on November 12 at the age of 96. Although not directly involved in the tabletop gaming industry, the BASIC language was nonetheless a vital aspect – at least tangentially – to gamers of a certain era and mindset in the late 1970s and early 1980s . . . the dawn of the home-computer era . . .
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November 29, 2024:
At the beginning of November, I told you about the free GURPS 1Shot Adventures collection.
GURPS super-scribe Phil Masters (author of myriad fantasy races expansions, various GURPS Steampunk supplements, and many more) informed folks on the forums that he also has a collection of free ready-to-use adventures. I haven't had a chance to read through most of them, but my quick skimming has revealed (unsurprisingly) that they all seem pretty great; I especially liked this mystery adventure set in the world of Masters's GURPS Steampunk Setting: The Broken Clockwork World . . .
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November 30, 2024:
I recently told you all about how the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet had been found. That news continues to delight me, so my mind has drifted to it again for inspiration . . .
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