Creator / Stonemaier Games

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Stonemaier Games is a 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 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 Euro Game design sensibilities, they are also known for their partnership with Automa Game Factory, which has played a major role in popularising the use of Tabletop Game A.I..

Stonemaier Games is also well-known for running 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 here.

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 (2016)
    • Viticulture: Visit from the Rhine Valley (2018)
    • Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion (2022)
  • Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia (2013)
    • Euphoria: Ignorance Is Bliss (2019)
  • 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 & Ploys (2020)
    • Tapestry: Arts & Architecture (2021)
    • Tapestry: Fantasies & Futures (2023)
  • Rolling Realms (2021)^note Original print & play game released in 2020
    • Rolling Realms Redux' (2024)
  • Red Rising (2021)
  • Smitten (2022)
  • Expeditions (2023)^note A standalone sequel to Scythe and also set in the 1920+ setting
  • Vantage (2025)
• 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 (2021)
  • Wingspan (2019)
    • Wingspan: European Expansion (2019)
    • Wingspan: Oceania Expansion (2020)
    • Wingspan: Asian Expansion (2022)
  • Pendulum (2020)
  • Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest (2022)^note Remake of an out of print game
  • Apiary (2024)
  • Wyrmspan (2024)

Common tropes within Stonemaier Games products:

• Creator Cameo:
  • 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.
• One-Word Title: Jamey is a big fan of this; of his ten games so far, eight have single-word names.