SHRINKING ARENAGROWING CHAOS

Shove your friends off a world that’s falling apart.

Push ‘Em is a smash-style tactical arena board game for 2–6 players. Roll your action dice, beat up your rivals, and push them off the edge. First to 3 Victory Crowns wins.

How it works

Every turn is a little puzzle with a big punchline.

1roll

Roll the dice

Roll four action dice, reroll once, then spend them how you like: move, attack, heal, grab stars, or go wild.

2soften ’em up

Beat ’em up

Attack with items and powers. The less health a rival has, the farther they fly when you finally push.

3push

Push ’em off!

Knock a rival off the world and take a Victory Crown. They respawn and come back angry. First to 3 crowns wins.

Prototype shown. Final components in production.

oh no! the map falls apart!

Shrinking arena growing chaos

At the end of every turn, the World Die breaks off another piece of the map. The safe corner you were saving? Gone.

Standing still is a decision, and usually a bad one.

Pick your champion

Six fighters, each with their own powers, gear and home realm. Pick one, then push ’em.

OMG. Laughs last.

Home realm: Emojian Sea

Why you’ll love it

Quick to learn, loud at the table, and different every time.

Easy to teach

Don’t get pushed off. Push everyone else off first. Kids get it right away; the tactics show up a few turns in.

Big table energy

Alliances, betrayals, and that one push everyone talks about all night.

Never the same map

Six realms, a crumbling arena, and a deck of wacky items keep every match different.

Free-for-all or team battles

Free-for-all is a strategy game. 2v2 and 3v3 turn it into a party.

Dancing Koala subscriber promo card: swap the spaces of any two champions

free with your launch alert

One card you can’t buy

Meet the Dancing Koala: swap the spaces of any two champions. Sign up for the launch alert and it gets added to your copy when you back Push ‘Em on Kickstarter. Standard back, shuffles right into the Item deck, never sold at retail.

Real playtesters. Real yelling.

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who’s making this

One designer, one illustrator, same person

I’m Kyle Walters. Dancing Koala Games is me: design, art, and the person who answers your email. Every character in Push ‘Em is hand-drawn.

My first game, Storyburg, funded on Kickstarter and shipped to its backers. That’s the promise here too: a game that actually arrives.

This isn’t my first board game makin’ rodeo.

Storyburgfunded & delivered

884happy backers

A Push 'Em game in progress with the box behind it

Same friends. Higher stakes.

Coming to Kickstarter in early 2027. Get a launch-day alert, plus a free promo card in your copy.