Approximate release date: Christmas 2013

New: Release date had to be pushed off again. Game staff had to take a break, but now they’re back and better than ever! New goal is Christmas. Also see the (rough) new template of what the final card design will be more like:

Tokyo Demons: Your Number’s Up is a one-box card game for 2-4 players. Each player takes on the role of one faction in the fight against Core – you’ll need to team up if you want to survive, but only one faction can win total domination of the underground.

The four factions players can choose from are Fukuhashi High (led by Ayase or Jo), Byakko (led by Miki or Takeshi), the Church (led by Daniel or Nick), and the Police (led by Nakajima). Each faction has its own play style – use quirky powers as Fukuhashi (toolbox), swarm your opponents with superior numbers as Byakko (aggro), carefully assign specialized characters as the Church (control), or take advantage of powerful bonuses and abilities as the Police (wild card/WTF). Core is represented by its own deck of cards, full of threats to face each turn – and head Core operatives may appear at random to add an extra challenge. Win items and stat bonuses for your characters by defeating enemies or neutralizing threats. Pull the Touya card to screw up everything!

But the biggest challenge is dealing with the opposing factions – every team has different resources, and you’ll need to make deals and work together to accomplish goals. Will you honor your agreements, or turn on the others at the last minute? Only one faction can win the game, but don’t make too many enemies or you’ll find yourself left to the mercy of Core. You may also get punched in real life.

Tokyo Demons: Your Number’s Up is designed by Alex O’Shea, a nationally ranked card gamer and the voice of Jo Oda, and will feature beautiful, full-color card art by our artist Romy-chan. Also, because of the special “relationship card system” built into the game, you can pull things like this:

It will be amazing.

(This is partially brought to you by the Book 2 Kickstarter. A special discount will be offered to Kickstarter donors once the game is on sale.)