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Late last night I returned from an amazing 3-day trip to Montreal, primarily to attend a gaming convention called Ludicon (~1400 attendees). Despite a multi-leg flight both ways and a very social weekend for this introvert, I returned feeling rejuvenated, hopeful, and energized. https://stonemaiergames.com/3-rejuvenating-days-at-ludicon-in-montreal/

In today's autumnal video, Jamey and Erica discuss their favorite cozy games. Defining elements of a cozy game include theme, art, comforting, relaxing, no stress or tension, low interaction, curl up with a book with a lot of cushions and hot cocoa. https://youtu.be/3A4Cu39kEcM

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Over the last 45 days, Will has rapidly added some features that exponentially expand Portal’s utility for Stonemaier Games (and, I suspect, other publishers–hence why I’m writing this). To highlight the extent of its positive impact, I appreciated Portal so much that last I week I asked Will if Stonemaier Games could start pay for the service (he said yes).   https://stonemaiergames.com/the-portal-has-rapidly-become-even-more-useful/

In today's video I discuss my favorite dice-driven games. https://youtu.be/mk3IhXnoTQ4

Your generosity of insights, feedback, and ideas is truly amazing: I’ve learned so much from the 800+ comments you’ve made over the last week on the Facebook and website versions of my article about ready-to-ship launches vs crowdfunding. Here are my top 7 big conclusions from your comments: https://stonemaiergames.com/top-7-big-conclusions-from-your-800-comments/

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I'm not surprised that collectible card games are booming, but I am baffled by them. In nearly every way, random booster packs in CCGs do not serve customers as well as the standard tabletop method of including all cards in the game. https://stonemaiergames.com/random-booster-packs-is-there-any-way-they-serve-customers/

In today's video I'm sharing my favorite non-TCG (trading card game) games that Magic players (and other TCG players) might enjoy. I also talk a little about things that TCGs rarely do (e.g., solo play and cooperative play). https://youtu.be/rGjh5akRwCw

Many crowdfunded games of a similar weight, aesthetic appeal, polish, quality, price, and region-friendly fulfillment--even from less-established publishers with a much smaller reach than Stonemaier Games--have attracted more early-adopter customers than our launches. Why is that? And does it highlight a problem or an asset? https://stonemaiergames.com/can-a-ready-to-ship-launch-ever-capture-the-magic-of-crowdfunding/

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We've had two long-standing pricing practices that often raise questions, so today I thought I'd consolidate both into a post about pricing. One is about why we don't reveal the exact price for new products before they launch on our webstore, and the other is about why we charge full MSRP at conventions. I don't think we are alone among publishers for these practices due to the reasons explained below. https://stonemaiergames.com/pricing-launch-secrecy-and-convention-msrp/

In today's video we have a battle royale of direct-conflict games...and the people who chose them! https://youtu.be/5aH3WgQYxOc

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. https://stonemaiergames.com/the-stonemaier-strategy-guide/