Preview: Cataclysm Arcade Is a Weird, Clever TCG That's Already Won Us Over — Inside the $1.3M Kickstarter Shaking up the TCG Formula

It has been some 40 years since the world ended, and now, in the ruins of New York City, survivors are facing off against one another in a subway ride of death in the hopes of escaping their fate and becoming the boss of the underground. At least, that’s what Cataclysm Arcade tells us: the latest TCG is finding success over on Kickstarter. Designed by Brian David-Marshall (former Magic: The Gathering pro player and Pro Tour Historian) and Jay Van Hoy (renowned film producer from such films as The Lighthouse) and published by their company, Mothership Games, this new game is aiming to make an approachable and easy-to-jump-into card game that also offers some creative tweaks and surprises to the traditional TCG formula. IGN had a chance to check out some early demo product and play some games, and as someone who has played a lot of card games, Cataclysm Arcade does some pretty neat things. We also recently got to chat with Brian David-Marshall on Cataclysm Arcade in an exclusive interview here on IGN. He had this to say on these fresh card reveals for the two newest Eric Klug Alters, "The Decommissioner" and "Tryp, Timelost". "One of the things I love most about the TCG community is