Description

In this alternate history game, a nuclear event began to devastate the world and most of the world is now covered in the ocean.
To avoid extinction, the survivors have built massive floating cities that need to be constantly powered to keep the cities moving.
This requires expeditions to the few remaining land masses and even the deep ocean to find the necessary materials for the cities. But resources are scarce...

In Scarce players need to finish the construction of the nuclear plant that powers their floating city. Each player is in control of a dragonfly ship, a vehicle that can travel in the air, on the ocean surface, and in the deep ocean.
Players can upgrade and manage the crew and modules of their ships to maximize resource gathering. All this while avoiding a doomsday cult, hellbent on destroying the city. The cult has its city on the way and several scouting forces already in the vicinity of the player city. Players will need to move carefully to avoid enemies and be time-efficient to get their city moving before the enemy city arrives. The deep sea is not safe either as strange creatures lurk in the dark.

Scarce offers versatile gameplay, allowing you to engage either cooperatively, where collaboration is key to city repair, or competitively, where captains vie against each other to claim the title of the most successful.

- Explore resource tokens above and below the ocean surface as you move your craft on a multi-dimensional gameboard. This is done while avoiding dangers on both levels. Outmaneuver or defeat these threats as you see fit!

- Upgrade your craft by attaching modules, recruiting crew members, and acquiring ability cards to maximize the efficiency of your turn. You will also need to play your cards right! Use your deck of cards to maneuver the craft, assign crew members to new posts, and execute powerful abilities. Using the right card at the right time might be enough to avoid disaster.

- Manage your resources well! You will need to use them to build the nuclear plant to achieve victory but you will also need to use them to slow the progress of the enemy city that is constantly closing in on you. If the time is up and the enemy city reaches you, it is too late and all is lost.

This is a game with a lot of choices, possibilities, strategies, and changing conditions. If you´d like a gateway into heavier games with several mechanics but in an easy-to-learn package, this game is for you!

Core mechanics:
Card management
Tech Tree
Resource management
Worker placement
Exploration
Multi-dimensional gameboard

Facebook community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/920067722311252

Tabletop simulator: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2979255652

—description from the designer