Scopa: Gamer’s Edition is now live on Kickstarter!
A 400 year old classic card game with a modern twist… dice, dominoes, meeples & cards in place of the historical suits.
From Magellan to the modern day, Scopa, the classic Italian card game, has been enjoyed for centuries.
Players capture cards from a central area to score points at the end of each round or “sweep” the table clean of cards (Scopa means sweep in Italian). The first player to collect 11 points over a series of rounds wins the game.
Scopa is played with a 40 card deck, 10 cards in four different suits. The suits in a traditional Scopa deck are swords, cups, clubs (literal clubs), and coins. Each suit has cards ranked from ace to seven and three face cards: The King, The Knight, and The Squire (or in some decks, The Lady).
Our Gamer’s Edition of Scopa replaces the traditional suits with game components: dice, dominoes, clubs (the card suit), and meeples. Here’s are a few examples of the artwork:
The cards are being printed at Ludo Fact in Germany, one of the finest card printing facilities in the world. If you’re interested in learning more about Ludo Fact, check out Made For Play: Board Games & Modern Industry. The cards will be printed using the highest quality card stock and linen finish. The cards will be bridge width: 56mm by 87mm.
Instead of a flimsy tuck box, each Scopa deck comes packed in a mini-game box with a proper heavy duty cardboard box lid and bottom.
We have two basic reward levels: $12 for addresses in the US and $20 for international addresses. All reward levels include free shipping. You can add extra decks to any reward for $8. Simply increase your reward amount by $8 for each additional deck. This add-on price is valid for either US or International addresses.
As we raise money beyond our initial funding goal, we will add new cards, new artwork and open a door to even more games to play with this deck. We’ll release more details on this and other stretch goals as the project takes shape in the coming weeks.
This is our first venture into publishing. It’s the first game in what I hope will be a series reintroducing players to a treasure trove of lesser known or forgotten classic card games.
For more information, check out the link below! And please share and repost this link as much as you’d like. We can use all the help we can get in spreading the word.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1602645836/scopa-classic-italian-card-game-gamers-edition
Spiel on!
Stephen Conway
The Spiel
