Our origin story
ALEX FOLCK
NIC JAMES
BROUSSARD
Our story
Nic and I met in 2005 in Grapevine, Texas and immediately bonded over our love of board games and zombie movies. Nic had made a huge grid on a piece of tagboard, displaying 1v1 fight matchups of all of his favorite fictional characters. He asked me who I thought would win some of these matchups, and we argued excitedly over the ones that we disagreed on.
Over the following two and a half years of high school, Nic introduced me to lots of board games and some excellent cajun food. His drive to create and explore ideas was a perfect match for my constant daydreaming, and together we ended up theorycrafting all kinds of gaming experiences. That energy and passion infused most of our hangouts and kept us from drifting apart once we moved to new parts of the USA for college and careers.
Today, while Nic has found his way back to DFW and I’ve set up camp in Roanoke, VA, we message each other regularly with wacky ideas and considered refinements for our many projects.
Nic James Games was founded in 2022 as a testament to our friendship - and to justify the dozens of games we’ve dreamed up over the last 20 years. We invite you to join us on our wild exploration of all things gaming.
We promise it’ll be a memorable one!
Pencil Party Studio
Board Game Art & Design Studio
Pencil Party Studio offers proven, trusted artists in a field where real, human work matters most
Each of our artists has completed a full game contract for us before we approve them to take contracts for clients
They’ve demonstrated the ability to collaborate, build trust, communicate, compromise, and see projects through to completion.
Clients work directly with Alex, who works with the art partner to deliver on the project vision
Alex acts as a representative for your project to establish a regimented approval process and achieve a consistent delivery schedule.
Our broad experience in the board game industry helps shape successful products