Scurry out on New Heists!
Your crew needs to track down a missing butterfly in the 11th hour before the pageant begins, or it's curtains for the star of the show
Scurry: A Game That Gathers Speed will return for a bold new 3rd edition next month, featuring updated & edited rules, a deluxe hard cover print run, and three new heists to go on with your trusted crew of crafty animals.
Want a glimpse of what’s to come? Read on for a preview of Best in Show, a new adventure from author Steph (Fistful of Crits), and illustrator Letty Wilson (Rowan, Rook & Deckard; Merry Mushmen)
Preview: Best in Show
Throughout the year, the esteemed Guild of Hivewardens holds special competitions and pageant shows for their members to show the best new bug breeds, much to the delight of the inhabitants of the Bristley Woods.
This year, a young shrew named Shona is in need of your help—her beloved peacock butterfly, Agile Aggie, has been bugnapped! Your Beasts need to track this shimmering wonder down before judging begins, or it’ll be curtains for Shona’s career before it’s even begun!
But who would steal Agile Aggie away?
Could Isla’s jealousy of younger talent overcome her good nature?
Would Rowan’s rivalry with Shona drive him to take her out of the running?
Does Aibhe’s friendly exterior hide a wicked heart?
Might Bran’s doubt in his superior pollen push him to poison the competition?
Or maybe Shona caved to the pressure, and has hidden her own butterfly?
Setting the Stage
For this heist, you’ll be running around the custom-built Hivewarden showgrounds in search of Agile Aggie and her captor.
The showgrounds are suspended on ivy ropes from tall trees, and built from blades of grass woven into curving walls and arching ceilings. Sunlight streams in from open skylights, which also help accommodate larger beasts watching from above. The many suspended domes of the showgrounds are connected by a network of tunnels only small beasts can fit through.
The butterfly flocks are kept in floral domes, protective nurseries where they grow from caterpillar to carefully tended cocoon. For judging, the competitors must bring their butterfly from their dome to the judging glade, where four of the seniormost Hivewardens assess their performance.
Can you solve the mystery of the vanishing butterfly? Find out by following Scurry’s BackerKit campaign, launching March 1st 2025!
This new heist features the delightful words of Steph. She’s one half of Fistful of Crits and wears the hats of writer, illustrator and graphic designer in turn. She enjoys making highly striking, immersive games across a variety of genres that interest her.
She’s also crowdfunding her own zine on Kickstarter, until the end of February. Check out CALPINI while you can!
Designed for use with LOOTTHEROOM's 'A Dungeon Game' system and compatible with MÖRK BORG, CALPINI is perfect for OSR and fans of the rules-lite style of play with a strong horror theming. Lean into your Scars and Trauma through mechanics and roleplay and see if you can survive long enough to uncover the mystery.