Plaid Hat Games revealed the Super Auto Pets Card Battle expandable card dueling game at the recent GAMA Expo. The game is set to release into the retail market in Q2 2026.
Designed for quick play, Super Auto Pets Card Battle is a card dueling game that features cute little animals battling to win trophies over six rounds of play. Each round starts with a shopping phase where players can purchase their pets from the shop as well as special food cards that can boost their abilities. Then, they must arrange their pets in the order they want to send them into battle. Finally, the players pit their pets against each other one at a time in order until only one player has a pet standing, which wins the trophy. Much of the gameplay strategy comes from how players order their cards and the unique interactions between different pets.
Three different versions of Super Auto Pets Card Battle will be released: Magic Pack, Classic Pack, and Golden Pack. Each game can be played on its own with two players, or multiple sets can be combined together to allow more options and more players, up to a maximum of six players by combining all three. Intended for ages nine and up, games take about half an hour to play. MSRP is $20.00 per set.
The Classic Pack comes with 122 cards, 14 tokens, a shop tile, 10 damage cubes, and 4 dice, the Golden Pack offers 146 cards, 14 tokens, a shop tile, 10 damage cubes, and 4 dice, and the Magic Pack features 148 cards, 14 tokens, a shop tile, 10 damage cubes, and 4 dice.
A playmat and upgraded metal coins will also be offered, as well as a $90.00 Battle Box will include all three sets, the playmat, and the coin upgrades all in one.
Plaid Hat raised funds for production of the game through a Kickstarter campaign last November that pulled $181,417 in support from 2,372 backers (an average of $76.48 per backer). Backer fulfillment is planned for May with release into the trade to follow.
Source: ICv2
