Entrepreneur Game Designer. Creator of Ascension. Founder of Stone Blade Entertainment and Gamer Entertainment. Author of Think Like a Game Designer.
Joined December 2011
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May 26
Leadership isn’t knowing all the answers. It’s about acting boldly when the path is unclear.
Leadership isn’t about avoiding failure. It’s about owning the consequences of your decisions.
Leadership isn’t about your title or authority. It’s about inspiring others to believe in your vision.
Leadership is a skill you practice, not a role bestowed upon you.
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May 12
Success comes from iteration.
Iteration is just a fancy word for failing repeatedly.
But most of us grow uncomfortable and beat ourselves up when we fail.
Reframe failure and you maximize learning while minimizing self-loathing.
Life is a game you get to play again every day.
It’s not a loss if you learn and try again.
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Apr 27
Dreams are built on discipline.
Discipline is built on habits.
Habits are built on training.
Training takes place in every second of every day.
There is no separating "training" from "real life." How you do one thing is how you do everything. This means everything in your life (how you handle frustration, whether you cut corners, how you wash the dishes, etc.) are the foundation of everything you want to build.
When you come from this perspective, your daily struggles are opportunities, not obstacles. They are the stepping stones towards your dreams.
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Apr 23
This is the coolest thing I've gotten to announce, ever.
70 Years of Lord of the Rings
15 Years of Ascension
2 Years of Work Behind the Scenes
1 Ring to Rule them All
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Justin Gary retweeted
It is TIME 🧙🏼♂️
Apr 23
T Minus 12 hours to the biggest announcement in the history of @StoneBladeEnt !
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Apr 9
I signed up to build homes in Mexico, but he biggest thing that changed was me.
Gratitude replaced complaints.
Perspective replaced routine.
Action replaced restlessness.
You don’t need experience to make a difference.
You just need to show up. ❤️
justingarydesign.substack.co…
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Apr 7
This was a fun ride down memory lane, interviews with all the top players from Pro Tour Rome 1998 (including yours truly). One of the major turning points of my life!
My story starts 25 min in....
youtu.be/JiP_VYt416M?si=_dI9…
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Mar 18
NEW podcast episode is up!
If you want to level up your game design skills, I just saved you a massive amount of time.
I spent 50 hours going back through our first 50 podcast episodes to pull out the single best piece of advice from each one.
This episode distills the highest-impact lessons from world-class game designers and creators on creativity, overcoming fear, core design strategies, blending theme with mechanics, and building games people love.
If you only listen to one episode, make it this one.
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Justin Gary retweeted
NEW podcast episode is up!
This episode distills the highest-impact lessons from world-class game designers. If you only listen to one episode, make it this one.
🔗in comments.
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Mar 17
Want to be a game designer? Enrollment to my TLAGD course is now open.
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Mar 14
When you shift your focus to celebrating inputs instead of outputs, three powerful things happen:
1. You get more positive feedback loops.
2. You develop antifragility.
3. You compound progress faster.
This mindset applies to everything.
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Justin Gary retweeted
After 20 years working in the industry, publishing games, building teams, running crowdfunds, and mentoring designers, @Justin_Gary is excited to bring you the newest iteration of the Think Like A Game Designer course.
👇👇👇
open.substack.com/pub/justin…
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Mar 6
So awesome to see this kind of response to my newest game (co-designed with a real regenerative farmer). You can follow the campaign on Gamefound gamefound.com/en/projects/st…
I found an amazing board game about regenerative agriculture from designer @Justin_Gary and @StoneBladeEnt this so well made. Give them a follow the kickstarter comes out later this year.
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