Have you ever been on the fence about buying or backing a game? You're following along, you've watched some playthroughs and reviews, you have trust in the publisher, and you can afford the price. The game intrigues you, but you're just not sure yet. What questions do you ask to put you over the edge?

https://stonemaiergames.com/what-puts-you-over-the-edge-to-buy-back-a-game/

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I truly believe that the internet would be a better place if we more consistently asked ourselves a self-awareness question.

https://stonemaiergames.com/what-is-your-go-to-self-awareness-question-for-internet-interactions/

In today's video Jamey and Erica discuss our favorite long games (for me this is games that play in 3+ hours). Campaign games weren't eligible for this video.

https://youtu.be/K3MBlhG2_B8

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/

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

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/

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

https://youtu.be/7pLyT7R1iyo

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/

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