Dylan Kistler, Founder of Kistler Games, smiling and holding a board game he developed called 'Peacemaker Quest'. The background shows shelves filled with various board games.

Kistler Games

Publishing board games for people of different ages, cognitive abilities & experience levels to play together.

Roles for Every Player

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Inclusive Design

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Equitable Engagement

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Innovative Play

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Roles for Every Player • Inclusive Design • Equitable Engagement • Innovative Play •

A Different Approach to Playing Together

Most games ask everyone at the table to take the same actions or make the same decisions.

Our games are not made to create an identical experience for every player. They create an equitable experience where diverse players can participate meaningfully.

Kistler Games was founded for the social situations where many would say: “This just isn’t a good group for playing games together.”

2026 Releases

Board game titled 'Battle for Dream Island' with game pieces, cards, dice, and tokens arranged on a white surface.

Designed, developed & published for YouTube channel Jacknjellify.

Buy now: BFDI: The Card Game – Jacknjellify

Battle for Dream Island: The Card Game

Designed, developed & published for nonprofit Peacemaker Minnesota.

Currently available only to educators and volunteers, until the next printing.

Peacemaker Quest A Cooperative Game

From international manufacturing and logistics partnerships to developing internal and external designs, we are staying busy at Kistler Games.

Games in Development

Experience Behind the Games

Dylan combines professional experience working for publishers like Leder Games and Stone Blade Entertainment with a background in intervention design, research, and direct care for people who have Autism, emotional disability, and intellectual disability.

His game credits include development, design, and production assistance for titles including:

He has also worked as a:

  • games and education researcher

  • district specialist coaching Special Education teachers

  • intervention designer and behavior analyst

“Of all animal species, humans are the biggest players of all. We are built to play and built through play.”

— Stuart Brown

“When playing a game, the goal is to win, but it is the goal that is important, not the winning.”

— Reiner Knizia