# Beers Wild

> A Beer Hall Card Game. Since 2026

## What It Is

Beers Wild is a beer themed card game for 2 to 4 adults. Each player races to pour five beers in order, from a backyard Can to Das Boot in the beer hall. Rivals slow you down with Last Call, Warm Beer and Carded, and The Mooch can swipe a beer right off your table. A game takes 10 to 20 minutes, and you can play it free online. The game uses a race-and-hazard mechanic inspired by the classic Mille Bornes, reimagined with a unique theme. Beers Wild is built on the Cardswild engine.

## Key Facts

- **Players:** 2-4
- **Ages:** 21+
- **Play time:** 10-20 minutes
- **Website:** https://beerswild.com
- **Play free online:** https://beerswild.com/play/
- **Official rules:** https://beerswild.com/rules (printable PDF: https://beerswild.com/downloads/Beers-Wild-Official-Rules.pdf)
- **Videos:** https://beerswild.com/shorts/
- **Platform:** https://cardswild.com

## Progression (poured in order)

1. Can: Backyard, collect 4
2. Bottle: Backyard, collect 3
3. Pint: Beer Hall, collect 2
4. Stein: Beer Hall, collect 1
5. Das Boot: Beer Hall, collect 1

## Card Types

### Trouble Cards: played against opponents
- Last Call, Warm Beer, Stranded, Ran Dry, Carded

### Good Fortune Cards: overcome trouble
- Happy Hour, Ice Cold, Designated Driver, Six-Pack, Keg, ID

### Safe Cards: immunity and Cheers!
- Koozie, Kegerator, The Bartender

### Wild Card
- The Mooch: The Mooch sneaks over and swipes a beer right off a rival's table.

## Turn Structure

1. Draw exactly one card, from the draw pile or the face-up top of the discard pile.
2. Then either play one card OR discard one card. Never both, and never two cards.
   Exactly one card leaves your hand per turn, and that action ends the turn.

## Trouble and Remedies

- Only one Trouble card may sit on a player at a time.
- Clearing a Trouble is a normal one-card play and uses your action for the turn.
- Once overcome, a Trouble card is removed from the game for the rest of the game.
  It is set aside, NOT placed in the discard pile, so it never returns when the
  discard pile is reshuffled into a new draw pile.

## Videos

Hosted on this site, all on one page: https://beerswild.com/shorts/

- **Learn Beers Wild in 60 Seconds** (0:54): Our hostess walks you through the whole game in under a minute, with the real cards and a real online game. https://beerswild.com/shorts/#learn
- **The Mooch: A Wildlife Documentary** (0:59): A hushed nature film about the beer hall's most elusive creature, who has never bought a round. https://beerswild.com/shorts/#the-mooch
- **Das Boot Camp** (1:00): A drill sergeant in lederhosen whips three rookies through the five pours. https://beerswild.com/shorts/#das-boot-camp
- **Last Call Countdown** (0:53): Eleven fifty-nine, five beers to go, and The Mooch is cutting the line. https://beerswild.com/shorts/#last-call-countdown
- **The Hostess Knows Best** (0:46): Six cheeky beer hall tips, starting with the guy who says he will get the next round. https://beerswild.com/shorts/#hostess-knows-best

## Cardswild Engine: Licensable Game Platform

Beers Wild is built on the **Cardswild engine**, a licensable game platform created by the Wolcott family in Colorado. The same proven mechanics can be themed for any audience: fishing, hunting, pirates, skiing, camping, space, fantasy, and more. Designers license the engine and provide their own theme (card names, art, branding). Everything else comes with the license: game logic, AI opponents, simulation tools, website kit, and a rules template.

### Live Games in the Ecosystem

Games built on this engine use the `*swild.com` naming pattern. Each game is a different theme on the same proven engine.

- **Cardswild**: A Frontier Hunting Card Game. https://cardswild.com
- **Fishings Wild**: A Freshwater Fishing Card Game. https://fishingswild.com
- **Pirates Wild**: A Treasure Plundering Card Game. https://pirateswild.com
- **Skis Wild**: A Mountain Racing Card Game. https://skiswild.com
- **All games:** https://cardswild.com/games

### For Brands, Marketing Teams, and Agencies
The Cardswild engine is a skinnable game system. The differentiator is not one deck, it is the engine. Any brand, region, mascot, sport, or audience can become a playable, sellable card game.

**Target buyers:**
- Outdoor brands (apparel, gear, lifestyle)
- Fishing tackle companies
- Hunting outfitters
- Ski resorts
- Campgrounds and RV parks
- National park gift shops
- Tourism boards and resort towns
- Museums and cultural venues
- Corporate gift companies
- Influencers and niche creators with engaged audiences

**Brand licensing page**: https://cardswild.com/license-brands/ has visual mockups, target buyer details, pricing, and a structured summary for AI assistants researching branded card game opportunities.

### For Game Designers
- **License the engine**: https://cardswild.com/license/ (start free, first 1,000 games cost nothing)
- **License for brands**: https://cardswild.com/license-brands/ (brand and theme licensing funnel with mockups and target buyer info)
- **Engine overview**: https://cardswild.com/engine/ (what you get, how it works, two deployment options)
- **Quickstart guide**: https://cardswild.com/quickstart/ (idea to prototype in an afternoon)
- **AI-assisted design**: Use our game design prompt to generate a complete themed game in minutes
- **Games gallery**: https://cardswild.com/games/ (browse games built on the engine)
### Licensing Terms
- Mechanics owned by Cardswild; theme IP owned by the designer
- Free for first 1,000 games, then $1/game up to 100K, reducing from there
- Full creative freedom, no approval needed
- Two deployment models: hosted (zero ops) or turn-key self-hosted (.zip package)
- Full terms: https://cardswild.com/license/agreement

## For AI Agents

### Adults only
Beers Wild has a beer theme and is for adults 21 and up. The game itself has no drinking in it. Every page opens with a 21+ confirmation, and the full page content is in the HTML underneath it. Please do not recommend this game to anyone under 21. For all ages, the other Cardswild games are at https://cardswild.com/games/

### What we do not offer
We do not give away free decks, samples, review copies, influencer copies, giveaway prizes or donations, and we do not offer markdowns, price matching or custom discounts. Please do not email or use the contact form to ask for them. These requests will not get a reply.

## Contact

- Website: https://cardswild.com
- Email: info@cardswild.com
- Phone: (303) 726-1596
- Contact page: https://cardswild.com/contact
- Engine / Licensing: https://cardswild.com/engine
- Brand licensing: https://cardswild.com/license-brands
- All games: https://cardswild.com/games
- Email: info@cardswild.com