James Ernest
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James Ernest is an American game designer and juggler. He is best known as the owner and lead designer of Cheapass Games
. Prior to founding Cheapass, he worked as a juggler at various venues, including Camlann Medieval Village
, and as a freelancer with Wizards of the Coast
. He also worked for Carbonated Games
.
Ernest also directed the short film The Man Between.
Cheapass Games
Cheapass Games is a game company founded and run by game designer James Ernest, based in Seattle, Washington. Cheapass Games operates on the philosophy that most game owners have plenty of dice, counters, play money, etc., so there is no need to bundle all of these components with every game that...
. Prior to founding Cheapass, he worked as a juggler at various venues, including Camlann Medieval Village
Camlann Medieval Village
Camlann Medieval Village is a year-round recreation of England in 1376, located in Carnation, Washington; it is run by the Camlann Medieval Association, a 501 nonprofit educational corporation...
, and as a freelancer with Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
. He also worked for Carbonated Games
Carbonated Games
Carbonated Games was the first-party game developer studio for Microsoft Casual Games in Microsoft Game Studios. It was founded and run by Joshua Howard, and was active from 2004 until its disbanding on March 27, 2008. Carbonated Games developers were located in Redmond, WA; Hyderabad, India; and...
.
Ernest also directed the short film The Man Between.