HOTDOT

SHORT FILMS

Daryl Tempesta Shorts

Four short films dreamed up and directed by Daryl Tempesta. Odd, cinematic, and each one ends at the Cardswild card table.

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Yea Yeti!

A lost 1988 ski broadcast. A Yeti with a mullet warps to 2026, breaks his skis, and has to beat a chrome robot before the doomsday clock hits zero.

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On the Way to Mars

Four months into the trip to Mars, four astronauts run out of things to say. Then someone opens a locker and finds the 4-Game Collector Set.

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The Unexpected Guest

A family snowed in at a mountain cabin invites a shy Yeti in from the blizzard for a game.

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Evolution Forgot the Rules

After the end of the world, four heads, eight arms and one hand-stitched coat sit down to play Cardswild against each other.

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THE MIND BEHIND HOTDOT

Daryl Tempesta

Where most people see a deck of cards, Daryl sees a story.

A Yeti with a mullet who has to out-ski a chrome robot before the clock runs out. Four astronauts who run out of things to say on the way to Mars. A shy Yeti invited in from a blizzard. A creature with four heads and eight arms whose heads play Cardswild against each other after the end of the world.

Each film started as a short written brief from Daryl. He picks the moment, the joke and the twist. The film is then built to his brief, with the real Cardswild cards in every shot.

He also created King of Beer, a beer hall card game for adults that runs on the Cardswild engine. His name is on the back of every card.

NEW · A GAME BY DARYL TEMPESTA · 21+

King of Beer

5 videos

A beer hall card game for adults

Pour five beers in order, from a backyard Can to Das Boot, while you dodge Last Call, warm beer and The Mooch. Learn it in 60 seconds, watch four short beer hall comedies, and play it free online.

Watch the VideosPlay at kingofbeer.com

THE GAMES IN THE FILMS

Play Cardswild

Every film ends with the Cardswild card games. There are four of them, and they all share one set of rules.

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