Ringyō (林業) is a new simultaneous worker placement/action selection game by Paverson Games, designed by Charlie McCarron, which transports players back to feudal Japan. In the game you manage a province and are tasked with balancing the sustainability of the forests, whilst also building rice paddies and structures for your growing population. Each round you'll compete against the other provincial owners to gain favor from the Shogun by fulfiling his varied demands.

I've been developing Ringyō since late 2024, and I've really enjoyed getting stuck into tweaking and streamlining many of the elements, as well as adding additional player interaction at the start and end of each round. Ringyō will be crowdfunding in the second half of 2026.

Players: 1-4   |   Time: 45-90 Mins   |   Ages: 14+   |   Complexity: Medium 

Class of '89 is a new worker placement game by Paverson Games, designed by Kory Jordan, in which players create a legendary high school yearbook. Use your Yearbook team to create classes - in alphabetical order - and assign different attribute tokens to your students to bring their unique interests to life. You'll also lay extra-curricular tiles to showcase the awesome clubs of the school, whilst competing to be the most influential in each.

I've been developing Class of '89 since late 2024, and have had a great time building on Kory's original game, including designing a new worker placement system and adding more interaction through the competitive goals. I'm really looking forward to when Class of '89 is released in 2026.

Players: 1-4   |   Time: 60-90 Mins   |   Ages: 14+   |   Complexity: Medium 

Distilled is a spirited strategy game by Paverson Games in which players craft alcoholic spirits from all around the world, hoping to earn the title of master distiller. It uses a unique mitigate your luck 'heads/tails' mechanic to simulate the real world distillation process, and is already a BGG Top 400 game!

I first saw Distilled at an online play test in late 2020, and instantly fell in love with the thematic game-play. Not long after I joined the Paverson Games team as the official developer and thoroughly enjoyed working on the game and supporting the amazingly successful Kickstarter in 2021.

Players: 1-5   |   Time: 60-150 Mins   |   Ages: 14+   |   Complexity: Medium 

Luthier is a euro-style strategy game designed by Dave Beck and Abe Burson, published by Paverson Games.  Set in the golden age of music, players use hidden bidding worker placement, resource management and engine/tableau building to craft an orchestra of instruments for real life historic patrons such as Mozart and Bach.

I started developing Luthier in late 2022, and it was an amazing experience to see the game come to life. Over 7,000 people backed the Kickstarter in 2024, and it was great to hear such wonderful reviews and feedback when it released in summer 2025.

Players: 1-4   |   Time: 60-150 Mins   |   Ages: 14+   |   Complexity: Medium/Heavy