Barry & Jason Games and Entertainment

Owner & Creative Director

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THE CHALLENGE
Create a party games company… without losing all my money, friends, or sanity.

THE STRATEGY
Step 1: Host ridiculous game nights across Los Angeles.
Step 2: Rope my best friend Jason into the fun.
Step 3: Launch a scrappy little Kickstarter for Game Night in a Can that somehow caught fire. (or a warm glow)
Step 4: Publish 7 original games while learning way too much about cardboard, pallets, shipping containers, retail planograms, and the intricate geographical web of sales rep groups.
Step 5: Drop the publishing biz and transform into a creative studio that invents and licenses games to the biggest toy companies on earth.

Today we’re collaborating with Mattel, Spin Master, Moose, Jazwares, Goliath and more. My role? I creative-direct every project, obsess over gameplay flow, and make sure each title is packed with the same comedy, energy, and joy that got us started.

THE RESULTS
•Games in Target, Walmart, and pretty much every place you can buy milk and glitter (delish combo btw)
•Finalists for the industry’s biggest awards, including regular features in the Mojo 100 Most Influential
Figures in the Toy & Game Industry.
•Trusted by giant toy companies to invent games for world-famous IP.

And the best result of all: uproarious laughter and connection around living rooms and kitchen tables everywhere.