GURPS 40th?

According to sources, GURPS was released at the Origins Game Fair on July 3-6, 1986. This was not the Man-to-Man books, but the first edition release of the game.

This would make next year, July 3, 2026, the 40th anniversary of GURPS.

This is the ruby year, marking a significant milestone for people to come together. I would love a crowdfunded special 40th Anniversary red faux-leather edition of GURPS Characters and Campaigns, featuring a striking red cover, to commemorate the occasion. Clear red d6's and other add-ons would sweeten the deal.

We need a special community day, like Goodman Games does for Dungeon Crawl Classics, where volunteers run GURPS games at hobby shops, talk about the game, and just have our community's own little anniversary day, like a GURPS Day, every year where we spread goodwill, get people interested in the game, and share positive articles and information about our favorite game.

DCC Day last weekend was fun, and I shared little reviews and commentary about the game in a flood of articles. I think I wrote eight and shared all weekend for people looking for DCC content to "be in a place" and "read together." My general roleplaying site (SBRPG) received a significant amount of traffic, approximately five times the normal amount, as people searched for DCC Day and discovered my blog. I shared the publisher link for the local hobby shop events from the company site, so people could find it and join in the fun, meet other players, and get to know people at their local hobby stores.

I love these hobby-positive events and community organizing. It not only connects players to other players, but also strengthens local hobby shops and the community ecosystems for local gaming. Gaming is a grassroots, face-to-face social activity, and anything we can do to support our community and message makes our game stronger and our community the best place to play together.

GURPS needs an annual GURPS Day.

And we need to do a bunch of fun things for GURPS 40.