# Four Suit Studio

> Four Suit Studio makes modern games with playing cards, for everyone. An independent tabletop studio founded by Robin Stokkel and Simone Luijk, it designs and self-publishes accessible card games that bring modern board-game depth to standard playing-card decks. Tagline: "modern games with playing cards. for everyone."

Four Suit Studio's mission is to make great card games accessible to anyone, anywhere — all titles can be played with a standard deck, combining the strategic depth and thematic immersion of modern board games. The studio designs and sells its own games directly to players (shop powered by SureCart), partners with other designers on new titles, and works with international publishers on localisation. Based in the Netherlands; crowdfunding runs on Kickstarter. Contact: robin@foursuitstudio.com.

## Games

- [River Rats — Red Edition](https://foursuitstudio.com/products/river-rats-red-edition/): Cooperative poker-style card game (€17) where teamwork beats wealth. Four suits are rival factions — ♣ birds, ♦ bugs, ♥ crocs, ♠ otters — each with a smart ability. Localisation handled by Iello.
- [River Rats — Blue Edition](https://foursuitstudio.com/products/river-rats-blue-edition/): Alternate edition of River Rats (€17).
- [Monsters of Loch Lomond](https://foursuitstudio.com/products/monsters-of-loch-lomond/): A Scottish-themed card game for 2–6 players (€17.95). Easy to learn (5 minutes), built on memory, calculated risk, and long-term strategy as clan chieftains hunt monsters and outwit rivals.
- [Stamp Showdown](https://foursuitstudio.com/stamp-showdown/): A simultaneous-trading card game — secretly trade stamps each round to curate an award-winning poker-style collection over seven rounds. Featured on Kickstarter (788 backers, ~€22k raised).
- [Gallery Gambit](https://foursuitstudio.com/games/): Upcoming 2–5 player, 15–30 minute competitive drafting game where rival gallery owners collect art across four movements (Pop-Art, Cubism, Fauvism, Bauhaus). Kickstarter planned for late 2026. Tagline: "Draft. Curate. Outplay."

## Accessories & bundles

- [River Rats Blue + Custom Pouch & Poker Chips](https://foursuitstudio.com/products/river-rats-blue-custom-pouch-and-poker-chips/): Bundle (€29, was €32). Poker chips are a limited print of only 600 units.
- [River Rats — Custom Poker Chips & Pouch](https://foursuitstudio.com/products/river-rats-pokerchips/): 10 custom poker chips to track Debt, a casino-style alternative to cards (€15).

## Shop

- [Shop — all games](https://foursuitstudio.com/games/): Browse and buy every Four Suit Studio title and accessory.

## About & press

- [About](https://foursuitstudio.com/about/): The studio's philosophy — familiar components (52 cards), board-game depth, hand-illustrated art, and worldwide shipping with no import duties.
- [Press](https://foursuitstudio.com/press/): Review quotes, review-copy requests and press-kit contact. Reviewed by Card Gamer (8.5/10), Tabletopping and GeekDad.
- [Blog](https://foursuitstudio.com/blog/): Design diaries, Kickstarter post-mortems, production and retail lessons from self-publishing card games.

## Rules & downloads

- [Rules and downloads](https://foursuitstudio.com/rules/): Free PDF rulebooks for every game. River Rats rules and player aids are available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian.
- [River Rats](https://foursuitstudio.com/river-rats/): Full game page — the four factions (♣ birds, ♦ bugs, ♥ crocs, ♠ otters), editions and extras.

## For partners

- [Game Designers & Localisation Partners](https://foursuitstudio.com/game-designers-localisation-partners/): Submission guidelines for designers (currently seeking a social-deduction game and an interactive 2-player competitive game playable with a standard 52-card deck) and contact info for publishers interested in localisation/distribution.

## Contact & support

- [Contact](https://foursuitstudio.com/contact/): Get in touch — robin@foursuitstudio.com.
- [Shipping & Returns](https://foursuitstudio.com/shipping-returns/): Ships from the Netherlands (EU) and a partner in China (rest of world), no import fees, dispatched within 2 business days, 14-day returns.

## Legal

- [Terms and Conditions](https://foursuitstudio.com/terms-and-conditions/): Store and site terms.
- [Privacy Policy](https://foursuitstudio.com/privacy-policy/): How customer and visitor data is handled.