Satire Meets Strategy

Step into a 1v1 digital arena where pleasantries go to die. Command deeply flawed, iconic regional characters in fast-paced tactical battles. The Arab League of Misfits fuses unapologetic cultural humor with ruthless mechanics to ruin your next family gathering.

A Complete Competitive Arsenal

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  • Access the entire 140-card set without dealing with randomized pack openings or rotating storefronts.
  • Build your deck around seven distinct cultural personality archetypes known as Usloob (the arabic word for Style).
  • Rely strictly on your skill and precise tactical resource management to outsmart opponents.
A video gif showing how our opponent dropped Tozz to destroy our deck, but they rapidly burned their own health to zero through fatigue damage.

The Tour of Misfits Campaign

A comic book style illustration shows a terrified man with a thick black mustache and wide, panicked eyes looking over his right shoulder. Beads of sweat drip down his face and neck. He wears a blue striped shirt over a white undershirt. A large, looming shadow of a woman's profile is cast against the plain beige wall behind him.
A comic book style illustration shows a terrified man with a thick black mustache and wide, panicked eyes looking over his right shoulder. Beads of sweat drip down his face and neck. He wears a blue striped shirt over a white undershirt. A large, looming shadow of a woman's profile is cast against the plain beige wall behind him.
  • Travel across 19 Arab countries in a highly replayable singleplayer roguelike adventure.
  • Confront and defeat absurdly overpowered regional leaders known as Za'eem (or boss in Arabic) at every stop.
  • Adapt your strategy to survive changing rules, cursed decks, and localized broken mechanics.

Culture as Progression

A comic book style illustration shows a terrified man with a thick black mustache and wide, panicked eyes looking over his right shoulder. Beads of sweat drip down his face and neck. He wears a blue striped shirt over a white undershirt. A large, looming shadow of a woman's profile is cast against the plain beige wall behind him.
  • Click any card during a match to reveal its underlying slang, historical context, and meme origins.
  • Unlock new cosmetic bonuses and educational lore regarding Arabic culture by completing campaign runs.
  • Experience authentic regional jokes and slapstick attacks tied directly to a tangible progression system.
A comic book style illustration shows a terrified man with a thick black mustache and wide, panicked eyes looking over his right shoulder. Beads of sweat drip down his face and neck. He wears a blue striped shirt over a white undershirt. A large, looming shadow of a woman's profile is cast against the plain beige wall behind him.
A Visual Feast of Satire
Our art style aggressively smashes Arabic classic comic aesthetics into modern digital design. Every single card reflects sharp cultural satire and regional folklore. This visual identity reclaims external narratives through unfiltered humor and vibrant character art.
Meet the Misfits
Le Cabinet du Savoir Ludique is driven by a global team of sleep-deprived Arab creators, with a goal to make the world’s first premium one-time purchase irreverent card game that is playable and relatable for Arabs, diaspora, and meme lovers everywhere.
  • Nazih Fares
    Creative Director
    A Lebanese-Spanish developer currently based in Perpignan, France. They have worked on over 90 titles, including Hearthstone for over four years, bringing features like Battlegrounds to life.
  • Zein Okko
    Lead Dev
    A Syrian-German award-winning game and narrative designer. As the Lead Dev for the project, their work prioritizes accessibility, highly visible in their latest indie project Soulblaze.
  • Rafif Kalantan
    Narrative Designer
    A Saudi narrative and game designer, two-time BAFTA Student Award winner, MCV/DEVELOP 30 under 30 recipient, and London Games Festival Ensemble talent.
  • Omar Abdul Hadi
    Lead Game Designer
    A Palestinian award-nominated tabletop designer and 3D artist focused on accessible and engaging play. They are currently developing the original TTRPG Quasar: Tales From The Endless Void.
  • Walid Raouda
    Game Designer
    A Lebanese-American game designer and program director at Long Island University. His work focuses on the intersection of games and culture, specializing in tabletop roleplaying games.
  • Jack Gutmann
    Lead VFX & Tech Artist
    A Syrian refugee in Austria and award-winning game developer across art, real-time VFX, game design, and gameplay programming. He is known for Path Out, re-launched by UNHCR for World Refugee Day.
  • Ahmed Raafat
    Art Director
    An Egyptian comic book artist based in the UK. He has worked on numerous Dark Horse comics titles including WHO ARE THE POWER PALS, QUICK STOPS VOLUME 1 & 2, along with projects for Netflix and Oni Press.
  • John El Osta
    Music Composer
    A Lebanese electronic producer and sound designer. His work fuses Arab folklore with experimental beats to craft modern soundscapes rooted in identity and regional storytelling. He is a member of the National Arab Orchestra in the USA.
  • Clarissa Bitar
    Music Composer
    An accomplished Palestinian oud musician and composer. Innovative in their approach, they seamlessly blend the traditional sound of the oud with various genres including R&B, Pop, Hip Hop, and Rap.
  • Ramsey Kharroubi
    Music Composer
    A Palestinian-American composer known as MARSKY. Entirely self-taught, his work can be heard on award-winning games including Dosa Divas, THIRSTY SUITORS, Boyfriend Dungeon, Lara Croft GO, and more.

Yalla, Harass Us Online

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The Arab League of Misfits is protected under French intellectual property law (droit de propriété intellectuelle des artistes-auteurs) as an original creation by Nazih Fares, developed under the Cabinet du Savoir Ludique brand.

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