Gamelyn Games
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Gamelyn Games was an Arizona board-game publisher founded in 2011 by Michael and Brittany Coe, best known for the Tiny Epic series and Heroes of Land, Air & Sea. Starting with the self-published Dungeon Heroes in 2013 and Tiny Epic Kingdoms in 2014, the company ran 29 crowdfunding campaigns raising $13.5 million, with Tiny Epic Pirates becoming its biggest hit at over $1.1 million in 2020. In 2025 the company was acquired by Tycoon Games, which took over the Tiny Epic and Heroes of Land, Air & Sea lines.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founding
Michael and Brittany Coe founded Gamelyn Games in Arizona to publish board games.
- Tiny Epic breakthrough
Tiny Epic Kingdoms by Scott Almes became the company's first hit and spawned the Tiny Epic series.
- Acquisition
Gamelyn Games was acquired by Tycoon Games, which took over the Tiny Epic and Heroes of Land, Air & Sea game lines; Scott Almes stayed on as series designer.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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