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Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game
2015
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- 3–8 players
- 20–30 min
- 13+
- Complexity 1.3/5
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Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game is a board game released in 2015 for 3–8 players, 20–30 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by JR Honeycutt and Doug Levandowski.
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About the game
Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game is inspired by the spirit of Unpub, an organization devoted to helping game designers craft their unpolished, unpublished stones into sparkling, publishable gems! The game comes with 54 cards, each featuring a possible game theme, a core mechanism, and game components that the players will use to craft a game idea. Each round, one player acts as publisher and uses an element from one of their cards to inspire the designers to pitch a game using two of the other three elements on cards in their hand. The best game pitch gets a publishing contract!
Questions and answers
Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game supports 3–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game is 20–30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game has a complexity rating of 1.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game belongs to these categories: Card Game and Party Game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game are: JR Honeycutt and Doug Levandowski. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Unpub: The Unpublished Card Game as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.