Scratch Card Game

The Scratch Card Game was created by Rosana Cade & Siân Baxter, and was introduced to me in 2015 or 16 by Rosana. The version I play has changed a little since then, but the gist is the same.

Players of the scratch card game decide what each amount of possible winnings will be spent on, before scratching the card. The list must include one thing, that the player explicitly does not want (this gives the game added ‘edge’). Players must commit to spending any winnings on the designated item.

In Transactionland, the scratch card game cost £1 to play. Winnings of up to £150,000 were available. The game was a way of having conversations about value, greed, altruism and wasting money.