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Dropout’s ‘Game Changer’ Board Game Kickstarter Tops $1 Million Within Hours

The runaway campaign signals Dropout’s push into player-led design.

Overview

  • The Kickstarter, which launched Tuesday, cleared its $40,000 goal within minutes and topped about $1 million within hours.
  • The home edition adapts three hit formats from the show — Bingo, Name a Number, and Sam Says — into a party game for groups at home.
  • Designers kept play hostless by teaching rules up front while hiding prompt cards, so teams know how to play but still get surprise challenges.
  • Backers can choose tiers from a $19 Sam Says sampler to a $159 ultimate bundle with expansion decks, plus limited perks like props and custom messages.
  • The campaign runs through June 6 with daily community challenges, is currently available only on Kickstarter, and Dropout says it is exploring a Dimension 20 game next.