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* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Invoked twice. They started as a publisher of [[board games]], then they hit it big with ''[[GURPS]]'' and board games became a sideline. Now, the ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' [[card game]] pays the bills and [[roleplaying]] games are a sideline.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Invoked twice. They started as a publisher of [[board game]]s, then they hit it big with ''[[GURPS]]'' and board games became a sideline. Now, the ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]]'' [[card game]] pays the bills and [[roleplaying]] games are a sideline.
* [[Oddly Small Organization]]: People tend to think of the company as a moderately powerful force in the gaming industry. Their total staff as of the end of 2013 - the year they shipped the massive re-release of ''OGRE'' - was 43, with most work being contracted with freelancers.
* [[Oddly Small Organization]]: People tend to think of the company as a moderately powerful force in the gaming industry. Their total staff as of the end of 2013 - the year they shipped the massive re-release of ''OGRE'' - was 43, with most work being contracted with freelancers.



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Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid. They are the makers of In Nomine, Toon, GURPS and Munchkin, amongst other games.


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  • Characterization Marches On: Invoked twice. They started as a publisher of board games, then they hit it big with GURPS and board games became a sideline. Now, the Munchkin card game pays the bills and roleplaying games are a sideline.
  • Oddly Small Organization: People tend to think of the company as a moderately powerful force in the gaming industry. Their total staff as of the end of 2013 - the year they shipped the massive re-release of OGRE - was 43, with most work being contracted with freelancers.