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Campfire
A downloadable game
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.
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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.
“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.”
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
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (26 total ratings) |
Author | will jobst |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | Horror, Story Rich, storytelling |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $20 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Comments
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Hello ! what about the rules video ?? some news bout it? or an actual play?
I finally tried yesterday, but the way to use coins was not so obvious.. I think we were a bit mixing everything, as we are used to tell stories.. so finally difficult to use the coins.
2nd thing : at the beginning, all the coins are in the middle of the table, aren't they? So everybody start with no coin ? And then the first narrator starts without coin ?
ok, I see in a comment below that each person starts with 1 coin. (I don't find it in the rule book).
But I don't find either which campfire card unlock the other coins. It is maybe the Blaze card? ah !!! yes I see, coins are put on the embers.. ok. well, I mean, the use of the coins is not so obvious.. A kind of video would be nice indeed.
Hi! I was a backer on the Kickstarter and really love the idea of this game. However I find myself in need of a video instructions or even better, an actual play-video of a successful Campfire session. If anyone has recorded their play, or created some kind of phase by phase instructional video please share the link so everyone can have more cool Campfire-games. :) Thanks!
Hey! Thanks for reaching out. We'd love to produce a rules video and a let's play as well. From a resources side, making a rules video is definitely possible--I'll add it to the roadmap. As for an actual play, this might take some more time, but I'd love to make it happen.
This is good news! Thank you!
Also please let us know if there are new story decks being planned? :)
I just received my Campfire copy and it's truly beautiful, particularly the coins. Thanks for a great game!
I have one quick question about the coin mechanics: it was unclear to us whether the coins were distributed to players or would be taken from the middle, and how / when they would return to players' hands or to the middle. Could you tell me a bit more about that?
Or if I should contact someone with such questions, could you send me their contact? Thank you! :)
Thank you for the kind words!
There is some ambiguity in the text we’re going to fix shortly—players each begin with one coin (half of the total), and a campfire card unlocks the remainder of the coins halfway through your story.
Thanks for your support!
Just received my Campfire Game and it is awesome. 5 stars! Highly recommended. Fun for all.
Hello, I would be happy to purchase a physical edition of the game, and I have followed the link to the itch.io store - but it is unclear if that includes the PDF version as well. Could you confirm?
Thank you
yes it does! unfortunately I have to manually send digital edition keys per purchase, there are instructions in your emailed receipt on how to get access to the digital version after you buy the physical. thanks for asking!
Great, thank you! And congrats on a beautiful game!
Hello there, I purchased the physical copy of the game, but there are no instructions on my emailed receipt. Please let me know how to get access to the digital files. Thank you
forward your receipt to axv at worldchampgame dot co and I’ll set you up!
Will do, thank you!
I was pumped for this and had high expectations, but the final product blew me away! Can't wait to get spooky and create some amazing stories, especially once I have that physical box set in my hands!