Stonemaier Streams

Today I discuss my favorite legacy games--games featuring permanent changes that can't be undone--out of the roughly 25 that I've played. Legacy games often feature unlocks, surprises, and consequences in a campaign format.

https://youtu.be/0rc1h6WlOhI

14 years ago today--on September 10, 2012--Viticulture reached its funding goal on Kickstarter. I consider this the official day that Stonemaier Games was born, and I'm so grateful for those original backers for giving birth to that game and this company.

I don't have a monumental topic today; rather, I have a few bite-size topics on which I've ruminated recently. I'd love to hear your thoughts about any of them.

https://stonemaiergames.com/bits-and-bobs-5-recent-thoughts-about-tabletop-publishing/

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics!

https://youtube.com/live/fj8OVuT9BPA

At Stonemaier Games,  our staff and contributors now include a total of my 6 full-time coworkers, 1 part-time coworker and cofounder, a number of key independent contractors and creatives (designers and artists), and another 100+ paid volunteers (proofreaders and playtesters). I am so lucky to work with such talented, passionate, and kind people every day.

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/labor-day-2026-whats-new-this-year/

In today's video I share my top 10 favorite tabletop games of all time as of right now (September 2026).

https://youtu.be/MhJHqacHXEs

Today I received an enlightening email from a fellow publisher–someone who has used crowdfunding successfully for multiple projects–about their struggles with certain types of marketing and advertising. I’ll explore this publisher’s struggles and share some constructive opinions.

https://stonemaiergames.com/the-current-state-of-crowdfunding-marketing-2026/

Join Jamey for an hour of Stonemaier Games news, questions, answers, and random discussion topics!

https://youtube.com/live/3ltoyqJMiTA

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 of The Monolith, and the adjustments he's made for the current campaign. Today I'll share my thoughts Colby's initial goals and how they've evolved.

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/admirable-goals-vs-successful-crowdfunding/

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/Ow3V4zWB82o

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 already has over 1,000 ratings on BoardGameGeek. People are getting the game and actually playing it right away--this is a publisher's dream!

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/one-thousand-ratings-in-one-month/