2026
It Takes Guts!: A Chaotic Card Game of Digestive Health, among Friends
2–4 players · 90 min · 10+
It Takes Guys is a chaotic strategy card game, inspired by life with Crohn’s Disease - one built for laughs, strategy, and absolute uncertainty!
Manage your symptoms, nutrition, digestion, and daily life as best you can, while avoiding the sudden random events and obstacles that life, in the form of the other players, have graciously planned for you.
Strategic Health Management: Balance your health, internal organs, and resources as your race toward recovery.
Direct Player Sabotage: Your friendly opponents are now active threats to your health!
Risk vs. Reward Food Cards: Will that Little Snack help your Recovery, or will it trigger complete Digestive Chaos?
No Player Elimination: Even when things go Horribly Wrong, you’re never yet out of the game!
Inspired by real-life Crohn’s Disease Treatments: this game is based on genuine experiences, yet somehow designed entirely for Fun!
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