From a basement fulfillment center in Akron, Ohio, Declutter Go! makes a dice game that turns organizing into short, guided decluttering sprints. Certified Professional Organizer Lynne Poulton created the game after nearly a decade of organizing work, building on 25 years as a licensed social worker and her experience with clients who struggle to get started. The company also offers an eight-week virtual academy that uses the game, group accountability and guided activities to help people build lasting organizing habits.
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Late for the Sky Production CompanySince 1984, Cincinnati-based Late for the Sky Production Company has been making specialty board games, beginning with MIAMIOPOLY and growing its college-themed games into a catalog covering about 80 major U.S. universities. The company also creates custom games built from a client’s own ideas, images and traditions. Its games are made in the USA at its Cincinnati facility, using domestic components and an evolving mix of recycled and recyclable materials.CINCINNATI, OH
Doolittle GamingColumbus, Ohio-based Doolittle Gaming is an independent board game publisher founded by Taylor Doolittle. Its first game, Reincardnated, launched successfully on Kickstarter in 2021 and turns players’ incarnations through 60 unique beings into competing Life Lines shaped by Karma and personal Life Purpose cards. The company says it plans to build a broader catalog of games in the years ahead.
Free Period PressCleveland-based Free Period Press turns research about living well into bright, playful paper goods that help people slow down, unplug and care for themselves. Founded by Lora to address her own overachieving, productivity-focused habits, the company creates friendly tools for reflection, creative downtime and grounded routines, including its made-in-Cleveland Habit Tracker Calendar. Free Period Press also works with independent artists and designers to bring its screen-free products to life.CLEVELAND, OH
Evermade, LLCHusband-and-wife team Shaun and Lauren Salzberg run Evermade, a U.S.-based family business that creates award-winning games and puzzles designed to make learning feel like play. Shaun started the company in 2016 with Snippets, a road-trip word game, and the lineup now includes brainy math games such as Proof! alongside illustrated puzzle books and hidden-message jigsaws. Evermade produces its card games and puzzle books in the USA and uses recycled, responsibly sourced materials and vegetable-based inks where possible.