Studio71 Games, a Red Arrow Studios company, has partnered with Janelle Jones and Sanji Moore to launch the company’s first female-led tabletop game, now available to pre-order on Kickstarter. As You ‘Wich is a delicious (and sometimes disgusting) card game that has one goal – make the best sandwich. What’s the best sandwich? Well, that depends on what’s in the sandwich, in what situation you’re eating the sandwich and, of course, who you ask. You have the best sandwich if your pitch convinces your fellow chefs that yours is the one to (b)eat!
In this highly creative, multiplayer sandwich building card game, chefs draw retro-looking cards from a blind deck or open shops and create the best sandwich in the round. Once someone feels they have a presentable sandwich, they close the shops to force all chefs to present their sandwiches.
Players will have to present whatever ingredients end up in their sandwich, complete with a name and backstory. Chefs cannot order their own sandwich, so players will need to get creative, avoid unsavory preparation methods and utilize action cards to create a desirable sandwich that will bring home the bacon (or turkey or provolone or mustard…)!
“Over the past 10 years of developing this game, we’ve been amazed to see how different people, from all backgrounds come together around food, and especially around the classic culinary staple, sandwiches,” said As You ‘Wich creators Janelle Jones and Sanji Moore. “Creating a game with Studio71 that has a sense of humor and gives players a competitive, creative and funny way to connect and share their excitement about sandwiches has been an amazing experience. This game has been at the center of so many happy memories for us, we’re thrilled to spread that joy to others and see what they cook up.”
The concept of As You ‘Wich originated on a summer night in 2010 when Moore spiced up an awkward date by blurting out the first thing she thought of… “Uhhhh what sandwich would you rather eat: turkey with pepper jack, tomato, pickled onions and mayo on ciabatta bread OR shrimp with avocado, vinegar based coleslaw and grilled zucchini in a wrap…?” Moore and her date stared at each other for a moment before he replied, “Is the shrimp fried or grilled?” The next morning, she told her long-time friend, Jones, about her new date game and Sandwich, now As You ‘Wich, was born.
Pre-Order As You ‘Wich on Kickstarter and follow the As You ‘Wich game accounts for more on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
About Studio71 Games
This game continues Studio71’s pursuit to push the envelope and be a key disruptor in the games industry with past products being some of the most popular tabletop games based on pop-culture IP. This year alone, the company has launched Kickstarter campaigns with Dark Horse Comics for The Umbrella Academy card game, with YouTube sensation Joey Graceffa for an Escape the Night board game based on Graceffa’s popular murder-mystery YouTube series of the same name, with Edmund McMillen for the card game Tapeworm, which generated over $1 million, with YouTube comedian and animator Alex Clark and TV writer Zach Craley for the candy-stealing card game Sugar Heist, and with Jeopardy world champion and “Greatest of all Time” Ken Jennings and Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield for the strategy board game Half Truth, which was fully funded in just three hours. 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 for Joking Hazard, the second most funded card game on Kickstarter of all time, as well as Shady Agents and Pet Evil.
About Studio71
Studio71, a Red Arrow Studios company, is a global leader in content creation and distribution across all platforms and formats. Our content reaches audiences at scale on major platforms with 300+ Million monthly views on Roku and connected TV, 11 Billion monthly YouTube views, 1 Billion views on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, and 20+ Million monthly podcast streams. Studio71 is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Berlin, New York, Toronto, London, Paris, and Milan.