By PAUL “NOMAD” NICHOLASI
Skybound Entertainment, the company behind Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comics, is doing its part to fan the flames of Creepshow’s ongoing renaissance. The Romero and King EC-inspired anthology has already been homaged through action figures, graphic novels and Shudder’s 2019 episodic reboot, and later this year, card gamers can build their own nefarious narratives one card at a time.
From the press release:
Skybound Tabletop, a division of Skybound Entertainment, known for its blockbuster social party and light strategy games like Boo-ty Call, Trial by Trolley, Invincible: Escape From Mars and more, recently announced a licensing deal to launch a party game based on Creepshow. Releasing this fall, CREEPSHOW: THE SUSPENSE BUILDING GAME, is based on the Eisner-award nominated comic book anthology from Skybound, which was originally inspired by Greg Nicotero’s hit Shudder TV series produced and licensed by Cartel Entertainment.
The “Wheel of Awesome”
The news comes just weeks after announcing several major licensing deals for two of Skybound’s tentpole IPs – The Walking Dead and Invincible – and is an indication of Skybound’s ability transform its IP from a TV show, video game, tabletop game, collectible, podcast or all of the above, into exciting, must-have entertainment.
This fall, tabletop fans and Creepshow readers alike will be able to experience the IP in a whole new way by becoming a creep themselves, where the creepiest gameplay strategy wins … or does it?
Make your next game night even CREEPIER: Spin some tales and dig some graves in this ghoulish storytelling game!
CREEPSHOW: THE SUSPENSE BUILDING GAME
Welcome to Creepshow, a wicked story-building game where players become Creeps and weave twisted tales where dastardly deviants meet well-earned demises. You’ll need strategy and cunning for this game, and to know when to push your luck because deception could be waiting at every turn. Creeps create chains of story cards and secretly fill them with Suspense. At key moments in the story, when tension is highest, Creeps can bet on the amount of Suspense to score big. But beware of other Creeps sabotaging the story; you just may lose your head!
The game includes 54 Story Cards with 9 Ending Cards, 34 Double-Sided Point Tokens, and 5 Reference Cards. CREEPSHOW: THE SUSPENSE BUILDING GAME was designed by Skybound duo Ben Kepner and Dan Strong, and features artwork from various designers from the Skybound original comic book anthology of the same name.
CREEPSHOW: THE SUSPENSE BUILDING GAME will launch later this fall and retail for $19.99 USD.
