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Lord of the Fries has arrived We’re thrilled to announce that Lord of the Fries is now available at DriveThruCards. We have six restaurant decks, as well as a menu pack that includes nine different menus and the full game rules.

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Lord of the Fries has arrived We’re thrilled to announce that Lord of the Fries is now available at DriveThruCards. We have six restaurant decks, as well as a menu pack that includes nine different menus and the full game rules.

Hi, everyone! Our new game, Meat on Swords is in stock now! Please share this post - otherwise, it will remain our little secret! 😁

Bringing this over onto the Cheapass page: James Ernest's latest game design lecture video!

He recently gave an updated version of this talk at the GAMA Trade Show:

James Ernest: The Aesthetics of Chance (Lecture) James Ernest (Cheapass Games / Crab Fragment Labs) explains the ways and reasons that randomness adds value to games in this talk from Gen Con 2025. James Er...

We just got back from our industry trade show, and we're looking forward to working with some new partners on a few of our key titles! In celebration, we've made a new batch of poker decks over on DriveThruCards, including two featuring Kill Doctor Lucky. See below for more information! 🦀 🃏 🦀

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Our friends at Four Suit Studio are just about to finish up the Kickstarter for Stamp Showdown - a game by James, using a poker deck with special art.

Stamp Showdown: Final Days! Hey, folks. This is a reminder that James Ernest’s Stamp Showdown (from Four Suit Studios) is live on Kickstarter for just two more days.

Read a thorough - and glowing! - review of Stamp Showdown. The project is live on Kickstarter, right now, from Four Suit Studio (see comments).

Ender's Pictorial Review: A polished version of James Ernest's Lamarckian Poker | Stamp Showdown Introducing Stamp Showdown A polished version of Lamarckian Poker by James Ernest, with a stamp-themed custom deck of cards [url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/456576/stamp-showdown]Stamp Showdown[/url] is an improved reimplementation of [url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3270/lamarckian-...

Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun https://theonion.com/explanation-of-board-game-rules-peppered-with-reassuran-1819579569/

Yes! Yes it is! Meat on Swords is here, in all its Brian Snoddy zombie glory!

We're currently waiting for a restock of decks for our webstore, but you can order yours directly from DriveThruCards in the meantime. We also have the lovely accessory of an 8-pack of Carnespadas coasters. These are in low-supply at the webstore, but with a restock already en route!

Cheapass Game's Meat on Swords, a Lord of the Fries game is here! - Graphic Policy Meat on Swords, a Lord of the Fries game, is a new press-your luck card game with the characters from Friedey’s restaurant.

James Ernest contrinbuted the ancillary card game for Japanime Games' new monster-catching RPG. Check it out!

Welcome to Nordsota A monster-taming RPG in a vibrant world

A quick recap of the games we tested at Pacificon

James Ernest at Pacificon 2025 James Ernest of Crab Fragment Labs travels to Santa Clara for PacifiCon, a weekend of gaming with friends.Pacificon is a very small show, and James spent the...