About CARDtographer: Cooperative Storytelling Adventure, from BoardGameGeek:
Tired of game nights that end with frustration, or staring at boring screens? Introducing CARDtographer, the collaborative storytelling card game for legendary heroes!
Enter a new world of adventure where you and your friends join forces with mighty heroes to create a map exploring the vibrant fantasy world of Terrath! Stand against dastardly villains, and cleanse your corruption, to stop the vile dragon Luxian from destroying the world! Trade cards and tell stories inspired by unique card prompts, but be ready for when Luxian swoops down to raid your lands! Play as 6 unique hero classes with world-saving abilities. Enjoy laughs, intrigue, infinite replay, and story variety! Easy to learn fun to play. Now is your time to fight the dragon, not each other!
Players work together to create a world map (3x3 card square) by telling exploration adventure stories before the evil dragon Luxian destroys the world!
On your turn, draw a card, and then you may choose to do one of the following:
1. Trade - Trade one Story card (Hero, Villain, or Location) for another player's Story card.
2. Cleanse - Remove a Corruption card from your hand by discarding it and a matching “cleansing” Hero card.
3. Explore - Tell a solo story exploring a land by combining one of each Story card type (Hero, Villain, and Location).
4. Raid - Instantly join forces with all the other players to tell a combined story standing against a random raid attack by the evil dragon Luxian!
The game ends when every player has told at least one solo story, and all 9 “map” slots are filled with cards. Explored Locations, failed Raids, and Corruption cards form a 3x3 grid on the table, completing your map. The group scores (1) victory point for each successfully explored Location card. If the majority of the 9 cards are successfully explored Locations, the heroes are victorious! If all 9 are successfully explored Locations, celebrate a perfect victory as top tier “CARDtographers”!
