Stonemaier Streams

The Current State of Crowdfunding Marketing (2026)

Today I received an enlightening email from a fellow publisher–someone who has used crowdfunding successfully for multiple projects–about their struggles with certain typ

Game Day, Disc Golf Worlds, Ted Lasso, and More! (September 2 2026 Livecast)

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics! https://youtube.com/live/3ltoyqJMiTA

Admirable Goals vs Successful Crowdfunding

In a recent article, Colby offers a transparent, humble, and vulnerable perspective about his crowdfunding philosophy, how it didn't result in a successful first launch o

Resource Systems: 17 Design Tools

I discuss different resource systems in games; specifically, different types of costs to put things (cards, tiles, miniatures, dice, etc) into play.   https://youtu.be/

One Thousand Ratings in One Month

We always try to make games that are easy to get to the table, but this is absurd: Just one month after customers started receiving copies of Wingspan Pocket, the game al

Restocks, Realms, and Radio (August 26 2026 Livecast)

https://youtube.com/live/2qdjl8wcTGQ

4 Examples of Good, Bad, and Mixed Communication from Our Iceland Trip

I'm always fascinated by how someone handles communication when things don't go as planned, and we had a few such situations arise during our recent Iceland trip. Here's

All Stonemaier Games (1 Minute Per Game)

Jamey summarizes each Stonemaier game (2013-2026) in 1 minute or less. https://youtu.be/drnFyqz2Y_I

10 Ways to Offer VIP Status Without Exclusion, Gatekeeping, or Elitism

I want our customers to feel like very important people (even if they aren't Stonemaier Champions), so I appreciate the variety of these VIP techniques.   https://stone

Iceland, Puffins, World of Wingspan, and More! (August 19 2026 Livecast)

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics! https://youtube.com/live/tGS_5OTLtSE

Top 10 Easy To Learn / Deep Strategy Games

Jamey and Erica discuss their favorite medium-weight games with simple rules, easy to learn, and high strategic depth.   https://youtu.be/j-Z6CFfq69c

A Surprising Opinion About Promos (and Game Store Customers)

I follow Games Unlimited PGH (@gamesunlimitedpgh) on Instagram, and Kylie frequently offers really helpful retailer perspectives for publishers to consider. One of his r

Literary Birthday, Spider Man, Red Rising, and More! (August 5 2026 Livecast)

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics! https://youtube.com/live/Sz7s4wqrmQ4

This Question About Our Games Stumped Me

On Sunday afternoon I received an email with a question that stumped me. I knew the answer, but I was at a complete lack of resources to provide an adequate response. Th

My Top 10 Favorite Games: Art as a Mechanism

In today's video I explore games where the art plays a key role in the gameplay. https://youtu.be/C-ivNU0wmCk

The Proof-of-Play Model: My Thoughts

I recently read an interesting announcement on Board Game Wire that Scott Brady (co-designer of one of my favorite party games, Caution Signs, along with some others I re

Gen Con, Playtesting, Card Markets, and More! (July 29 2026 Livecast)

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics!   https://youtube.com/live/GTfjOIXu8sk

Gen Con 2026: Stonemaier Games and 2 Hidden Gems

Welcome to Gen Con week! In a similar way to Essen Spiel, the games, announcements, and events at Gen Con attract attention well beyond the tens of thousands of attendees

What Puts You Over the Edge to Buy/Back a Game?

Have you ever been on the fence about buying or backing a game? You're following along, you've watched some playthroughs and reviews, you have trust in the publisher, and

Shipping Update, The Odyssey, Games, and More! (July 22 2026 Livecast)

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics!   https://youtube.com/live/lHR0RKD0KsY