KICKSTARTER ALERT: The Umbrella Academy

Studio71 Games, a Red Arrow Studios company, and Dark Horse Comics have joined together to bring to lifeÂ The Umbrella AcademyÂ Card Game, which is now available toÂ pre-order on Kickstarter. Based on the comic of the same name,Â The Umbrella AcademyÂ Game brings the captivating world that Gerard Way and Gabriel BÃ¡ created to your tabletop and lets you play as the seven siblings, who possess unusual powers, in a fun and exciting card game.Â The Umbrella AcademyÂ has taken the world by storm since it first started as a comic book, then through its adaptation as a Netflix series, which has its Season 2 premiere on July 31, and now its latest extension brings the fantastically flawed Hargreeves family into your home in a brand new way.

The Kickstarter campaign can be found here:Â UmbrellaAcademyGame.com

Players will pick their favorite family member to act as their Hero Card and put a Life Card underneath it. Each player gets 5 Hero Attack Cards. Shuffle up the Villain Cards and put them in the middle of the play area. Put the deck of Villain Attack Cards and the deck of Dysfunctional Family Cards next to the Villain Cards. Put the final Battle Cards to the Side. The first player takes the turn marker card and turns over the top Dysfunctional Family Card, which affects this round of the game. Lay out the number of Villain Attack Cards as shown on the first Villain Card. Now each player takes their turn beginning with the player with the marker card. Players pick a card from their hand to: Attack a Villain, Heal your hero, or play a Hero Story Card. Once all the Villain Attack Cards have a Hero Attack Card played under them, players can use their Hero“s Special Ability. Game play proceeds until all the villains have been defeated (or no family members are alive). Then it“s time for the final battle. The defeated villains come back to life and players attack!

The game takes approximately 20 minutes to play and is recommended for participants aged 12+ with 1-6 players per game. Fans can expect the game later this year, and next year it will be distributed to retail stores.

About The Umbrella Academy
Coming from the minds ofÂ My Chemical RomanceÂ frontman and visionary writer Gerard Way, alongside Brazilian illustrator Gabriel BÃ¡,Â The Umbrella AcademyÂ comic was released in 2007 and received great commercial and critical acclaim from its initial release. Since then, it has gone on to gain global success, while also being adapted into a Netflix series, with the second season releasing July 31st. The story revolves around 43 children who were inexplicably born at the same time to unconnected random women, however, all but seven children died. These children are taken in by a high society billionaire to form “The Umbrella Academy,”“ an elite group of children who possess powers that prepared them to save the world.

About Dark Horse Comics
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics is an excellent example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and transform a company with humble beginnings into an industry giant. Under a new partnership with Vanguard Visionary Associates, Dark Horse is positioned to further expand its reach globally with publishing, products, and filmed entertainment. Over the years, Dark Horse has published the work of creative legends such as Yoshitaka Amano, Margaret Atwood, Paul Chadwick, Geof Darrow, Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Faith Erin Hicks, Kazuo Koike, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Moebius, Chuck Palahniuk, Wendy Pini, and Gerard Way. In addition, Dark Horse has a long tradition of establishing exciting new creative talent throughout all of its divisions. The company has also set the industry standard for quality licensed comics, graphic novels, collectibles, and art books, includingÂ Stranger Things,Â Avatar: The Last Airbender,Â The Legend of Korra,Â Minecraft,Â The Legend of Zelda,Â Super Mario,Â Dragon Age, James Cameron“sÂ Avatar,Â Game of Thrones,Â Mass Effect,Â StarCraft,Â The Witcher, andÂ Halo. Today, Dark Horse Comics is one of the world“s leading entertainment publishers.

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 board and card games based on pop-culture IP. This year alone, the company has launched Kickstarter campaigns with YouTube sensation Joey Graceffa for anÂ Escape the NightÂ board game based on Graceffa“s popular murder-mystery YouTube series of the same name, with Edmund McMillen for the card gameÂ Tapeworm, which generated over $1 million, with YouTube comedian and animator Alex Clark and TV writer Zach Craley for the candy-stealing card gameÂ Sugar Heist, and with Jeopardy world champion and “Greatest of all Time”“ Ken Jennings andÂ Magic: The GatheringÂ creator Richard Garfield for the strategy board gameÂ Half Truth, which was fully funded in just three hours. Before partnering onÂ Tapeworm, Studio71 and McMillen saw success withÂ 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 forÂ Joking Hazard, the second most funded card game on Kickstarter of all time, as well asÂ Shady AgentsÂ andÂ 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.

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