PICKUP Soccer Card Game: The Beautiful Game Played Fast!

PICKUP Soccer is the game you, your family, and your friends have been waiting for!

In this fast-paced soccer card game, players draw cards, challenge opponents, score goals, and manage risky cards in their hand. The player with the most goals at the end wins.

In exciting head-to-head challenges, that give rock-paper-scissors vibes, players use Position cards to determine who score goals, steals goal, and/or steal cards.

• Easy to learn game mechanics for non-soccer and soccer fans
• Play a game in 15 minutes
• Small box size to easily transport and take with you anywhere
• Unpredictable twists and turns 
• Printable game mat optional - all you need is a flat surface

No need to keep buying new cards. Just buy one deck for endless game play!

WHO WE ARE

GameFlo is a community-based gaming company creating wholesome ways to connect. We are on a mission to provide healthier alternatives to screen time while nurturing imagination and making learning fun! We design culturally-relevant games and experiences for people of all backgrounds.

Our first game, PICKUP Basketball, launched on Kickstarter in 2021 and has since gone further than we could imagine. We brought the game to life after years of playtesting with local communities, especially youth in after-school programs, Boys & Girls Clubs, and YMCA's. We've partnered with Friendly Local Game Stores, major retailers, and cultural brands to fulfill our mission while having fun doing it! Our fun-fact is that we are the only game ever to make it on Inside The NBA, the greatest sports studio show of all time. 

Now, we are proud to show the world the next phase of our evolution as an Independent Game Studio. We give to you, PICKUP Soccer. 

We hope this game brings joy into the world. The same joy we see when people see our characters for the first time. The same joy that someone who says "I'm not a sports fan" feels when they realize that they can still fully enjoy our game without knowing a lick about sports. Why? Because a good game brings people together. That's what we do at GameFlo. 

THE GAME

Imagine you're playing a four-person game with Mia, Leo, and Zoe...

Start the game by dealing each player the same number of Position cards.

PICKUP Soccer is a turn-based game. When it's your turn, you can draw 1 card from any of the three decks.

• Position Card: Add it to your hand. Your turn ends.
• Formation Card: Add it to your hand. Your turn ends.
• Challenge Card: Reveal and resolve immediately. Most of them start a Challenge against an opponent of your choosing.

How do Challenges work? Think of them like rock-paper-scissors.

• The player who drew the Challenge chooses an opponent. It's a head-to-head matchup.
• Both players secretly choose 1 Position card from their hand, place it face down, and reveal at the same time.
• Position matchups decide who wins.

Win Challenges to score goals, steal goals from opponents, and/or steal cards from opponents. 

Formation cards add fun twists to the game. For example, the Substitute card allows you to change the outcome of the Challenge. 

Once you use a card, it goes to the discard pile, so make sure to restock throughout the game

Goal cards are collected throughout the game and kept in front of you. At the end of the game, also count any additional goal cards that were hidden within the Formation deck. 

The formation deck also has dangerous cards, so be careful.

PICKUP UNIVERSE CHARACTERS

We have 20 familiar faces from PICKUP Basketball and 20 new faces being introduced into the PICKUP Universe! 

All character art is done by our amazing illustrator, Ivan Zigaran. 

HOW TO SUPPORT

•  Back us! 
•  Add an additional copy to your pledge for the basketball fan in your life. 
•  Tell all of your friends to get their own copy. Everyone loves a good card game. 
•  Share! Help us spread the word via the “Share this project” button above.
•  Subscribe on our website, follow us on Instagram, TikTok Facebook, and X (@_gameflo) 

KICKSTARTER PLAYBOOK

If you're new to Kickstarter, welcome! Here's the quick rundown. 

You back [pledge money towards] our campaign to help us hit our funding goal. We have to hit our funding goal by the deadline for your credit card to be charged. You'll receive a reward based on how much you pledge. 

Once our 30 day campaign is done, we'll contact you to confirm all the details needed to get you your rewards by the estimated delivery date. 

Our campaign ends on November 27th at 12pm EST, regardless of how much we money we raise so keep supporting until the final whistle!

REWARDS

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Forte Preparatory Academy (New York), Global Health Connections International (North Carolina), Kids in the Game (New York), Labyrinth Games & Puzzles (Washington D.C.), Prep for Prep (New York), Raleigh Boys & Girls Club (North Carolina), RENA Community Center (North Carolina), Strong TIES (Arizona), Velle Cares Foundation (North Carolina)

1ST IMPRESSIONS

SHOUT OUTS

Thank you to everyone who helped playtest the game, especially all of our past and current student interns. Shout out to our creative team. Thank you to other game developers who have inspired us. Most importantly, thank you to our families and friends who endlessly support us. We couldn't do this without you all, and we're humbled to have you on this journey with us! 

Credits

Game Producer: Ian Allen

Executive Producer: Errol King

Co-Producer: Syeeda Briddell

Co-Producer: Chijioge Nwogu

Game Inventor: Pridhvi Gadiraju

Business Strategist: Abhinaya Uthayakumar

Art Director & Designer: Glenn Cochon

Illustrator: Ivan Zigaran

Creative Advisor: Fatima Diawara

Creative Leads: Ignacio Perea & Kanav Arora 

Marketing Lead: Anudeepa Lalsangi