Summer Camp

Build your camp deck, race along the merit paths and earn the most experience points with badges.

Designer: Phil Walker-Harding
Published by: Buffalo Games
Editions by: Game Factory

Find your cabin, wring out your swimsuit and relive canoeing, friendship bracelets and s'mores in a competitive deck-building game about earning merit badges. Everyone has their own deck, and you add stronger cards to it as the game goes on. The variety comes from seven merit badge decks on top of the base deck: adventure, arts and crafts, cooking, friendship, games, outdoors and water sports. Each game uses three of them, mixed and matched, so no two camps feel the same. You win by earning the most camp experience points, gained by claiming merit badges, advancing your pawns along the merit paths and buying cards. A race with a nostalgic skin, around 45 minutes, best with three.

Seven merit badge decks, three used per gameDeck-building with pawns on merit pathsCabins, canoes and s'mores flavor

Who it's for

You know deck-building and want a lighter-to-medium version with camp nostalgia and variable setup.

Not for you if…

You want a heavy strategic deck-builder or lots of direct attacks. It is more of a race than a battle.

Vibe's take

Brisk and cozy. You buy a card, tune your deck and keep an eye on the rival who is a step ahead on a merit path. Familiar deck-building rhythm with a summery twist.