Upgrading an Old Classic

A Hot Mess is what you become when you bite into a spicy chili pepper, especially when you don't see it coming.

Hot Mess is also a card shedding game built upon the classic games, Crazy Eights and Uno.

Hot Mess

Publishing update:

June, 2025

Tobin and Dee begin discussing the possibility of creating a special deck of cards to incorporate the house rules of our favorite card game.

By the end of the month, they were writing out the rules and creating initial drafts of the cards.

Dee did the lion's share of the creative artworks while Tobin worked on the instructions and contacted manufacturers.

Publishing update:

July, 2025

July was spent refining the cards and engaging in some animated back and forth regarding design.

Tobin was working with two manufacturers as they could not decide which card stock to use or style of box.

The box design was nearly done by the end of the month and the instructions only needed some artwork and final touches.

They finally settled on a cards with a simple black design on the front and a white background for the card faces.

If the Kickstarter campaign and initial Christmas sales goes well, we will use a version of the black cards for a second edition.

Publishing update:

July, 2025

Maru is starting to work on the coloring and style for the project. There will be quite a few revisions as she works out the kinks and develops an overall aesthetic which captures the essence of the story.

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