ABOUT THE GAME

PIG is a mix of a card game and a board game that takes players right into the center of a fierce fight between humanity and alien invaders. It’s a game for 2 or 4 players, each with their own, built deck. The number of cards available in the game allows for endless possibilities to build one’s deck, and freedom in creating your deck makes each game different and unique. There are 5 factions to choose from (left, right, authoritarian, liberal and neutral), and they can be merged to create powerful, strategic and crazy combinations. The game is filled with all that’s grotesque in the modern world, from famous people and events, through pop culture and internet memes, all the way to crazy conspiracy theories and interdimensional voyages. All of this seasoned with a huge dose of humor and politically incorrect gags. Gameplay basically relies on placing cards on a board, where players move their fighting units to gain control and influence. Aside from units, players can also use buildings, upgrades, events and counter cards to increase their chances to win. Each player has a specific number of life points, and their goal is to bring their opponent’s life down to 0.

STORY

Earth (dimension 2K-GXK-L0IQKJ) year 2022

Planet Earth is ruled by people, but these are only appearances. Politicians and bankers sold their souls for influence and wealth to exercise authority on behalf of interstellar lizards. Manipulated and divided, humanity lives under the thumb of tyranny, forced to perform slave labor for greedy, evil corporations. These are dark times, with freedom of speech long forgotten. In this time of sorrow, one desperate man with a whole lotta love for good conspiracy theories decided to put his life on the line and kill the invaders. One of the highest-ranked reptiles dies. Unfortunately, it also seals the fate of humanity. Reptilians decide that the time to slay all humans is at hand. A giant mothership arrives and begins vaporizing cities, one after another. It seems the days of men are coming to an end. But, in the far away land… The supreme leader of both Koreas – the last defender of free humanity – Kim Jong-un, decides to make one last stand against the usurpers. He launches semi modern, long-range rockets, aimed at the mothership of those sons of lizard bitches. Sadly, his engineers made some miscalculations. Nukes went flying somewhere else. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the Large Hadron Collider, severely hit by Kim’s mistargeted nukes, explodes and morphs into a black hole, opening an interdimensional time portal! From the portal arrive beings with abilities and powers unknown to our universe. Their worlds are already destroyed, but they will fight in defense of this one. The last great war begins…

GAME MODES

1vs1

Classic PIG game mode, and the most popular choice for casual games and tournaments. It’s a simple game mode where two players with 10 life points each take part in an epic fight to the death.

2vs2

Game mode designed to play with friends. It’s perfect for parties but can also be played as a serious ranked game. Players in the same team share their 10 life points and play they turns simultaneously. They can buff each other and are free to combine they cards.

Test Your Luck

Game mode designed for both 1vs1 and 2vs2. It introduces hidden traps on the board. These are represented by additional cards, placed face-down on the board. You never know what kind of shit will hit the fan if you uncover them. Only for players with nerves of steel.

Crazy Freaky Board

Game mode designed for both 1vs1 and 2vs2. It requires an additional board only available during the Kickstarter campaign. Crazy Freaky Board adds all kinds of crazy and freaky features to spice up the game.

GAMEPLAY

Creating a deck was a piece of cake, now comes the hard part. You skills and brain synapses will be tested in the epic battle. Start by drawing 5 cards from your deck. At this point you can replace as many as you like (low-cost cards are very preferable at the beginning – seriously!) At the beginning of each turn you draw one additional card from your deck. Your maximum hand size is 8, so if you have more than that at the end of the turn, just discard the excess. Gameplay, in a nutshell, relies on placing those cards on the game board, where players move their units and fight with opponents to gain control and influence on the board. Aside from unit cards, players can also place buildings, cast upgrades and artifacts on units, or play event and counter cards to increase their chances to win. Each player has 10 life points and your goal is to bring your opponent’s life down to 0. Be vigilant – if your deck runs out of cards, you lose instantly. Good luck and remember: don’t hate the player, hate the game.

DECK BUILDING

To kick your opponent’s ass, you have to begin by building a deck of 40 cards. It can contain a varying number of units, buildings, events, counters or upgrades, but not so fast – you can only have 2 copies of any regular card and only one copy of each unique card in your deck. There are five available factions in the game, each represented by a different color. You can only mix two adjacent colors on the faction scale with the addition of neutral cards (white ones). For example, you can build a blue and black deck with white cards but you can’t add red and yellow cards to it. So remember, politically incorrect newbie: you cannot mix opposite colors on the faction scale in your deck.

FAQ

Does the game encourage hate speech and target specific social groups or political views?

Not at all, we made sure that our final product is equally respectful towards all people and does not favor any specific political views. PIG is a fantasy, satirical game that’s spiced up with political and pop culture-themed jokes. It’s a game made by light-hearted people who keep our lives in perspective and treat all that’s portrayed in our game in the same way.

Is PIG just a humorous party game to be enjoyed with friends or does it have serious and balanced mechanics?

Our main goal was to combine solid, innovative and strategy-laden mechanics with humorous and satirical content, so during gameplay, players are forced to rack their brains and test their wits but should also have a good laugh while doing so.

Are you not afraid to create such a game nowadays? You might be attacked by many political groups, medias or social media freaks?

We’re a free people and we’re not afraid to speak our minds. We believe in freedom of speech and artistic expression. Our game is a satire – an art form in which we express ourselves.

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