Puzzlers feel free to rant and rave, sing praises, sling insults, beg for more torture, and generally have fits of pain and ecstasy knowing that equally outrageous acts will be the Stave response. Starts game design business with designer Dave Tibbetts. Steve accepts the job, buys a saw to figure out how to do it. Stave Puzzles is born. Builds small shop behind his garage and hires an employee.
Stave becomes first puzzle maker to commission original art for puzzles.
Winter Fantasy , Limited Edition. Whammy Edge and Sculpts introduced. Whammy Edge and Sculpts introduced. 1981 ABC News, Hughes Rudd, does feature on Stave. First national media story.