Dominic Crapuchettes

start the board game company he had been dreaming about. One stormy night, his boat took on enough water to submerge the batteries in the engine room. All of the electronics went dead, and Dom was forced to guide his boat home by the North Star. He vowed that if he survived, he would stop fishing to follow his dreams. In 2003, he weighed anchor and started North Star Games, LLC. You can read about the founding of North Star Games on this popular geeklist: NorthStar History - It all began on a sinking ship in Alaska... ------------------------ Notable Games: Wits & Wagers (3m sold) Say Anything (1m sold) Evolution series (350k sold) Oceans (60k sold) Nature (40k sold) --- Upcoming Releases: Aug 2026 - Nature: Climate Aug 2027 - Starlines Nov 2028 - Brilliant Misfits --- Notable Awards: 2006 Wits & Wagers - Mensa Select Winner 2007 Wits & Wagers - BGG Party Game of the Year 2007 Wits & Wagers - Game Magazine Party Game of the Year 2008 Say Anything - Origins Party Game of the Year 2008 Say Anything - BGG Party Game of the Year 2010 TAGIE - Rising Star Inventor of the Year 2014 Evolution - BGG nominee; Best Thematic Game, Best Family Game, and Best Artwork 2016 Evolution: Climate - BGG nominee; Best Strategy Game, and Best Artwork 2016 Evolution: Climate - Ars Technica nominee; Game of the Year 2020 Oceans - BGG nominee; Game of the Year, Best Card Game, and Best Artwork 2021 Oceans - 2021 SXSW Game of the Year --- Designer Diaries: 2012 Designer Diary: Wits & Wagers 2015 Designer Diary: Evolution - Great Art Mirrors Nature 2025 Designer Diary: - The Evolution of Nature --- Other Stuff: 1982 Kabloogi gets banned from 8th grade 1998 2nd place Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour New York 2001 Organized Protospiel, the first game designer convention in the US. 2011 Tedx Talk: Reinventing Board Games --- Follow: Bluesky: @DCrapuchettes NorthStar Studio