Exploding Kittens will release Survivor The Tribe Has Spoken, a new card game designed in collaboration with Survivor host and Executive Producer Jeff Probst, in January, the company announced.  Designed for both super fans and people who have never seen the TV series, the game incorporates elements from the reality show into a party game.

“I have always wanted to bring the Survivor experience to at-home audiences, but condensing a multi-week game to less than 30 minutes has been challenging,” Exploding Kittens Co-Founder and CEO Elan Lee said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “After two years of working closely with Jeff Probst, we’ve finally done it…with all the fun, strategy, alliances, and betrayal packed into a beautiful box.”

Players collect advantages, find immunity idols, form secret alliances, and deal with blindsides, while surviving Tribal Council eliminations.  The final two players make a case for why they should be the Sole Survivor.

Game elements from the show include player cards based on well-known contestants from the series, and the Tribal Council, where players decide who gets voted out by dropping secret votes into the box, which doubles as a “voting urn.” Cards in the game include Reward Challenges, which require cooperation with other players; “Sorry for You,” which blocks opponents from stealing your cards; “The Spy Shack,” which lets you see other players’ hands and steal a card; and bonus cards that allow players to steal or manipulate votes, declare themselves Tribal Council Leader, or that protect you or a player of your choice from being voted off.

Walmart, Target, and Amazon are currently taking preorders and will have the game available on January 12.  Asked about distribution to FLGSs, a spokesperson for Exploding Kittens told ICv2 that the game “…will be available for game stores to purchase once it’s officially released in January.”

Survivor The Tribe Has Spoken is for 3-6 players ages 8 and up and takes 30-60 minutes to play.  MSRP will be $19.99.

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