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• SStonemaier Games2026-10-15✓ Read

  The Stonemaier Strategy Magazine

  In the early ‘90s, I was fascinated by a magazine called Nintendo Power. It was mostly a strategy guide for Nintendo video games, complete with vibrant visuals showing levels and hidden areas in games like Mario Bros., Zelda, and TMNT. Despite not even owning a Nintendo gaming console, the magazine made me feel like I had access to dozens of hidden worlds.

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• SStonemaier Games2026-10-12✓ Read

  Is Growth Good?

  I’ll never forget a brief conversation I had with a friend in the game industry around 10 years ago. We were talking about a publisher with 20 employees, and they were looking to hire more people. I asked my friend, “Is having more employees inherently better?” His answer–a resounding YES–was memorable because (a) it wasn’t

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• SStonemaier Games2026-10-08✓ Read

  Questions for The Bits: My Answers (Part 2)

  A few days ago I posted an article with my answers to some of the questions I asked Joe from Allplay and Nick from Bitewing on their podcast (The Bits), and today I’m back with a few more responses. Also, the podcast is now available–check it out to hear their fascinating answers! 4. What’s a

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• SStonemaier Games2026-10-05✓ Read

  Questions for The Bits: My Answers (Part 1)

  I love listening to publishers speak publicly, frankly, and openly about their business decisions. Two such publishers are Joe from Allplay and Nick from Bitewing, both of whom share their thoughts and often field questions from guests on a podcast called The Bits. I also love asking questions, so I reached out to Joe and

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• SStonemaier Games2026-10-01✓ Read

  Why? Why? Why?

  Over the last 14 years at Stonemaier Games, many times we’ve asked ourselves why things are the way they are (both in the game industry and within our company). This led to us being one of the first publishers to offer region-friendly shipping, to Stonemaier leaving behind crowdfunding in 2015, and eventually to me hiring my wonderful team of coworkers starting in 2020.

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• SStonemaier Games2026-09-28✓ Read

  Announcement Trailers: Our Current Method (2026)

  Ranging from our Kickstarter trailer videos from 2012-2015 (featuring me and Alan talking directly to the camera) to polished, animated trailers with voiceovers from 2016-2024, we’ve tried a variety of approaches to the initial video introduction. Starting in 2025, we tried a new method that I’ll discuss today. A Few Disclaimers First, some groundwork: I

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• SStonemaier Games2026-09-24✓ Read

  Design Day 2026 Recap

  This weekend, just a few days before yesterday’s Braided Skies reveal, Stonemaier Games hosted its 13th annual Design Day. On Sunday, the Design Day itself featured designers, playtesters, and gamers from St. Louis and around the country for 12+ hours of playtesting and gaming at Pieces Board Game Bar and Cafe. The purpose of Design

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• SStonemaier Games2026-09-21✓ Read

  Spending Big Bucks on Prelaunch Ads: Worth the Squeeze?

  On Wednesday we will reveal our final new game for 2026, a big Euro game called Braided Skies. We’ll share information about the game with people who already follow Stonemaier Games, but that’s a fraction of the people who could potentially enjoy this game. So starting soon after the reveal, we will run some ads on Facebook and Instagram to invite people to sign up for a notification when the ready-to-ship game launches on our webstore in mid-October.

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