Scorched - After the Burn

Explore a world destroyed by fire, an ashy wasteland covered in strange sights and even stranger people.

Inspired by viewing the damage done to my home state after wildfires in 2020, Scorched is a card based adventure game for 2-8 players. Explore a world destroyed by fire, an ashy wasteland covered in strange sights and even stranger people. Those left behind in the evacuations find their world completely changed.

To Play You Need:

The instruction book provided

2 52-card decks with jokers

Scratch paper and pencil

Each player gets 5 random cards and a quest card at the beginning of the game. The quest cards will have simple, clear objectives written on them, but no specific instructions for how to achieve the goal.

As the game progresses, the paths to each goal become clear. Players can work toward more than quest at a time as long as the card is in their hand, but actions do not count toward quests retroactively.

Quests are balanced to mostly be about the same difficulty as one another- but some quests vary a little depending on the events of the game or how many players there are.

Players are exploring the wasteland on their own, but there is a special mechanic that allows players to meet and trade with each other- and maybe betray one another. Meta-gaming, where players agree to work together, is encouraged, especially when it leads to betrayal and intrigue.

Scorched: After the Burn is FREE. The suggested donation of $5 is to cover the labor for artwork I made for the game, but this is optional.