Scene Stealers

About

Scene Stealers is a card game in which players compete with family and friends using cards and classic movie tropes.  Bring extra fun to new films, old favorites, B-movies, and "so bad they're good" movies.

This game was created by an independent graphic designer and tabletop game creator based in Arizona.  With a passion for movies, I have been building a game around film tropes and have been testing it and refining it since 2024.  This will be my first time using Kickstarter to bring a project to production.

Multiple ways to play!  The rulebook will contain more details, which can be viewed at thenerdite.com.  However, a quick summary of each play method includes:

Trope Hunt

The primary method of play.  Accumulate more points than your competitors by fulfilling Trope cards.

Preparation

1) Select a movie that everyone approves of.

2) Create a deck of cards called the Movie deck.  This deck will contain all of the Common cards along with any Genre cards that suits the movie's genre.

3) Each player will then receive [5] Trope cards, placed face up in front of them. Place the remainder of the Movie deck in the center of the play space.

4) Before the movie starts, players should take a moment to share the title and description of their cards.  Trope cards should not be kept secret or hidden.

Play

1) As the movie plays, everyone will watch for instances in the movie that match the tropes described on their card.

2) When this occurs, the player will announce that their card has been fulfilled, but before it can be counted, the other players must confirm this.

3) If confirmed, the card will be turned over and placed into the player's personal pile for later counting.

4) Once the movie has ended, each player will sum up the fulfilled cards in their pile. The player with the highest score will win!

Trope Bingo

An alternative method of play.  Fulfill cards in a grid in an effort to get [4] in a row. Point values are not applicable.

Preparation

1) Select a movie that everyone approves of.

2) Create a deck of cards called the Movie deck.  This deck will contain all of the Common cards along with any Genre cards that suits the movie's genre.

3) Each player will then receive [16] Trope cards, face down, which will be placed in a 4x4 grid.  After the grid has been created, all cards will be flipped face up.

4) Discard the remainder of the Movie deck.  If players wish, they can swap any [2] cards in their grid that they think will help fulfill a row.

Play

1) As the movie plays, everyone will watch for instances in the movie that match the tropes described on their card.

2) When this occurs, the player will announce that their card has been fulfilled, but before it can be counted, the other players must confirm this.

3) If confirmed, the card will be turned over while preserving its place in the grid.

4) The first player to have a row of [4] cards in their grid fulfilled will win!  This row may be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

Contents

Every game includes:

[54] Common Cards: Common cards provide movie tropes that are suitable for all genres. These are used as the core set of cards with Genre cards mixed in to create unique decks for each movie.

[9] Genre Decks: Add Genre cards for more fun and larger play groups. Each deck will have [18] cards tailor made for the genre. This will provide the best selection of cards for each movie. Genres include:

• Action 
• Adventure
• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Horror
• Musical
• Mystery
• Romance
• Science Fiction

[1] Rulebook: A physical copy of the rules will be included with each game, but players can also view and download the most recent rules at thenerdite.com.

Note:  the age rating for this game can vary based on the movie being watched. The game does include some mature themed cards, but they can be removed to create Trope decks suitable for any age.

What Happens If We Reach our Goal?

I will get in touch with my contact of the printing company and order the decks. The turnaround time for the decks will likely take a couple months, so we're looking at a Spring release (just in time for the summer blockbusters!).  I will update you once I know more about the production timeline.  The decks will then be sent to me, where I will send the decks to you (using USPS).

Estimated Timeline*: 
November:  Decks are ordered from the printing service
January:  Decks are produced and shipped
February:  Decks arrive at my location for final distribution
March:  Decks will begin to arrive at patron locations
* timeline not guaranteed