Resources · Warm-Up

Stoke the Fire.

Fifty-two light warm-up questions. One man draws, reads it aloud, every man answers in turn. It is the gentle gear-change that loosens a room before the real work begins — use it when the squad is new, the energy is low, or you just want men talking before the main session.

Have a play below. Get familiar with it before you run it.

For Squad Leaders

How to run it.

Stoke the Fire is a warm-up, not the main event. It sits in the twenty minutes before the session proper — the window where men shake off the week and arrive present. Keep it light and keep it moving.

One question is enough. Draw a card, read it aloud, and let every man answer in turn. Do not over-work it — the point is to get voices in the room, not to go deep.
Pick a suit to set the tone. Preference and Wildcard are the lightest; Story and Here & Now run a touch closer to the bone. New room? Start with Preference.
Keep it to the warm-up. When the room is talking and the energy has lifted, close the deck and move into the main session. One or two cards is plenty.
Know it before you run it. Draw a few here now so the questions are familiar and you are not reading them cold in front of the squad.

After the warm-up

Move into the formation work.

Stoke the Fire breaks the ice. The Forge deck does the work. When the room is ready — open the app and run the session.

Open The Forge → Prefer cards? Play a round →