The best games from Jamey Stegmaier 🇺🇸👨 2026
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Who is Jamey Stegmaier anyway?
Jamey Stegmaier has been designing dice, card & board games since 2013. The game designer hails from USA🇺🇸, was born in 1981 and currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Stegmaier's first game "Viticulture" he developed in 2013 at the age of 32 - so he has been designing games for over 13 years. Famous Stegmaier games are for example Scythe, Charterstone, Tapestry & Viticulture.
Jamey has been designing board games his entire life, but in late 2011 he began developing his first published board game via Kickstarter: Viticulture: The Strategic Game of Winemaking. Jamey then designed Euphoria, a worker-placement game set in a dystopian future. Since then, Jamey has designed and published Scythe and Charterstone, as well as several expansions.
How good are "Jamey Stegmaier" games?
There are 6 games by Jamey Stegmaier in our Top1000 games list, making Stegmaier the #37 best game author out of a total of 708 authors in our database.
More information about Stegmaier
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List of best games by Jamey Stegmaier 2026
In this list we have listed the best board games that Jamey Stegmaier either designed himself - or was involved in designing.
Unfortunately, not all of Jamey Stegmaier's games are currently available. In the following list you can find all dice, board & card games by Jamey Stegmaier that you can buy 2026:
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Vantage
Cooperative
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Solo Mode
Campaign
Thematic
- 👥 1 - 6 Players
- ⏱️ 120 - 180 Minutes
- 🧒 14+ years old
- 🧩 Easy to learn
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Viticulture Essential Edition
BGG Top 100
Worker Placement
Solo Mode
Economy & Trade
Nature & Farming
Strategy Game
+16 more
- Hunter & Cron Award 2021🇩🇪
- Hunter & Cron Award 2022🇩🇪
- Victory Points as Resource
- Economics📈
- Farming🐄🚜
- Jamey Stegmaier🇺🇸👨
- Feuerland Spiele🇩🇪🏢
- 2015📆
- Italy🇮🇹
- Auction Start Player
- Turn order: auction
- Victory Points as a Resource
- Different Worker Types
- Worker Placement (different Workers)
- Worker Placement👷♂️
- BGG Top100🥇
More details for Viticulture Essential EditionStep into the charming, rustic world of Viticulture Essential Edition, where players assume the roles of individuals in picturesque, pre-modern Tuscany. Inherit meager vineyards, a handful of plots, an aged crushpad, a quaint cellar, and three diligent workers. With dreams of making their wineries renowned successes, players embark on an unforgettable journey.
- 👥 1 - 6 Players
- ⏱️ 45 - 90 Minutes
- 🧒 13+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
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Rolling Realms
Golden Geek (nominated)
Family Game
Solo Mode
Simultaneous Action
Roll & Write
Rolling Realms is a roll-and-write game designed by Jamey Stegmaier, born out of the desire to connect and engage with people globally during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. This game transcends the traditional board game format by allowing an infinite number of players to join, making it ideal for both live and virtual play sessions.
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Rolling Realms- 👥 1 - 6 Players
- ⏱️ 30 Minutes
- 🧒 14+ years old
- 🧩 Easy to learn
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Scythe
+9BGG Top 100
Storytelling
Sci-Fi
Area Control
Solo Mode
Economy & Trade
+25 more
- As d'Or 2017🇫🇷
- As d'Or🇫🇷 winners
- Deutscher Spielepreis 2017🇩🇪
- Hunter & Cron Award 2017🇩🇪
- Hunter & Cron Award 2019🇩🇪
- Hunter & Cron Award 2020🇩🇪
- Hunter & Cron Award 2021🇩🇪
- Hunter & Cron Award 2022🇩🇪
- Victory Points as Resource
- Movement Points
- popular on BGG🌟
- As d'Or🇫🇷 - Expert game.
- Prime Deal Day 2024💰
- Jamey Stegmaier🇺🇸👨
- Feuerland Spiele🇩🇪🏢
- Europa🇪🇺
- Victory Points as a Resource
- Movement Points
- Tech Tree
- Goblin Magnifico🇮🇹
- Jocul Anului în România🇷🇴
- Jogo do Ano🇵🇹
- Jogoeu User's Game (J.U.G.)🇵🇹
- Hunter & Cron 2017
- BGG Top100🥇
In the turbulent 1920s Europa, a period overshadowed by the aftermath of the first great war, a city-state known as "The Factory" stands at the center of attention. This capitalistic powerhouse, renowned for its heavily armored mechs that fueled the war, has mysteriously closed its doors, leaving neighboring nations vying for its secrets.
Nominated for 21 awards and won 10.
More details for Scythe- 👥 1 - 5 Players
- ⏱️ 115 Minutes
- 🧒 14+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Scythe
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Tapestry
+2Dragon Awards Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game
Tile-Laying
Civilization
Area Control
Solo Mode
Push Your Luck
Tapestry is a strategic board game designed by Jamey Stegmaier, intended for 1-5 players and lasting about two hours. The game invites players to weave the narrative of a civilization's journey from the dawn of humankind into the future, creating a unique and storied history that diverges from real-world events.
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
💰 4% cheaper on Amazon than at other retailers
More details for Tapestry- 👥 1 - 5 Players
- ⏱️ 90 - 120 Minutes
- 🧒 12+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
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Expeditions
Golden Geek (nominated)
Deck-Building
Worker Placement
Solo Mode
Exploration
Strategy Game
Players embark on a new adventure in Siberia, where a massive meteorite has awakened ancient corruption. Led by Dr. Tarkovsky, they explore the taiga in search of artifacts and glory while dealing with challenges. This competitive, card-driven exploration game involves building machines, using cards to gain power and unique abilities, and improving mechs to overcome corruption.
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Expeditions- 👥 1 - 5 Players
- ⏱️ 60 - 90 Minutes
- 🧒 14+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
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Charterstone
Golden Geek (nominated)
Medieval
Worker Placement
Solo Mode
Economy & Trade
Campaign
Charterstone invites players into the Kingdom of Greengully, where they are tasked with building a new village as part of a grand decree by the Forever King. This competitive legacy game evolves with each play, offering a unique and enduring experience.
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for Charterstone- 👥 1 - 6 Players
- ⏱️ 45 - 75 Minutes
- 🧒 14+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
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Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia
+1Board Game Quest Awards Best Production Values
Sci-Fi
Worker Placement
Strategy Game
Large Groups
Variable Powers
Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia is a thematic worker-placement game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players take on the role of leaders in a dystopian society, utilizing workers and recruits to exert their influence and expand their control.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia- 👥 2 - 6 Players
- ⏱️ 60 Minutes
- 🧒 13+ years old
- 🧩 Medium difficulty
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