Gaming Guest of Honor James Ernest

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James Ernest founded Cheapass Games in 1996. Through this company, James has published more than 100 original games including Origins Award winning titles Kill Doctor Lucky, Give Me The Brain, Button Men, and BRAWL. In 2003 he was awarded the Academy's first Vanguard Award for his groundbreaking design on the Diceland paper dice game. James has also done freelance game design for Wizards of the Coast, Microsoft, GAMES Magazine, and many others. He is a talented technical writer and graphic designer, with several Origins Awards for graphic design, including Button Men and BRAWL.

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