Social gaming operator Big Fish Games is shedding 15% of its staff as it refocuses its efforts on social casino and casual games.

On Tuesday, GeekWire reported receiving an internal memo sent to Big Fish staffers in which the company’s recently appointed managing director Jeff Karp revealed that Big Fish would be “doing fewer things better, to be bigger,” although the latter descriptive doesn’t apply to the company’s payroll.

Karp explained that the company would be “sharping our focus to only develop social casino and casual games,” and thus a number of staffers involved with “the premium business, SkyRocket studio and centralized teams” will need to update their resumes.

The total number of exiting staff has yet to be confirmed, although estimates are around 110 bodies exiting the company’s new Seattle offices. Among those exiting are several vice-presidents – Omar Amin (operations), Kathryn Ficarra (advertising), Steve Galic (engineering), Paul Handelman (licensing) and Pat Wylie (studios). Director of Finance Jina Heverley, a 15-year Big Fish veteran, has apparently decided to retire.