The game show where the rules keep changing is now a tabletop game where the rules keep changing. Dropout's Game Changer: Home Edition Kickstarter goes live today, 5 May, putting three games into one box and letting Sam Reich's chaotic format loose on your group chat.
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Start organising for freeThe boxed set bundles three party games, each one inspired by a different episode of the Dropout series. Game Changer the show pits comedians against rules they aren't told about until they're already losing, and the home edition keeps that exact bit, with the rules shifting round to round so you only know what you're doing once it's far too late. What the three games actually are, the player count, and the pledge tiers are all being held back until the campaign goes live, with Yahoo Entertainment reporting that 'Dropout is keeping most of the details under wraps.'
Reich, who hosts the show and serves as Dropout CEO, has co-designed the set with Joshua Balvin, a video game designer who worked on multiple Scribblenauts titles at 5th Cell, including Super Scribblenauts and Scribblenauts Unmasked. Reich has been pushing the Kickstarter route as a way to gather backer feedback during production rather than just selling pre-orders, and the campaign FAQ promises drops of new info as funding stretches grow.
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Set up your group for freeGame Changer the show has run since 2019 and pulled in guests from Howie Mandel to Giancarlo Esposito, building a cult following for its mid-game rule reveals. Slotting that energy into a physical box puts it in the same conversation as Wavelength, Just One and the new wave of meta-party games that lean on social chaos rather than trivia or judging.
If you fancy testing it on your own crew, the campaign runs through May. Rally your group for a game night and pencil it in for delivery later this year, because the first thing you'll want to do when the box arrives is invite the loudest people you know.
Sources: Kickstarter | Nerdist | Yahoo Entertainment | Scribblenauts Wiki
