Garbage Gobblers: The Trash-Eating Card Game

Intro

Old-School Card Play Meets Trash Mayhem

Learn in minutes, set up in seconds and dive into a garbage-gobbling frenzy in this unique game that blends set collecting, secret bidding, and a dash of take-that, all packed into quick card play with no tokens, dice or walls of text.

Garbage will pile up in four trash cans throughout the game. On your turn, you may spread more garbage, recruit gobblers, or start a trash can raid. During a raid, rival gangs can jump into the fray, but when the dust settles, only the strongest get to feast. Your mission? Out-scavenge your rivals and create the most glorious garbage feast the neighborhood has ever seen!

By backing the campaign, you're not only supporting passionate indie creators, you'll also get your game in a premium metal box featuring a foam insert, produced exclusively for the Kickstarter print run. It's our way of saying thanks for being an early supporter! Future editions will come in a standard box.

Small Box-Big Bite: Gameplay Features

Mini Expansion

The Gobbling Garbage Mini-Expansion will be offered exclusively on Kickstarter and while the base game is already stuffed with content for a full trash-eating experience, the expansion is the extra treat for all the really hungry gamers out there!

What Makes is Fun?

Quick turns and actions that keep all players engaged send the Gobblers flying non-stop! It’s pure card play mayhem with just the right mix of strategy and trash chaos!

The trash cans change constantly, so you’ll need to adapt your strategy on the go and use your crafty Gobblers to build clever combos for each raid!

Get your gaming fix by completing filthy sets and racking up big points! Eating the right trash with the right Gobblers is key to creating the ultimate garbage feast!

Pledge Tiers / What's Included

How To Play

Garbage Gobblers features fast, turn-based gameplay for 2-5 players. On your turn, you’ll always choose one of three actions: Garbage, Gobblers, or Raid.

Draw 2 garbage cards and place them face-down on any trash can of your choice. This action lets you affect how garbage piles up! You might set up the perfect meal for yourself, or bait your opponents into a trap.

Draw 1 gobbler card per player and place them face-up on the table. Starting with the player who took the action and moving clockwise, everyone selects one Gobbler to add to their hand.

Flip over a trash can and play a Gobbler from your hand face-down. You can even play multiple gobblers to combine their strengths and garbage-eating abilities! Rival gangs can join the raid too, and special Gobblers will shake things up with unique effects:

When all players have either joined or passed, reveal the Gobblers and compare strengths: The strongest Gobblers will feast! After the garbage is eaten, reset the trash can and spread fresh new garbage. The different types of Gobblers affect how you score, and rotten garbage can even cost you points after a raid.

It all comes down to this! Win raids to build your feast and score big. Arrange garbage by value and collect bonuses for completing sets or recipes. Rotten garbage eaten without rats ends up in a face-down "trash pile" and will be deducted from your final score. The player with the most points is crowned the ultimate gobbler!

What Do Players Say? (Garbage Gobblers Tournament)

Media & Reviews

Stretch Goals

High quality card stock and linen finish included right off the bat, exclusively for all Kickstarter copies! Future print runs will come in standard card quality.

Add-On Pricing

Shipping

Timeline

Retailers

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We would love to see our trashy little game in your store! If you are a retailer and would like to stock Garbage Gobblers, please fill out the form below.
Important: Please do not pledge on this Kickstarter campaign. We will contact you directly after the campaign ends with ordering details.

The Team

We’d also like to give a huge shoutout to Thanos and Alexandros from Boardgame Stories for their fantastic work on our video, and to Nicholas Cortez for lending us his amazing voice.

Finally, a heartfelt thank-you to all our early playtesters, supporters, and friends who helped shape this game into what it is today.
Among them, we’d like to especially thank Iro Kavoura, Aris Sifonios, Stefanos Kissas, Kostas Koutsikos, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Alexandra Georgakopoulou, and Klearchos Theodorou.

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