In Champ’d Up, players battle for two rounds to see who will win the vote as the GOAT. In the first half, players are tasked to draw and name two types of characters: a champion and a challenger. First, they create a champion character based on the prompt they receive, like “The Champion of Cute.” Then, that character (but not the prompt) gets sent to another player who has to discern what the contest/prompt is, and create what they hope is a worthy challenger. When the action starts, favorites are pitted against underdogs and mayhem ensues. 

The second half starts out the same, but there is a wrinkle once the action resumes. Each head-to-head contest will include a follow-up match that’s a surprise to both players. Here’s where the players need to make an important decision. They can either tag out their fighter with one of their previous characters, or they can keep them in to possibly earn some bonus points. 

And if you play a subsequent game with the same players, you can tag in your previous game characters during the second half. Get ready to get slammed with call-backs!.