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Jake has been creating board game content since 2015, when he learned about the hobby by googling "Christmas gift ideas for girlfriend's parents." Jake's favorite board game is the sport of kickball, and won't hear a word to the contrary. Jake works a local nonprofit in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife, Bridget, and their dog, Fred.

Jakes's board game contributions includes the chickenfrydgames blog, Sanctumonius: a KeyForge podcast, and Decision Space.

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Brendan Hansen is a husband, father, game designer, podcaster, game commentator, data analyst, and wearer of many other hats which he affixes daily from his home in Connecticut.

His published game designs include Enchanted Plumes (2021), Ramen! Ramen (2021), and Unrest (2023).

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Paul Salomon is Creative Director for GameHead Games. Paul lives in Saint Louis where he plays disc golf, does family things, and somehow still teaches math part-time. Paul's design idols are: Phil Walker-Harding, Reiner Knizia, Paolo Mori, Taiki Shinzawa, and Michael Kiesling.

His published designs include Honey Buzz (2020), Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game (2021), Stamp Swap (2024), Corgi Pileup (2025), and many more.

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Pete Wissinger is a gamer, teacher, and designer in St. Louis. He spends most of his free time walking his dogs, helping his wife with her business, and playing roguelike video games. He owns way too many trick-taking games and is always waiting for someone to ask him if he wants to play Root.

His published game designs include Origin Story (2025, Stonemaier) and Crits & Tricks (2026, Inside Up)