Stonemaier Streams

Launch Day Results: Wingspan Pocket, Duel of Meloch, and Heroes & Villains

A full day has now passed since we launched 3 new products (plus 2 accessories) on the Stonemaier Games webstore, so I thought I'd share a few observations about the launch and sales data collected for each product.

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/launch-day-results-wingspan-pocket-duel-of-meloch-and-heroes-villains/

Launch Day! (July 15 2026 Livecast)

July 15, 2026 is the launch day (starting around 10:00 am Central) for Wingspan Pocket, Duel of Meloch, and Origin Story: Heroes & Villains.

 

https://youtube.com/live/j3_tQo_EkVk

What Do We Really Want from a Sequel?

Taking a note from Hollywood, the tabletop game industry has been enamored with sequels for the last decade. It makes sense: If people already like X game, a way to serve that audience is to make X2.

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/what-do-we-really-want-from-a-sequel/

Favorite Mechanisms: 2026 Mid-Year

In today's video I discuss my favorite mechanisms in new-to-me games and expansions so far in 2026.

 

https://youtu.be/7pLyT7R1iyo

The Current State of Digital Versions of Tabletop Games (2026)

Tabletop play is always our top priority at Stonemaier Games. We design games for the tabletop, we playtest games on the tabletop, and we only sell physical versions of games.

However, over the years my appreciation has grown for the existence of digital versions of tabletop games, as those licenses allow us to serve our customers in a few important ways...

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/the-current-state-of-digital-versions-of-tabletop-games-2026/

Origin Story: Heroes & Villains, Instagram Cooking, Reviews, and More! (July 7 2026 Livecast)

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

 

https://youtube.com/live/FFLREPwp654

Elevating Wingspan Pocket: PPC Product Design Playtests

In some ways, Wingspan Pocket is one of our smallest games. It’s only around 6x4x2 inches, it only takes 30 minutes to play, and it asks each player to manage only 1 row of bird cards. Yet by another metric it is our biggest game, as there are 175,000 units in the first English print run, by far the most in our 14-year history.

With that much at stake, we really, really needed to get it right.

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/elevating-wingspan-pocket-ppc-product-design-playtests/

Favorite Games of 2026: Mid-Year New-to-Me

I discuss my favorite new-to-me games (including expansions and sequels) of 2026 (January-June). This is not limited to 2026 releases.

 

https://youtu.be/v7fCV7jf0c4

A Unique Strategy for Creating and Crowdfunding Games: 6 Questions for Best With 1

Gabe Barrett runs Best With 1 Games, and over the last few years I've seen him adapt a really interesting strategy for creating and launching games. With their latest game, Stonefall, in its final days on Gamefound, Gabe was kind to take some time to answer questions about his methods.

 

https://stonemaiergames.com/34671-2/

Wingspan Pocket Full Reveal and More! (July 1 2026 Livecast)

Join Jamey and special guest Elizabeth to learn about Wingspan Pocket!

 

https://youtube.com/live/6JCCSCGdKng