Frame cards let you quickly create a game to play, when nobody in the group has any strong ideas. They are like character cards for the game itself.

Each player draws a random Frame card, or picks a specific one. They then make decisions based on those cards about what to play, and the group discusses what to make of all this. The cards are the start of a conversation, not the end of it - players can draw new cards, change their mind, etc.

Scope is the outer boundary of the game's action and conflicts. If you tell a story about WW2, the scope could be a single unit of soldiers, the entire Pacific conflict, the siege of a single city in the Ardennes, or anything in between.

• A single town or city
• A specific group of people
• A trade route or geographic region
• A whole world or planet