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** ''Vantage'' (2025)



** Similarly, many games also try to hide the St. Louis Gateway Arch somewhere in the artwork as a nod to the company's headquarters.

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** Similarly, many games also try to hide the St. Louis Gateway Arch somewhere in the artwork as a nod to the company's headquarters.headquarters.
* OneWordTitle: Jamey is a big fan of this; of his ten games so far, eight have single-word names.
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** ''Expeditions'' (2023)

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** ''Expeditions'' (2023)(2023)[[note]]A standalone sequel to Scythe and also set in the 1920+ setting[[/note]]
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** "Wyrmspan" (2024)

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** "Wyrmspan" ''Wyrmspan'' (2024)
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** "Wyrmspan" (2024)
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!!Common tropes within Stonemaier Games products:
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** Most games feature Jamey Stegmaier's cats, Biddy and Walter, hidden somewhere in the game's art.
** Similarly, many games also try to hide the St. Louis Gateway Arch somewhere in the artwork as a nod to the company's headquarters.
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*** ''Rolling Realms Redux''' (2024)


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** ''Apiary'' (2024)

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*** ''Viticulture: Moor Visitors Expansion'' (2016)

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*** ''Viticulture: Moor Visitors Expansion'' Visitors'' (2016)



*** ''Tapestry: Fantasies & Futures'' (2023)



** ''Expeditions'' (2023)



*** ''Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets & Soirees Expansion'' (2021)

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*** ''Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets & Soirees Expansion'' Soirees'' (2021)
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** ''Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest'' (2022)

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** ''Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest'' (2022)(2022)[[note]]Remake of an out of print game[[/note]]
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*** ''Tapestry: Plans and Ploys'' (2020)

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*** ''Tapestry: Plans and & Ploys'' (2020)
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'''Stonemaier Games''' is a [[TabletopGameCompanies Tabletop Game Company]] based in Saint Louis, Missouri and founded by game designer Jamey Stegmaier. First growing to attention for being one of the early tabletop game creators to adopt UsefulNotes/Kickstarter as their primary means of funding and hyping their games, since ''Scythe'' they have moved away from the platform in favor of a more bespoke and experimental approach to releasing each game. On top of their strong theming and EuroGame design sensibilities, they are also known for their partnership with Automa Game Factory, which has played a major role in popularising the use of TabletopGameAI.

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'''Stonemaier Games''' is a [[TabletopGameCompanies Tabletop Game Company]] based in Saint Louis, Missouri and founded by game designer Jamey Stegmaier. First growing to attention for being one of the early tabletop game creators to adopt UsefulNotes/Kickstarter UsefulNotes/{{Kickstarter}} as their primary means of funding and hyping their games, since ''Scythe'' they have moved away from the platform in favor of a more bespoke and experimental approach to releasing each game. On top of their strong theming and EuroGame design sensibilities, they are also known for their partnership with Automa Game Factory, which has played a major role in popularising the use of TabletopGameAI.
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'''Stonemaier Games''' is a [[TabletopGameCompanies Tabletop Game Company]] based in Saint Louis, Missouri and founded by game designer Jamey Stegmaier. First growing to attention for being one of the early tabletop game creators to adopt UsefulNotes/Kickstarter as their primary means of funding and hyping their games, since ''Scythe'' they have moved away from the platform in favor of a more bespoke and experimental approach to releasing each game. On top of their strong theming and EuroGame design sensibilities, they are also known for their partnership with Automa Game Factory, which has played a major role in popularising the use of TabletopGameAI.

Stonemaier Games is also well-known for running [[https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/ a blog]] which documents many of the lessons learned with running crowdfunding campaigns, creating tabletop games, and more generally running a business. Their posts specifically related to Kickstarter are compiled [[https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter/lessons/ here]].
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!!Games published by Stonemaier Games:
* '''Designed or co-designed by Jamey Stegmaier:'''
** ''Viticulture'' (2013)
*** ''Viticulture: Tuscany'' (2014)
*** ''Viticulture Essential Edition'' (2015)
*** ''Viticulture: Tuscany Essential Edition'' (2016)
*** ''Viticulture: Moor Visitors Expansion'' (2016)
*** ''Viticulture: Visit from the Rhine Valley'' (2018)
*** ''Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion'' (2022)
** ''Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia'' (2013)
*** ''Euphoria: Ignorance Is Bliss'' (2019)
** ''TabletopGame/{{Scythe}}'' (2016)
*** ''Scythe: Invaders from Afar'' (2016)
*** ''Scythe: The Wind Gambit'' (2017)
*** ''Scythe: The Rise of Fenris'' (2018)
*** ''Scythe: Encounters'' (2018)
*** ''Scythe: Modular Board'' (2019)
** ''Charterstone'' (2017)
** ''Tapestry'' (2019)
*** ''Tapestry: Plans and Ploys'' (2020)
*** ''Tapestry: Arts & Architecture'' (2021)
** ''Rolling Realms'' (2021)[[note]]Original print & play game released in 2020[[/note]]
** ''Literature/RedRising'' (2021)
** ''Smitten'' (2022)
* '''Designed by other creators:'''
** ''Between Two Cities'' (2015)
*** ''Between Two Cities: Capitals'' (2017)
*** ''Between Two Cities Essential Edition'' (2022)
** ''My Little Scythe'' (2017)
*** ''My Little Scythe: Pie in the Sky'' (2020)
** ''Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig'' (2018)
*** ''Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets & Soirees Expansion'' (2021)
** ''TabletopGame/{{Wingspan}}'' (2019)
*** ''Wingspan: European Expansion'' (2019)
*** ''Wingspan: Oceania Expansion'' (2020)
*** ''Wingspan: Asian Expansion'' (2022)
** ''Pendulum'' (2020)
** ''Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest'' (2022)
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