Game Designer & Co-Designer · Some Untitled Collective
Rescue
A card game about 64 one-of-a-kind dogs and where they belong.
A tableau-building card game I co-designed with Some Untitled Collective. Players compete to rescue dogs, arrange them into packs, and find them forever homes.
Opens someuntitledcollective.com, where you can follow the Kickstarter and sign up for updates.
- 64
- unique dog cards
- 9
- adoption event cards
- 8
- foster family cards
- 5
- people on the team
The game
Rescue is a tableau builder: you score by drawing dogs and arranging them in your rescue in groups, called packs. Appointing a pack leader unlocks stronger combinations, but not every dog gets along, and a bad pairing costs you points.
Every one of the 64 dogs is different, with its own ability that fires when it joins your rescue or a trick it can perform on your turn.
How a turn stays interesting
Dogs that don't fit your packs yet aren't dead weight. They can wait with a foster family, where they earn bonus points based on personality, so there is always a useful place to put a card.
Three Adoption Events are revealed over the course of a game, each a chance to adopt dogs out for extra points. The player with the most points at the end wins.
Where it stands
The game is in prototype and playtesting, with a Kickstarter campaign coming. The studio site covers the rules overview, the team, and how to request a prototype or join a playtest.
