FORMIO

FORMIO — A Geometric Card Game You Can Play and Display

Connect by shape, color, or matching edge. A quick, colorful game for 2–6 players — and a creative artwork when the game is over.

PLAY IT. BUILD IT. FRAME IT.

What if a card game could become a piece of art?

Meet FORMIO: a geometric card game where every move adds a new piece to a growing composition.

Play a quick, lively match, use special cards to surprise your opponents, and then transform the same cards into a colorful design worth displaying.

96 square cards. 2–6 players. Approximately 15–25 minutes. Two ways to enjoy one deck.

A SIMPLE GAME WITH PLENTY OF POSSIBILITIES

The aim is simple: be the first to play all your cards.

Each player starts with seven cards. Place a new card above, below, left, or right of a card already on the table.

You may rotate it to find a valid connection. The growing layout can expand in all four directions, so every game creates a different geometric composition.

There are three ways to connect:

If your new card touches several geometric cards, it must make a valid connection with each of them. A different matching criterion can work for each contact.

Diagonal connections do not count.

If you cannot play — or choose to draw — take one card and end your turn. You cannot play the freshly drawn card immediately.

Easy to learn. Different every time.

SPECIAL CARDS KEEP EVERYONE ON THEIR TOES

A few simple twists make every round more unpredictable!

DRAW

Play it freely to make the next player draw the indicated number of cards and skip their turn.

They may answer with another Draw card of the same value. Penalties stack until someone takes the accumulated cards and passes.

SWAP

Play it freely. Choose one card from your hand and swap it for a random card from an opponent's hand.

SOLID COLOR

Play a solid-color card freely, then immediately add a geometric card of the same color in the same turn.

The two-card combination is mandatory, and the geometric card must still satisfy any other adjacent contacts.

And don't forget...

When you have only one card left, shout “FORMIO!”

Forgetting it costs two cards if another player catches you.

You cannot win by ending with a Draw or Swap card.

PLAY THE GAME. THEN CREATE YOUR OWN ART.

FORMIO has a second life beyond the tabletop.

In Creative Mode, there is no winner, no penalty, and no fixed grid.

Choose as many cards as you like, rotate and rearrange them, and build a composition that feels uniquely yours.

Create a small square arrangement, a long horizontal piece, or something entirely different.

Repeat colors for harmony, mix shapes for contrast, or let lines and arches flow across neighboring cards.

Once you like your design, place it in a light-wood frame or on a removable support.

You can always rearrange it and create something new.

A game you can play. A design you can display.

Framed artwork is shown as a display suggestion. A frame is not included in the standard reward.

FOUR COLOR PALETTES. ONE GEOMETRIC UNIVERSE.

We want FORMIO to become a collectible series of palettes, each with its own mood and color relationships.

01 — ORIGINAL

Expressive navy, cream, pink, mustard, teal, and orange.

The original FORMIO palette. Bold, colorful, and full of personality.

02 — COASTAL LIGHT

Softer sand, sky, turquoise, and terracotta tones.

A fresh, luminous interpretation of FORMIO.

03 — COASTAL DEEP

Deeper ocean blues, petrol green, warm coral, and natural accents.

A rich palette with a distinctive character.

04 — CONTEMPORARY

A brighter, more playful mix with lavender, blue, pink, and orange.

A vibrant and expressive edition.

The campaign starts with Palette 01 — Original.

With your support, the other three palettes can be unlocked as the campaign grows.

Each palette is a separate deck choice, allowing you to select your favorite design or collect multiple editions.

Unlocking a new palette makes it available as an additional choice; it does not automatically add a free deck to every pledge.

Palette artwork shown here is a design concept. Final production graphics may evolve.

WHAT'S INSIDE FORMIO?

Each FORMIO deck is planned to include:

We want FORMIO to feel like a carefully designed object, not just another deck of cards.

That's why we've chosen a rigid presentation box from the very beginning.

HELP US UNLOCK THE NEXT CHAPTER!

We want to start with one beautiful deck and grow the collection together.

Every new milestone brings another color palette to life.

€4,500 — FORMIO IS FUNDED!

Our first goal brings FORMIO Original into production.

96 square cards, an illustrated rulebook, and the beautiful rigid box are included from the beginning.

€6,500 — UNLOCK PALETTE 02

Coastal Light joins the FORMIO collection!

A fresh new color palette becomes available as an additional deck option.

€8,500 — UNLOCK PALETTE 03

Coastal Deep is unlocked!

A deeper, richer color palette expands the FORMIO universe.

€10,500 — UNLOCK PALETTE 04

Contemporary is unlocked!

The complete four-palette collection becomes available.

FOUR PALETTES. ENDLESS COMPOSITIONS.

Each unlocked palette is a separate deck option, not a free additional deck for every backer. Funding milestones are planned targets and will be confirmed against manufacturing costs before launch.

WHY KICKSTARTER?

FORMIO began with a simple idea:

Make a card game that is easy to learn, satisfying to play, and beautiful to keep.

We believe that games can offer more than entertainment.

They can also bring color, creativity, and design into everyday life.

Kickstarter gives us the opportunity to transform FORMIO from a developing prototype into a physical edition and build a community around its first release.

Your support will help fund card printing, packaging, illustrated rulebook production, prototype testing, and fulfillment.

And if we reach our stretch goals, we'll be able to expand the collection with even more color palettes.

Your support can help bring FORMIO to life.

PRODUCTION, SHIPPING & RISKS

Our goal is to manufacture FORMIO with carefully selected materials, high-quality printing, and a durable rigid box.

We intend to offer shipping within the European Union.

Before the campaign launches, we will finalize manufacturing quotations, production specifications, safety and labeling requirements, estimated delivery dates, and shipping charges.

Like any first production run, FORMIO may face challenges related to printing consistency, box construction, quality control, manufacturing schedules, or logistics.

We plan to review physical production samples before approving manufacturing and keep our backers informed of important developments.

All product mockups are illustrative and may differ from the final manufactured edition.

Final delivery dates and shipping costs will be communicated before launch.

A NOTE ABOUT OUR DESIGN PROCESS

FORMIO's original card artwork, game concept, and rules are creator-developed.

Some promotional layouts, product mockups, and campaign copy have been created with the assistance of AI tools.

These visuals help communicate our design direction and do not represent finished manufactured products.

BE PART OF FORMIO

Connect a shape.

Match a color.

Make your move.

Then create something worth keeping.

FORMIO is a game, a colorful design experience, and an invitation to see ordinary playing cards in a completely different way.

With your support, we can make it real.

PLAY IT. BUILD IT. FRAME IT.

BACK FORMIO ON KICKSTARTER!