Professional Magic player and game developer John Fiorillo will release the poker-inspired card game Drawing Dead as the first title under his new company Gold Baby Games. The game is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Fiorillo was lead developer on SolForge, Ascension and You Gotta Be Kitten Me at Stone Blade Entertainment (see “'You Gotta Be Kitten Me!'”). Drawing Dead is a family-friendly card game set in the Wild West, integrating a Mexican Day of the Dead theme. Each poker hand, players also take the role of one of 10 characters, who each have unique abilities which can manipulate play and shake up strategy, such as the ability to swipe extra cards, steal chips, or make opponents trash their cards.

The game is recommended for 3 – 6 players, but allows for 2-player mode and can support up to 8 players if another deck of cards is added. MSRP is $19.99. Trade release is tentatively scheduled for Q2.

The Kickstarter runs from October 18 - November 22, with a goal of $40,000.