Campfire

Campfire is a storytelling game for 2-6 players, designed to be played in an hour or two with cards, coins, and a special cloth playmat. During a game, take turns as the Narrator and weave together people, places, and things using flavorful story prompts to set the scene. Collaborate to thrill, surprise, and terrify! 

• Draw and interpret unique narrator cards to fuel your Campfire for never-the-same-twice gameplay
• Cast embers into the fire: the terrified people, the cursed places, and awful things of your story
• Collaborate, improvise, and shiver with this zero-prep storytelling game for any type of horror

If you’re a fan of approachable storytelling games like Fiasco or anthology horror like Are You Afraid of the Dark? or Creepshow, Campfire is for you! Tell a story, from creeping start to bloody end, in a single two-hour session, all with zero-prep. 

Buy the physical edition of Campfire, complete with cards, playmat, metal coins, and more, at https://www.worldchamp.io/store.

Campfire comes preloaded with story sparks, sure to horrify. Each story spark comes with a unique Narrator Deck, embers, and scene starters. Campfire is complete with eight tales, including: 

Mosh Macabre by Adam Vass 

Shed blood in the circle pit in this gory punk rock horror show. What would you do on your final night alive with a busted up six-string, a fist full of hate, and a smelly room full of leather-clad freaks?

Flutter by Banana Chan 

Things go wrong on an idyllic no-screens rural getaway with friends. Horror creeping like the slow flitter of colorful wings.

Kate M. Blood by Epidiah Ravachol 

Teenagers spend their weekends after curfew hanging out in the Riverside Cemetery. Then the women in white walked through their party.

Amidst the Stilts by Giuliano Roverato

On the mangroves of Brazil, an indebted loser finds a chance at a better life and something that should be left alone. A mysterious wooden saint cries dark tears.

The Emerald Triangle by Linda H. Codega

At the edge of the state where hippies stake out a final piece of farmland, biker gangs ride, and cryptid hunters lie in wait, hoping to catch a glimpse of sasquatch.

Pieces of Me by Maria Mison 

Clinical psychology states that trauma is the ultimate killer, stealing memories one would never recover. From the frayed bits and details, could you piece together the truth of your diagnosis?

Family Vacation ‘94 by Trevor Henderson 

In theory, this had been the vacation they’d been waiting for. But after taking a strange shortcut, they’ve found themselves trapped in a maze of rust and dirt, ancient and abandoned.

The Babel File by Will Jobst

They came from another place, pressing down cropfields in swirling fractals. It didn’t feel real until we were there, trespassing and camped out in a hayloft, waiting for…anything. 

Praise for Campfire

Campfire was some of the most fun I've had telling a story in an RPG in a long time. The name captures the feeling perfectly, as each player takes turns adding pieces to an evolving horror story that would feel right at home told around a campfire on a cold dark night. 

Spencer Campbell, Gila RPGs

Adam Vass and Will Jobst have expertly designed a game that incorporates all of the best mechanical tech from the last decade of story games and blends it with their patented ghost and ghoul flavor. When I playtested Campfire, I felt supported to drive the story in any direction, all while being surprised at every turn.

John geary aka Gayhalforc

“I was obsessed with The Midnight Society on Are You Afraid of the Dark?, but couldn’t start my own, nor could I pull stories like that out of my little mind. As an adult, I still didn’t think I could tell a tale as memorable as something you might remember from the show, but Campfire proved me wrong.”

AE Jonesy 

Credits

Game Design by Adam Vass and Will Jobst

Illustration by Trevor Henderson

Lettering and Layout by Adam Vass

Edited by Will Jobst

Campkeeper voiced by AE Jonesy

Playtested by Adam Bell, AE Jonesy, John geary, John McGuire, Meghan Ball, Sally Cantirino, seb pines, Spencer Campbell, Viditya Voleti