It's been decades since Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered, and the classic celebration of B-movies is finally getting its first tabletop game. A Kickstarter for an upcoming game project was first revealed a couple of months ago, but details beyond its "riff-tastic" nature have been sparse. Screen Rant can now exclusively reveal those details.
As of 1 PM ET today, the Kickstarter for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Game is now live, courtesy of tabletop publisher Cryptozoic Entertainment and Radial Entertainment. In the game, players have to riff on B-movies with "Riff cards" or their own hand-crafted lines. The Kickstarter campaign offers a range of pledge options, starting at $50, along with stretch goals.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Game supports up to eight players, with one taking on the role of the Mad and giving the other players Movie Moment cards as prompts for their riffs. Progress is determined by delivering the winning riff and moving further along the Scoreboard of Love.
Kickstarter options include the Bonus Features Expansion, which adds new riff cards and movie moment cards from 15 more films. Other pledge options upgrade material components of the game, adding items like a...
