From Lewiston, Puzzling Pixel Games LLC publishes board and card games designed to fit easily into everyday life, including the solo labyrinth challenge The Abandons and the map-based Seven Bridges. Founded around the hobby of board gaming and led by Mike Schroeder, whose background spans IT, web development and digital art, the company makes games that are easy to learn but not easy to master. Its released titles range from family deduction play in Concluzio to a historically mapped journey through Königsberg in Seven Bridges.
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.
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.
Jellybean GamesFounded by Australian writer and game designer Peter C. Hayward in 2015, Jellybean Games creates short, light board and card games designed for families and players of all ages. Its catalog ranges from the pirate card game Scuttle! to compact collections such as The Lady and the Tiger, which packs five different games into 18 cards. The Los Angeles-based team also includes co-owners Joel Colombo and Matt Whelan, with Will Kirkpatrick overseeing printing, shipping, and delivery.TONAWANDA, NY
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