Jamey Stegmaier
Jamey Stegmaier (born 1981 ) is an American game designer , publisher and book author. He is the managing director of the publishing house Stonemaier Games , in which he publishes his own games as well as games by other authors.
biography
Jamey Stegmaier grew up in Virginia and went to Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri . There he founded the publishing house Stonemaier Games together with Alan Stone and published his first game Viticulture in 2013 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. With Euphoria and several additions to Viticulture , especially Tuscany: Expand the World of Viticulture 2014, he realized more games via kickstarter. In 2015 Viticulture Essential Edition and Tuscany Essential Edition as well as his book A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community about his experiences with crowdfunding and the platform Kickstarter.com , about which he also writes in his publishing blog in the kickstarter lessons .
In 2016, the strategy game Scythe appeared , which was released internationally and received awards. The German version of the game was published by the German publisher Feuerland Spiele . Several additions were also published for Scythe . In 2017 Charterstone came onto the market, a game based on the legacy principle , in which it evolves with each game round.
Publications
Ludography (selection)
- Viticulture (with Alan Stone; 2013)
- Euphoria (with Alan Stone; Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia , 2013)
- Tuscany: Expand the World of Viticulture (with Morten Monrad Pedersen and Alan Stone, 2014)
- Viticulture Essential Edition (with Morten Monrad Pedersen and Alan Stone, 2015)
- Tuscany Essential Edition (with Morten Monrad Pedersen and Alan Stone, 2015)
- Scythe (2016)
- Scythe: Invaders from Afar (2016)
- Scythe: The Wind Gambit (with Kai Starck, 2017)
- Charterstone (2017)
- Scythe: The Rise of Fenris (with Ryan Lopez DeVinaspre, 2018)
- My Little Scythe (2018)
- Viticulture: Visit from the Rhine Valley (2018)
- Tapestry (2019)
Books
- A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community. (2015)
Awards
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Swiss Gamers Award
- Scythe (2017)
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As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Expert
- Scythe (2017)
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German game award
- Scythe : 2017, 4th place
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International Gamers Award
- Scythe : Nomination 2017
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Japan Boardgame Prize
- Viticulture: Essential Edition : 2017, Voters' Selection 7th place
Web links
- Stonemaier Games
- Kickstarter Lessons Full List - Chronological
- Jamey Stegmaier in the Luding games database
- Jamey Stegmaier in the board game database BoardGameGeek (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Stegmaier, Jamey |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American game designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1981 |