Jamey Stegmaier - Board Game Designer (Credit: Jamey Stegmaier)

Who is Jamey Stegmaier?

Jamey Stegmaier is a board game designer based in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the co-founder of Stonemaier Games, alongside Alan Stone, and designed popular titles such as Scythe, Viticulture and Charterstone.

Stegmaier used the crowdfunding website Kickstarter for a large majority of his games, raising a grand total of over $3.2 million for eight games. Jamey is an active member of the board game community, sharing his knowledge of crowdfunding and the gaming industry to followers of his work. He also released a book on crowdfunding, and is always willing to talk to gamers about his work.

Alongside Stonemaier Games, Jamey also runs his own board game YouTube Channel and his own personal blog page.

The Scythe Collection

All of Jamey Stegmaier's game are popular on the Zatu store, but the most successful series is Scythe. This game was originally released through a Kickstarter campaign which raised over $1.8 million, with over 17,00 backers.

Scythe went on to win five Golden Geek Awards, including Board Game of the Year and Strategy Game of the Year. The glorious artwork from Jakub Rozalski sets the scene for an alternate 1920's Europe, and was also recognised by the Golden Geek Awards.

The base game has spawned three expansions; Invaders from Afar, The Wind Gambit, and The Rise of Fenris, which have continued the in-depth story.

Who is Jamey Stegmaier?

Jamey Stegmaier is a board game designer based in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the co-founder of Stonemaier Games, alongside Alan Stone, and designed popular titles such as Scythe, Viticulture and Charterstone.

Stegmaier used the crowdfunding website Kickstarter for a large majority of his games, raising a grand total of over $3.2 million for eight games. Jamey is an active member of the board game community, sharing his knowledge of crowdfunding and the gaming industry to followers of his work. He also released a book on crowdfunding, and is always willing to talk to gamers about his work.

Alongside Stonemaier Games, Jamey also runs his own board game YouTube Channel and his own personal blog page.

Jamey Stegmaier - Board Game Designer (Credit: Jamey Stegmaier)

The Scythe Collection

All of Jamey Stegmaier's game are popular on the Zatu store, but the most successful series is Scythe. This game was originally released through a Kickstarter campaign which raised over $1.8 million, with over 17,00 backers.

Scythe went on to win five Golden Geek Awards, including Board Game of the Year and Strategy Game of the Year. The glorious artwork from Jakub Rozalski sets the scene for an alternate 1920's Europe, and was also recognised by the Golden Geek Awards.

The base game has spawned three expansions; Invaders from Afar, The Wind Gambit, and The Rise of Fenris, which have continued the in-depth story.

DID YOU KNOW?

Jamey Stegmaier's eight crowdfunding campaigns have raised over $3.2 million. The Stonemaier Games founder documented about his crowdfunding journey on his online blog and also released a book entitled; A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide. Readers will learn about crowdfunding, entrepreneurship, and putting customers' needs before their own in order to form a community. 

WE SPEAK TO JAMEY!

Charterstone Q&A with Jamey Stegmaier

By Martyn Poole | 26/06/2017

We speak with Stonemaier Games creator Jamey Stegmaier about upcoming village-builder legacy game, Charterstone.

Q&A with Scythe Creator Jamey Stegmaier

By Josh | 04/10/2016

We were fortunate enough this week to interview Jamey Stegmaier, the creator of the hugely successful board game Scythe! We spoke to him about the unparalleled success of the original game, as well as the upcoming Invaders From Afar expansion.

THE JAMEY STEGMAIER COLLECTION

SCYTHE

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Set in an alternate reality 1920’s Europe, Scythe sees players attempting to expand their faction's dominance across territory whilst harvesting resources, creating upgrades and battling your rivals. The game rewards you for conducting many different types of engine building, leading to a great variety in play styles.

VITICULTURE

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In Viticulture you take on the role of a vineyard owner. You have a few plots of land, an old crushpad, a tiny cellar and three workers. You're going to compete to make your winery a proper success. Players will determine how they wish to allocate their workers throughout the different seasons of the year.

CHARTERSTONE

£55.16Out Of Stock

Charterstone is a worker placement game where players take on the roles of candidates in charge of their own charter within the Kingdom of Greengully. Your aim is to impress the Forever King. This is a legacy title, meaning your decisions can and will permanently impact and evolve the main board.

SCYTHE

£63.95Add to basket

Set in an alternate reality 1920’s Europe, Scythe sees players attempting to expand their faction's dominance across territory whilst harvesting resources, creating upgrades and battling your rivals. The game rewards you for conducting many different types of engine building, leading to a great variety in play styles.

£63.95Add to basket

VITICULTURE

£47.99Add to basket

In Viticulture you take on the role of a vineyard owner. You have a few plots of land, an old crushpad, a tiny cellar and three workers. You're going to compete to make your winery a proper success. Players will determine how they wish to allocate their workers throughout the different seasons of the year.

£47.99Add to basket

CHARTERSTONE

£55.16Out Of Stock

Charterstone is a worker placement game where players take on the roles of candidates in charge of their own charter within the Kingdom of Greengully. Your aim is to impress the Forever King. This is a legacy title, meaning your decisions can and will permanently impact and evolve the main board.

£55.16Out Of Stock