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crab fragment labs skip to content open menu close menu crab fragment labs home games shop blog map room about us 0 0 crab fragment labs home games shop blog map room about us 0 0 open menu close menu home games shop blog map room about us the games of james ernest no results found james ernest has been creating original tabletop games for thousands of years his newest ones are some of the best cheapass games and crab fragment labs are two sides of the same coin with cheapass games encompassing more than 150 games in thirty years of publishing and crab fragment representing newer and more experimental games with another fifty titles journey with us now into the magical land of james ernest s overactive imagination read our latest newsletter here and visit the schedule page here or get started at the map room recent news october 22 2026 welcome back fish cook a hidden gem of cheapass phase three 2013 our clever cooking game fish cook is now available as a free print and play version as well as two separate items board and cards at drivethrucards we ve also just dropped the how to play video october 17 2026 new video hard pass a winter trapped in the mountains turns into a culinary bluffing game in this new free game of lost family recipes watch the video here and find the rules for hard pass at the ready room october 15 2026 spree after taking a week for his birthday james ernest is back at work first up we ve posted the new and improved version of spree part of our pearl anniversary collection it s a whimsical race through a shopping mall at midnight and all you need is the board and some stuff you have around the house october 1 2026 new lecture video who likes hearing james ernest talk about math a few dozen people at gen con s game design academy that s who this talk from august is an expansion on some topics in last year s aesthetics of chance with some cute stuff about average velocity as an unreliable metric sound fun jump in september 21 2026 bleeding sherwood is here one of the most anticipated pearl anniversary games bleeding sherwood is a game about selling worthless crap to the nouveau riche of sherwood forest by some miracle the how to play video is also live today september 14 2026 how to play bread basket one of the cleverest little card games in the crab fragment collection bread basket finally has a complete how to play video perfect for those first timers who ask yes but what is the strategy september 10 2026 lords of vegas returns one of james ernest s highest rated games is lords of vegas a casino management game co authored with mike selinker a new edition of lords of vegas is coming soon from medium brow games and they are taking pre orders right now learn more at lordsofvegasgame com september 7 2026 how to play bad assassin the first of many demo videos has just dropped how to play bad assassin you can print this board directly from our spy games page order it from our shop or buy it from drivethrucards be sure to pick up an island deck if you don t have one already september 3 2026 dusty favorites we have a new item in our shop the dusty favorites a rolling garage sale of random games that we found in the basement we uncover them in stacks of five or ten random memories of a publishing company long forgotten check them now and check them often august 31 2026 new wooden game boards james has just finished a few 6 6 game boards in maple and canary each with its own unique personality check out the shop listing for details and read about all the other wood goodies at our workshop august 15 2026 welcome renfield our newest old game is renfield now available at drivethrucards you re all crafty gravediggers trying to eat the fewest bugs in this mean little trick taker from 1999 it s not technically part of the pearl anniversary collection but hey sometimes we just can t wait august 8 2026 welcome back to vegas in celebration of 8 08 because bicycle 808s are the gold standard in playing cards we have sheepishly posted one of the worst games in the cheapass catalog james ernest writes off another trip to vegas someday we might update this old clunker but that s a project for another time meanwhile please enjoy the game in its original form preserved in amber from the year 2000 please support us on patreon we have a patreon page as you might expect and you can help us immeasurably by joining our cadre of hermit crabs or our vanguard of coconut crabs if you love what we do and you want to support us please become a patron today click here for details newsletter block this newsletter signup form needs a storage option edit the block and enter a storage location via the storage tab subscribe to our news sign up with your email address to receive news and updates from crab fragment labs email address sign up we respect your privacy thank you if you like what we re doing please consider supporting crab fragment labs through patreon watch videos about games how to play them how to make them and more at our youtube channel we now have two separate stores at drivethrucards one for cheapass games and the other for crab fragment labs find the complete drivethru games list here purchase exciting merchandise from crab fragment cay at our zazzle store 2025 james ernest and crab fragment llc made with squarespace