Superfight Card Game
Since Superfight! arrived, it has found its way to my table once in my friendly local game store, and several times on late nights. We’ve had some repeat players and some once-offs. What we have not had is anybody who has specifically requested it beyond their first play.
Superfight Card Game Review
How does it look?: First off, I must note that I was a Kickstarter backer, so my components were from the initial print run. Having not seen further printings, my opinion on the quality of components may not be representative of consumer copies. This was most evident in the box the game came in – almost entirely unmarked, with no mention of what the game inside was. The boxes the expansions came in were flimsy and similarly Spartan in their decoration.
Superfight! has a very minimalist design a la Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity. Each card has the game’s logo and a bit of text. I found that some of my cards were a shade away from the others of their color. This was honestly a non-issue given the casual nature of the game, but it did not look great.
How does it play?: Anyone familiar with games in the Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity families will have no trouble picking up this one. There are a number of small variant play styles listed in the rules, but it generally comes down to the Judge player setting up a semi-or-fully random Bad Guy, then the other players creating semi-random Heroes. The players pitch how they think their screwball heroes could beat the Bad Guy, and the Judge picks a winner.
Depending on the group of players, turns can fly by or take a few minutes as friends describe epic showdowns between a cat-like radioactive Bill Nye and a flying shark handcuffed to a golf cart.
Overall Impression: While Superfight! is quick and easy, it really doesn’t bring anything new to the table. We have found that it starts off with a few laughs, but eventually drags on. This might be remedied by setting a victory point goal, but that won’t make repeat plays feel any more fresh.
While it feels good to have helped an independent publisher create his dream game, I would strongly steer party gamers towards Say Anything! and other games that allow players to create their own answers. The card-based party games following in Cards Against Humanity’s wake just feel tired.
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Superfight Expansion Decks
Designers | Jack Dire |
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Publisher | Skybound Games |
Release date | 2015; 6 years ago |
Players | 3 – 10 |
Age range | 10+ |
Deck | Dedicated |
Superfight is a party card game in which players have to make a combination of cards that represent their own superpowers and face off against a villain in the same fashion, and the players must then argue about how their created superhero can defeat other heroes, or a villain character depending on the game mode being played.[1] After its initial release, many expansion packs have been created to add onto the base game, some taking more adult themes while others take on group qualities, locations, or more heroes.
Development[edit]
Superfight first appeared on Kick Starter in 2013 by Jack Dire[2] and quickly became funded. However in 2014, it went through a major rewrite,[3] recreating over 30% of the content that was provided after the original release. Even after its development, the game has continued to develop with multiple expansion packs, currently with 19 available to the public. After its successful Kick starter, Superfight managed to gain the attention of Skybound Entertainment who later became its publisher.[4]
References[edit]
- ^'Superfight A game of absurd arguments'. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^'Jack Dire'. Jack Dire Studios. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^'Superfight'. BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^'Skybound's 'Superfight' Card Game Comes to Trade'. icv2.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.