In 2020, Studio71 continued to push the envelope and be a key disruptor in the games industry following past products being some of the most popular tabletop games based on pop-culture IP. This year, the company launched Kickstarter campaigns with Edmund McMillen for the card game Tapeworm, which generated over $1 million, with Dark Horse Comics for The Umbrella Academy card game, with YouTube comedian and animator Alex Clark and TV writer Zach Craley for the candy-stealing card game Sugar Heist, and with our first female-led team for the delicious and vicious card game As You ‘Wich. Earlier this year we released the strategy board game Half Truth, which was fully funded in 2019 on Kickstarter in just three hours, with Jeopardy world champion and “Greatest of all Time” Ken Jennings and Magic: The Gatheringcreator Richard Garfield. Before partnering on Tapeworm, Studio71 and McMillen saw success with The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, which raised almost $3 million in 30 days via Kickstarter and recently launched an exclusive line at Target. The company has also spearheaded Kickstarter campaigns in previous years for Joking Hazard, the second most funded card game on Kickstarter of all time, as well as Shady Agents and Pet Evil.
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Half Truth
By Richard Garfield and Ken Jennings
Available Now – Order Here
$19.99
Half Truth is a party game for all ages, created by legendary game designer Richard Garfield and 74-time Jeopardy winner Ken Jennings. With art by well-known artist Ian O’Toole, the game comes with 500 trivia question cards and each card has a category on it, like “Animals with blue tongues.” There are six possible answers, three right and three wrong, and players have to place bets on answers they believe are correct.
Tapeworm
By Edmund McMillen
Pre-Order Here
$15.00
Expected delivery – Dec. 2020
If you like fun games if you like weird games, preorder Tapeworm. A spatial 2-4+ player card game where people take turns creating and cutting apart their tapeworms. A simple game for young kids to play but also includes a good amount of strategy for adults to enjoy as well.
The Umbrella Academy
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$25.00
Expected delivery – Dec. 2020
Based on the comic of the same name, The Umbrella AcademyGame brings the captivating world that Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá created to your tabletop and lets you play as the seven siblings, who possess unusual powers, in a fun and exciting card game.
The goal of the game is to play as the Hargreeves family and defeat the villains. Use your superpowers to take them down one by one, and in the end, conquer them all! The game takes approximately 20 minutes to play and is recommended for participants aged 12+ with 1-6 players per game.
Sugar Heist
By Alex Clark and Zach Craley
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$20.00
Expected delivery – Dec. 2020
Sugar Heist is a card game where players collect, trade, and steal candy cards. Dominate your opponents and strategically heist their sweets as you battle it out for the biggest stash of candy. Sugar Heist is quick to learn, family-friendly, and takes 45 to 60 minutes to play.
It was created by Alex Clark, the comedian, and animator behind his self titled YouTube channel (4.3M subscribers), and Zach Craley, TV writer (Heroes Reborn, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, and Spider-Man).
As You ‘Wich
By Sanji Moore and Janelle Jones
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$20.00
A delicious (and sometimes disgusting) card game that has one goal, build the best sandwich you can and convince your opponents it’s the best they’ve ever seen. From hot pitas stuffed with falafel to fresh baguettes with ham and butter, every corner of the world has its sandwich, and its people have their sandwich opinions.