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November 12, 2024: Please Stay In Touch
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!
If you've ever had a contract – physical or digital – to write a game supplement longer than an article for us, we invite you to write to us at hr@sjgames.com with your name, up-to-date contact info, and a list of projects with contract dates. Please help us fill holes in our records so that no credits or royalties slip between the cracks. And if we haven't been in touch recently, please tell us what you've been up to!
-- Sean Punch
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November 11, 2024: Big Bad Con
We are back from Big Bad Con in San Francisco. It was fun! Lots of nice people, playing games. What's not to like?
It was also a professionally useful event. We met with a variety of talented people. Exchanged ideas, exchanged business cards. I devoutly hope to put some of these folks to work, doing what they do best.
The organizers worked hard and with great enthusiasm. Communication was good. Event signage was good.
And many of the games were held in sleeping rooms, which meant one game per room, which is so, so good.
Finally . . . they required vaccination proof, tests, and masks. This isn't popular with conventions these days, and it should be. Yeah, it's a little hassle. SO WORTH IT.
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November 10, 2024: The Reality Of Tariffs In Tabletop Gaming
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. If a company has to pay 20%, 60%, or 200% more to bring that item into the United States, who ultimately bears that cost? The American people.
Over the last few days, I have been talking at length with my factory representatives, figuring out how much of an item I need to order now to offset any expanded costs later. . . . [more]
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November 9, 2024: Must-Play Events At BGG.CON 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)
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!
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November 8, 2024: Trivia Answer: Omega!
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. Fans of Steve Jackson Games are probably quite familiar with the complete game – and any sense of suspense was no doubt thwarted by the images included with this post. It's none other than the super-selling Zombie Dice Horde Edition (though give yourself a pat on the back for any variation of Zombie Dice).
And the last still-for-sale item of any flavor? That'd be the Zombie Dice Pint Glass – still on Warehouse 23!
We're hope you didn't strain your braaiiiinnss too hard on that one, and perhaps we'll do this again in the not-too-distant future!
-- Steven Marsh
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