I think that makes sense for any product ordered in advance, as there’s an element of uncertainty and patience that the discount helps to reward. I think I only took advantage of the free shipping for a couple Scythe expansions and Wingspan, but would certainly order anything Stomemaier directly from the publisher to support them. For example, I set up two different product listings: One that everyone could see, and one that only Champions who were logged into Shopify could see. Jamey was answering our emails (which weren't even that urgent) during dinner with friends, just to let us know he'd get back to us after dinner.

Thanks for creating this project. Lessons Learned from Rhine Valley and Stonemaier Champions, Interviews, Media, and Promotion Requests, Lessons Learned from Quitting Kickstarter as a Creator, The Secrets of Mad King Jamey – Stonemaier Games, Self Publishing vs Working with a Publisher (KS Lesson #275).

Stonemaier Games has a stock of a broad option of Books at an unbeatable price. The total was 413 direct pre-orders, which was a little more than I expected. Orders are shipped from our St. Louis warehouse to any … Economically, how is it helpful to you to increase Champion enrollments if they are paying less than the shipping cost?

Two months ago, we launched a recurring membership program called Stonemaier Champion (read my article introducing it here). Typically there’s a key constraint that prevents us from doing this: If we want to send direct shipments to distributors in Asia, Australia/NZ, and Europe, we need to tell distributors the product exists while the product is still at the factory in China (i.e., 3 months before the release date).

I am not a reviewer. Use it before it's gone. 3.

Add in not having to cobble together a $100 cart and I'm likely in for this. While it apparently caused some grief with your retailers, you may have benefited from the viral marketing surrounding the BGG forum posts.
I work in retailer loyalty program space. I didn’t want to deal with the logistics of fulfillment, especially given how far in advance we announced those products. As a token of our appreciation, you will receive the following perks for a full year starting on the day that you become a Champion: Subscription to a monthly digest highlighting the key points from the top 5 new blog posts and videos, as well as alerts for all incoming Stonemaier products and reprints. We'll contact all Champions each month via a special newsletter to update you on all incoming new products and reprints, as well as highlights from the most popular blog posts and videos from the last month. It’s very easy to ship to distributors from the US, even if it takes a little longer to get to other regions.

Fortunately, Bold has been very accommodating, and as of a few weeks ago, it sends new members a customizable confirmation message after they sign up. Yes, SM selling their games early with free shipping does potentially hurt the FLGS, but not nearly as much as the online superstores do. I suspect the reason that there has been such phenomenal growth of Stonemaier Champions is that the intention of the program – to allow people to support your digital content creation – is significantly misaligned with the implementation of the program – which, as you mentioned, is effectively Amazon Prime for Stonemaier Games (particularly as many of the preorder notifications as part of your regular email have made it clear that, if ordering direct from you, it was cheaper to ‘purchase’ Stonemaier Champion plus the game [particularly while you offered an additional discount on top of free shipping] than to just purchase the game). Orders will ship worldwide from US/UK/CA/AU fulfillment centers within 7 business days.

Preorders ship within the month (typically 2-3 weeks). I figured most people would just order from their preferred retailer, especially since we were offering it at full MSRP. The Stonemaier Champion 2020 t-shirt is for printed on soft Bella Canvas fabric using the premium "blend" inking system. The process wasn’t entirely as smooth as it should have been, but I tried to learn quickly. But I think our Champion program my have boosted that number. Buy Wingspan Game For $60. I’m in Mexico, hope soon they will extend to here. I was curious what others thought about the program? I’d like to ask why you did not ship the expansion from China to EU, AU? I can wait the 2-4 weeks to get something at my FLGS, which will also sell it to me at 20% off MSRP. Why wouldn't one become a Champion if pre-ordering this game? So all customers now order though the same link, and Champions enter a promo code at checkout for shipping (it only works for Champions). Had a broken piece in Viticulture - got a replacement super fast and without any hassle. So that morning I closed pre-orders and reported the total to my broker.

Jamey is awesome.

Like, the product I’m announcing this coming Wednesday won’t release until August–there’s still plenty of lead time for you to pre-order a copy from your preferred retailer. No Stonemaier isn't selling their games on Amazon and No, pre-orders are not a Champion perk.Oh yeah, and let's talk about that Stonemaier Champion email leak, shall we?Thank you for watching. It seems like for an extra two bucks you get the game maybe a week earlier? It's been an honor to work with him. And $12 a month isn't too bad, especially for quality content. A monthly digest + early acquisition is not worth the extra money I'd be spending imo. Green is the only color. MORE+.

I have a big heart for the Scythe Kickstarter, which was my second Kickstarter pledge ever, so I have very fond memories of getting so much cool stuff from it. 3 time Canadian Champion. I wish we could charge less than MSRP for direct sales, but retailers and distributors would gut us if we did.

I would also like to point out that, at least in my experience, Stonemaier games are one of the few companies that actually give you more ziplock baggies than you need! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Fortunately, we didn’t have that constraint on Rhine Valley, as it comes in such a small box. I’ve also added more international fulfillment centers for preorders. You’re right that Stonemaier Champion doesn’t work as well for international customers. Thank you for sharing this! 4 Intriguing Alternatives to Kickstarter October 8, 2020; Self Publishing vs Working with a Publisher (KS Lesson #275) October 5, 2020; Stonemaier Games 2020 Charity Auction: What’s Different This Year?

Join our community! This was important for me to know so I could report the total number of direct pre-orders to my broker, and that amount would be deducted from the total available to distributors. If someone starts as a champion today, do they have access to all prior entrepreneurial videos? Yeah, I already barely read the Stonemaier Ambassador emails I get and just look to see if any new games / expansions are being announced. This may seem like a normal thing for a publisher to do, but it was actually a reversal on a previous decision. Thank you for becoming a Stonemaier Champion! I was about to email him for clarification given how big of a shift it was. All anyone knew was a name (no MSRP, no SKU, no release date). ;), :) That’s quite a typo, but I think I’ll leave it there. Enter your email address to receive future blog posts in your inbox. :).

Even though the majority of Wingspan’s lifetime sales will come from distribution and localization, that little boost at the beginning enables us to get the product off the ground running. When my wife and I were playing Charterstone, we'd be mid game in need of some rules clarification a few times, and someone from Stonemaier would usually answer a Q&A post on boardgamegeek quickly enough that we'd have the ruling while we were still playing. It was created and sold because they wanted to do it and because profit or not, if would not make any visual dent in their accounting. The game was a huge success, in large part to the fact that the price point was really low for what you were getting in terms of components and packaging. If Riot had gone through a more traditional distribution route, the game would've easily cost $120 if not more, and who knows if it would be the success story it is today. So I asked my broker a question that I will be asking whenever we announce pre-orders for a new product: On exactly which day do you need to finalize distributor orders? Before we announced Rhine Valley, we had 263 Champions. Unlimited free US shipping on all orders from our website. During that time I sent out an e-newsletter to all subscribers, as well as an e-newsletter to our champions and multiple posts in the Viticulture Facebook group. Pretty great customer service I thought. ^-^ Rules ; Subscriptions ; Bookmarks ; Search ; Account ; Moderators; Recommend . Unlimited free US shipping on all orders from our website. Jamie, I’d like to order a copy of Wingspan for my dad for his birthday. Thanks for your note! One year ago, I started a little experiment called “Stonemaier Champion.” The idea was to give people the opportunity to contribute $12 annually to support the 100+ blog posts and 100+ YouTube videos (now 150+) I create each year for the benefit of creators, entrepreneurs, and game designers. Absolutely, Jeremy.

Thanks Angel! Sean: We’re working on a reprint of Tuscany Essential right now, and it should be available in August/September. Come discuss games like Codenames, Arkham Horror, Terra Mystica, and all your other favorite games! A bit conflicted. The #1 reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games and board game culture. So saying that I can pre-order from you and guarantee a copy really doesn’t apply – especially as the shipping is $24. A board game company run by Jamey Stegmaier, co-founded by Alan Stone, and assisted by Joe Aubrey & Alex Schmidt. 1. I think maybe your concern is that we’d print a new game and then sell out to direct pre-order customers (mostly in the US)?


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