Glossary

This glossary provides quick definitions for the main concepts in The Scene. For more detailed information, follow the links to the relevant documentation pages.

A

Accolades

The meta-currency earned by winning encounters, used to purchase items in the shop. Depicted by

Adversary

The opponent in an encounter, representing a Fandom or a Boss, which sets the victory conditions. See Adversaries.

Actor

A card with the Actor archetype that can be attached to a Role card to create a Portrayal.

B

Board

The main play area, consisting of four lanes where cards are played. See The Board.

Booster Pack

A pack of cards that can be acquired in the shop to add new cards to your deck.

Boss

A powerful, final Adversary at the end of a run.

C

Card

The primary tool of the game, representing a person, character, or group from pop culture. See Cards.

Cheese

A penalty resource representing controversy or tackiness. If you accumulate too much, you lose the encounter. See Core Concepts. Depicted by

Collection

Your personal library of all cards and abilities you have discovered, accessible from the main menu. See Your Collection.

Cost

The amount of Hype required to play a card from your hand.

Crew

A special type of card played to the Crew Area, providing powerful, persistent effects. See Cards.

Culture

The main scoring metric. You win an encounter by reaching the required Culture score. See Core Concepts. Depicted by

D

Deck

The collection of cards you bring into an encounter. You draw cards from your deck to your hand.

Discard Pile

The area where cards go after being played or discarded.

E

Encounter

A single challenge against an Adversary. A Run is made up of a series of encounters.

F

Fandom

The standard type of Adversary you face throughout a run.

H

Hand

The cards currently available for you to play, visible at the bottom of the Board.

Hype

The primary resource used to pay the Cost of playing cards. See Core Concepts. Depicted by

L

Lane

One of the four vertical columns on the Board where cards are placed.

O

Obstacle

A non-card entity deployed by an Adversary to disrupt your scene. See Obstacles.

P

Portrayal

The result of attaching an Actor or Writer card to a Role card, which modifies the card’s performance. See Cards.

R

Rarity

The classification of a card’s mechanical complexity and power (Common , Uncommon , Rare , Legendary ).

Role

A type of card representing a fictional character or historical figure that can have Actors and Writers attached to it. See Cards.

Run

A single playthrough of the game, consisting of a series of Encounters.

S

Score

The action of a card reaching the top of a lane and contributing its Culture and Cheese to your totals.

Shop

The phase between encounters where you can spend Accolades to purchase new cards and boosters. See The Shop.

W

Writer

A card with the Writer archetype that can be attached to a Role card to create a Portrayal.