The Game
This is a game of writing. You weave a story around the words the deck of cards provides. The characters and plot are totally up to you.
How much you write is also up to you.
How much you write is also up to you.
Write a scene.
Create an outline.
Write a book.
What You Need
- The Scrying Game card deck.
- These rules.
- A writing instrument and paper or the digital equivalent.
- An imagination.
How To Play (Setup)
- Remove the CAMP-NIGHT card.
- Cut the deck.
- Flip one part over to the other side. (IMPORTANT)
- Shuffle the cards.
- Place the CAMP-NIGHT card on the bottom of the deck.
How To Play (Turns)
- Deal 4 cards.
- From the first card, use the word next to EVENT, from the second card use the word next to ENCOUNTER, and so on.
- Write a scene using all four words as prompts in any manner or meaning of the words you choose.
- Continue this way through the deck.
- When you reach the CAMP-NIGHT card, go back to Step 1.
CAMP-NIGHT (Optional)
When you reach the end of the deck and the CAMP-NIGHT card, you may choose to use that card to indicate that one day in your story has passed. At this point in the story, your characters may rest, heal, or do what they would normally do in the story during that night.
How You Win
The story and game ends when you choose to end them. There is no winning or losing in this game. This is a game of writing and creativity.
Hopefully, at the end of the game you will either have a scene, outline, or a first draft of your story.
Hopefully, at the end of the game you will either have a scene, outline, or a first draft of your story.
Congratulations!
Legal Stuff
The game is released as a free-to-play, print-and-play (PNP) game. I retain all other rights. I may sell the game at near-cost in the future if there is interest in a real deck of cards.
The game and its contents cannot be sold without my permission.