On March 1, 1990, the Secret Service raided the offices of Steve Jackson Games,[5] seizing three computers, two laser printers, dozens of floppy disks, and the master copy of GURPS Cyberpunk; a genre toolkit for cyberpunk games, written by Loyd Blankenship, an employee at the time.[6] The Secret Service believed that Blankenship had illegally accessed Bell South systems, and uploaded a document possibly affecting 9-1-1 systems onto Steve Jackson Games's public bulletin board system and/or another board known as Phoenix which he also administered;[7] and, furthermore, that GURPS Cyberpunk would help others commit computer crimes.[8] During their investigation, the Secret Service also read (and deleted) private emails on one of the computers.[9] Though the materials were later returned in June, Steve Jackson Games filed suit in federal court, winning at trial.
In April–May 2012, Steve Jackson Games ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for a new "Designer's Edition" of Ogre.[11][12] The final game was planned to weigh 14 pounds or more, partly because the high level of extra funding achieved in the Kickstarter enabled significant game additions.[13]
Battle Cattle The Card Game, a card game, compatible with the Car Wars card game, based on the Battle Cattle miniatures system.
Burn In Hell, a semi-satirical game centered on collecting 'circles' of notable historical and contemporary people's (sinners') souls that share common characteristics.
Chez Geek, a card-game parody of Geek culture with many spinoffs and expansions.
Cowpoker, a card game partly based on poker mechanics with a central theme of old west cattle ranchers.
Dino Hunt, a card game where players travel through time to capture dinosaurs. Features over a hundred dinosaurs with color drawings and accurate scientific data on each one.
Hacker, a modern-day card game based on the mechanics of Illuminati.
Hacker II: The Dark Side
Illuminati, a game of competing conspiracies, based largely on the Illuminatus! TrilogybyRobert Anton Wilson. Originally published in microgame format followed by three numbered expansions. Later published in a full-sized box with expansions 1 and 2 as Deluxe Illuminati. Expansion 3 would later be reprinted as Illuminati: Brainwash.
Illuminati: Y2K - all-card expansion for Deluxe Illuminati
Illuminati: Bavarian Fire Drill - all-card expansion for Deluxe Illuminati
Kung Fu 2100, a simple game of hand-to-hand combat where players use martial arts to smash their way into the CloneMaster's fortress.
Munchkin Quest, a boardgame variation of the Munchkin card games
Nanuk, a boardgame of bidding and bluffing, centered on Inuit hunters.
Necromancer, a fantasy game for two players, in which each player becomes a powerful wizard controlling the forces of the Undead.
Ogre, the classic simulation of future war involving a cybernetic armored juggernaut firing nuclear weapons. Designed by Jackson, and originally published by Metagaming Concepts.
Battlesuit, a spin-off of Ogre and G.E.V. featuring infantry using powered armor inspired by Starship Troopers.
G.E.V., a spin-off of Ogre focusing on futuristic but "conventional" infantry, artillery, and armor units.
Shockwave, an Ogre/G.E.V. expansion set with new units and a new map.
Ogre Reinforcements Pack, an Ogre/G.E.V. expansion set with new rules and replacement pieces and maps.
Battlefields, an Ogre/G.E.V. expansion set with new rules, pieces, and maps.
One Page Bulge, a simulation of the German Ardennes Offensive in 1944, with the rules printed on a single page.
Proteus, a chess variant using dice to represent normal chess pieces.
Revolution, a blind-bidding area-majority game.
Snits, two classic Tom Wham games, Snit's Revenge and Snit Smashing, both originally published by TSR.
Star Traders, a game where players race through space to deliver cargoes.
The Stars Are Right, a boardgame where players attempt to change a 5×5 tileboard through the use of cards, and gaining victory points based on certain constellations of symbols.
Strange Synergy, a game where teams of warriors battle with a different set of powers each game.
Tile Chess, a multiplayer chess variant played without a chess board.
X-Bugs, a combat game where futuristic bugs are represented by colorful tiddly winks.
Zombie Dice, a custom dice game where the faces are Brains, Shotgun Blasts and Feet. The goal is to push your luck stacking up zombie kills before your buddies.
Proteus, a custom dice game where the faces of the dice represent chess pieces. The goal is to change your pawns into higher pieces and take over all your buddies' pieces.
Gaming magazines produced by Steve Jackson Games have included:[15]
The Space Gamer (1980–1985) – Steve Jackson took over the magazine from Metagaming Concepts with issue #27, and transferred the magazine to Steve Jackson Games in 1982; the final issue from Steve Jackson Games was #76 in 1985, and the rights were sold to Diverse Talents Inc.
Fire & Movement (1982–1985) - a wargaming magazine purchased from Baron Publishing - sold to Diverse Talents in 1985
Autoduel Quarterly (1983–1992) - home for Car Wars material moved from The Space Gamer
Fantasy Gamer (1983–1984) - short-lived magazine split from Space Gamer
Roleplayer (1986–1993) - replaced The Space Gamer as the company's periodical for their fan base until SJGames started the new generalist magazine Pyramid
Pyramid (1993–1998) - published for 30 issues as a print magazine
Pyramid, volume 2 (1998–2008) – published weekly as a subscription-based online magazine
InUplink, a 2001 computer hacking simulation game by British software company Introversion Software, there is a company named Steve Jackson Games. While this company may occasionally offer hacking contracts to the player, its main feature is a Public Access Server which, if accessed, displays the following information:
Steve Jackson Games
Public Access Server
ATTENTION
This computer system has been seized
by the United States Secret Service
in the interests of National Security.
Your IP has been logged.
This jokingly refers to the 1990 raid by the US Secret Service. As noted in the Ultimate Uplink Guide, this was "put into the game because of the Secret Service Raid on the company, for supposedly making a 'Hacking Guide'. This guide was actually a work of total fiction for a game the company was making, and contained technology that didn't even exist".[16]
