Purchase of The Idles required for purchase of this demo copy. One copy per store, please.

Pre-Order Deadline: August 14, 2026
Expected Street Date: September 25, 2026

For Sale in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Only

Media Kit

MSRP: $39.99
Product Code: TIDOEN1EDDEMO
Barcode: 8437030004005
Manufactured in: China
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 2.4 in.
Product Weight: 1.76 lbs
Case Quantity: 12
Case Dimensions: 15.8 x 15.4 x 10.6 in.
Case Weight: 23.4 lbs

Players: 2 • Playing Time: 30-45 • Age: 14+

Is your team dragging its heels? Productivity in the pits? Not anymore!

Say Hello to Maxwell, The Supercomputer of Tomorrow, Today! From the fine folks at Moloch Industries, this marvel of modern engineering keeps your team on track and sends your company’s productivity soaring to brand-new heights!

It’s simple, it’s effective, and it’s 100% guaranteed to boost results.

The top companies in the country are already on board, what are you waiting for?

The supercomputer, Maxwell, will line up his programs and defend them with supervisors until they can be executed successfully ... by any means necessary! Meanwhile, the employee must constantly prove their worth by grinding out productivity awards, or else risk being branded an idler. And bad things are said to happen to those who idle. Better not find out!

The Idles is an asymmetric two-player game by the bestselling designer behind Caper: Europe.

Fast-paced and dynamic, offering tense strategic gameplay in an accessible package.

Easy to set up and highly replayable.

A richly themed experience that captures the nostalgia of mid-20th-century America, obsessed with productivity. The Idles is a thought-provoking journey that reflects on the American Dream.

A collaborative experience enhanced by our Babll app, allowing players to expand the game’s content with their own creations. Players can create and share their own decks, with cards receiving regular online balance updates.

Includes an Identity Mode for deck generation, enabling players to easily create unique decks using the Identity Algorithm.

Content creation and sharing tools allow players to design and share their own cards and game modes.

Note: The Babll app is not required to play the game.

This product features art where AI was used to generate images.