About Us
There is no better feeling than laughing and bonding with friends. Games bring everyone together, sharing a unique experience in a fictional world. We at Cherry Picked Games are dedicated to producing high quality tabletop games. Since 2013, we have been working tirelessly from our Seattle office to share our passion with everyone.
Alex Jerabek
Creative Director
Favorite (non-CPG) Games: Space Cadets, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Sheriff of Nottingham, Klask, Suburbia, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.
Alex is a jack-of-all-trades who draws upon his life of variety for our Cherry Picked ideas. He's been a chef, programmer, tour guide, bartender, comedian, and groundskeeper. Aside from CPG, he currently works as a content team manager for the Office Platform and Office Scripts. He's also a regular performer at CSz Seattle improv.
Jules Naujoks
Visual Designer
Favorite (non-CPG) Games: Codenames, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, Overcooked, BattleBlock Theater, Fez, Pictionary Dictionary, Exquisite Corpse, Kingdomino, Scythe, and Pandemic (obviously)
Jules is a graphic designer and illustrator originally from California. She currently works as an experiential graphic designer and her past jobs have ranged from sound tech to director of account management, plus a very short stint as a wedding photographer somewhere in the middle. She is always up for a game night and is a bit competitive (but she hopes in a fun way). In addition to table top she loves pinball, enamel pins, murder mysteries, knitting, and every dog she’s ever met.
Annegret Nautsch
Project Manager
Favorite (non-CPG) Games: Pandemic Legacy, Arboretum, Isle of Skye, Great Western Trail, Overcooked 2
Anne is an avid gamer who has been playing Settlers of Catan since its 1995 release. While games have been a constant, her employment has varied from catering manager, to fraud analyst, to space and facility planning. At CPG, Anne supports scheduling, logistics, event planning, and playtesting.
Emily Kalivan
Convention and Social Media Support
Favorite (non-CPG) Games: Scythe, Takenoko, Mysterium, Seven Wonders Dual, Unstable Unicorns, Brass: Birmingham, Architects of the West Kingdom, Wingspan, Root, Pandemic
Emily started playing board games regularly in 2018. After attending SHUX, she started hosting regular game nights and talking her roommates into buying her favorite games. She is highly social, playing games a few nights a week regularly. In her free time, she loves to sing karaoke, snowboard, hike, see live music, snuggle her cat, Griddles, and volunteer in the community. "Playing board games has enriched my life immensely and has made me feel empowered -- it has increased my confidence and decreased my anxiety!"
Our values
Tabletop games are for everyone. We strive to help include everyone at our tables. We especially care about those who have been excluded from the larger gaming community in the past. A game is only as great as the people playing it. We want to make and play a hugely diverse set of games, so to do that, we need to play with and listen to a diverse range of people. We always try to make space at our tables for those who are new to the scene. Everyone should experience what makes board games amazing; we’d love to be the ambassador that makes that connection for you.
Cherry Picked Games frequently hosts game nights, runs in-store demos, and hawk their wares at conventions. All our representatives follow this strict code of conduct.
For information about our policies around shipping and game component replacement, please visit our Shipping Policy page.