james ernest
James Ernest is a game designer and professional juggler who has been designing and publishing games since 1993. He began his game design career writing and designing for Wizards of the Coast. In 1996, he founded Cheapass Games which has published over 100 original games. In 2003, he joined with Mike Selinker to create Lone Shark Games. In 2019, after licensing the Cheapass Games line to Greater Than Games, LLC, he launched a new website for Crab Fragment Labs, where he posts articles, videos and new game designs. He is also noted for being a good poker player among the various game designers who play at trade shows.
Abridged List of Notable Games
1996 Kill Doctor Lucky
1996 Give Me the Brain!
1998 Lord of the Fries
2002-2005 Game: Diceland
2003 Light Speed (with Tom Jolly)
2004 Pirates of the Spanish Main (with Mike Selinker)
2006 Gloria Mundi (with Mike Selinker)
2013 Pairs (with Paul Peterson)
2017 Tak (with author Patrick Rothfuss)