Today we are featuring Brian Compter, software engineer by day and aspiring game designer by night. He lives in Foxboro Massachusetts and has been helping to run two board game groups in the area for the last few years.

Today we are featuring Donnie Coleman, who was born in Virginia, lived in the NYC area for a few years, but now lives in Burlington, VT.

Today we are featuring Justin Richer who is a gaming enthusiast in Arlington, MA. When not busy with his day job as an internet security architecture consultant, Justin spends his time making music, chasing his three young children, reading odd fiction, and enjoying games both on and off screen.

Today we are featuring Jeff Black, who will be joining us at #G2S20 . Here is some info about him, written in his own words:

Today we are featuring Corey Andalora, he is a software developer living in Burlington, VT. Corey has enjoyed playing and designing games since he was a kid with his 3 brothers.

Granite Game Summit has fantastic people that help make this event great. One sponsor, William Faust CEO of Top Shelf Fun, stepped up in a big way for #G2S20. Let’s find out a little more about William Faust and Top Shelf Fun.

Granite Game Summit has the best community, that includes some amazing sponsors. One sponsor has been supporting us since the very first event. Laura Keith and Ian Hall from Diversions Puzzles & Games have played a key role in making Granite Game Summit what it is today. They run a most wonderful hobby store in Portsmouth, NH (with another location in Portland, ME). Let us find out what makes these two tick.

Today we are featuring Devin Bruno, designer of Time Shifters to our #SGS20 to our Designer Alley!

Today we are featuring Jason Harris, designer of Citizen Heroes. Jason will be joining us at #SGS20 in Designer Alley!

Today we are featuring Aaron Smith, designer of SHEEPLE: The Greatest Game in the Ewe-niverse. Aaron will be joining us in Designer Alley at #SGS20 this year!

Today we are featuring Tracy Alan, designer of Katana. Tracy will be joining us at 3:30 p.m. in Designer Alley to show Katana off.

Today we are featuring Lief and Sani Morin of Postscript Games. Postscript Games is the next project for Lief and Sani Morin after their careers in the technology and child rearing industries!  Their focus is on creating quality and fun board games that can be played many times and then handed down to the next generation. 

Today we are featuring Edward (Ned) Damon, Portland resident for 5 years, originally from the wilds of Central Nebraska. Currently working for a Beaverton-based internet company as a Data Scientist. Ned’s top 4 biggest design influences are Sidereal Confluence, Churchill,  Pax Pamir 2nd ed. and Diplomacy.

Today we are featuring Jess Schoonmaker, co-designer, of the game Turbo Hoverball. Jess will be joining us in Designer Alley at #SGS20!

Today we are feature Aaron Franco, designer of Hunker, which he will be showing off in Designer Alley.

Today we are featuring Marcel Perro. Marcel lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife, Nikki, and their two cats and one dog. He has been playing modern board games since 2006 and co-designed his first game the following year.

Today we are featuring Forrest Gowen, co-designer of the game Sea-dogs. Forrest attended Stumptown Game Summit last year and will be joining us for the first time this year in Designer Alley.

Today we are featuring Randy Flynn, designer of Cascadia, and all around lovely human. His game Cascadia is being published by Flatout Games in 2020. Randy is a software engineer by education and trade.

How did Granite Game Summit come to be? Each organizer has a unique story to tell. How they got there. What their motivation was. Why they keep going. Read on to find out Kevin’s story.

Today we are featuring Levi Mote Designer of Horizons. Former head game developer at Daily Magic Games. Levi has been designing games since 2010. He dreams of exploring space some day. Levi is a wonderful human who resides in Oregon and is joining us in Designer Alley!