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Talking about publishing expansions with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games - TCbH Expansion Month

April 30, 2026 Jack Eddy

Jamey Stegmaier is the cofounder & owner of Stonemaier games, as well as designer of many of their hits like Viticulture, Scythe and Tapestry.

00:00 - Why release 2 new expansions at once?

03:22 - Do you buy expansions for your games?

07:11 - How have your views on expansions changed over time?

12:23 - Do you think about expansion potential when publishing a game?

15:48 - Simultaneous release expansions

20:14 - Why not repackage expansions into Tokaido?

23:03 - What metrics do you consider on if it's worth it?

25:00 - Balancing release schedule?

26:39 - Expansions that could have been?

31:48 - Types of expansions (Jamey's question for Jack)

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